Lawrence County AlArchives Deed.....Harvey, John - Harvey, Ann 1828
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Marriage Contract
Written: 1828

Lawrence Co Archives, Moulton, Alabama

OC Deed Book H (1838-1839) pg 154-155.

[More legible copy in Harvey family file]


Articles of a marriage contract made and entered into this 23rd of Dec 1828. 
Between John Harvey of the county of Lawrence and State of Alabama of the one
part and Ann Harper of the aforsd county and state of the other part. 
Witnesseth that whereas the parties are about to be married and and whereas each
has children of their own by former marriages and are both desirous that each
ones property shall finally go to each ones own children as tho they had never
been married and that the title of the property of either shall not be allotted
or changed by the marriage the parties have covenanted and agreed as follows: to
wit.  The said Harvey on his part & as do agree all legal title which he would
otherwise derive to the property of the said Mrs. Harper by their intermarry,
further than the peaceable possession use and profits of it during their married
state at her death he relinquishes all title and agrees that he will immediately
thereafter (should he be the longest liver) deliver over to her legal heirs the
property which she may have brought with her to his house with the increase of
negroes if any except what may be lost by wear, accident, death ____ and the sd
Mrs. Harper on her part covenants and agrees that she will join her property to
the sd Harvey's meshing one common stock to continue such until one or the other
dies.

But it is understood and agreed upon between the parties that the sd Mrs. Harper
reserves to herself the privilege if she should ever think proper, at any time
to divide the one half of her property among her own children and the sd Mrs.
Harper in consideration of the waive which the sd Harvey has made to any legal
title which the marriage would give him to her property that she will on her
part waive all title or claim which she may have by marriage to dower in his
estate, and both hereby agree to take at the death of the said Harvey her own
property relinquishes all right of dower on his estate except as follows to wit.
 It is the understanding of the parties that should the sd Mrs. Harper be the
longest liver, she is to continue at the residence of the sd Harvey occupying it
as her home during her natural life, or as long as she may think fit to continue
on it and it is furthermore understood and agreed upon between the parties that
the debts heretofore contracted is to be paid out of the estate of the party by
whom it was contracted and that the debts of either one is not to be paid out of
the property of the other.

In testimony whereof the parties have hereunto set their hands & affixed their
seals the day first written.

John Harvey
Ann Harvey

Signed, sealed and delivered in present of
T. Sanders
Thos T. Harper

Additional Comments:
Marriage contract

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