| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Clause | Male | trustee of grantor | ||
| John Clemmons | Male | owner | ||
| Manuel | """child""" | Black ("negro") | Male | enslaved |
| Phebe | adult | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
| Hiram Phelps | Male |
Deed of Trust. John Clemmons owes Hiram Phelps $520. To guarantee payment, Clemmons puts into Trust with Joseph Clause “…a negro woman name [sic] Phebe and her son Manuel…”. No further information about Phebe or Manuel or their extended relationships. If Clemmons does not pay his debt by December 31, 1838, Trustee Clause is authorized to sell the enslaved and make payment. The document was signed and presented to the Clerk of Court on March 19, 1838 and registered on March 20, 1838. (Abstractor’s note: Davidson County Deed Books 6 and 7 were microfilmed By the North Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, on one roll of microfilm (December 9, 1966). The “roll” has internal identification number 1575, and has Family Search identification number 007539232. Book 6 pages 1-543 are on microfilm images 8-297, and Book 7 pages 1-564 are on microfilm images 302-600. The current document starts on image 111, in the Book 6 section.)
