| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Skiles | Male | grantor | ||
| Samuel W. Smithwick | Male | grantee | ||
| Hartly | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved | |
| Dave | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved | |
| Marina | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved | |
| Mary | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved | |
| Harriet | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Overview: NC.BER.GG.649.1, 650.1, 651.1 and 652.1. These four documents are all about transfer of Jonathan Skiles real and personal property (including enslaved people) to his son-in-law Samuel W. Smithwick. In 649.1 Skiles sells one enslaved teenager and four young children to Smithwick. In 650.1 Skiles transfers to Smithwick a 413-acre property, his livestock and farm equipment, and four enslaved adults. There is also a provision, that in return for this massive gift, Smithwick will settle Skiles’ current debts and provide Skiles and his wife with $25 each per year, as long as they live. In 651.1, Skiles acknowledges that Smithwick has given him back the young slaves from 649.1, and will hold them “until demaded.” In 652.1, labeled a “Bond”, Smithwick again pledges to pay Skile’s debts and pay Skiles and his wife $25 each per year, as long as they live. I’m including all four documents in the People Not Property database, so the whole story hangs together.
