HAYWOOD COUNTY TN - MISC - Charles Mulherrin and Nancy H. Goodman Marriage Contract

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C. Mulherrin		}

Marriage Contract	}

N. H. Goodman		}

Filed January 30th, 1862}

at 2 o'clock P.M.	}

Deed Book Z, page 412	}



This agreement or Marriage Contract made and entered into by and between Charles

Mulherrin and Nancy H. Goodman this first day of January 1861, Witness that the

said Charles Mulherrin  is to have the control and Management of all the negro

slaves and other property belonging to and in the possession of the said N. H.

Goodman excepting her Real Estate for and during the natural Life of the said

Chrles Mulherrin unless he should out live said N. H. Goodman in which event all

of her property of every __ and description shall revert and pass to her heirs

and Legal Representatives but the said C. Mulherrin shall have the right to the

profits and hire & Labor of salves during Natural Life of both parties to this

agreement but no Longer and it is further agreed between the parties that in the

event the said C. Mulherrin should die first then at his death N. H. Goodman

hereby agreees to forfeit and release any right she may or can have to dower in

the Estate of the said C. Mulherrin both real & personal.  Signed and sealed in

presence.



							Charles Mulherrin	{SEAL}

							N. H. Goodman		{SEAL}



Wm Kelsoe

J. W. Hines



State of Tennessee	}

County of Haywood	}



Personally appeared before me, John L. Poston, clerk of the county court of said

county, Wm Kelsoe & J. W. Hines.  The ___witness to the within instrument being

first duly sworn depose & say they are personally acquainted with Charles

Mulherrin & N. H. Goodman the within named bargainers who acknowledged the same

in their presents to ____and deed for the purposes therein ___on the day it bears

date Witness my hand at office this 15th day of June 1866.

							J. L. Poston, Clk