Tracts - Early 19th century - Cumberland River

Tracts - Early 19th century - Cumberland River - Wayne County, Kentucky

Lefever, Ard, McHenry and neighbors

Tract History

Jeffrey La Favre - jlafavre@gmail.com

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Example entry "Thomas Simpson B:400 (7 MAR 1817)" should be interpreted as: Thomas Simpson purchased 200 acres from Abraham Lefever on March 7, 1817 as recorded in the Wayne County Deed Book B, starting on page 400.

Subdivision of military survey labeled D

AL200 - Abraham Lefever (III) B:100 (6 MAR 1813) - purchased from Edmund Singleton

Thomas Simpson B:400 (7 MAR 1817)
James Daugherty G:207 (2 MAR 1837)
Thomas J. Mercer S:288 (31 AUG 1874)

AT270 - Aaron Turpin B:303 (18 NOV 1815) - purchased from John Hawkins, executor of the estate of Edmund Singleton

125 acres (north east portion of 270 acres)
George Templeton C:442 (25 MAY 1823)
James Ard F:249 (20 NOV 1833)
Aaron Harris K:129 (21 OCT 1847) purchased from James M. Ard (note the initial M used in this deed - James McHenry Ard) , contains part of the 125 acres
Aaron Harris M:211 (21 FEB 1854) purchased from James Ard, contains the remaining part of 125 acres

50 acres (south east portion of 270 acres)
Reuben Ard C:438 (18 FEB 1823)
James Ard K:39 (8 FEB 1840)
Aaron Harris M:211 (21 FEB 1854)

14 acres 37 poles (north west corner of 270 acre tract)
Isaac Sinclair B:510 (1 APR 1818)

120 acres (west part of 270 acres except 14 acre north west corner, this 120 acres also includes 22 acres purchased from Isaac Sinclair)
George W. Wiley, Aaron Turpin's son-in-law, inherited this tract as referenced in J:102
William S. Harris J:102 (7 JAN 1843)

IS156 - Isaac Sinclair B:313 (18 NOV 1815) - purchased from John Hawkins

22 acres (south west corner of 156 acre tract)
Aaron Turpin B:512 (1 APR 1818)

150 acres (remainder of 156 acres plus 14 acres purchased from Aaron Turpin)
John McHenry C:9 (1818) (no day or month given in deed)
Ozias Barnes H:247 (28 MAR 1840)
William S. Harris J:159 (26 OCT 1841)

JB77 (77 1/2 acres) - Joel Bond B:312 (18 NOV 1815) - purchased from John Hawkins

Benjamin Hinds D:162 (16 MAY 1825)
Isaac Bond D:253 (19 MAY 1826)
James R. Wilhite I:148 (25 SEP 1845)
heirs of Thomas Daugherty N:329 (26 OCT 1855)

JC100 - James Crooks B:300 (18 NOV 1815) - purchased from John Hawkins

Elijah Hutcherson B:384 (27 FEB 1817)
John Crooks C:163 (8 AUG 1820)
William Bond C:247 (11 APR 1821)
James R. Wilhite I:148 (25 SEP 1845)

12 3/4 acres of 100 acres
Isaac Bond D:186 (22 AUG 1825)
James R. Wilhite I:148 (25 SEP 1845)
heirs of Thomas Daugherty N:329 (26 OCT 1855)

remainder of 100 acres
Isaac Bond (29 MAY 1836) (this deed apparently not recorded in county deed books, but is referenced in a later deed)
James R. Wilhite I:148 (25 SEP 1845)
heirs of Thomas Daugherty N:329 (26 OCT 1855)

JD75 - James Daugherty N:91 (8 AUG 1855) - purchased from Solomon Turpin

Thomas J. Mercer S:288 (31 AUG 1874)

JL100 - Jacob Lefever B:282 (18 NOV 1815) - purchased from John Hawkins

Micajah Philips B:398 (30 SEP 1816)
Charles May C:456 (25 AUG 1823)
Chirlders Hart H:93 (2 JUL 1839)
Ozias Barns L:403 (25 APR 1847)
William Harris L:406 (17 NOV 185?)

JT152 - Joseph Taylor N:82 (6 JAN 1855) - purchased from Solomon Turpin

JM160 - James McHenry B:99 (6 MAR 1813) - purchased from Edmund Singleton

William McHenry C:54 (25 FEB 1819)

28 1/2 acres (north west corner of 160 acre tract)
William Bond D:187 (22 AUG 1825) - Charles Conley's landing was near or part of this tract (see I:148). Note that Charles Conley owned a large tract on the other side of the river. He may have operated a ferry here.
Isaac Bond (29 MAY 1836) (this deed apparently not recorded in county deed books, but is referenced in a later deed)
James R. Wilhite I:148 (25 SEP 1845)
heirs of Thomas Daugherty N:329 (26 OCT 1855)

70 acres (north east portion of 160 acre tract)
James McHenry D:224 (20 FEB 1826)
Andrew Gadberry (this deed apparently not recorded in county deed books, but is referenced in a later deed)
Isaac Bond (16 DEC 1831) (this deed apparently not recorded in county deed books, but is referenced in a later deed)
James R. Wilhite I:148 (25 SEP 1845)
Joel Wilhite N:201 (18 JUN 1855)

62 acres (southern portion of 160 acre tract)
Benjamin Hinds D:259 (13 FEB 1826)
William J. Kindrick and James G. Cesil J:232 (11 OCT 1843)
Isaac W. Tuttle I:85 (3 FEB 1845)

JU81 - John W. Upton N:89 (10 AUG 1855) - purchased from Solomon Turpin

JW180 - James White B:311 (18 NOV 1815) - purchased from John Hawkins

JW180a - 99 acres (north portion of 180 acre tract)
William S. Harris J:441 (14 FEB 1844)
Aaron Harris I:160 (26 MAY 1845)

JW180b - 80 acres (south portion of 180 acre tract)
William Turner B:321 (JAN 1816) (day not given in deed)
James Ard G:258 (AUG 1837) (day not given in deed)
Aaron Harris K:129 (21 OCT 1847) - part of the 80 acres purchased from James M. Ard
Aaron Harris M:211 (21 FEB 1854) - the remaining part of the 80 acres purchased from James Ard

RA180 - Reuben Ard B:308 (18 NOV 1815) - purchased from John Hawkins

80 acres (northern portion of 180 acre tract)
James Ard J:458 (20 JAN 1840)
Aaron Harris M:211 (21 FEB 1854)

100 acres (southern portion of 180 acre tract)
Isaac Bond C:156 (8 MAR 1820) - the line along the river for this survey runs up the river to a sugar tree above the branch between Jacob and Reuben Ard's fields. Therefore, Reuben was sharing his 180 acre tract with his brother Jacob.
James R. Wilhite I:148 (25 SEP 1845)
heirs of Thomas Daugherty N:329 (26 OCT 1855)

WGF120 - William and Granville Foster N:88 (1 DEC 1855) - purchased from Solomon Turpin

Subdivision of military survey labeled B

BG150 - Benjamin Gholson B:134 (7 JAN 1814) purchased from James Daugherty et al.

William Simpson, commissioner for court in Wayne County, conveyed to Polly McGhee and Charles Mullins (wife Amy)
E:175 (13 APR 1830)

DL20 (20 1/2 acres) - David Lefevers B:491 (28 OCT 1818) purchased from Thomas Wilson

This tract was subdivided off of a 132 acre tract sold by James Dougherty to Thomas Wilson B:135 (5 JAN 1814)

Solomon E. Tuttle J:200 (21 OCT 1842)

DL100 - David Lefevers D:287 (24 OCT 1826) purchased from John L. Dibrell

"Containing by supposition 100 acres, part of 400 acres surveyed by Thomas Carneal's heirs [sold] to John L. Dibrell."
The last line segment of this survey, moving north west on the west side of the tract is: "North 7 degrees West with the road
8 poles to a poplar on the Military Line..." Thomas Wilson's 80 acre tract (D:237) shares this line and in that deed the line is described: "North 7 degrees West with the road 80 poles to a poplar on the Military Line." While it is possible that one of the line descriptions was copied incorrectly into the deed book, there may be another explanation for the variance. The two military surveys in this area apparently overlapped (the 2,000 acre Harrison tract and the 1348 acre Thomas Carneal tract). If we suppose that the northern border of David Lefevers tract was limited by the southern border of the Harrison tract, then a line length of 8 poles would allow the tract to be placed without intruding into the Harrison tract. Clearly, Wilson's adjacent tract, with a line of 80 poles length, would have intruded into the Harrison tract. Yet, if we limit Wilson's line to 8 poles, instead of 80, then his survey does not close properly, because the line on the west side of the tract is 220 poles. The 220 pole line of Wilson's survey caused the tract to intrude into the Harrison tract, which is indicated on the map by a dashed blue line. I would suggest that these conflicts may represent the surveyor's attempt to correct for the overlap of the military surveys in the case of David Lefever's tract, but not so in the case of Wilson's tract.

Solomon E. Tuttle J:200 (21 OCT 1842)

DL105 - David Lefever granted by the state of Kentucky 4 JAN 1811, Grants South of Green River - this tract was not part of the military survey, but adjacent to the military survey

Solomon E. Tuttle J:200 (21 OCT 1842)

DS200 - David Shores B:121 (12 APR 1813) - purchased from Reuben Shores

The northern tract line and subsequent line are described: "...North 73 degrees East 150 poles to a red oak the corner on Gholson's line thence South 25 degrees East 141 poles passing Gholson's [corner]..." The N 73 E line runs on the northern border line of Carneal's 1348 acre survey. And we learn that the eastern corner of the N 73 E line is on Gholson's line, which is the western border line of the 2,000 acre Harrison military survey. Then as we move to the south east on the next line of David Shores' tract, we learn that it passes Gholson's corner (the south west corner of Harrison's 2,000 acre survey). The only way to describe this situation is to suppose that the Carneal 1348 acre survey and Harrison 2,000 acre survey overlapped (consult the tract map to observe this graphically).

Cornelius Phillips B:360 (12 JUL 1813)
Thomas Gann B:140 (24 NOV 1813) - 20 acres of 200 purchased from C. P. and Micajah Vanwinkle - "...where Vanwinkle now lives..."
Thomas Gann C:89 (5 OCT 1819) (remaining 180 acres sold by C. P. and M. V.)
Edward Cooper G:21 (23 SEP 1835) - purchases all 200 acres

GE137 - George Eller B:386 (27 FEB 1817) purchased from Thomas Wilson

This tract was a combination of two tracts owned by Thomas Wilson, excluding 20 1/2 acres purchased by David Lefevers
Thomas Wilson B:135 (5 JAN 1814) 132 acres - purchased from James Dougherty
Thomas Wilson B:207 (4 FEB 1815) 12 acres - purchased from James Dougherty
William Simpson, commissioner of the court for Wayne County, conveyed a portion of the 137 acre tract to Polly McGhee, Charles Mullins and Amy his wife E:180 (1 APR 1830)

JC150 - John Crooks C:48 (7 OCT 1818) - purchased from Reuben Shores

In this deed "...below Gholson's Ferry..."
Alfred and Micajah Phillips C:49 (7 OCT 1818)
Alfred sells his share to Micajah E:273 (11 SEP 1830)
William Cullom E:369 (23 MAY 1831) - part of the 150 acre tract purchased from Micajah Phillips
Childers Hart F:438 (27 JUN 1835) - the remaining part of 150 acre tract purchased from Micajah Phillips

The tracts in deeds E:369 and F:438 contain some extra land of Reuben Shores' or James Daugherty's that was apparently not included in the initial subdivisons. These tracts are helpful in resolving the conflicts of overlapping military tracts, Harrison's 2,000 acres and Carneal's 1348 acres. In the E:369 deed there is this line: "...[at Burnham's corner] North 25 degrees West with Burnham's line 103 poles to a large black oak on Gholson's line, thence South 63 degrees West 13 poles [on the line of the 2,000 acre survey of Harrison]..." The adjacent tract [Burnham's] shared line description (deed D:237) is: "...South 30 degrees East 224 poles...". Thus, Burnham's survey, which was supposed to be contained in the 1348 acre Carneal survey, intruded into the Harrison 2,000 acre military survey. The deed F:438 contained a thin strip of land adjacent to E:369, on the west side, and shared the south western corner of the Harrison 2,000 acre survey.

JD96 - John Daugherty B:132 (5 JAN 1814) purchased from James Daugherty

The dimensions of the survey for this tract indicate that it was considerably larger than 96 acres. Perhaps it was supposed to be 196 acres.

112 acres, the western portion of this tract, was sold to the following individuals
Bartholomew Hadon B:138 (25 JAN 1814)
Anthony Gholson B:253 (26 SEP 1815)

140 acres of John Daugherty's tract
Micajah Phillips C:374 (8 OCT 1822) purchased from William Spratt, who purchased on 7 APR 1817 from John Morton, Collector of the Second Collection District of Kentucky (also see C:377).

TG50 - Thomas Gann B:122 (12 APR 1813) - purchased from Reuben Shores

Edward Cooper G:21 (23 SEP 1835)

TN250 - Thomas Norman B:106 (13 APR 1813) - purchased from Reuben Shores

William Hutchison D:345 (12 JUL 1827) 1/2 acre of the 250
Jacob Eades F:215 (3 SEP 1833) purchases the balance

TW80 - Thomas Wilson D:237 (25 APR 1826) purchased from John L. Dibrell

George Eller D:285 (24 OCT 1826)

TW110 - Thomas Wilson D:237 (25 APR 1826) - purchased from John L. Dibrell

part of a 400 acre tract conveyed by John Chrisman as commissioner for the Wayne Circuit Court by deed 27 OCT 1824 to John L. Dibrell

George Eller D:285 (24 OCT 1826)

Subdivision of military survey labeled C

CMt3 - Charles Mullins, Amy his wife, and Polly McGhee (the late Polly Heaven) E:175 (13 APR 1830)

JT - according to the tract description for Charles Mullins, et al. (CMt3 above), the adjacent land to the west was owned by John Thomas.

I have not located the deed or deeds for John Thomas but the deeds listed directly below appear to be part of this land
Enos Cook F:440 (26 OCT 1833) 50 acres purchased from John Thomas
Peter Caughorn G:93 (24 OCT 1833) 2 of 3 tracts in this deed of 15.5 acres, 30 poles and 50 acres purchased from John Thomas
James Hudson M:220 (13 JUL 1854) 60 acres purchased from Peter Caughorn

RA100 - Reuben Ard D:408 (OCT 1827) - purchased from Benjamin Gholson. Reuben sold to Enos Cook L:77 (26 MAR 1840)

Beginning at a beech on the north bank of Cumberland River at the mouth of a branch, running up the branch
S 60 W 100 poles to a gum and poplar
N 25 W 100 poles [should be 160 poles] to a white oak and sugar tree
N 60 E 100 poles to a beech and sugar [tree] on the bank of the river, thence down the river
S25E 160 poles to the beginning

Note: a rectangle of 100 poles width and 160 poles length contains 100 acres.
Therefore N 25 W should be 160 poles, not 100.

RA200 - Reuben Ard B:200 (24 JAN 1815) purchased from James Dougherty

104 acres (south and east portion of 200 acre tract)
Peter Fry D:1 (15 JAN 1817) purchased from Reuben and Jacob Ard
Solomon Turpin D:105 (16 OCT 1824) 88 acres 50 poles of the 104 acres

92 acres (north west portion of 200 acre tract)
Solomon Turpin B:427 (4 AUG 1817) purchased from Reuben and Jacob Ard

RE200 - Robert Easley B:61 (20 OCT 1812) - purchased from Benjamin Gholson

William Caughern D:470 (27 FEB 1828) - 100 acres, east half of the 200 acres
Joseph Hurt G:185 (2 JAN 1837)

Jonathan F. Forbes and John W. Forbes, heirs of William Forbes, and William Spratt of Lincoln County, KY C:343 (17 AUG 1822) purchase from John H. Morton, collector of the Second Collection District in the state of Kentucky, 100 acres. The description of this tract is somewhat vague, but was to derive from part of the 200 acres.

ST190 - Solomon Turpin B:428 (4 AUG 1817) purchased from Benjamin Gholson

John Steely B:433 (1817) [no day or month given] 129 acres of the 190, the southern part.
John Thomas C:143 (28 OCT 1819)
Peter Caughorn G:93 (24 OCT 1833)
John Dehart G:22 (9 DEC 1835) 80 acres, the west side of the 129 acres
John Norflett G:407 (24 JUL 1838) same tract as G:22, purchased from Micajah Phillips. Apparently M. P. purchased from John Dehart or an intermediary, but I don't have deed.

Subdivision of military survey labeled E

BU85 - Benjamin Upton D:315 (4 APR 1827) purchased from Thomas Gipson

CH300 - Charles Hart D:215 (20 DEC 1825) - purchased from John L. Dibrell

JH100 - John Hudgeons D:182 (29 AUG 1825) - purchased from John L. Dibrell

MP100 - Micajah Philips C:50 (6 APR 1819) - purchased from John L. Dibrell

Charles May C:456 (25 AUG 1823)
Childers Hart H:93 (2 JUL 1839)
Ozias Barnes L:403 (25 APR 1847) purchased from the heirs of Childers Hart
William Harris L:406 (17 NOV 185?)

TG110 - Thomas Gipson C:236 (27 APR 1821), purchased from John L. Dibrell. Thomas sold 85 acres of his tract to Benjamin Upton (BU85)