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Deed of Hiram, Sarah, Benjamin F.,
and Matthew H. Hubert,
January 4, 1843

STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF WARREN

Articles of Agreement entered into between HIRAM HUBERT of the State and County aforesaid of one part, and BENJAMIN F. HUBERT and MATTHEW H. HUBERT of the same State and County of the other part.

Whereas the said Hiram Hubert being dispossed to disencumber himself from the labors and toil of overseeing and superintending his lands and farm has proper to place the principal part of his property both real and personal under the superintendance and management of his sons (to wit) Benjamin F. Hubert and Matthew H. Hubert in the following way and upon the following terms viz Item the first. The said Hiram Hubert places in the care and under the immediate Superintendance and Control of the Benjamin F. Hubert the following property, to-wit, ANTHONY about 27 years of age & AMOS about 17 years of age & BET about 41 years of age and her child Mary Jane about 2 years of age & Sary Ann about 1 year old & Peggy about 20 years of age and George about 50 years of age together with four hundred acres of the tract of land whereon the said Hiram Hubert now resides including all the buildings thereon EXCEPT the first and second stories of the North end of the dwelling house said tract of land lying in said County on the waters of Ogeechee river adjoining lands of James Roger's Estate, Samuel Barksdale and others all of which property and its increase is to be under the immediate Superintendance and Control of the said Benjamin F. Hubert to be worked, managed and controlled by him in any way or manner the he may think proper provided he the said Benjamin F. Hubert shall have no right to sell or swap or barter any of said property or remove any of said Negroes from said premises without the consent of the said Hiram Hubert. Neither is any part of said property subject or liable to the present or future debts of said Benjamin F. Hubert but the right title and claim thereof is and shall continue in the said Hiram Hubert during his life and out the production annually made by the said Benjamin F. Hubert with said property he is to pay Seventy Five Dollars annually to the said Hiram Hubert during his life and Seventy Five Dollars annually to the said Sarah Hubert during her life and also out of said production he is to pay the amount in full of the annual State and County Tax which the said Hiram Hubert may be compelled to pay on whole the above named property during his life and the said Hiram Hubert agrees and hereby binds himself his heirs and assigns not to remove or cause to be removed or hire or sold or rented on in any way to be taken out of the control Superintendence or management of the said Benjamin F. Hubert, his heirs and assigns any or the above and forgoing named property (either real or personal) or its increase during the life of said Hiram Hubert and at the decease of the said Hiram and Sarah Hubert the whole of the said property both real and personal and its increase together with the Negro woman named ALLY about 20 years of age and all her increase and a Negro Girl named MARTHA about 11 years of age and all her increase shall immediately be rightful property of the said Benjamin F. Hubert, his heirs and assign to have and to hold the whole of said property (above named) unto him the said Benjamin F. Hubert, his heirs and assigns together with all and singular the rights, titles, members, and appurtenances thereof to the same in any manner belonging to his and their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever in fee simple and the said Benjamin F. Hubert on his part agrees and hereby binds himself, his heirs, executors, Administrators and assigns to stand to abide by and conform to the whole of the above and foregoing as it now stands written. ITEM SECOND: the said Hiram Hubert places in the care and under the immediate superintendance and control of the above named Matthew H. Hubert the following property (to wit) PAUL about 38 years of age & JINCY about 33 years of age and her infant child about 1 weeks old named PERRY & DAVID CROCKETT about 6 years of age & RACHEL about 4 years of age & LUCY about 3 years of age & PHILLIS about 70 years of age and SARAH about 80 years of age together with the whole of the tract of land bought of Henry M. Seal known as the Henry Seal Place adjoining lands of the said Matthew Hubert and George S. Allen on the waters of Ogeechee river containing ninety acres more or less together with Two hundred acres of the tract of whereon the said Hiram Hubert now resides all of which property both real and personal named in the Second Item (and its increase) is to be under the immediate superintendance and control of the said Matthew H. Hubert to be worked and managed and controlled by him in any way or manner that he may think proper provided he shall have no power or right to sell or swap or barter any of said property or remove any of said Negroes from the present residence of the said Matthew H. Hubert during the life of said Hiram Hubert without his consent neither is any part of said property subject or liable to the present or future debts of the said Matthew H. Hubert, but the right title and claim thereof is and shall continue in the said Hiram Hubert during his life and out of the production annually made by the said Matthew H. Hubert with said property he is to pay Seventy Five Dollars annually to the said Hiram Hubert during his life and Seventy Five Dollars annually to the said Sarah Hubert during her life and also out of said production he is to pay the amount in full of the annual State and County Tax which the said Hiram Hubert may be compelled to pay on whole the above named property during his life and the said Hiram Hubert agrees and hereby binds himself his heirs and assigns not to remove or cause to be removed or hire or sold or rented on in any way to be taken out of the control superintendence or management of the said Matthew H. Hubert his heirs and assigns any part of said property (named in the Second Item) or its increase during the life of said Hiram Hubert and at the decease of said Hiram and Sarah Hubert the whole of said property (named in said second item) and its increase both real and personal with two Negro boys Moses and Abram (twins) about 11 years of age shall immediately be the rightful property of said Matthew H. Hubert, his heirs and assigns together with all and singular the rights, title, members and appurtenances thereof to the same in any manner belonging to his and their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever in fee simple and the said Matthew H. Hubert on his part agrees and hereby binds himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns to Stand to abide by Items as it now stands written.

In Testimony of our Agreement and consent to the whole of the above and foregoing Articles of Agreement contained in both first & second Items of the same we the said Hiram Hubert and Sarah Hubert and Benjamin F. Hubert and Matthew H. Hubert do hereby set our hands and affix our seals this fourth day of January in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred Forty three.

Sealed and Delivered in presence of G. S. Allen J. P. Hiram Hubert (Seal) Septimer S. Torrance J. P. Sarah Hubert (Seal) Benjamin F. Hubert (Seal) Matthew H. Hubert (Seal)

GEORGIA, WARREN COUNTY

I, J. Allen Poole, do hereby certify that I am Clerk of Superior court of said State and County and that said Court is a Court of record. As such Clerk, I do further certify that the foregoing two and a fraction pages contain true and correct copy agreement executed by Hiram, Sarah, Benjamin F. and Matthew H. Hubert on the 4^th day of January, 1843 as shown by the records of my office as being recorded on the 5^th day of January, 1946 in Deed Book X, pages 86, 87, 88 and 89.

Witness my official signature and seal of office, this 3^rd of February, 1968.

Clerk Warren Superior Court

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