Many thanks to Yvette Smith
No. 296 William W. Searcy; To Deed of Trust; Beverly Randolph
Know all men by these presents, that I William Searcy, Sr. of the
county of Rutherford, and state of Tennessee for and in consideration
of the natural love and affection which I have for my daughter Lucy W.
Randolph and my grandchildren Mary E., Lucy, Sarah, Peyton, William W.
and IshamG. Randolph have this day granted to them, and do by these
present, grant to them the use occupation and enjoyment of a certain
parcel of land, lying and being in Rutherford on the East Fork of the
Stones River adjoining the lands of Peyton Rowton, John Parks
dec'd, John C. Harris and Jacob D. Donnelson being the plantation on
which Beverly Randolph and the above named Lucy W. my daughter and the
above named children reside, And these presents further witnesseth that
the rents, crops, issues and profits arising from the same on which may
be raised therefrom by the labor of the following Negroes, Pris,
Matilda, Willis, Franklin, Eliza, Ben and Tim, and Burwell which I have
placed on the same for the support and maintanance of my said daughter
LucyW., wife of Beverly Randolph, seperate and apart from the debts and
contracts of the said Beverly Randolph, and to the support and
maintanance of my said grandchildren above named. And the surplus
if any remains after maintaining said wife and children, and schooling
said children of said Beverly and Lucy W. to be vested in purchasing
such property for the above named children of said Lucy W. may be
considered most to the advantage of said children. These presents
further witnesseth, and I do hereby constitute and appoint Beverly
Randolph, husband of said Lucy W. and father of said children trustee
to receive the crops, issues and profits from said land and Negroes
above described and to apply the same to the support and maintanance of
my said grandchildren and to their schooling; and also a trustee to
apply for surplus if any to the purchase of such property he may judge
most suitable for said children, provided always the said Beverly
Randolph shall make no preferrences in such children; but shall take
convenanies (spell) for such property jointly to all of said children
as joint tenants. And it is further understood to be the meaning
of these presents that I reserve to myself the right to control said
land and Negroes listed above and to remove the said Lucy W. and said
children above named from the possession, use and ocupation of said
land, and to withdraw said slaves from their possession at any time i
think proper. I also reserve to myself the power to remove the said
Beverly Randolph as trustee from having any control over the land and
Negroes herein described whenever I think he is abusing the trust
confired upon him and appoint some other trustee at my election.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day
of January in the year One Thousand eight hundred and thirty three.
State of Tennessee
William W. Searcy(Seal)
Rutherford county court February Term(?) 1833
The foregoing deed of trust was
acknowledged by the said William W. Searcy at the above term to be his
act and deed for the purposes therein mentioned and ordered to be
registered.
Registered March 23,
1842
John R.
Laughlin Clk
(Note: I could not read Mr. Laughlin's first name.)