[ Noted by hand: Deed Book E. Nicholas Co.]
Same Book P. 486
There is a notation of a purchase of land by Wm. CRAWFORD
for $1200.00 from James Hall, Elihu Hall, and Elizabeth Hall, wife
of James. dated 10-4-1821
Deed Book D p 162
This indenture made this 11th day Feb. 1814 between Benj.
Clark of the Co. of Nicholas commonwealth of Ky. of the one part
and David Morgan of the Co. of Bourbon commonwealth aforesaid
of the other part: WITNESSES: That for consideration of the sum
of $50.00 in hand before the sealing and delivery of these presents
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and and every part and
parcel therefore hath by these presents granted, bargained, and
sold and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell and convey
unto said David Morgan one certain tract or parcel of land lying
and being in the co. of Nicholas state also and on the waters of
Beaver Creek, being a part of a 16,000 acre survey entered and
patented in the name of Charles Welling and including the place
on which Wm. Mitchell now lives and to be taken off the lower
end of the 80 A. survey on which said Clark now lives and to be
an equal undivided moneys of said survey land of in such a way as
to extend from one side to the other of crops said creek oblong
square said land having been conveyed from George Taylor to said
Clark by deed bearing date 16th July 1813. Description follows
of the 80 A. of land.
[Noted on copy: "could be Harrison Co. now"]
Deed book F
This deed made this 4th day Oct. 1819 between Humphery
Marshall and his wife Anna Mariah Marshall of the one
part and Reese Morgan of the other part; Witness The said
Marshall and his wife do and for an consideration of $80 to
them in hand paid by said Morgan at or before the sealing of
these presents receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, etc...
baragin sell and confirm the sale to Reese Morgan and his heirs
... certain parcel of land lying in the co . of Nicholas
containing 9 A. more or less, Recorder 9-23-1822.
Deed Book I
This indenture made the 2nd March 1832 between Reese
Morgan and Lucretia his wife of the co. of Vigo State of Ind.
of the one part and Mitchell Dazey co. of Nicholas state of Ky.
of the other part: Witnesses: That the said Reese Morgan
and wife for and in consideratinn of the sum of $1800.00 to
them in hand paid the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge
have granted bargained and sold and by these presents do grant
bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Mitchell Dazey
his heirs and assignees forever the following tracts or parcels
of land lying and situated in the co. of Nicholas aforesaid
on the waters of McBrides Creek and bounded as following
to wit: description follows of the 93 3/4 A. of land which
he had purchased from Thomas Jones as well as the smaller
tract of 9 A. which he had purchased from Humphrey Marshall
(I have omitted the legal desc. of these lands. But the deed
is signed Reese(his x mark) and Lucretia (her x mark).
Copy received 1995 by Dennis Nicklaus from Mary Morgan of Indianapolis, IN.
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