Lawrence County AlArchives Deed.....Hughes, Rhease P. - Harvey, Ann 1840 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 April 13, 2014, 4:00 pm Assigned To: Mary Ann Farley Deed of Trust - slave Written: 1840 Lawrence County Archives, Moulton. Alabama. Copied from Microfilm Deed Bk I pg 362-3 This indenture made & entered into this the 28th day of December 1840 between Ann Harvey of the first part, Rhease P. Hughes of the second part and William Huey [note might be Henry], John Archer Farley, James Thompson Farley and Frederick Forrest Farley - children of May Ann Farley, daughter of her said Ann of the third part. Witness that the said Ann Harvey for & in consideration of the natural love and affection she the said Ann bears to the said children aforesaid & for their better support and education as well as for the maintenance of her the said Mary Ann Farley & for the further consideration of five dollars to her the said Ann, by him the said Hughes paid the receipt whereof is hereby admitted. She the said Ann hath granted, bargained & sold & by these present doth grant bargain & sell unto him the said Hughes, his executors & administrators, the following slave, Sicilla, to have & to hold with her future increase unto the said Hughes, his executors & administrators forever. Upon this trust nevertheless & upon the following terms, that the said Hughes shall suffer the said Mary Ann Farley to retain possession of the said slave & her future increase & to enjoy the fruits of their labour for the support of her & the children so long as she keeps them with her and when her children aforesaid shall leave, ______ she is no longer compelled to maintain them. Then the intent is that the said slave & her future increase be equally divided among them the said children. Provided the said Hughes shall ___ the said Mary Ann Farley to carry the said slave & increase wherever she may fix her residence. Given under our hands and seals this day & year above. Ann Harvey R.P. Hughes Attestee: R. Armstrong A. Armstrong Personally appeared before me, Wiley Gallaway Clerk of County Court of said county appeared Robert Armstrong one of the subscribing witness to this within Deed who after being duly sworn deposeth and with saith that he saw the within named Ann Harvey sign, seal and deliver the within deed to the said Rhease P. Hughes for the purposes therein expressed and the said Rhease P. Hughes also signed and sealed the same in his deponents presence and in presence of Andrew Armstrong the other subscribing witness to said deed & that at the request of the said parties to said deed & in their presence he said deponent and said Andrew Armstrong subscribed their names as witnesses thereto. Wiley Gallaway, Clerk File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lawrence/deeds/harvey123gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb