Enslaved People Named: None
On December 12, 1840, Martin Shuman, South Carolina, and Pherebe Sauls, of Bryan County, Georgia, entered into a marriage contract in which he agreed with her that all the property she brought into the marriage would continue to be hers. The property was described as “two negroes a man and a woman, two tracts of land consisting of five hundred acres, three head of horses, stock of cattles, and hogs, plantation tools, household and kitchen furniture.” The enslaved people were not named. She was to be free to choose her own guardian(s) to manage her business as required, and had chosen Solomon Smith and Isaac Barker.
Witnessed by Andrew Sauls and Frances Barker, who both signed by mark. Martin Shuman signed his name, but Pherebe Sauls signed by mark. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on March 19, 1842.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book F (1840-46), page 94-5; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSLL-F : 9 Sep 2024), image 297 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.