Alachua County FlArchives Deeds.....Ancient Records Book, Deed: Deed: Grimes & Grimes ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Powell, http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007445 April 1999 "Transcribed by Jim Powell Jr from Records provided by Buddy Irby, Alachua County Clerk of the Court's Office" Page 449-451 Know all men by these presents that Where as I William D. Grimes of Alachua County Territory of Florida am indebted to Thomas C. Grimes of Hancock County Georgia in the sum of Ten thousand Five Hundred Dollars upon several Promisary Notes and other Wrightings upon which I am Held and Bound to the said Thomas C. Grimes and also in the consideration of the sum of the sum of one Thousand Dollars in hand Paid By the said Thomas C. Grimes at or before the sealing and Delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged, Have Bargained Granted and Sold and by these Presents do Grant Bargain & Sell unto the said Thomas C. Grimes his executors Administrators and assigns All and singular the Negro Slaves Here in After Particularly Named and described, That is to say Jim a Man About Twenty years of Age & Willis a Man About Twenty one years of Age Jerry a Man About Thirty years of Age Dick a Man about Forty Five years of Age Griffin a Boy About Sixteen years of Age Dennis a Boy About Seventeen years of Age Green a Boy About Sixteen years of Age Levin a Boy About Eighteen years of Age Alfred a Man About Twenty Two years of Age Jourdan a Boy About Twelve years of Age Bob a Man About Thirty years of Age Harrison a man About Twenty Eight years of Age Tonee a Man About Thity Five years of Age Boney a man About Twenty Five years of Age Isaac a Boy About Eighteen years of Age Ary a Girl About Fourteen years of Age Selia A Woman About Twenty One years of Age Sarah A Woman About Twenty years of Age Mary A Woman About Forty years of Age and a Boy Child Simeon About Two years of Age Caroline a Woman About thirty years of Age and her four children Anderson a Boy About Five years of Age Martha a Girl of About Three years of Age William a Boy About Two years of Age Charles a Boy About One year of Age Ann a Woman About Twenty Two years of Age and her four Children Clarisa A Woman About Thirty years of Age And her Children To Wit Mariah A Girl About Ten years of Age Fort A Boy About Eight years of Age and Her infant Girl Child & Also her Daughter Charity About Five Years of Age Richerson A Boy About Twelve years of Age Rody A Girl About Fourteen years of Age, Together with All of the Future Increase of the Above Discribed Negroe Slaves To have and to Hold All and Singular the aforesaid Negroe Slaves With All of the Future Increase Here and Before Granted bargained and Sold unto the said Thomas C. Grimes his Executors Administrators and Assigns Forever, And I the said William D. Grimes For Myself My Executors and Administrators do covenant to and With the said Thomas C. Grimes his Executors Administrators and Assigns That the said Negroe Property is Free From All In cumberences With the Exception of a Mortgage of the Said Slaves to Robert O. Dale on the Twenty Second day of February One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Three at Maderson County Florida For the Sum of Four Thousand Three Hundred and Eighty Two Dollars and Eighty one cents Given to Secure A Debt to That Amount to the said Robert O. Dale And That I Will and My Executors & co Shall Warrant and Defend the Same to the Said Thomas C. Grimes his Executors Administrators and Assigns Against the Lawful Clames and Demands With the Foregoing Exception of All Persons Now the Condition of the Above Instrument is Such That If the said William D. Grimes his Executors Administrators Shall Well and Truly Pay unto the Said Thomas C. Grimes his Executors Administrators and Assigns The Said Debt in Such Sums as the Said Thomas C. Grimes Shall require to Secure Himself From Such Demands as have Been Shall oe may be Prosecuted to A Judgement Against Him, Then This Conveyance to be void Otherwise to remain in full Force and Affect And Provided Also that until Defaults By the Said William D. Grimes his Executors or Administrators in the Performance of the Condition Aforesaid, it Shall and may Be Lawfull for him or Them to Keep Possession of the Afore Granted Property And to use And Enjoy the Same, in Testimony Whereof I have here unto Set my hand and Seal this Eighth day of March One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Three Signed Sealed And Delivered W.D. Grimes In Presents of C.W. Cushing Jos. J. Pearce