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Letter from Marshall Davidson, Attorney at
Law, 532 North Central Avenue, Prestonsburg, KY, I am enclosing the written artifact on Adam Gearhart as promised at GENFLO. It is a photostat of an agreement between Col. David Morgan and Gearhart on September 9, 1813 to sell some land to Gearhart on certain conditions. Unfortunately David Morgan never received any money from Gearhart and never deeded him any land. In the month following the agreement, David Morgan and his son, William, were killed by Edward Osborn, a tenant, on the Morgan farm, later the Davidson Family Far, on October 12, 1813; they were buried in a common grave on the farm, now a part of Davidson Memorial Gardens, cemetery at Ivel, KY. According to local legend, William was known as "Bulldog". Subsequently the agreement was honored, Gearhart made payment to Alexander Lackey and Lackey, on behalf of the Estate, as Administrator, made a deed to Gearhart, (I am using the only correct spelling). This deed was executed January 11, 1814 and recorded March 8, 1814 in Deed Book A, page 138, for land located on Beaver Creek in Floyd County KY for 115 acres, described by metes and bounds on the Right Fork of Beaver Creek. David Morgan and William James Mayo the clerk, were my great-great-great grandfather and Alexander Lackey, Morgan's son-in-law, who accompanied him from Virginia to Kentucky, was my great-great grandfather. It was a pleasure to render this slight service to a fellow historian. By the two deeds in October, 1803, David Morgan acquired a tract of land, beginning at the mouth of Beaver Creek and running to the head of both forks. Alexander Lackey lived at the forks of Beaver and conveyed, what later became the present City of Martin to a Dingus, who had just arrived in the area. The Deed Articles of Agreement made and Entered into
Between David Morgan and Adam Garheart Jnr both of Floyd County witnesseth that
the said David Morgan hath sold to the said Garheart the tract of land where
John Garheart now lives for the sum of two hundred pounds one hundred and
fifty pounds of the above sum to be paid on or before the 25th day of December
1816 and fifty pounds to be paid on or before the 5th day of December 1818 and
in case the said Garheart shall fail to pay the aforesaid sum of one hundred and
fifty pounds against the time aforesaid, the said Garheart obliges himself to
give up the place aforesaid and pay the said Morgan $100 for the use of the
place till that time, but if the said Garheart shall pay the said sum of one
hundred and fifty pounds against time aforesaid the said Morgan obliges himself
to convey the said land to said Garheart and to warrent the title against
himself, his Heirs & John Preston and his heirs and all other persons claiming
under them or either of them but against no other title or claim that ever and
to to give said Garheart the rent corn now owing by John Garheart. In
witness where of we have here unto set our hands and seals this 9th day of
September 1813.
/s/ David Morgan |