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    Kentucky Land Records for Belcher


    This is an article from the Paintsville Herald written by J. K. Wells on Nov. 22, 1977
    KENTUCKY LAND

    The Land War

    The early history of eastern Kentucky was marked, not only by the savage warfare between the white and red men but as well, a chronic feud between the homesteaders and the large land companies. Up until 1776, patenting of Kentucky land had been light and sporadic, limited largely to Virginia's bonus to her French and Indian war veterans. In that year, the Loyal Land Co. , remembered best as the sponsor of Dr. Thomas Walker and Daniel Boone among others, and Colonel Richard Henderson's Louisa Land Co., backer of Mathias Harmon and his band, began surveying and patenting large Eastern Kentucky boundaries in a gigantic land speculation scheme.
    Simultaneously the migration from the Piedmont region into Kentucky commenced and while the non-resident land speculator ignored the possession of the homesteader, the homesteader ignored the paper title of the land companies. To meet this situation and at the same time encourage the small settlers, Virginia, in 1779, enacted a land law giving each squatter up to 400 acres around his cabin at $2.25 per 100 acres and an option on an additional 1,000 acres at $40 per 100 acres.
    The earlier patent was issued in July, 1788 to George Lewis and the second in September of the same year to John May and David Ross. Lewis, May and Ross were Tidewater Virginia planters and the patents were surveyed and apparently paid for and resold by the Lousia Land Co. Title to the Lewis patent vested ultimately in John Turner, William R. Fleming and the May-Ross patent in William J. Williams.

    KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS FOR BELCHERS

    Belcher, Aly 50 Y 461 6-16-1825 Pike County Louisa Fk Spring R
    Belcher, George 50 H 39 1-13-1820 Floyd Couty Louisa Fk Sandy R
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    William Goodson/Zacheriah Belcher Deed Oct 9, 1815
    This Indenture made this 9th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifteen between William Goodson of the County of Cumberland and State of Kentucky of the one part, and Zacheriah Belche of the State aforesaid of the other part witnesseth that the said William Goodson in Consequence of a patent having issued in his name for a certain piece or parcel of land which appears to have been sold by the original holders thereof and the aforesaid Zacheriah Belche appears to be entitled thereto for which reasons I William Goodson aforesaid do by these presents release and convey - unto the aforesaid Zachariah Belshe the apforesaid parcel of land containing six & 1/4 acres lying in the State and County aforesaid on the waters of Indian Creek originally granted in the names of William Goodson assignee of Alexander McFarland who was assignee of Soloman Skeggs and bounded as follows. viz: beginning on the line of the original survey at a Sugar tree marked AFC and a poplar, thence north fifty four degrees east thirteen poles to a poplar marked A thence north thirty degrees west thirty nine poles to a white oak marked B. thence South fifty eight degrees west forty poles to a stake on the line of the Original Survey about two poles south east from the Spring. thence with the old line South Sixty degrees east forty three poles to the beginning including the spring Called the Milo Seat together with its appurtencances.
    The same William Goodson doth by these presents warrant and defend the aforesaid parcel of land with its appurtenances from him his heirs and assigns Ever laying any claim thereto and doth vest his title to said land in the aforesaid Zacheriah Belshe and his heirs in testimony whereof the said William Goodson hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the date above.
    William Goodson, Sr. [Seal]
    Teste:
    State of Kentucky Cumberland County Court Clerks Office 17th day of October 1815.
    I, John E. King, the clerk of the Court for the County aforesaid do certify that William Goodson a party to the written deed of bargain and sale from himself to Zachariah Belshe came personally before me on the 9th day of October 1815 and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed, that I have recorded the same together with certificate in my said office in Liber[?] 6, page 5 witness my hand the day and year first above written. John E. King.
    
THE KENTUCKY LAND GRANTS
Volume 1
Part 2
    
CHAPTER X. GRANTS IN THE COUNTY COURT ORDERS (1836-1924)
    
THE COUNTIES OF KENTUCKY:
    

      

    1. page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, James D
      
Acres: 130
Book: 58
Page: 97
Date Survey: 5-14-1859
County: Pike
Watercourse: Farrells Cr
      2. 

    2. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, James D
      
Acres: 70
Book: 58
Page: 98
Date Survey: 5-14-1859
County: Pike
Watercourse: Farrells Cr
      3. 

    3. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Henry C
      
Acres: 114
Book: 79
Page: 241
Date Survey: 6-14-1870
County: Warren
Watercourse: Gaspers R
      4. 

    4. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, James D
      
Acres: 30
Book: 80
Page: 107
Date Survey: 10- 6-1870
County: Pike
Watercourse: Abners Fk
      5. 

    5. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belchers, John
      
Acres: 500
Book: 83
Page: 245
Date Survey: 10- 7-1871
County: Pike
Watercourse: Trace Fk Grassy
      6. 

    6. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, James D
      
Acres: 50
Book: 75
Page: 23
Date Survey: 8-27-1867
County: Pike
Watercourse: Farrels Cr Br Russells Fk
      7. 

    7. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcker, James D
      
Acres: 700
Book: 75
Page: 24
Date Survey: 8-26-1867
County: Pike
Watercourse: l h Fk Beaver Cr
      8. 

    8. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, J D
      
Acres: 100
Book: 79
Page: 468
Date Survey: 10- 6-1870
County: Pike
Watercourse: Abners Fk Ferrells Cr
      9. 

    9. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belsher, James C
      
Acres: 10
Book: 89
Page: 533
Date Survey: 10-28-1870
County: Wayne
Watercourse: Beaver Cr
      10. 

    10. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, G W
      
Acres: 140
Book: 93
Page: 254
Date Survey: 8- 5-1872
County: Pike
Watercourse: Honey Camp Fks
      11. 

    11. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Isaac
      
Acres: 60
Book: 93
Page: 496
Date Survey: 7- 3-1873
County: Pike
Watercourse: Cave Br
      12. 

    12. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, John
      
Acres: 150
Book: 95
Page: 29
Date Survey: 11-13-1872
County: Pike
Watercourse: Sp Br
      13. 

    13. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belsher, Bartlett
      
Acres: 200
Book: 96
Page: 514
Date Survey: 3- 8-1876
County: Pike
Watercourse: Beaver Cr
      14. 

    14. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, W M
      
Acres: 175
Book: 98
Page: 217
Date Survey: 2- 8-1877
County: Harlan
Watercourse: Fort & Saylor Cr
      15. 

    15. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, W M
      
Acres: 25
Book: 98
Page: 218
Date Survey: 2- 8-1877
County: Harlan
Watercourse: Fk Cumberland
      16. 

    16. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Wiley M
      
Acres: 35
Book: 99
Page: 282
Date Survey: 4- 5-1879
County: Harlan
Watercourse: Fosters Cr
      17. 

    17. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Wiley
      
Acres: 200
Book: 103
Page: 432
Date Survey: 8-25-1882
County: Harlan
Watercourse: Top Pine Mt
      18. 

    18. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Stockely
      
Acres: 200
Book: 104
Page: 164
Date Survey: 5- 1-1881
County: Lealie
Watercourse: Ky R
      19. 

    19. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Isaac
      
Acres: 50
Book: 106
Page: 83
Date Survey: 11- 8-1882
County: Pike
Watercourse: Shelby Cr
      20. 

    20. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Levi
      
Acres: 136
Book: 106
Page: 168
Date Survey: 7- 3-1883
County: Pike
Watercourse: Long Fk Marrowbone
      21. 

    21. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, John A
      
Acres: 56
Book: 106
Page: 206
Date Survey: 1-19-1883
County: Butler
Watercourse: Richland Cr
      22. 

    22. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, James D
      
Acres: 35
Book: 106
Page: 476
Date Survey: 8-11-1882
County: Pike
Watercourse: Hopkins Cr
      23. 

    23. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, James D
      
Acres: 60
Book: 106
Page: 477
Date Survey: 8-11-1882
County: Pike
Watercourse: Hopkins Cr
      24. 

    24. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Wm A
      
Acres: 16
Book: 108
Page: 364
Date Survey: 8-12-1883
County: Pike
Watercourse: Elsnick Fk
      25. 

    25. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Wm A
      
Acres: 7
Book: 108
Page: 365
Date Survey: 8-12-1883
County: Pike
Watercourse: Elsnick Fk
      26. 

    26. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Wright
      
Acres: 150
Book: 109
Page: 243
Date Survey: 5- 6-1887
County: Clay
Watercourse: Spruce Fk Red Bird
      27. 

    27. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Alexander
      
Acres: 17
Book: 110
Page: 501
Date Survey: 2-19-1876
County: Butler
Watercourse: Br Little Muddy Cr
      28. 

    28. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Wiley
      
Acres: 85 1/2
Book: 112
Page: 67
Date Survey: 5-20-1889
County: Harlan
Watercourse: Foyesters Cr
      29. 

    29. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, Wiley
      
Acres: 67
Book: 112
Page: 68
Date Survey: 5-21-1889
County: Harlan
Watercourse: Foysters Cr
      30. 

    30. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, George H
      
Acres: 80
Book: 120
Page: 422
Date Survey: 11- 9-1903
County: Pike
Watercourse: Oak Br
      31. 

    31. 
page 1023
      
Grantee: Belcher, G H
      
Acres: 64
Book: 120
Page: 423
Date Survey: 11- 9-1903
County: Pike
Watercourse: Owl Br
      32. 

    32. 
Grantee:
      
 Belcher, Wm M Acres: 
21 Book: 121
 Page: 7 Date 
Survey: 6-10-1903 County: 
Pike Watercourse: Lick Cr  . 
      33. 
 
    33. page 1023 
      
Grantee: 
      Belcher, John N 
Acres: 20 Book: 121 
Page: 196 Date Survey: 11-11-1903 County: Pike 
Watercourse: Cabin Hollow 
      34.  
 
    34. page 1023 
      
Grantee:
       Belcher, J N 
Acres: 18 Book: 121 
Page: 198 Date 
Survey: 8-28-1903 County:
 Pike Watercourse: Mount Lick Cr   
    35.  
page 1023 
      
Grantee:
       Belcher, G W 
Acres: 65 Book: 123 
Page: 451 Date 
Survey: 2-17-1910 County: Pike
 Watercourse: Abners & Road Fk  
      36. . 

    36. page 1023 
      
Grantee:
       Belcher, G W 
Acres: 10 Book: 125 
Page: 202 Date Survey: 3-20-1914 
County: Pike
 Watercourse: Ferrell Cr  
      37.