Enslaved Persons Named: March, [illegible name starting with M], Ellen, Phillis, Hannah, Prime, Mylie, Charles, little Miley, Amy, Peter, James (mason), Phillis (child), John, Daphne, Rose and Myra (old)
On December 12, 1848, Hetty Augusta Jones of Walthourville, Liberty County, entered into a marriage contract with George Troup Maxwell, with Charles B. Jones, James Jones, and Richard B. Maxwell acting as her trustees. The property she had at the time of her marriage was passed to the trustees for their management, including: “The following negro slaves to wit: March, [illegible name starting with M], Ellen, Phillis, Hannah, Prime, Mylie, Charles, little Miley, Amy, Peter, James (mason), Phillis (child), John Daphne, Rose and Myra (old), seventeen in number.”
The conditions of inheritance were enumerated at length. Witnessed by M.E. Robarts, Jos. A. Anderson, Henry H. Jones. Probated by Henry H. Jones before J.P. T.W. Quarterman. Recorded on February 28, 1849, by J.S. Bradwell.
Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. M-N 1842-1854,” Record Book N, pp. 118-20. Image #470-1 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-5CDM?i=469&cat=292358)