(Note: Adaline Clark has three documents in this book- separted with lines.)
Page 1
State of Texas }
Polk County }
Schedule for Registration of the Separate Property of Adaline M. Clarke
1 Dave a Black Negro Man about forty eight years old
2 Dan Black Negro man About forty nine years old
3 Sinclear, a Black Negro man about thirty eight years old
4 Hardy a Black Negro man about forty years old
5 Hilery a Black Negro boy about twenty years old
6 Mary a Black Negro woman about thirty five years old
7 Betsey a Black Negro woman about forty years old
8 Cole a Black Negro man about fifty years old
9 Nelly a negro woman a little yellowish couler about thirty
five years old
10 Ben a negro boy Black about ten years old
11 George a negro boy Black about eight years old
12 Austin a negro boy Black about six years old
13 Hariot a negro girl Black about four years old
14 Marinda, a negro girl child Black, three months old
I Adaline M. Clarke do, on oath declare that the above described
negros in this Schedule
is my Separate property March the twelvth day-eighteen hundred &
forty nine
Adaline M. Clark
State of Texas }
Polk County }
Personally Appeared before William B. Williamson, Notary
Public in State & County
aforesaid Adaline M. Clark, and declared on oath that the negros mentioned
in the within
Schedule & described are her Separate Property of sutch I hereby
Certify the same and
sign my name & affix the seal of my office this 12th of March 1849
{Notarial Seal} W. B. Williamson, Notary Public
Filed in Office at 7 O’clock P.M. 12 March 1849
Jno. P. Kale Clk P. Co. Co.
The State of Texas }
Polk County
}
This is to Certify that the foregoing Schedule of the Separate Property
of A. M. Clark &
Certificates thereto were Recorded in Office in Record Book of Separate
Property of
Married Women B, Page 1 at 10 O’clock A.M. March 13th AD 1849
{Seal} Given under my hand and seal of my office the date
last afore written
Jno. P. Kale Clk of Ct. Polk Co.
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Page 3 & 4
State of Texas }
Polk County }
A Skedule of Property Belonging to me Adaline M. Clarke as my Seprate
Property that I
think I Neglected to include or forgot to do so when I give the Schedule
of my Negroes,
this property is follows is my Own Seprate Property and should be included
with the
Skedule of the property of my Negroes. Two Carriage horses, Harry
a bay horse eight or
nine years old, Ball a Sorrel with Blaze face about ten years
old. One Cariage or Buggy
also Two Waggons & two yok Beef Oxen. Bed Stid & Bedding
one gray horse mule
say 10 years old , One brown mare mule about 8 years old, One Gray
Mare about 7 years
old & her colt this spring past & her last year mule colt,
also Two Cows & Calves
August 1st, 1849 Adaline M. Clark
Acknowledged by me W. N. Clark
State of Texas }
Polk County }
Personally appeared Before me William B. Williamson Notary Public in
State & County
aforesaid, Adaline M. Clark, the wife of Wm. N. Clark, and being examined
by me as the
law directs in such cases, on oath saith that the within Skedule is
just & true & she thinks
She forgot to include it in the skedule of her Negroes as it should
have bin done then
She now gives this to be annexed to that of her negro property the
same Being
Acknowledged by her husband William N. Clark of sutch I here
Certify the same and sign
my name and affix the seal of my office this first day of August eighteen
hundred & forty nine
{Notarial Seal} W. B. Williamson
Notary Public
Filed in office at 8 O’clock P.M 1st Aug. 1849
Jno P. Kale Clk & R P. C.
Note-The word “Two Yok Beef” in the 11th line & one 19th line plainly
written on
erasures, also the word “Bed” erased in 17th line of the foregoing
Schedule.
The State of Texas }
Polk County }
This is to certify that the foregoing Schedule & Certificate thereto
were this day recorded in my office in Record Book B of the Separate
Property of
Married Women pages 3 & 4 at 9 O’clock P.M.
{Seal} Witness my hand and seal of my this
1st day of Aug. 1849
Jno. P. Kale Clk & R P. C
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Pages 5 & 6
State of Texas }
Polk County } A Schedule of the Separate
Property of Adaline M. Clarke, Consort of
W. N. Clark, both of County and State aforesaid to be recorded according
to the Issueing
of an act of the Legislature of the State of Texas approved 29th April
A.D. 1846, entitled
an act “To provide for the registration of the Separate Property of
married Women”. This
Schedule prepared for the purpose of I above mentioned is also intended
to remedy
defects that exists or supposed to exist in two Separate Schedules
of the property
(Separate) of the Said Adaline M Clarke, already recorded as the law
directs. The
Schedule recorded March 13th A.D. 1849 mentions and describes the negro
Separate
Property of the said Adaline M. Clark. The one recorded
Aug. 1st A.D. 1849 mentions &
describes another description of Separate Property of the said A. M.
Clarke. The
following Schedule mentions & describes the Property Contained
in the Schedules
alluded to above.
1st Dave, a man Slave (black) aged about forty eight
2nd Dan, a man Slave (black) aged about forty nine
3rd Sinclear, a man Slave (black) aged about thirty eight
4th Hardy, a man Slave (black) aged about forty
5th Hilary, a boy Slave (black) aged about twenty
6th Mary, a woman Slave (black) aged about thirty five
7th Betsey, a woman Slave (black) aged about forty
8th Cole, a man Slave (black) aged about fifty
9th Nelly, a woman Slave of yellow Complexion aged about thirty
five
10th Ben, a boy Slave (black) aged about ten
11th George, a boy Slave (black) aged about eight
12th Austin, a boy Slave (black) aged about six
13th Harriet, a girl Slave (black) aged about four
14th Marinda, a girl child Slave (black) aged three months
Two Carriage horses, viz. Harry a bay horse eight or nine years old
& Ball a sorrel with
blaze face about ten years old. One Carriage or Buggy.
Also two wagons and two yoke
of oxen. Bedstead, Bed & Bedding. One gray horse mule
say ten years old. One brown
mare mule about eight years old. One gray mare about seven years
old and her colt this
spring last & her last year mule Colt. Two cows &
calves. One Brown horse mule Jim
eight years old.
This 29 day of September A.D. 1849 Adaline M. Clark
W. N. Clark
State of Texas }
Polk County } Personally appeared before
me Wm. B. Williamson a Notary Public for
County & State aforesaid W. N. Clark and Adeline M. Clark residents
of County & State
aforesaid and known to me to be the persons mentioned in the
captions of the
foregoing Schedule, and whose names are hereto subscribed, presented
the foregoing
Schedule and acknowledged the property mentioned and described in the
Same to be the
Separate Property of said Adaline M. Clark. In Testimony
Whereof I have here unto set
my hand and affixed the seal of my office This 29th September
A.D. 1849
{Notarial Seal} Wm. B. Williamson
Notary Public
Filed for Record at 12 O’clock A.M. 4th Oct. 1849
Jno. P. Kale Clk & R P. Co
Note: The word “About” in the 27th line & “eight years old in 53rd
line of the foregoing
Schedule interlined.
The State of Texas }
Polk County
} I Certify that the foregoing Schedule and Certificates thereto
were
this day recorded in My Office in the Record Book of the Separate Property
of Married
Women B pages 5 & 6 at 4 O’clock P.M.
{Seal} Witness my hand and the seal of my office this 4th Oct.
1849
Jno. P. Kale Clk & R Polk Co.
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