Georgia:  Coweta County:  Division of Negroes, Mariah Hindsman Estate
17 February 1859

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Coweta County Deed Book L, page 234

Georgia 	}	
Coweta County }	Whereas Mariah Hindsman late of said county departed this 
life intestate leaving a considerable Estate both real and personal and 
whereas all the heirs at Law are of age and whereas said Estate is free from 
debt and the heirs at Law (her) children do not wish to incur the delay and 
expense of an administration and whereas the heirs at Law at the division of 
the estate of Israel Hindsman late of said county deceased and husband of the 
said Mariah Hindsman gave three negroes to wit Sally Tempy & Silas to their 
mother the said Mariah to have & to hold during her life and whereas the said 
negroes are now a part of the property which is to be equally distributed 
amongst the heirs at Law of the said Israel Hindsman deceased and which are 
also the heirs at Law of the said Mariah Hindsman  It is hereby agreed by the 
undersigned John Hindsman Peter Hindsman William Hindsman Israel Hindsman 
Elisha Hindsman Michael Hindsman & Roland Formby on the part of his wife 
Elizabeth Formby formerly Hindsman that all the property of whatever 
description that the said Mariah Hindsman did seized & possessed of as well 
as the aforesaid Negroes big Sally Tempy & Silas shall be equally divided 
amongst the aforementioned names and the undersigned do covenant & agree to 
stand to & abide by the division of the aforesaid property & do further 
covenant with each other & agree never to apply for letters of administration 
on the estate of the said Mariah nor to apply to any court to make any 
division or to correct any division which the said heirs at law may make of 
the aforesaid property       In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our 
hands & seals this Feb 17th 1859
									his
In presence of		}					John	x     Hindsman
H. C. Goodwyn	}					          mark
Henry Martin		}					Peter Hindsman
								             his
						       		William  x   Hindsman
		Recd Nov 5th 1859					mark
									   his
		W. H. Keelor  clk				Israel      x    Hindsman
									mark
								Elisha Hindsman
									  his
								Michael   x   Hindsman
									 mark
								Rowland Formby