| Name | Age | Color or Race | Sex | Role in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Vannoy | White | Male | trustee of grantee | |
| A. G. Whittington | White | Male | other | |
| James H. Vannoy | White | Male | grantor | |
| Susan Whittington | White | Female | grantee | |
| Rhoda | 5 | Black ("negro") | Female | enslaved |
Deed in Trust, but called Bill of Sale. James H. Vannoy (the elder) transfers to his son James H. Vannoy (the younger) “one Negro girl Slave about five years of age named Rhoda”. The younger James Vannoy is to hold Rhoda in trust for Susan Whittington, daughter of the elder James Vannoy, and wife of A.G. Whittington. No further information about Rhoda or her relationships. James the younger is to make sure that Rhoda is “for the sole and separate use of (Susan Whittington) during her life, free from the control and debts of her present or any future husband”, and Rhoda “and her increase” would be divided among Susan’s children after her death. The document was signed February 17, 1857, presented in Court August 1857 and registered October 7, 1857.
