Part 251s – Smith Robertson Genealogy – Indenture Research – 1832 Richard Oliver Smith

Evening,

Tonight’s supper, scallops with pancetta and leeks in lemon butter sauce and rice with five grains. Quick easy and very good.

I spent some time yesterday working on my Transcription Project in my continued search for the genealogy and ancestry of my ggg-grandfather James Smith. My first transcription is of a Bill of Sale by Richard Oliver Smith. And as mentioned previously, I have not found any hint of a connection to ggg-grandfather James.

The date of the Bill of Sale is 1 November 1832 and entered to the Grenada Registers of Records, 1817-1837 (v. R2-Z2) on 2 November 1832. The Record is downloaded from Item 8 of the microfilm FHL [1563329].

My transcription –

168

Examined

Entered 2nd November 1832

Know all men by these presents That Telemaque Gerbet of the
Island of Grenada for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred and Sixty
five Pounds current money of the said Island of Grenada aforesaid to me in hand well
and truly paid by Richard Oliver Smith of Cossington in the Country of Somerset in
that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called England
also? before the seating 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 Rich
ard Oliver Smith his heirs and assigns a Negro female Slave called Mary
and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders _____ issues and
Profits thereof and all the estate, title and Interest, use, trust, property claim
and demand whatsoever either at Law or Equity of me the said Telemaque
Gerbet of in or to the said Slave Mary to have and to hold the said slave Mary
and all and singular other the premises to the said Richard Oliver Smith his heirs and
assigns to the only proper use and behoof of the said Richard Oliver Smith his heirs and
Assigns forever And I do hereby warrant and defend the said Slave Mary and
and to the use of the said Richard Oliver Smith his heirs and Assigns for ever.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of Novem
ber in the Year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and Thirty two.

Telemaque his X mark Gerbet

Signed and delivered in the presence of

G. H. Rowley – Alex Raeburn

169

Received on the day of this date of the within Bill of Sale of and from the
therein named Richard Oliver Smith the sum of One hundred and Sixty five Pounds
Currency being the full consideration money therein mentioned to be by him paid to me.
I say received _____

Telemaque his X mark Gerbet

Witness G. H. Rowley Alex Raeburn
Grenada Acknowledged before me by Telemaque Gerbet the Party executing the
foregoing Bill of Sale as and for his free and voluntary act and deed this first day of No
vember in the Year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred and Thirty two.

Owsley Rowley

Regr.

Enjoy,

Jim