Obediah Coleman deed of gift to daughter Frances Coleman
Deed Book 26, page 526, March 21, 1836 Mecklenburg County Virginia
Know all men by these presents that I Obediah Coleman of the County of Mecklenburg and State of Virginia for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I bear to Frances Coleman my beloved daughter of the same county & State as well also for the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid by the said Frances at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have given & granted and do by these presents give and grant unto the said Frances her heirs exors admors and apigns [assigns] the following mentioned slaves and property vizt one negro man Joe one negro man Gilbert one negro man Chavis one negro man Peter one negro woman Molley & her future increase one negro Amy & her four children namely Simon Silas Caroline and Amy Jr and the future increase of the females one horse one yolk oxen one ox cart & ox yoke two cows and calves ten sheep forty barrels corn thirty bushels wheat one thousand pounds pork all of my lard & lard pots all of my butter & butter pots all of my tallow & soap all of my sugars & coffees all of my jugs all of my pewter ware one large iron pot one small iron pot one iron skillet one brap [brass] kettle one iron pot rack & hangers & hooks one trivet two bread-hoes one pair andirons one pair flatirons one pair shovel and tongs one pair hand bellows one loom all of my slays & harnp [harness] & shuttles and warping bars all of my spinning wheels all of my barrels & hogsheads three pine tables three pine cupboards one walnut cupboard two blue painted pine chests one walnut bed two choice feather beds bedstead & furniture all of my table cloths toylets & towels one looking glap [glass] eight sitting chairs one tea board one grind stone one pair of stylyards [steelyards]and one man saddle one crank two choice sows and pigs one dagon plow three trowel hoes three hilling hoes one pair iron wedges two pole axes two broad axes one crop [cross] cut & one hand saw one shot gun one claw hammer one drawing knife one coopers adds fifteen wool one hundred pounds picked cotton all of my water vepels [vessels] all of my poultry and beehives – To have and to hold the said negro slaves and other property above mentioned unto her the said Frances her heirs &c [etc.] forever and the said Obediah Coleman for himself his heirs exors & admors the said negro slaves and property above mentioned unto the said Frances her heirs &c against the claim or claims of him the said Obediah Coleman his heirs exors and admors and against the claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever will warrant and forever defend by these presents –
In witnep [witness] whereof I the said Obediah Coleman have hereunto set his hand and seal this 5th day of January 1836 -
Signed sealed & delivered Obediah his X mark Coleman {seal}
In the presents of
J F Finch
Silas M Gregory
Wm N Smith
At the Court held for Mecklenburg County on the 21st of March 1836
The foregoing deed and Gift was produced in open Court and proved by the oath of the three subscribing witnepes [witnesses] and ordered to be recorded –
Jno G. Baptist Clk
Teste R B Baptist
Transcriber's notes:
Obediah Coleman was the son of Daniel Coleman Jr of Amelia County Virginia. Obediah Coleman did not leave a will, but chose instead to dispose of his real and personal property through “deeds of gifts” to his children.
Transcribed, as written, from the original documents archived in the Mecklenburg Co VA Clerk's Office in Boydton. Words enclosed in [ ] are modern day spellings of the word that directly preceded it.
Transcribed on August 16th , 2008 by William Edward Coleman, Jr, great-great-great-great grandson of Obediah Coleman
Viz and Vizt are abbreviations of videlicet, which is Latin for “it is permitted to see.” These adverbs are used as synonyms of “namely, that is to say, as follows.”
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