Page
25 and 26: Division of Slaves, Estate of Carr Hargrove. Commissioners appointed at December Term to
divide the slaves belonging to the minor heirs of C. Hargrove and set apart to James
Bell and wife Elizabeth one part
of the same met at the residence of Mrs.
Hargrove 29 Dec 1860 and being duly sworn have set apart to said James Bell and wife the following
Negroes, being one fifth part of the whole:
Peter, Sylvia, Lucy, Raif,
valued at $2260. T. S. Lutterloh, Danl. McKinnon, Daniel J. Colvin. Report filed Mar Term 1861, ordered recorded.
Page
26: Division Negroes Estate of James Thagard decd. Commissioners appointed to value and divide
said Slaves report: Jack, 17 years old, $700; Peter,
15 years old, $550; Mases, 6 years
old, $300; Rachel, 11 years old,
$433; Lucy, 1 year old, $100; Baltimore, 19 years old, $750; Balaam, 14 years old, $450; Maria, 45 years old, $100; Kitty, 4 years old, $200. [Writing very
faint on owners]. Jack to [illegible] and William
Thagard; Baltimore to Stephen, Amos
and Joseph Thagard; Peter to James Gurdon and Frances Thagard; Balaam to John C. Wright and wife Sarah
Jane; Mases to Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson; Maria and child Lucy to Mrs. Susan Thagard;
Rachel to Peter Smith and wife Sophia
E. Smith; Kitty to Miss Susan Thagard. Money is paid / received to make inheritance
equal. Signed 2 Nov 1861 by J. C. Blocker, Arthur Melvin, W. S.
McDonald. Recorded Dec Term 1861.
Pages
31 & 32. Sarah
McNeill of Cumberland County for love and affection and $1 conveyed to her
granddaughter Flora McDonald a Negro
girl Fanny, now over 2 years of age, daughter of Paulina 16 May 1861. Wit: Mary A. Patterson, William McMillan. Sarah
signed by mark. Registered 28 Dec 1861.
Pages
45 & 46. Division of Slaves. To Archibald
McLauchlin – Rose & Sam, valued at $2,000. To Neill
J. McLauchlin – Kate, Sandy & Jim, valued at $2,600. To Mary A. McLauchlin - Phillis, Tom, & Mag, valued
at $1,900. To Sarah C. McLauchlin – Richard,
Stephen & Mollie, valued at $2,150.
Money exchanged to make equitable.
Division 5 Sep 1860. Recorded 6
Feb 1862.
Page
50. Kenneth
A. Black of Cumberland county, NC, for $600, sold to Julia A. Crow, wife of Peter Crow of Washington county, TX,
Negro boy named Louis, about 15
years old; said boy to be forever discharged & exempt from all liabilities
of her said husband & only to be disposed of or sold at the written request
of said Julia A. Crow. 12 Mar 1862.
Signed K. A. Black. Wit: H. H. Smith, Alex Johnson Jr. Registered 14 Mar 1862.
Pages
84 & 85. Division of Slaves. Mar Term 1862 court received from Thos. J. Owen, John Buie and Alexander
Johnson, freeholders appointed to make division of slaves between John G. McPherson and Alexander McPherson, Guardian of Neill McPherson, tenants in common of
certain slaves, their report dated 31 Dec 1861.
To John G. McPherson – Ellen, Lucy and child, Margaret, Ben, Isaac, Hewey, Mary,
valued at $1900. To Alex. McPherson,
Guardian of Neill McPherson – Sally, Edmund, London, Frank, William,
George, valued at $1900.
Pages
85 & 86. Division of Slaves. Dec Term 1859 received petition from Mary Ann Fuller, widow of Elijah
Fuller decd, & Edward Fuller
& Sallie Fuller, infants under
21 by their Guardian Mary Ann Fuller
that as the distributes and next of kin, they are tenants in common several
(named) slaves and one half of a Negro Boy, the other half owned by John Waddill, to divide said slaves.
Dec Term 1862 Cumberland Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions ordered David A. Ray, Samuel T. Hawley, John H.
Cook & Robert W. Hardie to
allot shares & report to next term.
Mar Term 1862 allotted slaves as follows: Mrs.
Mary Ann Fuller – one half of Neill, the other half being purchased
by her of John Wadill’s Trustees; Buff, Jesse & Aggy, these 3 last being old & unsound, considered worthless; Kitty, Isaac & Sim. To Edward James Fuller – Caswell,
Lewis & Amy. To Sallie
Fuller – John Henry, Julia & William. Registered 23 May
1862.
Pages
86 & 87. Division of Slaves. Dec Term 1861 James McKethan, Levi C. Wade & David McDonald appointed commissioners to divide slaves of William T. Smith, decd. Value of 44 slaves: Sherod,
$900; Sam, $850; Amy & child Billy, $800; Edmund,
$325; Frank, $225; John, $550; Virginia, $500; Thomas,
$500; Charles, $900; Bill, $850; Sarah Jane, $600; Robert, $500; Sharper & wife Tanner[?],
$650; Orphy, $325; Andrew, $250; Stephen, $900; Cary,
$800; George, $400; Flora, $725; Phil & wife Peggy, $300; Chaney
& children Robert & Calvin, $800; Isham, $600; Virgil,
$900; Charles, $600; Abram, $800; Henrietta & child Daniel,
$950; Mack, $550; Sally, $175; Neill Henry, $600; Glasgow,
$900; Alfred, $800; Ransom, $700; Betty & infant child, $850; Bella, $200; Lucy, $325;
Willis, $600; Peg, charged at $150. Total,
$22,050 & 5 heirs; each share $4,410.
Three are minors so not divided & Mary L. Smith declined to have her share set apart so 4 shares
undivided. Walter J. Smith to have Sherod,
Sam, Amy & child Billy, Edmund, Frank, John, Virgil, Thomas & Peg, valued at $4,500; he to pay $90 to the others. Registered 23 May 1862.
Pages
91-93. Marriage Contract. 25 Jun 1862 between George McDonald of 1st part, Ann Branch of 2nd part, & George L. McKay of 3rd part, all of Cumberland
county. Should a marriage be solemnized
between George McDonald & Ann Branch, all stock & property
she now owns is to remain hers for her separate & sole use. List includes household & kitchen
furniture, mule, 6 or 8 head cattle, especially her slaves: Elizabeth
about 28 years old; Helen about 10
years old; Presidea about 9 years
old; Elizabeth about 7 years old; Rachel about 5 years old; Mary Ann about 3 years old; Tom, child of Elizabeth now about 2 months old; Andrew about 9 years old; & their increase. If Ann
dies without disposing of said property, it is to be to the use of George McDonald but not for his
debts. Wit: Robert
Williams. Note:
Boy Andrew is sold before the
signing of this paper, this 25 Jun 1862.
State tax of $1 paid by Wm. B.
Wright. Proved 7 Jul 1862. Registered 18 Jul 1862.
Pages
98 & 99. Ecrow/Eckrow
M. Bird to John A. Bird, both of
Cumberland county, for $2,000, Negro Slave John,
about 9 months old. [No Day] Sep
1859. Signed by mark. Wit: Robert A. Bird, George J. Bird. Proved 13 Feb 1861, registered 13 Aug 1862.
Page
109. From Mary
Ann Evans of Cumberland county to Robert
F. Brown of NC, for $350, a mulatto woman named Violet 48 years of age $ Nov last.
1 Sep 1862. Wit: Jas.
N. Smith. Proved 5 Sep 1862. Registered 11 Sep 1862.
Pages
120-1. Establishment of Trustee. Date 6 Sep 1862. Marriage has taken place between Zachariah Plummer and Bram A. Carter; under marriage contract
(see page 119) Zachariah Plummer of
first part & Erasmus H. Evans of
second part (selected by Bram A. Carter) for $10 paid to Zachariah has conveyed to said Evans as Trustee all the property Bram A. Carter owns or may acquire viz,
tract of land on north side of Cape Fear River inherited from her father
containing 94 acres; also two slaves, a boy named Dave, aged about 11 years, a girl named Rachel aged about 15 years, together with future increase of said
slaves. Bram A. Plummer may dispose of said property as if she were a femme
sole. Signed by mark. Wit: R. W. Hardie. Executed 6 Sep 1862. Registered 22 Sep 1862.
Page 76: 25 Dec 1861 Bennet Hockaday of Cumberland county to
George A. Graham and wife Emily V. Graham of Robeson county, for
$525 a Negro boy named Sam. Registered 24 Apr 1862.
Page 125: From Caroline A. Brown
of New Hanover Co NC for $350, to Mary
Ann Evans of NC, mulatto woman named Violet,
48 years of age 4 Nov last. Caroline A. Brown, agent for Robert W. Brown; witness: Jas.
N. Smith. Registered 4 Oct 1862
Page 140: 7 Nov 1862 between George
McDonald & Ann McDonald his
wife of Cumberland county of 1st part; George
L. McKay of same of 2nd part.
Whereas Ann McDonald prior to
her marriage with her now husband contracted debts & is now indebted to
certain persons hereinafter named which debts parties of 1st part are anxious
to satisfy. Therefore in consideration
thereof & in further consideration of $5 paid by said George L. McKay doth grant, bargain, sell & set over unto George L. McKay, his heirs and assigns
forever: all land which we own or have
interest in lying on East side of Cape Fear River near the Clarendon Bridge,
& on Lock's Creek, lands devised by late Cpt William Lord to his wife now Ann McDonald, land upon
which parties of the 1st part now reside about (blank) acres. Also all household & kitchen furniture
(list); also cart, stock hogs & sows; carriage harness; also several
Negroes by name as follows: Elizabeth aged about 40; Helen aged about 12; President about 10; Eliza about 8; Rachel about 5; Morgan
3; Thomas 1. In trust that said George L. McKay shall proceed within 12 months to sell the property
herein conveyed at public or private sold for cash or such terms of credit as
he may think most for interest of parties concerned; & with the proceeds
thereof shall apply to the payment & satisfaction of debts due & owing
by said Ann McDonald in order set
forth: Note to due J. B. Crawley bearing date (blank) for $5200 with two credits
absorbing the interest if not more, said note now in possession of William L. McKay Attorney at law for collection. Note held & owned by Edward J. Pemberton for about $190
principal with interest not remembered.
Note due & payable to W. B.
Wright for $150 dated 25 Jun 1860 with interest from same date. Note $83.15 with credit of $50 7 Jul
1862. Note dated 28 Jun 1862 to W. B. Wright for professional services
$40. Note to Archibald Holmes for about $30, also by account about $30 for
bacon. To County Court Office of
Cumberland for costs about $70. To
Judgment stayed by W. B. Wright in
hands of Philips, Constable for
collection about $30, name of plaintiff not recollected, perhaps William Overby. To the Clarendon Bridge Company about
$128. To James Martine $5. To William McDuffie for medical bill,
amount not known. These to be 1st &
equally provided for. Then in further
trust to pay a debt now sued upon by Henry
C. Johnson, it being a note made payable to J. H. Roberts & Co which said debt is to be reckoned in the 2nd
class & to be paid in full out of the proceeds of sale of property after
paying debts of the 1st class.
Personally appeared before me, J.
L. Bailey, one of the Judges of the Superior Courts of Law & Equity Geo. W. McDonald & Ann McDonald his wife &
acknowledged execution. Ann was examined separately. Registered 8 Nov 1862
Pg 147: Julia F. Fox to her daughter William
Ann Fox, both of Cumberland, for natural love & affection following
Negro Slaves: Laura, Samuel, James & Milly
and their increase. Signed 4 Dec
1849. Wit: Ellen
A. Magee, Chas. Montague. Registered
13 Jan 1863.
Pg 148:
William M. L. McKay, Trustee of Thomas J.
Curtis & Mrs. Sarah G. Mallett,
all of Lower Fayetteville for $1600 following Negro slaves: Mary,
about 11 years old; Charles, about
10 years old; free from any debts of her husband Chas. P. Mallett, either past, present or future; after her death
to be held in trust by her personal representative for the use of her
children. Signed W. M. L. McKay, Trustee.
Wit: J. G. Shepherd, Jno. Baker
Jr. Registered 14 Jan 1863.
Page 170: John Elliott of Harnett Co in
consideration of the natural love & affection which he has to his son William H. Elliott of Cumberland Co has
given 2 Negro men, one named Ben
& one named Haywood, to have
& to hold forever. 19 Feb 1863. Wit: J. G. Shepherd. Registered 25 Mar 1863.
Page 187: 17 Feb 1863 Warren Carver
of the 1st part [Mrs.] Mary E. Jessup
, widow of M. W. of the 2nd part and Andrew
C. Ray of 3rd part, all of Cumberland Co, NC. Marriage intended shortly between Warren Carver & Mary E. Jessup. It is intended that Mary E. shall retain all personal & perishable property of
which she has or may be interested in as next of kin and heir at law of the
late Marshall W. Jessup, she being
entitled to 1/4 part of whatever may remain after the payment of the debts
& more particularly 1/4 part of the following names slaves: Isaac,
Agnes, Bet, Eliza, Phillis, Jesse, Mariah and Pearce and their increase; these slaves not yet divided. Consideration of $1 & the intended
marriage to Warren Carver. [Very faded & difficult to read but
believe Andrew C. Ray will be
trustee of her property. State tax of $1
paid; registered 15 Apr 1863
Page 193: Isham Carver for $800 sold to J. W.
Welsh Negro slave named Ned aged
11 years or thereabouts. 3 Jan 1863. Wit: Donald McRae, J. L. Watts. Registered 27
Apr 1863
Page 193: State of North Carolina Cumberland County. This obligation entered into this 23 day of
Apr 1863 between Isaac W. Lambert (a
free colored man) and John F. Byrne
both of county and state aforesaid.
Witnesseth that sd Lambert is
indebted to sd Byrne in sum of $100
which he is desirous to pay and in order to do so has this day and by these
presents bound himself in the sum of $500 work for sd Byrne as a laborer on his farm or at coopering or at any other usual service for and during the term of 3 years from
this date. In Witness whereof sd Lambert has this day set his hand and
seal day and year above written. Isaac W. (his mark) Lambert. State of North Carolina April 23, 1863. Personally appeared before one Jesse T. Warden Clerk of the Court of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Cumberland County, North Carolina, Isaac W. Lambert and signed and sealed
the foregoing agreement for the purposes therein set forth. Let it be registered. Registered Apr 24, 1863.
Page 201: Received from John W.
Welsh $1500 for negro man named Fenner. I warrant the title to said negro against the
claim or claims of any other person or persons whatsoever and further warrant
said negro a slave for life $1500.
Franklinton, 16 Jan 1863. Jno B. Winston Attorney for Wilie
J. Fuller. Witness: E. F.
Moore. State of NC Cumberland
County. Then was the execution of this
Bill of Sale proven before me by the oath of E. F. Moore, subscribing
witness thereto. Registered 22 May
1863. J. T. Warden, Clerk
Page 233: Division of slaves: S. T. Haley, D. A. Ray and Archd McLean, requested by Benjamin R. Huske and Benjamin W. Robinson, Exrs of will of
late O. P. Stark, to divide into 2
equal parts his negroes, not specifically disposed of by him but described in
said last will "as the balance of my negrows not otherwise disposed
of" for purpose of allotting them do on 7 Dec 1862 divide as follows: Lot No 1 to consist of Jeff, Ellen and Isaiah
allotted to Joanna A. Robinson and others according to their
interest as defined by 5th clause of said will.
Lot No 2 to consist of Jim,
William, Eliza and Phyllis is
allotted to Sarah A. Robinson and
others according to their interest as defined by the 6th clause of said
will. Registered 26 Jun 1863.
Page 237: Chas. D. Nixon, John
Bell, Daniel McKinnon, freeholders appointed
by Court to divide the slaves belonging to estate of Carr Hargrove decd and allot to petitioners their share on
severalty as follows: to L. R. Breece and Ann Eliza his wife slaves Virgin,
Clarissa, Abram, and Amos. Registered 27 Jun 1863
Page 239: Division of Slaves: John
H. Cook JP, D. G. MacRae JP, R. McDaniel, David Murphy, W. G. McDonald, appointed Jun Term 1860
to divide the negroes of late Jonathan
Evans according to his will; did 23
Aug 1860 cause to be brought before us all the slaves willed by Jonathan Evans to Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, Jonathan Evans and James Evans; after valuing same we proceeded to set apart one third
part to Jonathan Evans the petitioner as follows: Sarah
valued at $500; her children: Dick
$575, Dina $400, Henrietta $300, Delaney $200; Meriar
$800, her children, Henrietta $575, Laura $450, Solomon $450, Henry
$450, Julia $20; Crazy Tenar minus $300, her children Isaac $325, Milly $325; Sarah's
children Rhoda $850, Eliza $700, Scip $1100, William
$1100, Nick $1200, Ceasar $900, Billy $750, Henry $600, Dick, Anne and Sally Roan
parishioners. The remainder of the
slaves, two thirds of the whole number, we have left in common stock and in the
possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Evans,
widow. Sworn and subscribed at
Fayetteville 4 Sep 1860. Registered 27
Jun 1863
Page 250: Stewart Devane decd to Eliza Devane
and others. Pursuant to an order of the
last term of this court, appointing the undersigned to divide between the widow
and the children of the late Stewart
Devane certain slaves which were the property of said Stewart Devane and among
the children of the said Stewart Devane
certain other slaves which had been bequeathed to him for life by his father
and after the death of said Stewart
were to go in remainder to his children.
Mar 1862 we proceeded to value and divide the slaves into lots.
Lot 1: Peyton,
$750; Rachel, $750, Osmond, $500; Hannah, $500, to Eliza
Devane, $2500.
Lot 2: Haywood,
$900; Manerva & child, $750; Bill, $450; Nanch, $150; Phillis,
$250, to D. J. Devane, $2500.
Lot 3: Augustus,
$850; Eliza & child, $775; Theophilus, $500; Susan, $350, to T. M. Devane, $2375.
Lot 4: Toney,
$900; Charity & child, $900; Drendes[?] & child, $625; to W. S. Devane $2425.
Lot 5: Simon,
$800; Isi, Militia, Arap, $800; James $640; Lucy (Charity), $250, to
R. M. Devane, $2450
Lot 6: Handy,
$825; Peggy & child, $800; Sally, $325; May, $200; Lucy, $250;
to J. T. Wright, $2400
Lot 7: Mag,
$175, Loun, $900; Cinda, $625; Doll, $450; Siller,
$250; to J. M. Foy, $2400.
No 2 pays No 4 $7.13; No
2 pay No 6 $35.71; No 2 pays No 7 $21.45; No 1 pays No 3 $64.71; No 1 pays No 4
$3.58; No 5 pays No 7 $14.29.
Drindes[?]
to John T. Wright $50, he to pay to
each of the heirs their proportional part, say $7.14 to each.
Sworn before Jno. H. Cook, JP. Arthur
Melvin, Thomas McDaniel, David Murphy.
Jun Term 1862. Registered 15 Jul
1863
Page 263: Sarah Ann Butler of Cumberland Co for the consideration of $1 have given,
granted and sold to Daniel Smith one
Negro woman named Betsey, and the
Kitchen part of the house in which I now live, and $500 out of my estate at my
death. In special trust and confidence
and on condition that all is to remain during my life; then that he Will hold
the said Negro and money and lot for the purpose of taking care of said Negro
with authority to expend the interest of said $500 for the maintenance and
support of said Betsey and if need
be $300 of the principal. Of the
remaining $200 on the death of Betsey,
I desire him to give $100 to Hugh
McAlpin's son John Butler McAlpin
and the other $100 to William Butler's
son John Butler. Signed and sealed 27
Jan 1859. Wit: James
Banks. Execution of the deed 4 Jul
1863. Registered 7 Aug 1863
Page 277: Janet D. Whitehead for the natural love and affection towards my son Williamson Whitehead, both of
Cumberland Co, gives to him Negro Boy named William, son of my Negro Woman Clara. Signed 27 Day Jun 1863 Janet D. Whitehead.
Wit: J. C. Poe, T. B. Hawley. Aug 17 1863 proved by oath of T. B. Hawley. Registered 20 Oct 1863.
Pg 304:
Raleigh, NC 8 Jan 1864.
Received of Isaac Hollingsworth
$850 in full for Negro woman Judy. I warrant nothing but the right and title to
said Negro. P. J. Sterne. Wit: W. A.
Moon. Registered 23 Feb 1864.
Pg 312:
4 Jan 1863. Jane M. Evans to William J. Bernard, for $1980, a certain Negro girl, a slave for
life, named Alice, aged about 13
years. Warrants said slave to be sound
in mind and body and free from constitutional diseases or defects. Wit: C. E. Seels. Proved 6 Jan 1864. Registered 29 Feb 1864.
Pg 315:
George F. Thagard of Cumberland County for $1,000 to John H. Smith of same, a certain Negro woman slave named Sarah about 40 years old. 11 Aug 1863.
Wit: Joseph Thames, Daniel Smith. Proven by oath of Daniel Smith. Registered 1
Mar 1864
Pg 332:
John Elliot of Harnett County for the natural love and affection he has
towards his son and for $1, to Alexander
Elliot following Negroes: Mary and her children, Harrit, Charles, Philemon, Martha, Suckey, Bob, Owen, Noah and Giles; and Margaret and her children George
and Curtis; also Nelson, Abram, Evander, Allen, Solomon,
Patsey, Henderson. 7 May 1863. Wit: William H. Elliot. Proved by William H. Elliot. Registered 19 Mar 1864.
Pg 332:
Bartholomew Fuller for $3,000 to Avon E.
Hall of Wilmington, a Negro Girl named Ellen,
aged about 15 years. Witness E. F. Moore. Acknowledged 26 Nov 1863. Registered 19 Mar 1864.
Pg 346:
David Torrance for $1300, to Henry L. Myrover, Isaac B. Hawley, Joseph
A. Worth, Geo. H. Haigh and Nathan A. Stedman, and the survivor of
them, a certain Negro man Slave named Joe,
commonly known as Joe Beebe, aged
about 31 years, for them to hold in trust; nevertheless for the following intent
and purpose, that is to say, should it so happen that the said Joe can be lawfully emancipated and set
free, then the said Henry L. Myrover,
Isaac B. Hawley, Joseph A. Worth,
Geo. A. Haigh and Nathan A. Stedman
are to allow the said Joe to be
freed and they are to facilitate the freedom by such lawful mode as may be
offered for this purpose. If Joe cannot be lawfully freed, the title
is to continue to the survivor. 27 Dec
1863. Wit: D. G.
McRae. Proved by D. G. McRae and registered 29 Mar 1864.
Pg 350:
William Overby to William W. Shepherd,
both of Cumberland county, for $2,000, the supposed value of 2 Negro boys, one Wesley about 8 years old and one Whitfield about 6 years old, sells a
tract situated in Town of Fayetteville on the North margin of Grove and Cool
Spring[?] Streets (being the South
corner of a lot formerly owned by Andrew
Alvis and occupied by Mrs. Dawson
and now supposed to belong to Neill Love
a minor), then east to the Southwest corner of a lot once owned by R. Campbell and now owned by D. & W. McLaurin (more
directions). 4 Mar 1864. Wit: Jno Vaughan. Registered 30 Mar 1864.
Pg 384:
[Beginning faded and illegible]
Sarah Cutler to John Everett Jr., for $1550, all her
undivided interest in the slaves of Elisha
Edwards, her brother, and the slaves of late Mary Edwards, her
mother, and also her share of the hires of the said slaves, to be paid to the John Everett by Daniel Butler
Adm of the said Elisha Edwards and
the Adm of Mary Edwards. Wit: James Chason. Proven by James Chason. Registered 5
Sep 1864
Pg 418:
William A. Whitehead of Cumberland county to Richard
H. Grant, as Trustee for Cornelia E.
Grant, for $2100, a Negro Slave named Alexander
to have and to hold as Trustee, upon trust nevertheless that he will hold the
said Slave to and for the same uses and trust under the same provisions limits
as are set forth in deed of Marriage recorded in New Hanover County Book FF
page 19. 14 Nov 1864. Wit: Jos. Utley. Proved 14 Dec 1864 by Jos. Utley.
Pg 428:
Agnes McLeran, for and in consideration of the love and affection she has for
her sister Mary McLeran, and for
other valuable consideration, to said Mary
McLeran a certain Negro slave named Adam,
aged about 38 years. Signed by
mark. Wit: Duncan
K. Ray, Wm. J. McPhail. Proved by Wm. J. McPhail 14 Nov 1864.
Registered 16 Jan 1865.
Pg 452:
Caroline, a Negro Slave of the estate of the late John T. Gilmore, having under the provision of the Will of her late
master chosen as the purchaser of herself and her four children (Augustus, Rosetta, Levernia and Jarvis) Mr. Kenan Philips of said county, and the executors of said John T. Gilmore having placed upon the
said Slaves following cash valuation: Caroline, aged about 25 years, $4,000; Augustus aged about 9 years, $2750; Rosetta, aged about 5 years, $1800; Lavernia, aged about 3 years, $750,
amounting to $10,000 from which is deducted 30%, leaving the purchaser to pay
$7,000. Now for in consideration of the
$7,000 paid over in Confederate money, the executors of said John T. Gilmore (Alexr. J. Byrne,
Archibald McLean, Elijah F. Moore) sell said slaves to Kenan Philips. 14 Dec
1864. Wit: W.
Draughon. Proven 27 Jan 1865 on oath
of W. Draughon. Registered 13 Apr 1865
Pg 459:
Indenture made 26 Mar 1865 between Mrs. Mary T. Hatchell, Archibald McLauchlin and William M. L. McKay. Whereas a marriage is intended to be
celebrated between Mrs. Mary T. Hatchell and Archibald McLauchlin, both of
Fayetteville, and whereas it is the desire of all parties to secure to the said
Mrs. Mary T. Hatchell to her sold
and separate use and benefit, free from the control of her intended husband,
and in no way liable for his debts, the property herinafter conveyed. In consideration of $1 paid by W. M. L. McKay, the said Mary Hatchell and Archibald
McLauchlin do sell to W. M. L. McKay
following property: the House and Lot on
the North side of Person Street and below the "Half Way Bridge" being
the same lot conveyed by Wm. Cade to
William W. Hatchell 18 Aug 1860;
subsequently given by William W. Hatchell by his last will and
testament to above named Mary T.
Hatchell; also following Negroes; Negro Woman named Catharine, Charles, John George and [illegible]; two bedsteads,
beds and furniture; two mattresses; one sofa or lounge; 12 chairs; 3 tables; 3
carpets; 1 clock; 1 cow and calf; knives and forks; cups and saucers; plates;
pots; spiders and oven; 1 cooking stove and utensils belonging thereto;
together with real and personal property of every kind and description belonging
to said Mary T. Hatchell. W. M.
L. McKay to hold in trust for her and release if she should need it. Wit: M. Rose, John Keith. 24 Jul 1865 marriage contract executed on
oath of John Keith. Registered 25 Jul 1865.
Pg 464:
Duncan Purcell to his sister Nancy
Purcell, both of Cumberland county, for $1 to him in hand paid and further
consideration hereafter mentioned: 150
acres of land, the Residence, joins James
Averitt and others; 1 Negro Boy named Bill;
crop now growing on the place; all stock of cattle, 9 head; all the stock of
sheep and hogs together with the household and kitchen furniture; all farming
tools. She is to settle all his
business, settle all debts; he does this from the fact that she, said Nancy Purcell, stayed and helped to
take care of our Parents as long as they lived.
10 Jul 1862. Wit: S. R.
Hawley. Proved by S. R. Hawley 17 Jul 1865. Registered 26 Oct 1865.
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