Original Surveys

This list of original surveys is ordered by the date of the survey. Also provided are the survey grantee (the one for whom the survey was performed), the number of acres in the survey, the name of the surveyor, the date when the grantee received a deed to the survey, and, if available, to whom the tract was later sold. Selecting the name of the grantee will take you to a page dealing with that survey.

To see this list ordered by the name of the grantee, following this link. To see it ordered by the survey location, follow this link.

Survey Date	Grantee	Location	Acres	Surveyor	Deed Date	Sold to
12 Jun 1774	Christian, William	Salt River, north of; Bullitt's Lick tract	1000	James Douglas	24 Nov 1779
15 Oct 1779	Crist, Henry & Solomon Spears assignees of Parmanus Briscoe	Long Lick Creek	340	Isaac Cox	6 Oct 1788
15 Oct 1779	Spears, Solomon & Henry Crist assignees of Parmanus Briscoe	Long Lick Creek	340	Isaac Cox	6 Oct 1788
12 Mar 1781	Brashear, Nicholas	Salt River, north of; Brashear's Station tract	400	Benjamin Stansbury	21 Apr 1792
15 Mar 1781	McGee, Thomas	Salt River, north of; Paroquet Springs tract	450	James Hord	1 Jun 1782
15 Mar 1781	Myers, Jacob	Salt River, north of; Dowdall's Station tract	400	James Hord	1 Jun 1782
22 Mar 1781	Shepherd, Peter	Salt River, north of; includes Shepherdsville	900	Benjamin Stansbury	1 Jun 1782
23 Mar 1781	Shepherd, Peter	Salt River, south of Shepherdsville	600	Benjamin Stansbury	1 Nov 1782
17 Apr 1781	Brend, Thomas	Salt River, south of; SW Shepherd's 600	977	Benjamin Stansbury	1 Jun 1782	John Hughes
17 Apr 1781	Honey, James	Salt River, south of; SE of Shepherd's 600	970	Benjamin Stansbury	1 Jun 1782	William Pope Jr.
21 Jul 1781	May, George	Salt River, south; adjoins James Honey	400	George May	1 Jun 1782	Richard Bibb
28 Nov 1782	Philips, Thomas	north-central Bullitt County, at Brooks exit	400	John Helm	7 Jan 1784	Joseph Brooks
27 Feb 1782	Whitaker, Elijah	Salt River, south of, near Cedar Creek	200	Thomas Whitledge	2 Dec 1785
10 Jan 1783	Holden, John assignee of Major Beasley	Floyd's Fork, waters of; on trace to Bullitt's Lick	400	Will Oldham	1 Apr 1785
10 Jan 1783	Holden, John assignee of Major Beasley	Floyd's Fork, waters of; on trace to Bullitt's Lick	1000	Will Oldham	22 Mar 1785
17 Jan 1783	Reede, Jesse	Long Lick Creek	400	John Handley	16 Feb 1785
10 Feb 1783	Garrard, James	Salt River, north of, adjoins Jacob Myers	378	John Ray Jr.	10 Apr 1784
14 Feb 1783	Chinn, Charles	Long Lick Creek	1000	Thomas Whitledge	3 Sep 1787
19 Feb 1783	Oldham, William	Floyd's Fork waters; near Clear's survey	400	William Oldham	20 Feb 1785
22 Feb 1783	Edwards, John	Salt River, south of	400	Thomas Whitledge	15 Jun1784
24 Feb 1783	Edwards, John	Salt River, south of	560	Thomas Whitledge	15 Jun1784
24 Feb 1783	Edwards, John	Salt River, south of	440	Thomas Whitledge	15 Jun1784	Patrick McGee
28 Feb 1783	Harrison, Cuthbert	Rolling Fork River, east side	5000	Samuel Smyth	2 Dec 1785
12 Mar 1783	Clear, George	Clear's Run - settlement	400	John Handley	-
12 Mar 1783	Clear, George	Clear's Run - NW of settlement	500	John Handley	-
12 Mar 1783	Clear, George	Clear's Run - SE of settlement	500	John Handley	-
6 Aug 1783	Myers, Jacob	Clear's Station, Waters of Floyd's Fork	50	J. Hite	19 May 1785	Joseph Brooks
6 Aug 1783	Myers, Jacob	Clear's Station, near; Waters of Floyd's Fork	400	J. Hite	-	Joseph Brooks
6 Aug 1783	Myers, Jacob	Clear's Station, near; Waters of Floyd's Fork	500	J. Hite	2 Dec 1785	Joseph Brooks
2 Oct 1783	Brashear, Nicholas	Salt River, north of	400	Thomas Whitledge	14 May 1798
24 Oct 1783	Myers, Jacob	Long Lick Creek	400	Isaac Cox	2 Dec 1785
11 Nov 1783	Johnson, Richard	McCullough Run, Salt River	2000	John Drake	15 Dec1796	Land Sales
17 Nov 1783	Brashear, Nicholas	Salt River, north of; & Floyd's Fork	1000	Thomas Whitledge	14 May 1798
22 Nov 1783	Simmons, Richard assignee of Marsham Brashear	Salt River, north of	400	Thomas Whitledge	1 Apr 1785
24 Nov 1783	Brashear, Marsham	Salt River, north of	600	Thomas Whitledge	19 Apr 1785
25 Nov 1783	Brashear, Marsham	Salt River, north of	400	Thomas Whitledge	13 Mar 1786
12 Jan 1784	Froman, Jacob	Salt River, north; adjoins Christian's 1000	1670	Thomas Whitledge	8 Dec 1798
24 Feb 1784	Pope, William and Paul Froman	Salt River, south of, adjoining John Edwards	400	Thomas Whitledge	17 Nov 1785	Jacob Ambrose John Edwards
27 Feb 1784	Shepherd, Adam assignee of Spelman & Owings	Long Lick Creek	400	Thomas Whitledge	19 May 1785
3 Mar 1784	Case, Reuben	Adjoining Shepherd's 900 Acre Tract	378	Thomas Whitledge	14 Aug 1786
16 Apr 1784	Wynhoop, Benjamin	Northwestern Bullitt County	21231	Daniel Sullivan	20 Feb 1786	James F. Moore Joseph Brooks
13 May 1784	Johnson, Richard assignee of Thomas Johnson assignee of James McCullock	McCullough Run, Salt River	400	Thomas Whitledge	20 May 1785	Land Sales
13 May 1784	Johnson, Richard assignee of Thomas Johnson assignee of James McCullock	McCullough Run, Salt River	1000	Thomas Whitledge		Land Sales
7 May 1784	Owens, William	Salt River, south of; & Cedar Creek	200	Thomas Whitledge	7 Jul 1786
25 Jun 1784	Shannon, William	Salt River, south of, near Cedar Creek	500	Thomas Whitledge	17 Mar 1790
27 Jun 1784	Williams, Edward	Floyd's Fork, waters of; on trace to Bullitt's Lick	1400	Benjamin Patton	20 Sep 1786	Isaac Hornbeck George Reed
28 Jun 1784	Patton, Matthew assignee of Peter Phillips	Long Lick Creek	400	Bayn Patton	15 Nov 1802
28 Jun 1784	Patton, Matthew assignee of Peter Phillips	Long Lick Creek	1000	Bayn Patton	15 Nov 1802
7 Jun 1784	Cullum, George	Salt River, south, near Long Lick Creek	700	John Ray	19 Jul 1786
24 Jul 1784	Crist, Henry & Solomon Spears assignees of Parmanus Briscoe	Long Lick Creek	400	Thomas Whitledge	20 Aug 1786
24 Jul 1784	Spears, Solomon & Henry Crist assignees of Parmanus Briscoe	Long Lick Creek	400	Thomas Whitledge	20 Aug 1786
4 Jul 1784	Horine, Jacob	Knob Creek	500	Baker Ewing	1 Aug 1787
27 Oct 1785	Broughton, Charles	Long Lick Creek	250	John Ray	3 Dec 1801
27 Oct 1785	Broughton, Charles	Long Lick Creek	500	John Ray	3 Dec 1801
2 Nov 1785	Frye, Benjamin	Long Lick Creek	1000	Isaac Cox	13 May 1787
16 Jan 1786	Shepherd, Peter	Long Lick Creek	100	John Ray	6 Oct 1788
5 Jun 1786	Shanklin, Robert	Clear Run, Brooks Run, Floyd's Fork	1400	Robert Breckinridge	5 Aug 1788
17 Oct 1787	Briscoe, Parmenus	Long Lick Creek	60	Isaac Cox	26 Apr 1792
18 Dec 1788	Stansbury, Benjamin	Between Christian 1000 & Shepherd tracts	456	James F. Moore	18 May 1790
2 Apr 1789	Edwards, Benjamin	about a mile SW of Salt River ferry	500	John Ray	20 Mar 1793
7 Jul 1789	Gaither, John	Salt River, south of near Floyd's Fork	500	Ben Pope	22 Apr 1792
3 Aug 1792	Larue, John	No. Bullitt & So Jefferson Counties	21,000	Benjamin Stansbury	16 May 1793
3 Nov 1792	Stansbury, Thomas	Floyd's Fork - Long Bend	600	James F. Moore	16 May 1793
15 May 1793	Bowman, Jacob	Adjoining Shepherd's 600 Acre Tract	1000	James Cox	10 Dec 1793
8 Jun 1793	Bowman, Jacob	Long Lick Creek	1000	James Cox	4 Jan 1795
1 Dec 1795	Johnson, Richard	Adjoins William Christian's 1000	200	John Drake	15 Dec 1796
1 Dec 1796	Froman, Jacob assignee of Paul Froman	Pitts Point site	600	James Cox	17 Aug 1797
29 Aug 1798	Shepherd, Adam	Long Lick Creek	200	James Shanks	16 Jun 1800
28 Sep 1798	Shepherd, Adam	Long Lick Creek, north of	925	James Shanks	16 Mar 1801

---

If you, the reader, have an interest in any particular part of our county history, and wish to contribute to this effort, use the form on our Contact Us page to send us your comments about this, or any Bullitt County History page. We welcome your comments and suggestions. If you feel that we have misspoken at any point, please feel free to point this out to us.