Estate Settlement (Sarah Coleman)

In March 1849, William J Coleman, Liberty County, Thomas B. Coleman, New Haven, Connecticut, and their father, John Coleman, settled the estate of their mother, Sarah Coleman, John Coleman’s wife. The document referrred to a marriage settlement in which John Coleman, Liberty County, had vested in his wife and her heirs “certain negro property (herein after mentioned)” with a “certain lifetime estate to the said John Coleman.” It also stated “and also for & in consideration of the present delivery by the said John Coleman to us the said Wm. J. & Thomas B. Coleman of two thirds of the property of our mother the said Sarah Coleman deceased to which the present delivery of the following negro slaves, Nancy, Cyrus, Rose Ben & Dick to the said William J. Coleman by the said John Coleman to which property we had only a claim of an estate in remainder & also to wit the present delivery of the following negro slaves John Delia Rachel & Adam to the said Thomas B. Coleman by the said John Coleman which several lots of property we the said Wm. J. & Thomas B. Coleman do severally acknowledge the receipt thereof & have thence granted bargained & sold & by these presents do bargain grant & sell unto the said John Coleman of the second part his heirs & assigns the following negro slaves to wit Celia Sam Lucy Henry & Simon…” Witnessed by John W. Stacy, D. Zoucks, J.P. 

Below this deed was written: “State of Georgia, Liberty County} William J. Coleman & Thomas B. Coleman children of the within named John Coleman this day appeared before & being privately & separately & apart from their father examined by me did declare acknowledge & agree that they did of their own free will & accord subscribe sell & deliver the within [one word] bill of sale of certain negro slaves with an intention thereby to renounce give up & relinquish their estate in remainder to the aforesaid slaves.”