Part 241s – Smith Robertson Genealogy – Indenture Research – 1828 Cecille and Richard Oliver Smith

orning,

No cat this morning, and I spent a sleepless night last night just transcribing.

First on my list of Records, a Bill of Sale between Cecille Smith and William Cockburn attorney to Richard Oliver Smith. The Bill of Sale is dated 1 December 1828 and was entered to the Grenada Register of Records 20 December 1830. There is no contained information that would connect either Smith to ggg-grandfather James Smith.

And the pages 450 and 451 from Item 7 of the microfilm FHL [1563329]:

My transcription -

(450)

Entered 20 December 1830

Grenada
Know all men by these presents That I Cecille Smith
of the Parish of Saint John of the Island of Grenada for and inconsideration of the sum
of One Hundred and Sixty five pounds Current Money of the said Island of Grena-
da aforesaid to me in hand well and truly paid by William Cockburn Esquire, as attor-
ney for Richard Oliver Smith Esquire proprietor of Revolution Hall Estate situate
in the parish aforesaid at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents (the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge,) have granted bargained, sold, enfeoffed and confirmed
and by these presents do grant bargain sell enfeoff and confirm unto the said Richard
Oliver Smith his Heirs and assigns or a Certain Negro slave called Mary Louise
and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders rents issues and profits there
of and all the estate right title and interest use trust property claim and demand
whatsoever either at Low or Equity of me the said Cecille Smith of in or to the said slave
Mary Louise to have and to hold the said slave Mary Louise and all and singular

other

(457)

Other the premises to the said Richard Oliver Smith his heirs and assigns to the only _____
per use and behoof of the said Richard Oliver Smith his heirs and assigns for ever.
And I do hereby warrant and defend the said Slave Mary Louise unto and to the
use of the said Richard Oliver Smith his heirs and assigns for ever I witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand an seal this First day of December in the
year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty Eight

Cecile her X mark Smith (LS)

Sealed and delivered in the presence of

Robert Mather – Alex Donaldson

Grenada Received on the first day of December one thousand
eight hundred and twenty eight of and from the therein named William Cockburn
for & on behalf of the also therein named Richard Oliver Smith the sum of One hun-
dred and sixty five pounds Current money of the Island of Grenada aforesaid
being the full consideration money therein mentioned to be by him paid to me
I say received £165 Currency

Cecile her X mark Smith

Witness        Robert Mather
Be it remembered that on the first day of December one
thousand eight Hundred and twenty Eight Livery Seizen and peaceable possession
of the slave Mary Louise within mentioned was made and given by the afore-
said Cecille Smith the Feoffer in the foregoing deed named to the said William
Cockburn as attorney aforesaid according to the force form and effect of the
same deed in the presence of

Robert Mather – Alex Donaldson

Grenada Acknowledged before me by Cecile Smith the party
executing the within Bill of Sale as and for her free and Voluntary Act and
deed this fourteenth day of December in the year of Our Lord one thousand and eight
hundred and thirty

Owsley Rowley

Reg.

More to come,

Jim