Grants in County Court Orders for Kentucky
Book 12, pg. 105
William Owsley ESQ.
GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY:
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
KNOW YE, That by virtue and in consideration of part of a wit from the Madison
County Court, there is granted by the said Commonwealth, unto Abner Williams
a certain tract or parcel of Land, containing fifty Acres, by
survey, bearing date the 23d day of February one thousand eight hundred
and forty four lying and being in the County of Madison on the waters of
Big Clover Creek and bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at a Golden ___ white oak one
marked at craw at corner to 50 acres made for John B. Harrison also at corner to
50 acres made for William Peters with Peters lines now said Williams
N5W40 poles to a Stake corner gone thence N2E113 poles to a stake thence N70E40 poles to a
hickory at corner to 50 acres made in the name of Shelton Brockman thence with at
line of the Same __75W130 poles to a Spanish oak and chesnut trees at corner to said 50 acres
and corner to a 100 acres survey for Reason Baker thence now lines S15E90 poles to a
stake in a line of 50 acres made in the name of Nancy Giles with her line E50poles to
a stake her corner with two more of her lines S100 poles to two dogwoods S41W24 poles to a
white oak her corner also at corner to 50 acres made for Ambrose Brockman with his line
S27E100 poles to a white oak his corner and corner to said Harrison with Harrison
line N57W92 poles to the Beginning
With its appurtienances: To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land, with its appurtenances, to the said
Abner Williams
and his heirs forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The said William Owsley Esq.
Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, hath hereunto set his hand, and caused the seal
of the Commonwealth to be affixed, at Frankfort, on the 24th day of
March in the year of our Lord, on thousand eight hundred
and forty five and of the Commonweath, the 53d
By the Govenor. Wm Owsley
Ben Hardin Secretary of State
transcribed by Ran Raider
12/14/98
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