APPRENTICESHIP & DEED: Betty, James, John Holsclaw, 1807, Bullitt Co., Ky

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June 1807  Bullitt Co. KY Deed Book B p.118
Frederick William Spence GRAYSON, clerk of the County Court of the one part to David PARIS 
of the County of Bullitt of the other part.  Witnesseth that according to an order of the 
said Court the said GRAYSON hath by these presents put Betty HOLSCLAW, a poor child twelve 
years of age on the thirteenth day of April last as apprentice to David PARIS after the 
manner of and appointed to serve and obey the said PARIS from this day until she shall 
arrive at the age of eighteen years and the said David PARIS Covenants with the said GRAYSON 
and his successors that he will teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed the 
said Betsy HOLSCLAW the Businesses of  Spinster and House wife and also reading and writing, 
and during the said Term of apprentice ship Shall find and provide for the said apprentice 
meat drink washing Lodging and apparell with all things fit and necessary for an apprentice. 
 And at the end of the said Term Shall pay the said apprentice three pounds ten shillings 
and a decent new Suit of clothes.  Witness the hand and Seals of the said GRAYSON and PARISH 
the date first above written.

(signed)
Fred W. S. GRAYSON
David PARIS

this 12 June 1807 In the presence of
Elemk. SWEARENGAN
Edward FRYE
Daniel SPARKS

Recorded 12 June 1807 Bullitt Co. KY Court

June 1807  Bullitt Co. KY Deed Book B p.119
Frederick William Spence GRAYSON, clerk of the County Court of the one part to David PARIS 
of the County of Bullitt of the other part.  Witnesseth that according to an order of the 
said Court the said GRAYSON hath by these presents put John HOLSCLAW, a poor child aged 5 
years of age on the thirteenth day of November last as apprentice to Asa HALL after the 
manner of and appointed to serve and obey the said PARIS from this day until he shall become 
twenty one years of age and the said HALL  Covenants with the said GRAYSON and his 
successors that he will teach and instruct or cause to be taught and instructed the said 
John  HOLSCLAW the Businesses of  farmer and   reading and writing and common arithmetic 
including the rule of three and that he will during the said Term of apprenticeship  find 
and provide for the said apprentice wholsome and sufficent meat drink washing Lodging and 
apparel with all things fit and proper for an apprentice.  And at the end of the said Term 
Shall pay the said apprentice three pounds ten shillings and a decent new Suit of clothes.  
Witness the hand and Seals of the said GRAYSON and HALL the date first above written.

(signed)
Fred W. S. GRAYSON
Asa HALL

this 12 June 1807 In the presence of
Elemk. SWEARENGAN
Edward FRYE
Daniel SPARKS

Recorded 12 June 1807 Bullitt Co. KY Court

Bullitt County KY Deed Book H p. 151
Whereas Basil BURKHEAD in his life time sold to James HOLSCLAW sixty acres of land lying on 
the north side of Salt river part of 300 acres for which the said BURKHEAD held the bond of 
Henry CRIST which bond said Basil assigned to John BURKHEAD who obtained a deed from CRIST. 
 And whereas also the said James HOLSCLAW brought suit in Chancery against the said Basil 
BURKHEAD and John BURKHEAD for a title and said Basil and wife conveyed the said sixty acres 
to said HOLSCLAW and afterwards the suit was compromised and dismissed at the defendants 
costs amounting to $6.03 cents and HOLSCLAW sold the said 60 acres to said Basil and took 
his obligations and a mortgage on the land for the purchase money which mortgage was only 
recorded and afterwards the said James HOLSCLAW and Basil BURKHEAD verbally rescinded their 
contract and the deed made by BURKHEAD and wife to HOLSCLAW was at the instance of HOLSCLAW 
recorded in the Clerks office of the Bullitt County Court hit before the verbal contact was 
carried into effect by writing the said Basil departed this life and the mortgage and notes 
are yet held by HOLSCLAW.  And now the said John BURKHEAD hereby confirms to the same James 
HOLSCLAW and his heirs the deed made by the said Basil and wife though without any recourse 
to him for damages on account of the said mortgage or deed - for the land contained in the 
boundary of said deed as specified on the face of the deed from John to Basil BURKHEAD and 
pays, if it is not yet done, the said $6.04 cents.

(signed)
John BURKHEAD
James (X) HOLSCLAW

Recorded 5 Jan 1835  Bullitt County KY Court

Henry HOLSCLAW married Elizabeth BURKHEAD 7 July 1803 Nelson Co. KY