Holbert McClure to Ingram Renner, 25 Apr 1864

"This indenture of bargain and sale made and entered into this, the 25th of April, 1864, between Holbert McClure and Rebecca his wife of the one part and Ingram Renner of the other part, all of Rockcastle County…in consideration of thirty dollars…this day sold…to the said Ingram Renner a certain boundary of land lying and being in Rockcastle County on the waters of Rockcastle River and bounded as follows:

"Beginning one rod from the fence at the big road north of the house where Adam Renner formerly lived, thence with the ridge road to a [unreadable word] kiln made by Jacob and W. Frederick, thence to the Kincaid road at the pond(?) with said road, including the mouth of Pond Hollow, thence a straight line to the top of the ridge where the road turns to John Linville's, thence a straight line to the beginning…"


Rockcastle County Deed Book J, p. 421


This Holbert McClure is Holbert Sr.

I believe this to be the first of Ingram's many land purchases. This land lies somewhere east of Hwy 1249 between Pongo and Buffalo, most probably just south of Pongo. Ingram sold a piece of this land to Nathan McClure in 1882 and sold the remainder to William Bullock in 1883. In the later sale, Ingram specifically says this is the land he bought from H. H. McClure and the description is virtually the same, except Ingram says the land is on Eagle Creek. Eagle Creek is a tributary of the Rockcastle River, so either description is correct; Ingram's is just more specific.

Although it's not certain, the portion that Nathan McClure purchased from Ingram is traded to Alva Renner, then sold to H.B. Reams, and finally to Elisha Renner in 1906. Elisha also bought land in the same general area from William Bullock. I think it's conceivable that the Elisha ultimately ended up with the bulk of this property.