Bailey & Grider family of Kentucky

(11 Nov 2025)

Kentucky, Adair County, 1851-1856 p. 107

This Indenture made and entered into this day of November 1853 November 1853 between Timoleon Cravens Commissioner in Equity for and on behalf of Lewis Bailey [1798], William Bailey [1818], Ambrose Holt & Elizabeth Holt [1796], John Hill and Milly Hill [1807], Acher Grider & Acea Grider [1804], William Grider & Delphia [1820], Jordan Sutherland & Patsy Sutherland [1810] heirs at law of William Bailey Snr. dec'd and Littleton M McElroy, David McElroy, Elizabeth, Wm B McElroy, Marion McElroy, Rachel McElroy, George W McElroy, Francis M McElroy, Henry C McElroy, Solomon B McElroy & Isabel A McElroy heirs at law of Rachel McElroy [1800] dec'd who was a daughter of said William Bailey dec'd & Synthia Grider [1826], Acea Grider [1804], Lewis Grider [1830], Elizabeth Grider [1837], James Grider [1834], Milton A Grider & Lucinda A Grider [1839] heirs at law of Sally Grider dec'd who was a daughter and heir at law of said William Bailey dec'd of the one part and Arther Bradshaw of the other part Witnesseth

That whereas part of the above mentioned heirs at law of said William Bailey decd instituted admit by petition in the Adair Circuit Court against the balance of the said heirs for a sale of 88 acres of land belonging to said heirs and conveyed to him by deed of record in Deed Book 2 page 409 by Charles Homas & whereas said suit reqularly progressed to a buring & decree and at the November Term 1852 of said Court adewell was rendered for a sale of said land and Thomas R Johoney was appointed a Commissioner to make said sall & whereas said Dohoney did on the 26th day of January 1853 expose the same to the highest bidder and Arther Bradshaw became the purchased at his The purchaser at his the 26t highest bid of one hundred and eighty two dollars & whereas the purchase money has been paid in full and whereas said Timallon Cravens was been appointed Commissioner to convey the land so sold for and on behalf of the heirs afsd to the purchased Now therefore in consideration of the premises the said Cravens Commissioner for and in behalf of the heirs afsd doth hereby alien enfeoff and convey unto the said Arther Bradshaw his heirs and assigns forever a certain parcel or tract of land situate lying and being in said County on the waters of Reynolds a of Russells Creek and containing eighty eight acres more or less and being part of a tract conveyed by Charles Thomas to said William Bailey by deed for refered to or the whole thereof except twelve acres sold , & conveyed by said William Bailey and Daniel Ridian to afferenel in the for description and to the deed Coundaries To have and to holdd the same to him said Bradshaw & his heirs forever to his & their only proper use benefit & behoof And the said Cravene the said Bradshaw Commissioner as aforesaid covenants we for and on behalf of said heirs that they will shall warrant the land hereby conveyed against all claims In Testimony whereof the said Thomas whatever Commissioner as afsd hath hereunto set his hand the date above written above written

Timolson Cravens
Commissioner Kentucky Adair County Set Set

At a circuit circuit court continued and held for the County of Adair at the Courthonal in Columbid on the 8th day of November 1853 the foregoing deed of conveyance from Timollon Cravens Cravens Commissioner in Chancery to Arther Bradshaw Bradshaw was this day produced circuit in Court and acknowledged by said Commissioner to be his act & deed Examined and approved by 8t the Court and so endorsed and ordered to be certified which is done accordingly of Attest

Examined and approved by the Court
Kent of the county court

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for the County of of sd do hereby certify that this deed my office for record together with the certificate of authentication thereon endorsed Whereupon I have recorded said deed and certificate with this certificate in my office Witness my hand this 8th day of December 18303 Sinclair Bleascace

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