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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.” --Ed 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
Deed Book 26, page
528, March 21, 1836 Mecklenburg County Virginia
Know all men by these
presents that I Obadiah Coleman of the county of Mecklenburg and state of
Virginia for and in consideration of the natural love and affection which I bear
to Thomas Gale and his wife Elizabeth my beloved daughter of the same county and
state as well also for the further consideration of the sum of one dollar to me
in hand paid by the said Thomas Gale and his wife Elizabeth the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged have given and granted and do by these presents give and
grant unto the said Thomas Gale and his wife Elizabeth their heirs exors admors
and apigns [assigns] the following mentioned negro slaves and property (vizt)
one negro Murray and one negro Rachael and their children (which were advanced
in the years 1819 & 1820) together with one negro man Nelson girl Nancy boy John
and two cows six sheep and one feather bed & furniture with the future increase
of female negro slaves To have and to hold the said negro slaves and other
property above mentioned unto him the said Thomas Gale and his wife Elizabeth
their heirs &c [etc.] forever and the said Obadiah Coleman for himself his heirs
exors and admors the said negro slaves and other property above mentioned unto
him the said Thomas Gale and his wife Elizabeth their heirs &c against the claim
or claims of him the said Obadiah Coleman his heirs exors and admors and against
the claim or claims of all and every other person or persons whatsoever will
warrant and forever defend by these presents In witnep [witness] whereof I the
said Obadiah Coleman have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 7th day
of January 1836
Signed sealed & delivered
Obadiah his X mark Coleman
(seal)
In the presents of
J F Finch
Silas M Gregory
Alexander Smith
At a court held for Mecklenburg county on the
18th of January 1836 the foregoing deed of gift was this day partly proved in
open court by the oath of Alex Smith and at another court held for the said
county on the 21st of March 1836 the said deed was proved by the oath of J F
Finch & S. M. Gregory the other subscribing witnepes [witnesses] thereto and
ordered to be recorded
Jno G Baptist C
[Note the spelling of
Obediah's name in this document as “Obadiah”. Most other historical documents in
Mecklenburg County VA use the “Obediah” form when spelling his name.]
Deed Book 26, page
528, 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
unto John G Coleman my beloved son of the same county and state as well also for
the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid by the said John G
Coleman 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 Jno G Coleman his heirs exors admors and apigns
[assigns] the following mentioned negro slaves and other property vizt one negro
man Adam which I have advanced to him the said Jno G Coleman in the year 1819
one negro man Phil also advanced by me in the year 1830 one negro man Daniel and
all of my crop of every descriptions all of my stock of every description vizt
horses hogs cattle & sheep all of my plantation tools of every description house
hold & kitchen furniture and eight hundred pounds salted pork be that amount of
pork more or lep [less] To have and to hold the said negro slaves and other
property above mentioned unto him the said John G Coleman his heirs &c [etc.]
forever and the said Obediah Coleman for himself his heirs exors & admors the
said negro slaves and other property above mentioned unto the said Jno G Coleman
his heirs &c [etc.] against the claim or claims of him the said Obediah Coleman
his heirs exors and admors and against the claim or claims of all & every person
or persons whatsoever will warrant & forever defend by these presents In witnep
[witness] whereof I the said Obediah Coleman have hereunto set my hand & affixed
my 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 of 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 C
Deed Book 26, page
525, 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 James Coleman my beloved son of the same county and state as well also for
the further consideration of one dollar to me in hand paid by the said James at
or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged have given and granted and by these presents do give and
grant unto the said James his heirs exors admors and apigns [assigns] the
following mentioned slaves (viz) Ellick Eliza & Ritter and child Gillis and the
future increase of the females to have and to hold the said negro slaves above
mentioned unto him the said James his heirs &c [etc.] forever and the said
Obediah Coleman for himself his heirs exors & admors the said negro slaves vizt
Ellick, Eliza & Ritter and child Gillis unto the said James his 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 Colman have hereunto set my hand and seal this 7th day of
January 1836
Signed sealed & delivered
Obediah his x mark Coleman
(seal)
In the presents of
J F Finch
Silas M Gregory
Alexander Smith
At the Court held for Mecklenburg county on the 18th of
January 1836 the foregoing deed of gift was this day partly proven in open court
by the oath of Alex Smith and at another Court held for the said county on the
21st of March 1836 the said deed was proved by the oath of J F Finch & Silas M
Gregory the other two subscribing witnepes [witnesses] thereto and ordered to be
recorded
Jno G Baptist
Contributed by Ed Coleman
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