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| Thomas Kirby to Kizziah Kirby,
1876 |
| "This indenture made this __ day __ 1876 between Thomas Kirby of
Rockcastle County Ky of the first part and Kessiah Kirby of the same county and
state. Witnesseth that the party of the first part in consideration of the sum
of one dollar in hand paid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged and the
further consideration of the love and affection I have for my daughter Kissiah
Kirby have bargained and sold and by these presents do convey and confirm unto
the said party of the second part her heirs and assignes forever a certain
tract of parcel of land lying in the county and state afforesaid on the waters
of Skeggs Creek and described as follow, viz, Being lot no. 2 of my home place
as laid off by J.R. McCleary in survey made by hime and bounded as
follows…and containing twenty three acres be the same more or
less…" |
Deed Book P, p. 549, recorded 17 Jan 1883.
This is a sample of the deeds Thomas made for some of his children. In addition
to Kezziah, Elizabeth Ann Kirby, Lucretia McClure, Emily Jane Rash, and
Jeremiah Kirby received similar 23-acre tracts, with similar verbage. Some of
the land ended up in the hands of Jeremiah; he also had previously bought land
from Thomas, as had James D. Kirby (he later sold it to Jeremiah, too).
Jeremiah
gave much of his
land to son James William Kirby, who sold it to W.M. Kirby, who sold it to
Jerry Rash. The Rash heirs sold it to members of the Goff family, who own it
today.
The land was located on the East Fork of Skeggs Creek just above the Wellhope
Baptist Church.
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