Part 301s – Smith Robertson Genealogy – Indenture Research – 1830 James & Archibald Smith

Afternoon,

The next Record in my Indenture Research project in the search for the origins of my ggg-grandfather James Smith of Grenada is one such Record made 9 September 1829. It was entered the 19 April 1830 to the Grenada Registers of Records, and subsequently “Examined”.

I believe the gentlemen involved, James and Archibald Smith, are of the Jordanhill Smiths of Scotland. They are conducting a property transaction with one Henry Wharton Waddilove of Grenada. Is there any clue as to the origins or ancestry of ggg-grandfather James Smith? I cannot be sure, but I think not.

The Document includes pages 620 through and including 622 from the Grenada Registers of Records. The images were downloaded from Item 4 of the microfilm FHL [1563380]

The following are the images.

And my transcription of the Record.

(620)

Examined

Entered 19 April 1830

This Indenture made this ninth day of September in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine Between Henry
Wharton Waddilove of the Island of Grenada Esquire of the one part and
James Smith Archibald Smith and Robert McCunn Merchants
and Copartners carrying on Busineʃs in the City of Glasgow in Scotland
under the style of firm of James and Archibald Smith & Co. of the other part
Wiitneʃseth that the said Henry Wharton Waddilove for and in consideration
of the sum of five shillings current money of the said Island of Grenada to him
in hand well and truly paid by the said James Smith Archibald Smith
and Robert McCunn at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged Hath bargained and sold and
by these presents Doth bargain and sell unto the said James Smith ARchi
bald Smith and Robert McCunn their executors administrators and aʃsigns
All that plantation or estate called or known by the name of the Union?
formerly of Thomas Townsend deceased situate in the parish of Saint Mark
in the said Island of Grenada containing Four hundred and thirteen acres
of land or thereabouts abutted and bounded as follows that is to say towards
the north partly by Duquesne Resource and Mount Pleasant estates on the
east by Samaritan Estate on the south by lands belonging to Mt. Craven
Estate and on the West partly by lands belonging to George Paterson and
lands belonging to Mount Alexander Estate and an Estate called Bellavue?
belonging partly to Mount William and Industry? Estate or howsoever
otherwise the same is abutted bounded know distinguished or described
together with all meʃsuages houses buildings sugar works edifices and erections
thereon erected and built standing or being and all ways paths paʃsages
waters watercourses trees woods underwoods _____ _____ and other
growing therein mills stills still heads _____ boilers coolers cisterns _____
ladles skimmers plantation tools implements applanting? and dead stock?
whatsoever and all Horses Mules Cattle Oxen Sheep and Live stock what
soever upon or belonging to the same rights easements _____ _____ profits
commodities advantages imoluments rights numbers hereditaments and

appurtenances

(621)

Appurtenances whatsoever to the said plantation or estate land and
premises belonging or in any wise appertaining or therewith or with any part
thereof uses occupied or enjoyed or accepted reputed deemed taken or known as part
parcel or member thereof And also all those one hundred and sixty three slaves
whose names are particularly mentioned and set forth in the Schedule hereto
annexed together with the future iʃsue and increase of the females of the
said slaves and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders
rents iʃsues and profits of all and singular the said plantation slaves and prem
ises To have and To hold the said plantation lot piece or parcel of land mes
suages buildings and all and singular other the premises mentioned to be
hereby bargained and sold with their and each of their and every of their rights
members and appurtenances unto the said James Smith Archibald Smith
and Robert McCunn their executors and aʃsigns from the
day next before the day of the date of these presents for and during and untill
the full and term of one whole year from thence next ensuring and fully to
be complete and ended Yielding and paying therefore at the end of the said
term the rent of one pepper corn unto the said Henry Wharton Waddilove
and his heirs if the same shall be lawfully demanded to the intent and
purpose that by virtue of these presents and by free of the statute made for
transferring uses into poʃseʃsion they the said James ^Smith Archibald Smith and
Robert McCunn may be in the actual poʃseʃsion of the said Lot piece or
parcel of land meʃsuages buildings and premises mentioned to _____
bargained and sold and every part thereof with the appurtenances and thereby
be enabled to accept and take or grant and release of the freehold reversion
and inheritance thereof to them and their heirs and aʃsigns in and by another
Indenture intended to bear date the day next after the day of the date
hereof and to be made between the same persons as are parties hereto In witneʃs
whereof the said Henry Wharton Waddilove hat hereunto set his hand
and seal the day and year first above written

H. W. Waddilove (LS)

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of }

Jn. Douglas

Schedule of Slaves referred to in and by the aforegoing Indenture

Males

Alexander	David 2d	George 2d	John Ellie	John Jachs	Maurice
Alexis	Dennis	Gregoire	Julian	John McLauresie	Maurice 2d
Archi	Dominique	Hugh	John Noel	Joseph	McSevean
Artist	Diamon	Honorie	Justain	Joseph Kere	Mark
5 Bernard	15 Edward	25 Isaac	35 Joacinth	45 Juliann	55 Modeste
Caliste	Ettienne	Jacquo	Joacinth 2d	King	Maylore
Caesar	Fortune	Jack	John Charles	Laurent	Ned Kerin
Charles	Frank	John Louis	John Joseph	Luke	Nicholas
Cope	Francois	John	John Pierre	Lafarel	Noel
Archi	Dominique	Hugh	John Noel	Joseph	McSevean
10 David	20 George	30 John Cabb	40 John Baptiste	50 Louis	60 Noel 2d

(622)

Neil	65 Polite	Robert	Simon	Touiʃsant
Paddy	Richard	70 Sandy	Thomas	William
Peter	Richmond	Sam	75 Torn	William Cameron
Polite	Richard 2d	Sandy Kerr	Horatio	80 Rueben

Females

Adelaide	15 Celestina	Helen	Mary Carey	Mandlaine
Adelaide 2d	Charlotte	30 Jane Clair	Mary Townsend	Mandlaine Kerr
Angele	Clair	Jane Rose	45 Mary Emma	Madlorette
Ann	Clarone	Julianne	Mary Emma 2d	60 Mary Ann
5 Ann 2d	Delia	Jenny	Mary Gibson	Mary Madlaine
Betsy	20 Elinor	Jeannette	Mary Gibson 2d	Nancy
Betsy Ker	Elinore	35 Jasotte	Margaret Kerr	Nannon
Bibianne	Eliza	Kitty	50 Margaret	Nannon 2d
Baby	Frances	Leice	Monique	65 Peggy
10 Bella	Francoise	Lucy	Mary	Pauline Julienne
Catharine	25 Franchine	Lucy 2d	Mary 2d	Pauline Adelaide
Catharine 2d	25 Franciette	40 Louisa	Marriette	Rebecca
Cumba	Germain	Mary Jane	55 Margaret	Raphine
Chloe	Glandine	Mary Therese	Mary Rose	70 Reine

Rose	Sophia	Sally	80 Joinette	83 Zabeth
Rosalie	75 Sophia 2d	Therese	Zabeth
Rose	Sally Kerr	Theotiste	Zetrine

From a quick glance of the next Documents that I will be working on and transcribing, I notice that the same parties may be involved.

Enjoy,

Jim