Samuel Baldwin gifts Judy, Julian, and Letitia to his sister, Patsey Rains

This post is part of an ongoing project to record names of enslaved people of Greene County, Georgia I find in historical records.

Whereas I, the undersigned Samuel Baldwin of the County of Greene and State of Georgia, on the 31st day of December 1816, did loan to my sister Patsey Rains of Franklin County, Tennessee, during her lifetime, a negro woman named Judy and her increase, and at her death did give to the children of Patsey Rains the said negro woman and her increase by a writing under my hand and seal of that date and for the consideration therein expressed. Now therefore in confirmation of said loan to Patsey and gift to her children, and to support the uses expressed in said deed of 31 of December 1816 and for the consideration of natural love and affection toward my said sister Patsey Rains in said writing and still existing and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me in hand paid by William Wilson of the county of Franklin and state of Tennessee, I have and by their presence doth give, convey, and confirm to the said William Wilson the legal title (which has heretofore since the making of said writing of the 31st of December 1816 until this time remained in me) to the said negro woman Judy and her present increase (Julian and Letitia and her future increase if any to have and to hold the same William Wilson, his heirs and assigned forever in trust for the sole use and benefit of my said sister Patsey Rains during her lifetime and after her death, to the sole use and benefit of her children agreeable to the uses and purposes mentioned in said writing of 31st December 1816. Which this deed is by no means to change, alter, or avoid so far as it relates to the use of the negroes by the said Patsey Rains during her life and of the interest of her children after her death, but which uses and interest this deed is intended more effectively to provide for and protect and for that purpose I have conveyed the legal title to said negroes out of myself and vested it in said Wilson as trustee aforesaid. Given under my hand and seal this 15th day of January 1823.

Samuel Baldwin (Seal)
In presence of Robert Findley, John Foster, Thomas Rasbury

Reference

• Greene County, Georgia, Deeds 1821–1826, 1818–1821, image 360, FamilySearch.