Transcription of Benedict Luckett Property Deed E354

Date: 22 Jun 1835 [unknown]
Location: Union, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Luckett slaves

Source

• 1835 Deed for Benedick Luckett's Interest in Slaves from the Benjamin Luckett estate. Kentucky, Union County, Deed Book E, pp. 354, County Court. Digital image 202 of 662, FamilySearch ([1] : accessed 15 April 2021)

Transcription

Luckett to Floyd
Know all men by these presents that I Benedick Luckett of Union County State of Kentucky for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars hath this day sold unto Nathaniel J. Floyd of the same county and state all my interest as one of the heirs of Benjamin Luckett, decease, being the one tenth part thereof in the following slaves to wit One negro man named Bill about Fifty years of age, one negro woman named Letty about Twenty seven years of age and her infant named Martha about three months old one negro woman named Mary about twenty five years of age a negro man named Charles about twenty one years of age and one negro boy (the son of Mary) named Jacob about eight years of age To have and to hold the interest of in and to said negro slaves of the said Benedick Luckett as one of the heirs of Benjamin Luckett deceased and also to have and to hold the interest of the said Benedick Luckett of in and to the hire of said negro slaves and all other interest which the said Benedick Luckett hath of in and to the personal estate of his Father the said Benjamin Luckett deceased.
In Testimony whereof the said Benedick Luckett hath herunto set his hand and affixed his seal this 22nd day of June 1835.
Benedick Luckett
Executed in presence of
James R. Hughes clk
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Union County

I James R. Hughes Clerk of the County Court for the County aforesaid do certify that on the day of the date hereof This Bill of sale from Benedick Luckett to Nathaniel J. Floyd was acknowledged before me in my office and thereupon the said Bill of Sale and the certificate were duly admitted to record in my office.
In Testimony whereof I have here unto set my name this 22nd day of June 1835
James R. Hughes