Original Land Purchase

On March the 23rd of 1793, Thomas Sanders (father of Henry Sanders, Sr.) recieved a land warrant of 200 acres for is service as a private in the Virginia Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. Records of this warrant are on file with the Kentucky Secretary of State Office. We do not know if this property is in any way connected with the properties described below.

William Buckner, attorney-in-fact of Alexander Reed of Fayette County, James Knox of Lincoln County and Hubbard Taylor of Clark County to Henry Saunders of Scott County, Ky----300 acres on Sinking Creek out of the north corner of Alexander Reed's Survey of 1000 and odds acres to be laid off nearly in a square-$300-- to be paid 1/2 on 19th September, 1796 and 1/2 19th September, 1797.  The purchase money was paid by Alexander Reed, James Knox and Hubbard Taylor, and a conveyance is now made. William Buckner is not to be liable for loss or reimbursement of any part of land.

Signed: William Buckner, attorney-in-fact for Alexander Reed, James Knox, Hubbard Taylor, Henry Saunders
Wit: Elisha Thomas, Henry Saunders, Jr.

Whereas Henry Saunders, Jr. hath purchased of Henry Saunders, Sr. 150 acres being the place that said Henry , Sr. now lives on, Henry Saunders, Jr. binds himself to the balance of the purchase money paid that is now due. The deed may be made for 150 acres to Henry, Jr. instead of Henry, Sr. by Buckner this 15th Aug., 1801
Signed: Henry Saunders, Sr, Henry Saunders, Jr., William Buckner,atty-in-fact for Knox and Taylor.

15th Aug., 1801:

Received 27 pounds, 4 shillings and 8 pence in part of principal and interest.
Signed: William Buckner, Atty for Knox and Taylor.

23 April, 1802:

Received $52 and a french crown in part pay of the land.
Signed: William Buckner for Edgar Knox and Taylor

29th may, 1802: Received four pounds one shilling and eleven pence, the balance due on within land;
Signed: William Buckner

Received of Mr. Henry Saunders, Sr. 42 pounds, 4 shillings and 11 pence in part of his first payment as part for same on copy of this agreement.
Sign: William Buckner; Green County SCT: The articles of agreement and several endorsement records 14th April, 1803 by James Allen, CGC.

During the time immediately following this sale, the Sanders family purchased many properties. The records for these early purchases are in the Green County Clerks Office. Eventually, the farm grew to over 4,000 acres at which time it may well have been one of the largest plantations in the commonwealth of Kentucky.

Published 30 May 2014 ;  last modified 27 March 2018          © Clay Hill Memorial Forest 2014