Other (Holmes/Kell)

On February 1, 1803, at Sunbury, James Holmes, merchant of Liberty County, relinquished his claim to certain debts and judgments against the estate of John Kell. He said he had purchased the debts with the intent of having the property sold, and after repaying an amount advanced to him, dividing the balance between himself, John Kell, and Mrs. Rees as heirs “& representatives” of the Kell estate. Since the property was then entirely in his name, he worried that his intent might not be fulfilled if he were to die, so he relinquished his claim to the property divided to him and named in an annexed document in favor of John Kell and Mrs. Rees. 

The annexed document:

Property undivided belonging to the Est. Of John Kell and purchased in by Mr. Holmes by virtue of several judgments in 1798:

Value at that time and divided as under

Houses & Lots

House & Lot No. 16….$500
Ditto No. 60….$800
Ditto No. 59….$100
Ditto No. 83…$100

[Total] $1500

Negroes viz

Cyrus…$400
Lettice & child…$550
Luke…$250
Old Affy…$50
July…$250

[total] $1500

Lands viz

800 acres 2 tracts (Bradwell)…$600
400 do. [ditto] 2 do. (Osgood)…$300
300 do. 1 do. Do…..$225
500 do. 2 do. (Ball) $375

[Total] $1500

Total $4500

[Dated] Sunday 1 Feby 1803

Mr. Holmes in order to have the property distinct made the following division & to which Mrs. Rees consented as well for herself as for her son John Kell & was put in possession accordingly in the year 1798. 

Division as follows

Mrs. Rees her part

House & Lot No. 16…$800
Lott No. 59…$100
Lettice & her child…$500
Old Affy…$50
[Total] $1500 [SIC]

John Kell his part

Cyrus…$400
July…$250
The three tracts of land of Osgood & Ball…$900

[Total] $1500

James Holmes his part

Luke…$250
House Lott No. 16…$500
Lott 83…$100
Tract of land (Bradwell)…$600

[Total] $1450

[Total] $4500

Witnessed by Samuel S. Law. Elizabeth Rees signed her consent to the division for herself and her son John Kell. 

Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on November 13, 1804