Sarah Jones Deed of Gift to Grimes
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Deed of Gift to [ ] Grimes
Georgia, Chatham County Clerk’s Office
Recorded in Book D D folio 88 Savannah [28th?] March 1811
[Rob] F. Bolles Clerk
15th
Georgia, Chatham County Clerk’s Office
Recorded in Book D D folio 88 Savannah [28th?] March 1811
[Rob] F. Bolles Clerk
15th
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Georgia
Know all men by these presents that I Sarah Jones of Savannah widow out of natural love and affection to my Great Grand Daughter Sarah Jones Grimes, do hereby give and deliver to her use, a Negro woman called [Menda], formerly the property of Mrs. [C?] Grimes, wife of Dr. John Grimes, and from Mrs Grimes I purchased the negro for the benefit of her child; [ ] the said Negro Menda and her [ ] to my said Great Grand Child as aforesaid as the proper Negro I [ ] with [ ] shared my Great Grand child before marriage, or of legal age, then the said Nnegro, to such Child, or children as my Grand Daughter [Mrs Francis?], may hereafter have— and for no other use interest or purpose whatever— warranting the said Negro for the uses aforesaid witness my hand and seal this day of March 1811
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S Jones
P. D. [Woollhotter?]
Thomas W Roodman engine being sworn saith he was present + did see Mrs. S Jones widow execute this deed + with P.D. [Woolhotter] did [subscribeth] same as witnesses. Thos. [ Robman]
Sworn to [ ] me this 21 March 1811
[Rob] F. Bolles [W.]
Know all men by these presents that I Sarah Jones of Savannah widow out of natural love and affection to my Great Grand Daughter Sarah Jones Grimes, do hereby give and deliver to her use, a Negro woman called [Menda], formerly the property of Mrs. [C?] Grimes, wife of Dr. John Grimes, and from Mrs Grimes I purchased the negro for the benefit of her child; [ ] the said Negro Menda and her [ ] to my said Great Grand Child as aforesaid as the proper Negro I [ ] with [ ] shared my Great Grand child before marriage, or of legal age, then the said Nnegro, to such Child, or children as my Grand Daughter [Mrs Francis?], may hereafter have— and for no other use interest or purpose whatever— warranting the said Negro for the uses aforesaid witness my hand and seal this day of March 1811
[ ]
S Jones
P. D. [Woollhotter?]
Thomas W Roodman engine being sworn saith he was present + did see Mrs. S Jones widow execute this deed + with P.D. [Woolhotter] did [subscribeth] same as witnesses. Thos. [ Robman]
Sworn to [ ] me this 21 March 1811
[Rob] F. Bolles [W.]
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Dublin Core
Title
Sarah Jones Deed of Gift to Grimes
Subject
enslaved persons
Description
Scanned images of a Deed of Gift recorded in the Chatham County, Georgia country clerk's office on 21 March 1811. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-1.
The Potter estate included the Tweedside and Colerain Plantations near Savannah, Georgia.
This deed of gift records the transfer of named enslaved persons Meada and her child from Sarah Jones to Jones' great grand daughter.
The Potter estate included the Tweedside and Colerain Plantations near Savannah, Georgia.
This deed of gift records the transfer of named enslaved persons Meada and her child from Sarah Jones to Jones' great grand daughter.
Creator
Jones, Sarah
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
21 March 1811
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Relation
JMLMS1411FA
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS1411.1-1.1811SarahJonesDeedofGift.1-4
Coverage
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States of America
Collection
Citation
Jones, Sarah, “Sarah Jones Deed of Gift to Grimes,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/630.