BLADEN COUNTY, NC - DEEDS - Indenture, William Hall, Gooden Bowen
			    and Lyda Daniel
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Bladen County NC, Book 37, page 371
This indenture ----?---- made this 17th day of February in the year 1796 
between William Hall of the 1st part and Gooden Bowen of the 2nd part and Lyda 
Daniel daughter of George Daniel dec'd of the 3rd part.

Witnesseth that the said Wm. Hall, for and in consideration of the marriage 
intended shortly to (be) held and solemized between Wm. Hall and said Lyda 
Daniel and that a competant provision and maintenance may (be) had and made 
for the said Lyda Daniel and that the following Negroes to wit: Nancy, Hannah, 
Mariah, Ann, Charles, Isral, Mollie, Dolly, Tom, Phebe, Alick & Lucy.

Now the said Lyda should be settled pursuant to the agreement made between the 
said Wm. Hall on his part, Gooden Bowen intrust for the said Lyda of second 
part and the said Lyda of the third part. He the said Wm. Hall doth covenant 
grant and agree to and with the said Gooden Bowen his heirs Exec's Adm's from 
henceforth and after the said marriage shall take effect the said twelve 
negroes to witt: Nancy, Hannah, Mariah, Ann, Charles, Israel, Mollie, Dolly, 
Tom, Phebe, Alex & Lucy together with the increase of the female Negroes it is 
and shall be vested in the said Gooden Bowen his heirs Exec's & Adm's To and 
for the several uses and trusts herein mentioned that is to the use of Lyda 
Daniel aforesaid for her sale and separate & maintainance of the conveyance of 
her children if any she shall have during coverture by no manner of mains to 
be subject to the debts contracts covenants or incumberances hereto made or 
hereafter to be made by the said William Hall and in case the said Lyda should 
survive the said Wm. the said Negroes and their increase are to her use and 
the use of her children if any she should have by the said William and to no 
other use or purpose whatsoever if the said Lyda should die in the lifetime of 
the said Wm.. leaving isue, then the said isue shall have sale benifit and 
property of the said Negroes but if the said Lyda should die in the lifetime 
of the said William then in that case she the said Lyda leaving the issue had 
between her & the said Wm. to have the sale property and Benifit of the 
aforementioned Negroes and their increas to him his heirs and assigns forever 
In witness the parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and 
year first above written.

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presences of John P. Granges, Daniel Bain

William Hall (seal) G Bowen (seal) Lyda Daniel(seal)