ONSLOW COUNTY, NC - WILL BOOK A - Pre-Marital Settlement of David Mitchell and 
			    Clarissa Ward, 26 Dec 1808
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Record of Wills, Book A
1800-1825
Onslow County, North Carolina
Page 90


Know by all these men presents, that David Mitchell of the County of Onslow
and State of North Carolina, planter, being this day to be joined in wedlock
to Clarrissa Ward of the same county and in order to prevent any possible
acciedent of waste, damage or detrement resulting to my said intended wife
Clarrissa from said marriage and for her better maintenance and advancement in
life or of her probable issue and for arese other good causes me thereunto
moving have this day before marriage made over and by then presents do hereby
make over relingquish and deliver unto my said intended wife Clarrassia in the
present of her special friend Nathaniel Loomis to be by him held in trust for
her heirs executors and forever all and singulair the slaves money and
property whatever kind it may be to which the said Clarrissa is or may be
entitled consisting of the following Negroes (viz.);  Old Indi, Violet, Young
Indi, Hutor, Acholes, also all their increase which they may hereafter have
also two hundred pounds of money and notes unto the said Nathaniel Loomis, his
executors or administrators.

To have and to hold upon this special trust and confidence never the less and
to and for the several use and trust hereinafter mentioned that is to say to
and for the use of the said Clarissa during the term of her natural life and
to and for the use of the heirs of her body or such person or persons as the
said Clarrissa shall by her last will and testament or by any writing
purporting to be her last will and signed by the proper hand and name of the
said Clarrissa declare and appoint and to and for no other use or uses
whatever.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 26th
day of December 1808.

					D. Mitchell (seal)

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
D. M. Dulany
R. H. Jones

Onslow County:  In court January term 1809.  This marriage settlement was 
proved in open court by the oath of Daniel M. Dulany and ordered to be 
registered.
Registered in Book @ 2 and on page 59, April 6th 1809
Attest:  Nath Loomis, C.C.
James Glenn, Reg.


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