Part 179s – Smith Robertson Genealogy – Indenture Research – 1801 Cecile Smith

Afternoon,

And on occasion I find an image of a record that I cannot transcribe too well purely from the fact that I cannot make out a great percentage of script. This one is an example.

Apart from trying to read the script, at times I have a difficulty with some words, and the first one is “Dispartite”. Or it could be Disparite or disparity of something else? I then began a search to find this specific word. It appears to be a legit word but get a load of the sentence I found it in. From the monthly magazine “Education”, Volume XIII published 1893 from the article “The Scottish School of Rhetoric” by A.M. Williams; “This dispartite and tautological method of discussion does not tend to clearness”. And of course I haven’t got a clue; I’m still in a fog, and then again the word might not even be dispartite.

So instead of getting bogged down I had better continue to see if there may be at least one clue that could lead to ggg-grandfather James Smith.

This record is from the FHL [1563328] in Item 3 – Grenada Register of Records 1797-1817 (v.G2-R2). All-things-being-equal the Smith, Cecile Smith does not appear to be concurrently connected to ggg-grandfather James.

The three pages are numbered 41, 42, and 43 and follow.

These images are very difficult to read, but here is my attempted transcription.

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Entered _____ July 1801?

Grenada
      This Indenture Dispartite? unto the _____ this
day of March in the Year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and one _____
Elizabeth Horne of the City of London in the Kingdom of Great Britain Seamstress? _____ _____
attorney Thomas Trainer? Wise of the Town of Saint Georges in this Island _____ _____ Esquired
of the first Part the said Thomas Trainer? Wise for and on Behalf of the said Elizabeth
Horne his Constituent and for himself of the Second Part and Kate Hay a free mulatreʃs
of the Town of Charlotte otherwise called or known by the name of _____ _____ _____ and
Cecile Smith also a free black Woman and of the same Town in the Island of Grenada
Spinster of the third Part Witneʃseth that for and on consideration of the Sum of one
hundred and eighty five Pounds Current money of Grenada to the said Elizabeth Horne
well and duly paid before the signing sealing and delivery of these Presents _____
_____ whereof is hereby acknowledged for and _____ _____ of the said Elizabeth Horne

By

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By the said Thomas Trainer Wise her Attorney She the said Elizabeth Horne by
her attorney the said Thomas Trainer Wise hath granted bargained and sold affixed?
enʃsoffed and confirmed unto the said Kate Hay and the said Cecile Smith their Heirs and
aʃsigns forever a certain mulatto man Boy? named or known by the name of Fred the Son of
a _____ _____ _____ to direct? and to _____ the said Mulatto man Boy _____ herein partners
_____ _____ Unto the said Kate Hay and Cecile Smith these herein and aʃsigns for-
ever _____ the only _____ _____ and Behalf of them the said Kate Hay and Cecile Smith their
Heirs and Aʃsigns forever and to and for no other _____ Interest or Purpose whatsoever and
the said Elizabeth Horne _____ herself her heirs Executors administrators and Aʃsigns
_____ _____ covenant _____ _____ with the said Kate Hay and Cecile Smith ant their respect-
ive Heirs and Aʃsigns that she the said Elizabeth Horne is and ever had been the
the sole _____ agent and lawful Owner of the said _____ since his Birth that she
never _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ____ from Slavery and Servitude in any manner
whatever and that _____ the said Elizabeth Horne her heirs and Aʃsigns will for ever _____
warrant and defend the _____ _____ and the _____ she hereby conveys of and to the such?
_____ _____ the said Kate Hay and Cecile Smith and their respective heirs and aʃsigns
against _____ _____ every Person and Persons whomsoever and the said Thomas Trainer?
Wise _____ consideration? of _____ _____ Current money of Grenada to him? _____ and
_____ _____ before thie _____ _____ and delivery of these Presents the _____ whereof
whereby? _____ _____ by him the said Thomas Trainer? Wise for himself his heirs
Executors and administrators _____ hereby covenant to _____ with the said Kate Hay
and Cecile Smith and their respective executors and administrators _____ hereby
covenant to and with the said Kate Hay and Cecile Smith and their respective
heirs executors and administrators to do the same In witneʃs to hereof the res-
pective Parties to these Presents have hereunto subscribed their names and set their
seals? on the day and _____ _____ ______ ______ above written.

Elizabeth Horne by her attorney Thomas Trainer? Wise LS

Thomas Trainer? Wise LS

signed? sealed and _____ _____ in the Presence of George R Penny John Bridgwater Junior
_____ on the _____ _____ this date of these Presents the full Consideration within menti-
ond to be said? to me.

Elizabeth Horne by her Attorney
Thomas Trainer? Wise

Witneʃs

Joseph? _____ John Bridgewater Junior
Received? on the day of the date of these Presents the full Consideration within mentioned
to be said to me
Thomas Trainer? Wise

Witneʃs George _____ _____ John Bridgwater Junior

_____ _____ _____ _____ St. Georges Grenada 3rd April 1802
Before me the Honourable Thomas Bridgwarter Esquire Personally affirmed this

third

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third day of April in the present Year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and
one John Bridgwater Junior of the Town of Saint George in the Island of Grenada writing? Clerk
who being solemnly sworn on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God deposed thereto the said
John Bridgwater Junior and George R. Penny of the Town of Charlotte otherwise called _____ _____
by the Name of Gouuyave in the said Island writing Clerk also were both present when the
within mentioned Elizabeth Horne by her attorney the within mentioned Thomas Trainer?
Wise duly executed the with Feoffment or Instrument of Writing by signing sealing
and afterwards acknowledging the same as and for their respective Act and deed And
that he the said John Bridgwater Junior and the said George R Penny subscribed their
respective Names in Attestation thereof

John Bridgwater Junr

Sworn to this third day of April in the present Year }
of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and one before me }

T Bridgwater

Any assistance or other set of eyes would be most welcomed.

Enjoy,

Jim