Enslaved Persons Named: Isaac, Jack, Bess, Cumber [alt: Cumba], Amia, Hannah, Affee, Prince, Adam, Joe
On November 11, 1788, Susannah McCleland, spinster under the age of 21, and Henry Dassex Stone, a gentleman also under 21, entered into a marriage contract, assisted by her mother and natural Guardian, Mary Donworth, of Liberty County, and his father and natural guardian, Thomas Stone, of Chatham County. Trustees named were Richard Cooper and James Gignilliatt, Jr, both of Liberty County. Susannah McCleland was said to be possessed in her own right of “ten Negroe Slaves, that is to say, Isaac, Jack, Bess, Cumber [alt: Cumba], Amia, Hannah, Affee, Prince, Adam, and Joe.” They were to be put into trust upon the marriage for the mutual use of the married couple during their natural lives, and to be shared equally among their heirs at their deaths. Other inheritance conditions were also specified. Witnessed by John Baker, John Graves. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on November 14, 1788.
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. A-B 1777-1793,” Record Book B, 1787-1793, p. 148. Image #345 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-FG7J?i=344&cat=292358)