Person County, NC - DEEDS - Deeds naming Slaves File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ms. Louise Overton ------------------------------------------------------------------- Person County N.C. Deeds naming Slaves. Deed Book E Pages 318-20 18 Feb 1820 John M. McGEHEE (in debt to Thomas McGEHEE of Milton for $2137.66; to McGEHEE and STANFIELD of Milton for $2000. to Bank of New Bern--plus other debts) to George W. JEFFREYS, in trust, for $1.00.... 400 acres where he lives on Hyco adj Thomas SHEPPARD; also 706 acres called the ALLEN tract adj Moses CHAMBERS; negro slaves: Henry age 21, Moses 20, Ellick 22, Nat 18, Hall 18, London 12, Richard 4, Billy 10, Sall 45, Milly 30, Leddy 15, Lizzy 15, Betty 6, Frankey 10, Mary 7, Hannah 20 and her child 1 year. Wit: William McGEHEE and Joseph McGEHEE Deed Book E Page 335 6 March 1820 John C. WADE to Moses CHAMBERS and Robert JONES, for $64.12 all claim and title to following negroes; Rhoda and her children Buck, Ben, Russell, Burwell, Hannah, and Esther: he was legatee with brothers and sisters Edmund Tinsley WADE, Jane Mary, Sally, Robert, and James WADE. Wit: B. WALKER and James WALKER. Deed Book F Page 90-2 25 March 1822 Francis RAVEN (in debt to Lewis AMIS Sr of Granville County for $226 and for $1510.) to Isaac SATTERFIELD and Lewis AMIS Jr, for $1, in trust, negro woman Jane and her 8 children: James, Green, Hannah, Smith, Mary, Jackson, and Dick. Wit: William SNIPES Deed Book E Pages 192-3 18 Sept 1819 Edward CLAY Sr to children and to husbands of daughters of his former wife, Edward CLAY Jr, John RICHMOND and Judith his wife, John MONTGOMERY and Martha his wife, Sarah ROGERS, Mary GOLD, Jerimah FLETCHER and Frances his wife, and James CLAY....all slaves to wit; Sam, Polly, Eff and her child Hester, Letty and her child Bobb, Deely, Curry, Isaac, Peter, Mason, Veny, Hannah, Ursuly, Amy, Lucy, Esther, Absolem, Washington, Samuel, son of Delly, Sarah...all negroes are descendants of Deely and Tabb formerly property of Tribue, father of his late wife; said deed to settle controversey between children and are given them for love and affection. Wit: Isaac SATTERFIELD and George SATTERFIELD Book D Page 363 8 Feb 1813 Robert HESTER to four grandchildren; Sally MALONE, Robert MALONE, Elijah MALONE, and Daniel MALONE, children of daughter Nancy MALONE wife of Stephen MALONE of Orange County for love and affection, 3 negroes; Hannah age 18 years, Nicholas age 3 years, Yancy age 2 years. Wit: Elijah HESTER and William HESTER Deed Book B Pages 160-1 25 Sept 1795 Gideon PATTERSON of Caswell County to grandsons Heartwell MILES, Thomas MILES, Byrd MILES, and Patterson MILES and to grandaughters Nancy MILES, Betsy MILES, Penny MILES, for love and affection and 5 sh., negro woman Hannah, girl Nulty, boy Peter. Wit: B. JOHNSTON and Robert WALKER Deed Book D Page 9-10 5 July 1803 Vincent HARRISON of State of Georgia, to Samuel YARBROUGH for $800. negro woman Hanner, children Phill, Harden, Caty, and one young one. Wit: W. JEFFREYS Deed Book D Page 10 20 June 1803 Ellen HARRISON to Samuel YARBROUGH for $800. negro woman Hanna, boy Phill, boy Hardin, Caty, Juder. Wit: William YARBROUGH and Catherine YARBROUGH Person Co. NC Deed Book D Pages 207-8 14 Feb 1810 Lawrence V. HARGIS and James WILLIAMSON under firm of HARGIS and WILLIAMSON brought suit against Benjamin TOWLER and Ann TOWLER his wife for 59 Lbs 13/5...William McKISSACK, sherriff, to Lawrence VANHOOK, for 70 lbs 2/6, negro woman Hannah and her child Hanner. Wit: H. HARRALSON Deed Book D Page 320-1 19 Feb 1812 Allen WADE (in debt to Alexander CUNINGHAM for $1500.) to George WILSON of Halifax Co. VA, in trust for $1,...200 acres where WADE resides adj Goodloe WARREN, Henry GRAY, William McGEHEE, Daniel GREEN, orphans of Jeremiah WARREN decd.: negroes Buck, Will, Isbell and her daughter Hannah, Juda and her two children Jane and Frank; furniture, utensils. Wit: Daniel C. TOWNS, William DIXON, and Alva OLIVER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.