Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alfred H. Marsh | Male | trustee of grantor | ||
James Elliott | Male | owner | ||
Isaac A. Moore | Male | other | ||
Mary P. Moore | Female | grantee | ||
John | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
Deed of Trust. James Elliott creates a Trust for his daughter Mary P. Moore, married to Isaac A. Moore. The Trust consists of over 700 acres of land, one enslaved man, livestock, furniture, etc.. The enslaved man is “…a Certain Negro Man John now in possession of said Moore & wife…”.The document was signed April 16, 1849, presented in the Davidson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions May 1849 and recorded May 28, 1849.