MAURY COUNTY, TN -MISC -Slave Gift to Frances E. Fitzgerald, 7 Aug 1852
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Frances E. Fitzgerald Deed of	 
Gift Executed by P. Fitzgerald	
August 7th 1852			
Registered Oct. 13th 1852		
Know all men by these presents that I Pleasant Fitzgerald of the County 
of Maury and state of Tennessee for and in consideration of the natural 
love and affection I have and bear toward my daughter Frances Emiline
Fitzgerald wife of Garret C. Fitzgerald of the county of Giles I have given 
transferred & conveyed and by these presents doth give transfer & 
convey unto the said Frances Emiline Fitzgerald for and during her 
natural life & for her sole separate and Exclusive use & benefit during her
life aforesaid a negro girl slave named Meany about Eleven years of age 
being a negro I raised, which said negro girl I convey to the said Frances 
Emiline free from the debts liabilities or contracts of her present or any future 
husband and for her sole separate & Exclusive use & benefit as if she were 
a femesole during her life and at her death the said negro Meany and her 
increase ar(e) to go to the children of the said Frances Emiline and if any 
of said children at that time shall be dead having children such child or 
children shall represent & take the portion of their deceased parents.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 
7 day of August 1852.
B. A. Fitzgerald    			Pleasant Fitzgerald (seal)
William O. Dodson   witness

I agree to and acknowledge the above conveyance and agree that said 
negro shall be delivered to my wife and that I will not at ant time set up 
claim to her, This the 7 day of August 1852.
R. A . Fitzgerald 			Garret C. Fitzgerald (seal)
W. O. Dodson	 witness

State of Tennessee
Maury County	
 Personally appeared before me John B. Padget clerk of the county court 
of Maury County R. A. Fitzgerald & William O. Dodson subscribing 
witnesses to the within named deed who being first sworn depose 
and say that they are acquainted with Pleasant Fitzgerald & Garret C. 
Fitzgerald the bargainor and that they acknowledged the same in their 
presence to be their act and deed upon the day it bears date.
Witness my hand at office this 1st day of September 1852

				John B. Padgett clerk