Bullitt County History

Collings & Baker to Quirey & Tyler

Following the court case in Bullitt Circuit Court, the Crooked Creek furnace tract was sold at auction and was purchased by Quirey and Tyler, as shown below.


Bullitt Circuit Order Book Q, page 140, 16 Apr 1845

Benjamin Collings, complainant, vs Abner Collings' Heirs, John H. Baker &c, defendants, in chancery
The commissioner Alexander L. Beard made report to court of the sale made under the decree in this cause of the land therein named showing that the whole Collings tract of 200 acres so called was sold the 5th day of April 1845 and Charles Quirey & James E. Tyler purchased for $642.94 in full of the purchase money, interest and costs of this case; and that the bond of the purchasers with D. Mauzy security is files with said report payable in three months with interest from date. And no exceptions being taken to said sale and report, the court orders and decrees that the said sale be confirmed.

Bullitt Circuit Order Book Q, page 142, 17 Apr 1845

Benjamin Collings, complainant, vs Abner Collings' Heirs, John H. Baker &c, defendants, in chancery
On motion of Quirey & Tyler, purchasers, Noah C. Summers is appointed a commissioner in the part of Collings, complainant & Collings heirs, defendants & Baker &c to make a deed of conveyance to said Quirey & Tyler for the lands and appurtenances sold by the commissioner A. L. Beard in the case, and that he report said deed to court.


Bullitt County Deed Book K, Pages 375-376

This indenture made this 18th day of April 1845 between John H. Baker and Harriett Collings (widow) and Mary J. Collings, William Collings, Benjamin Collings, Maria A. Collings, heirs of Abner Collings dec'd, John Collings and Benjamim Collings, by Noah C. Summers commissioner appointed for them for that purpose of one part and Charles Quirey and James E. Tyler of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas in a suit in chancery in the Bullitt Circuit Court in the name of Benjamin Collings against said Abner Collings' heirs, John H. Baker and John Collings the said court did by its decrees and orders of October Term 1843 and April Term 1844 direct that the tract of land in the bill mentioned or so much thereof as would be found necessary, should be sold by a commissioner appointed for that purpose to pay the amount of the decree in said case named and said commissioner A. L. Beard did according to the decrees and order in said cause sell the two hundred acres of land, in said cause named lying on Crooked Creek, the same on which the Crooked Creek furnace is situate, and the same tract named in the surveyor's report filed in said cause, and in the deed from Grable to Collings as referred to in the pleadings in said cause. And said Charles Quirey and James E. Tyler became the purchaser of said 200 acres tract and said sale and commissioner's report having been returned to court at this April Term 1845 and confirmed, the court having appointed said N. C. Summers to convey the land so sold to said Charles Quirey and James E. Tyler - reference is here made to the said suit, the papers, deeds, bonds, survey &c therein referred to for greater certainty of boundary and quantity and location &c, all made part hereof. Wherefore in consideration of the whole premises, decrees, sales &c in said cause named, they the said Benjamin Collings, Abner Collings heirs, John Collings and John H. Baker by the said N. C. Summers commissioner for them for that purpose, have sold and conveyed and by these presents do sell, convey and confirm unto them the said Charles Quirey and James E. Tyler, and to their heirs and assigns forever the said 200 acres of land more or less so sold by said commissioner and contained and specified in the deed of said Grable to said Collings and the bond of Collings to Baker and the surveyor's plat and report filed in said cause and commissioner's report of sale thereof and pleadings in said cause named, with the machinery and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining. To have and to hold the said land and appurtenances here described to them the said Charles Quirey and James E. Tyler and to their heirs and assigns forever against the claim or claims of them said John Collings, Benjamin Collings, Abner Collings heirs and John H. Baker and their heirs and all other persons whatever by this deed in fee simple wih general warranty. And this warranty is made as fully as the said commissioner can do, on the part of the said grantors without responsibility on the commissioner. Witness the hands and seals of the grantors.

Signed by N. C. Summers, commissioner for John Collings, Benjamin Collings, John H. Baker, Harriet Collings, Mary J. Collings, William Collings, Benjamin Collings and Maria A. Collings.

State of Kentucky, Bullitt Circuit Court, 18th April 1845 The foregoing deed from John Collings, Benjamin Collings and Abner Collings' heirs by N. C. Summers, commissioner for them, to Charles Quirey and James E. Tyler was this day produced in open court and acknowledged and delivered by he said Noah C. Summers, commissioner therein named to be the act of deed of the said John Collings &c the grantors therein named for the purpose therein named and ordered to be certified to the clerk of the Bullitt County Court for record, which is hereby certified accordingly. Witness my hand as clerk of said court the date above. Teste. N. C. Summers, clerk.

Bullitt County Court Office I Noah C. Summers, clerk of the court court of said county certify that this deed from John Collings, Benjamin Collings and Abner Collings' heirs &c by N. C. Summers commissioner to Charles Quirey and James E. Tyler was on the 18th day of April 1845 produced to me in my office for record. Whereupon the same together with this and the foregoing certificate have been duly admitted to record in my office this 2nd day of May 1845. Att. N. C. Summers, C.B.C.C.


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