Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM ROWNTREE to ELIZABETH BRYANT, 1828

State of South Carolina
Union County

THIS AGREEMENT of three parts made this 26th day of January in the year of Our Lord
1830.

BY AND BETWEEN WILLIAM ROWNTREE of the first part, Mrs. ELIZABETH BRYANT of the
second part and ADAM LITTLE of the third part all of the District of Union and
state aforesaid as followeth:

WHEREAS A MARRIAGE is intended to be held and solemnized by and between the said
WILLIAM ROWNTREE and the said ELIZABETH BRYANT.

AND WHEREAS the said ELIZABETH BRYANT is seized in fee simple of a certain tract of
land lying and being in the district and state of foresaid on Buffalo Creek a
watercourse of Fairforest containing 605 acres, more or less, bounded by JOHN
ANDERSON, AARON HARLAND, WILLIAM RICE, ROBERT CLAYBROOK and CARRIE WOOD are as also
same personal property consisting of stock of various kinds and household and
kitchen furniture.

AND WHEREAS the said WILLIAM ROWNTREE is seized and possessed of several tracks of
land containing in the whole 700 acres, more or less, lying and being in the
district of Union and state aforesaid on Buffalo and Fairforest and being the
plantation in part where on I now live, has also considerable personal property
consisting of sundry Negroes to wit, LEWIS, JONAS, DANIEL, MILEPELL, SARAH and her
children, WASHINGTON, ROBERT, SIMPSON, ANDREW, JEFFREY, ALCE, CHARLOTTE, SASSER,
ANNA, and MARTHA and her children, JOHN, AARON, HANNAH, LUCY, POLLY, VIOLET child
our plan ? and JEN has also considerable stock of all sorts and household and
kitchen Furniture and Plantation tools and various other articles not particularly
recollected.

NOW IT IS expressly agreed by and between the said WILLIAM and ELIZABETH that no
part of the property above mentioned or the issue or increase of the same of the
said WILLIAM shall be liable for the payment of any of the debts which may have
been here to for or may here after be contracted by the said ? ELIZABETH nor shall
the property either real or personal of the said ELIZABETH here in before mentioned
be liable for the payment of any of the debts of the said WILLIAM which he may have
here to for contracted or may Hereafter contract or to any property to which she
may become entitled to by deeds, gifts, wills, or Legacies or otherwise. and it is
further agreed that the said ELIZABETH is to have all the benefits arising from the
land above mentioned and the said WILLIAM to have the benefit of the said stock and
other personal property. and it is also agreed by and between the said WILLIAM and
ELIZABETH. That the said ELIZABETH BRYANT shall not be entitled to any part
whatever of either the real or personal estate of any of the increase of the said
WILLIAM at his death by right of dower or in any other manner except by Will and
shall said WILLIAM be entitled to any part of the estate of the said ELIZABETH at
her death by virtue of his marital rights or in any other manner whatever. and it
is further agreed that the said ELIZABETH shall have the right notwithstanding her
coverture to sell, alien, transfer, or dispose of by will or any at any time any
part of the whole of her real estate as if she was a pine ? sole. and the said
ELIZABETH by and with the consent of the said WILLIAM. constitutes and points ADAM
LITTLE trustee to manage and take charge of her property real during her coverture
and the said little does hereby consent to become the trustee of the said ELIZABETH
by and with the consent of her said of her the said ELIZABETH and the said WILLIAM



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            Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM ROWNTREE to ELIZABETH BRYANT, 1828

THE WORD “no property” and “debt” is interlined before signed, as also the word
“increase of the same” or “any of the increase as also real.”

Witness our hands and seals the day and year first above written

WILLIAM ROWNTREE
ELIZABETH BRYANT
ADAM LITTLE {his mark}

Signed and acknowledged before the presence of us

WILLIS WALKER
WILLIAM LITTLE
JOSHUA LITTLE




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            Deed, SC, Union, WILLIAM ROWNTREE to ELIZABETH BRYANT, 1828

State of South Carolina
Union district

The Reverend WILLIAM WALKER came personally before me and made oath that he saw
Captain WILLIAM ROWNTREE, Mrs. ELIZABETH BRYANT and ADAM LITTLE sign and
acknowledge the within instrument of writing for the uses and purposes within
mentioned and that himself, WILLIAM LITTLE, JOSHUA LITTLE witness the same.

WILLIS WALKER

Witness the same, sworn to before me this 10th first day of February 1830

J. RODGERS Q. U.

Recorded the first day of February 1830




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