Will and Indenture of Thomas Potter (1854)

Execution of Thomas F. Potter by John D. Langhorne
Deed of Bargain + sale of Tweedside Plantation, 212 Negro slaves, [etc.?]
Consideration $173,534.50

Execution of Thomas F. Potter by John D. Langhorne
Deed of Bargain + sale of Tweedside Plantation, 212 Negro slaves, [etc.?]
Consideration $173,534.50

State of Georgia
This indenture made this thirtieth day of January in the year our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and fifty four
Between Robert F. Stockton and Richard [J.] of the state of New Jersey and James Potter of the County of Chatham in the state of Georgia, Executors of the last will and testament of Thomas J. Potter, deceased, of the first part, and John D. Langhorne of the County of Chatham and State of Georgia of the second part:—
Witnesseth that whereas Thomas F. Potter late of the County of Mercer in the State of new Jersey, departed this life sometime in the month of September Eighteen Hundred and fifty three [ ] of large real and personal Estates, amongst which was all that plantation called Tweedside situate on Tide Water in the County of Chatham and State of Georgia about six miles from the city of Savannah more particularly described hereafter with all the improvements thereon and the Slaves thereon amounting in number to two hundred and twelve hereinafter named and other property hereinafter more particularly described having first made and executing his last Will and Testament appointing Robert F. Stockton, Richard J. Field and James Potter the Executors, thereof, in which said last Will and Testament amongst other things he the said Thomas F. Potter gave to the said Executors and the survivor and survivors of them full power and authority to sell and convey in fee simple the whole or any portions of and real estate not herein specifically devised and also to sell and dispose of any part of my personal estate wherever in their judgment it may be advisable to do so –
And whereas also, at the January term of the Superior Court of the County of Chatham on a Bill filed on the Equity side of said court wherein the said Robert F. Stockton and Richard J. Field qualified Executors in the State of New Jersey were complainants and James Potter qualified Executor in the State of Georgia was defendant it was amongst other things ordered adjudged and decreed that the said James Potter the sole qualified Executors in the State of Georgia of the last Will and

Testament of Thmoas F. Potter deceased unite with the Complainants Robert F. Stockton and Richard J. Field and sell either at public or private sale all that plantation or tract of land known as Tweedside being composed of several tracts of land containing in all two thousand and eighty seven and nine tenths acres (2087 9/10) of land more or less situated on Tide Water in Chatham County about six miles above the City of Savannah with all the improvements thereon and all the furniture, [ ], carriages, horses, cattle, hogs, flats, plantation improvements and all other property in any manner connected with or attached to the said planation, and the following named Negro slaves belonging to and attached to said planation, namely, Richard, aged 45 years, Susan 49 years, Robert 27 years, March 35 years, Rose 37 years, George 19 years, Henry 11 years, Billy 9 years, Andrew 2 ½ years, Scipio 6 months, Patty 41 years, Austin 15 years, Chance 38 years, Jane 40 years, Pompey Gates 38 years, Rebecca 16 years, Isaiah 16 years, Daphne 10 years, July 38 years, Molly King 31 years, Phoeton 38 years, Maria McQuee 40 years, Lettice 1e years, Richard 9 years, Frank 7 years, Pollux 2 years, Abraham 9 months, Thomas 35 years, Daphne 29 years, Martha 10 years, Flora 2 ½ years, Fatima 56 years, Big York 34 years, Poll 31 years, Katy 12 years, Dinah 9 years, and an infant 2 monoths, [Goliah/Goliath] 31 years, Grace 48 years, Sibby 28 years, Josiah 2 ½ years, John Sue 45 years, Lucy Vass 45 years, Zeline 19 years, Jonas 10 years, Cain 39 years, nanny 40 years, Mary 12 years, Cyrus 6 years, Mag 1 year, Stephen 36 years, Celia 34 years, Adam 4 monnths, Quacco 44 years, Hollannd 44 years, Celia Whitehead 73 years, White 46 years, Isaac 32 years, Old Eve 50 years, Lynndy 19 years, Thomas 11 years, Volunteer 33 years, Patience 31 years, Amelia 30 years, John 1 ½ years, Harriet 21 years, Lydia 17 years, Aberdeen 43 years, Phoebe 40 years, John 17 years, William 24 years, Barbary 18 years, Adam 26 years, Christiana 25 years, Jenny 47 years, Rose 19 years, Coomba 9 years, Stephen 47 years, Phooeebe 35 years, Rose 8 years, Isaac 45 years, Sue 35 years,

Dinah 12 years, [Gary?]] 10 years, Pussey 4 years, infant 1 week, Colby 44 years, Rose Fuller 56 years, York 34 years, Matthias 41 years, Sue 33 years, Hester 16 years, Tom 19 years, Adam 7 years, Matthias 4 years, Simon 26 years, Leah 24 years, Prince 6 years, John 4 years, David 2 years, Nancy 4 months, Old Nanny 63 years, [ ] 38 years, Dinah 24 years, [ ] 3 years, Binah 1 ½ years, [Thadwell] 47 years, Binah 46 years, Snow 23 years, Phoebe Whitehead 44 years, Hector 33 years, [Gary?]] 29 years, Mary 13 years, Scylla 10 years, Jim Laurence 35 years, Amelia 38 years, Hannah 9 years, Lyndy 7 years, Nancy 2 years, two infants (twins), Delia 52 years, Hagar 25 years, Joseph 19 years, Becky 2 years, Ned 44 years, Coomba 35 years, Aleck 9 years, Daphne 7 years, Abigail 2 years, Abraham 42 years, Pompey Price 60 years, Sam Portius 56 years, Patience 46 years, Fortune 21 years, Silvia 18 years, Daphne 14 years, Venus 9 years, Patty 24 years, Sandy 4 years, Joseph 2 ½ years, Old Boatswain 77 years, Helen 57 years, Dinah 40 years, Rachel 9 years, Zabiette 2 years, Jacob 33 years, Dinah 34 years, Polla 10 years, Charles 3 years, Joney 50 years, Winny 42 years, Tom 22 years, Caesar 14 years, Joney 4 years, Polly 39 years, Lightfoot 18 years, Dublin 16 years, Thomas 13 years, Fanny 6 years, Collin 45 years, Molly 42 years, Batiste 17 years, Carr 12 years, Peggy 10 years, Rodney 8 years, Joseph 6 months, Tom Butler 45 years, Silvia 47 years, Willam 25 years, Pamella 21 years, Bob 15 years, Caesar 34 years, Mariah 30 years, Paul [Gary?] 54 years, Sue Price 65 years, Cretia 68 years, Lucy King 50 years, Martha 33 years, Phoebe King 70 years, Eve 41 years, Captain 15 years, Judy 10 years, Cooper 2 ½ years, Joshua 41 years, Mary 36 years, Luckey 14 years, Margaret 13 years, Çolin 3 years, Infant 2 weeks, Jim Hume 53 years, Coomba 49 years, Rebecca 24 years, Judy 7 years, Jackson 4 years, Daniel 1 year, Sue Stewart 40 years, Harry 20 years, Comfort 17 years, Charloette 47 years, Sampson 17 years, [Gary?] Cuthbert 43 years, James 31 years, Scylla 30 years, Joe 12 years, Charles 27 years, Hagar 24 years, Anna 3 years, Juliet 1 ½, Mary Gould 53 years, John 24 years, Eliza 12

years being two hundred and twelve in number. And we do further order adjudge and decree that the said James Potter do unite with the said Complainants Robert F. Stockton and Richard J. Field to make and execute good and sufficient free simple titles to all the aforesaid property real and personnel unto the purchaser thereof [illegible] Witnesseth that the said Robert F. Stockton, Richard J. Field and James Potter Executors of the last will and testament of Thomas F. Potter deceased as aforesaid by virtue of the power vested in them by the will aforesaid, and under the authority of the aforesaid decree, and for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and seventy three thousand five hundred and thirty four dollars and fifty cents cash [ ] paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) Have granted, bargained, [ ], remained, [ ], confirmed and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, [ ], release, convey and confirm and sell unto the said John D. Langhorne, the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, All that Plantation known as Tweedside, situated, lying and being in the County of Chatham and State of Georgia about six miles above the city of Savannah and on the River Savannah composed of several tracts of land containing two thousand and eighty seven acres and nine tenths (2087 9/10) of an acre more or less according to a survey made on the twenty first day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three by William Hughes County Surveyor of Liberty County, bounded on the North by lands of James Potter on the North East and East by Savannah Back River and lands of the Estate of William Gibbons, on the South by lands of Barclay and West by lands of James Potter, Together with all and singular the houses, outhouses, edifices, buildings, rights, members, hereditaments, and appurtenances, to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to have and to hold the said premises hereby granted, bargained,

sold, [ ], released and confirmed with the rights, numbers, hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging and every part and parcel thereof unto the said John D. Langhorne the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever.
And the said Robert F. Stockton, Richard J. Field and James Potter Executors of the last Will and Testament of Thomas F. Potter deceased as aforesaid by virtue of the power vested in them, by the will aforesaid and under the authority of the aforesaid lease and in consideration of the aforesaid [ ] one hundred and seventy three thousand five hundred and thirty four dollars and fifty cents cash to them in [ ] as aforesaid have bargained and sold and by these presents do bargain sell and believer unto the said John D. Langhorne, the party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever the [ ] named Negro Slaves to wit Richard, aged forty five (45) years, Susan aged forty nine (49) years, Robert aged twenty seven (27) years, March aged thirty five (35) years, Rose aged thirty seven (37) years, George aged nineteen (19) years, Henry aged eleven (11) years, Billy aged nine (9) years, Andrew aged two and a half (2 ½) years, Scipio aged six (6) months, Patty aged forty one (41) years, Austin aged fifteen (15) years, Chance aged thirty eight (38) years, Jane aged forty (40) years, Pompey Gates aged thirty eight (38) years, Rebecca aged sixteen (16) years, Isaiah aged sixteen (16) years, Daphne aged ten (10) years, July aged thirty eight (38) years, Molly King aged thirty one (31) years, Phoeton aged thirty eight (38) years, Maria McQueen aged forty (40) years, Lettice aged thirteen (13) years, Richard aged nine (9) years, Frank aged seven (7) years, Pollux aged two (2) years, Abraham aged nine (9) months, Thomas aged thirty five (35) years, Daphne aged twenty nine (29) years, Martha aged ten (10) years, Flora aged two and a half (2 ½) years, Fatima aged fifty six (56) years, Big York aged thirty four (34) years, Poll aged thirty one (31) years, Katy aged twelve (12) years, Dinah aged nine (9) years, and an infant aged two (2) months, [Goliah/Goliath] aged thirty one (31)

(31) years, Grace aged forty eight (48) years, Sibby aged twenty eight (28) years, Josiah aged two and a half (2 ½) years, John Sue aged forty five (45) years, Lucy Vass aged forty five (45) years, Zeline aged nineteen (19) years, Jonas aged ten (10) years, Cain aged thirty nine (39) years, Nanny aged forty (40) years, Mary aged twelve (12) years, Cyrus aged six (6) years, Mag aged one (1) year, Stephen aged thirty six (36) years, Celia aged thirty four (34) years, Adam aged four (4) months, Quacco aged forty four (44) years, Holland aged forty four (44) years, Celia Whitehead aged seventy three (73) years, White aged forty six (46) years, Isaac aged thirty two (32) years, Old Eve aged fifty (50) years, Lyndy aged nineteen (19) years, Thomas aged eleven (11) years, Volunteer aged thirty three (33) years, Patience aged thirty one (31) years, Amelia aged thirty (30) years, John aged one and a half (1 ½) years, Harriet aged twenty one (21) years, Lydia aged seventeen (17) years, Aberdeen aged forty three (43) years, Phoebe aged forty (40) years, John aged seventeen (17) years, William aged twenty four (24) years, Barbary aged eighteen (18) years, Adam aged twenty six (26) years, Christiana aged twenty five (25) years, Jenny aged forty seven (47) years, Rose aged nineteen (19) years, Coomba aged nine (9) years, Stephen aged forty seven (47) years, Phoebe aged thirty five (35) years, Rose aged eight (8) years, Isaac aged forty five (45) years, Sue aged thirty five (35) years, Dinah aged twelve (12) years, [Gary?] aged ten (10) years, Pussey aged four (4) years, infant aged one (1) week, Colby aged forty four (44) years, Rose Fuller aged fifty six (56) years, York aged thirty four (34) years, Matthias aged forty one (41) years, Sue aged thirty three (33) years, Hester aged sixteen (16) years, Tom aged nineteen (19) years, Adam aged seven (7) years, Matthias aged four (4) years, Simon aged twenty six (26) years, Leah aged twenty four (24) years, Prince aged six (6) years, John aged four (4) years, David aged two (2) years, Nancy aged four (4) months, Old Nanny aged sixty three (63) years, [ ] aged thirty eight (38) years, Dinah aged twenty four (24) years, [ ] aged three (3) years, Binah aged one and a half (1 ½) years, [Thadwell] aged forty seven (47)

years, Binah forty six (46) years, Snow aged twenty three (23) years, Phoebe Whitehead aged forty four (44) years, Hector aged thirty three (33) years, [Gary?] aged twenty nine (29) years, Mary aged thirteen (13) years, Scylla aged ten (10) years, Jim Laurence aged thirty five (35) years, Amelia aged thirty eight (38) years, Hannah aged nine (9) years, Lyndy aged seven (7) years, Nancy aged two (2) years, two infants (twins), Delia aged fifty two (52) years, Hagar aged twenty five (25) years, Joseph aged nineteen (19) years, Becky aged two (2) years, Ned aged forty four (44) years, Coomba aged thirty five (35) years, Aleck aged nine (9) years, Daphne aged seven (7) years, Abigail aged two (2) years, Abraham aged forty two (42) years, Pompey Price aged sixty (60) years, Sam Portius aged fifty six (56) years, Patience aged forty six (46) years, Fortune aged twenty one (21) years, Silvia aged eighteen (18) years, Daphne aged fourteen (14) years, Venus aged nine (9) years, Patty aged twenty four (24) years, Sandy aged four (4) years, Joseph aged two and a half (2 ½) years, Old Boatswain aged seventy seven (77) years, Helen aged fifty seven (57) years, Dinah aged forty (40) years, Rachel aged nine (9) years, Zabiette aged two (2) years, Jacob aged thirty three (33) years, Dinah aged thirty four (34) years, Polla aged ten (10) years, Charles aged three (3) years, Joney aged fifty (50) years, Winny aged forty two (42) years, Tom aged twenty two (22) years, Caesar aged fourteen (14) years, Joney aged four (4) years, Polly aged thirty nine (39) years, Lightfoot aged eighteen (18) years, Dublin aged sixteen (16) years, Thomas aged thirteen (13) years, Fanny aged six (6) years, Collin aged forty five (45) years, Molly aged forty two (42) years, Batiste aged seventeen (17) years, Carr aged twelve (12) years, Peggy aged ten (10) years, Rodney aged eight (8) years, Joseph aged six (6) months, Tom Butler aged forty five (45) years, Silvia aged forty (47) years, Willam aged twenty five (25) years, Pamella aged twenty one (21) years, Bob aged fifteen (15) years, Caesar aged thirty four (34) years, Mariah aged thirty (30) years, Paul [Gary?] aged fifty four (54) years, Sue Price aged sixty five (65) years, Cretia aged sixty eight (68) years, Lucy King aged fifty (50) years, Martha aged thirty three (33) years, Phoebe King aged seventy (70) years, Eve aged forty one (41)

ears, Captain aged fifteen (15) years, Judy aged ten (10) years, Cooper aged two and a half (2 ½) years, Joshua aged forty one (41) years, Mary aged thirty six (36) years, Luckey aged fourteen (14) years, Margaret aged thirteen (13) years, Colin aged three (3) years, Infant aged two (2) weeks, Jim Hume aged fifty three (53) years, Coomba aged forty nine (49) years, Rebecca aged twenty four (24) years, Judy aged seven (7) years, Jackson aged four (4) years, Daniel aged one (1) year, Sue Stewart aged forty (40) years, Harry aged twenty (20) years, Comfort aged seventeen (17) years, Charloette aged forty seven (47) years, Sampson aged seventeen (17) years, [Gary?] Cuthbert aged forty three (43) years, James aged thirty one (31) years, Scylla aged thirty (30) years, Joe aged twelve (12) years, Charles aged twenty seven (27) years, Hagar aged twenty four (24) years, Anna aged three (3) years, Juliet aged one and a half (1 ½), Mary Gould aged fifty three (53) years, John aged twenty four (24) years, Eliza aged twelve (12) years being this two hundred and twelve (212) in numbers. Also, the furniture, wine, carriages, Stock and Seed Rice [ ] the said plantation known as Tweedside, and all the other property of every other description, whatever connecting with or attached to the said plantation, the crop of (1853) Eighteen hundred and fifty three intended for market being alone excepted and excluded from this indenture-
To have and to hold the above described property, real and personal with the said John D. Langhorne his heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof the said Robert F. Stockton and Richard J. Field and James Potter Executors as aforesaid have hereunto set their hands + seals on the day year frist above written— signed, sealed and delivered in the presence of us
[ ]
John P. Stockton } [ ] as to the signaling and seals of R. F. Stockton duo R. J. Fields
Henry Rosen
[ ] Owens [ ] in the signature of James Potter
R. F. Stockton
R. J. Field
James Potter Executor

State of Pennsylvania
City of Philadelphia
Before me, [Winthrop] Sargent, a [ ] resident in the city of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, duly appointed by the Governor of Georgia to take acknowledgements of deeds to be recorded in the state of Georgia, personally appeared upon the thirtieth day of January, Anno Domini Eighteen Hundred and fifty four, at the city aforesaid, the within named Robert F. Stockton and Richard J. Field, Executors of the last will and testament of Thomas F. Potter, deceased, who did acknowledge the within written instrument to be their and each of their act and deed, and desired that the same weight be recorded as such according to law. In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal on the day and year aforesaid, at the city aforesaid
Winthrop Sargent
Commissioner of Georgia

State of Georgia
Chatham County Clerk’s Office Superior Court Recorded in Book [ ] folios 151, 152, 153, 154 + 155 this 18th February A.D. 1854,
$6.00 Jno. F. [ ]

Execution of Thomas F. Potter by John D. Langhorne
Deed of Bargain + sale of Tweedside Plantation, 212 Negro slaves, [etc.?]
Consideration $173,534.50