Karon,
I finally figured out that there was another Alice involved. That doesn't
often happen, so I had just figured that it was meant for me.
Yes, I was referring to your message in 1999. I am trying to keep straight
who knows what. So far, not many of us know too much about that family.
I looked at the Caroline Co., VA records today. I found this:
#31542 District Court Deed Book B, 1793-1797
Catlett to Allen deed p.191
This Indenture made this tenth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety five, Between Robert Catlett of the County
of Caroline of the one part and James Allan of the town of Fredericksburg of
the other part, Witnesseth that whereas the said Allan on the twentieth day
of December in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety three
intermarried with Frances Catlett the sister of the said Robert Catlett and
in consideration of the said Marriage and as a provision for his said sister
then and there engaged when he should be thereto afterwards required that he
the said Robert Catlett would convey unto the said Allen by such means as to
the said Allen or his Counsel learned in the law might appear in ____
proper and for the futher consideration then entered into by the said
parties that the said Allen should maintain and decently support the said
Catlett during his life in a manner becoming his station and rank in life,
that then the said Catlett would as aforementioned convey unto the said
Allen the property herein after described and in completion of his paid
engagement the said Catlett did by deed indented which said deed bore date
the fifth day of January in the year 1794) convey unto the said Allen the
property as aforementioned agreed to be conveyed which said deed of
conveyance being mislaid and not recorded, Now THIS INDENTURE Witnesseth the
said Robert Catlett in consideration of the premises Hath given granted
bargained and sold aliened released and confirmed and by these presents doth
give grant bargain and sell aliene release and confirm unto the said James
Allen his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land lying and being
in the County of Caroline aforesaid containing by estimation 210 acres be
the same more or less which said tract or parcel of Land the said Robert
Catlett inherited from his deceased father together with the following
slaves, Frances a Negro woman Willa Negro Girl Reubin a Negro Boy and
Charlotte a Negro Girl as also the property contained in the Schedule hereto
annexed with the reversion and reversions remainder & remainders and all and
every the appurtenances to the said land slaves & other property belonging
or in any wise appertaining To have and to hold the afore described Tract of
Land Slaves and the other Property unto the said James Allen his heirs and
assigns, unto the only proper use and behoof of him the said James Allen his
heirs and assigns forever, and the said Robert Catlett for himself his heirs
Exrs and Admns doth covenant and agree to and with the said James Allen his
heirs Exrs & Adms and Assigns that he the said Robert Catlett will forever
warrant and defend the aforesaid land Slaves and other property against all
persons claiming or to claim by from and under him and against all and every
other person or persons whatsoever And the said James Allen on his part for
himself his heirs Exrs & Adms doth covenant and agree to and with the said
Robert Catlett that he the said James Allen will decently support the said
Robert Catlett during his life in a manner befitting his situation, In
Witness the parties have interchangeably affixed their hands & seals the day
and year first afore Written.
Robt. Catlett
In Presence of
Timothy Green
Thomas Field
John Welch junr.
Schedule of property refered to in above deed
Stock
Five Horses
Six head of Horned Cattle
Five sheep
Crop upon the place
Twelve Barrels of Corn
1000 wt of Fodder
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Caroline County Virginia Order Book 1730-1800, FHL film #30842 Item 5
There are early Catletts there, John & Mary (relict of John) 1739 , Martha
(relict of ____) 1739, Thos. 17__, but I can't read it.
But that is all that I was able to find about them.
But thank you for helping me along.
Sincerely,
Alice Gedge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karon Bosze" <tmg4me(a)rcn.com>
To: <CATLETT-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [CATLETT-L] John and Sarah (?)(Martin) CATLETT Noble Co.,
OH>Sullivan Co., MO>Ripley Co., MO
Hi Alice G. --
You wrote:
> That looks really good-especially the part about John being born in VA.
He
> is too late to be the son of Benjamin and Mary, but he sure
could come
from
> that same family.
Sorry for the confusion, the "Alice" that the original message was meant
(especially) for was Alice Long whom I believe descends from the John and
Sarah under discussion. He may fit in with your line, too -- that I don't
know.
> I am afraid that I am confused. I am also afraid that that is not too
> uncommon for me. But I read your earlier message about Benjamin Catlett
and
> Mary and a son John. I think that this is the family for which
I am
> looking. Do you know anything more about Benjamin and Mary?
Am not sure which message you're referencing. Was it dated 14 Dec 1999?
If
so, I don't have anything further -- the puzzler there is the
court record
stating John was living in Kentucky. I've not consulted a map for Sevier
Co.,
TN other than knowing it's in east TN (believing that's where
your John
and
others' wound up settling) -- how close is it to KY? I
haven't looked at
the
original court document from Caroline Co., VA either. It's
entirely
possible
that it wasn't transcribed correctly or possible that the court
wasn't
provided the right information on John's location or possible, too, that
he
lived in KY at one point and later TN.
My hunch is that the Sevier Co., TN group descend from the Caroline Co.
group,
but I have no proof.
-- Karon
"A genealogy compilation without sources might as well be fiction."
-- Karon M. Bosze, 26 Jan 2000
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