Lauderdale County MsArchives Court.....Clanton, Mrs. Nancy  January 14 1841
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Source: Articles Of Agreement Between The Heirs Of Nancy Clanton
Written: January 14 1841

“Articles of Agreement between the heirs of NANCY CLANTON, dec’d.  Rec & 
received 14 January 1841”

Sumter Co, AL Deed Book F (1840-1842), pp. 68-69.

“Articles of agreement by and between the heirs of NANCY CLANTON, late of 
Lauderdale County Mississippi deceased to wit THOMAS CUSACK in right of his 
wife MARTHA L, HUGH DALE in right of his wife CATHERINE, JAMES RATLIFF in right 
of his wife ELIZABETH all daughters of said deceased and Lewis D. Clanton, son 
of said deceased. Whereas the aforesaid heirs have agreed on a division of the 
property and estate which was of NANCY CLANTON deceased and there being a son 
of said deceased named MARK CLANTON who is considered wholly incompetent to 
manage his own business in consequence of some mental defect and provision for 
maintenance and protection of said MARK CLANTON being necessary and therefore 
agreed by and between the aforesaid heirs that a Negro girl named MAHALA of 
black complexion of the age of thirteen  ? (being a portion of said NANCY 
CLANTON estate) together ? with the future of ? to remain in or on the ? of 
LEWIS D. CLANTON who is to ? take charge of and protect the said MARK CLANTON 
during his natural life but with the further specification that the said MAHALA 
her future ? are to be ? for the debts in contracts neither of the said LEWIS 
D. CLANTON nor MARK CLANTON during the natural life of said MARK but are to 
remain in the possession of the said LEWIS D. CLANTON for the purpose of 
aforesaid during the natural life of said MARK CLANTON and are not to be 
removed or disposed of under any circumstances nor ? but it is agreed that if 
the said LEWIS D should survive said MARK that there and in that ? the said 
MAHALA (and increase?) are to be the bonafide property and estate of the said 
LEWIS D. CLANTON but if the said MARK survive the said LEWIS D. then the 
nearest relative is to provide some good and comfortable home for said Mark 
where he will be properly provided for and protected and shall put into the 
possession of the person thus to provide & protect the said MARK. The said 
MAHALA and her increase? as a ? or compensation for said provision and 
protection during the natural life of said MARK and said nearest relation shall 
this provide for him from time to time as may be required with this further 
agreement that whenever the said MARK shall depart this life then the said 
MAHALA & increase shall under all circumstances become the property of the 
heirs or estate of LEWIS D. CLANTON and put into their possession at the death 
of said MARK CLANTON if they shall have been put in the possession of any other 
person for the purpose of aforesaid. In testimony whereof we hereinto set out 
hands and seals this 16th day of October AD 1840.”

THOMAS CUSACK   (SEAL)
HUGH DALE   (seal)
LEWIS D. CLANTON  (seal)
JAMES RATLIFF  (seal)
By L.D. CLANTON agent

State of Alabama
Sumter County

“Personally came THOS. CUSACK, HUGH DALE, LEWIS D. CLANTON, JAMES RATLIFF by 
his agent L.D. CLANTON and ? acknowledged that they signed, sealed and 
delivered the written ? on the day of its date and for the purposes therein 
contained for testimony of all which hereto subscribe my name this 12 Janry 
1841.”

PRICE WILLIAMS, clerk


Source: Photocopy of original document


Additional Comments:
Nancy Clanton was married to Edward Clanton, who died around 1817. His estate 
papers are located in the Washington Co, AL courthouse. After his death, Nancy 
Clanton and some of her children moved to Marengo Co.,AL, then Sumter Co, AL. 
Nancy Clanton died in 1840 or 1841 in Lauderdale Co, MS, her last place of 
residence. 

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