Slaves of Catherine Zeigler Dent, South Carolina

Date: 4 Feb 1820 to 4 Feb 1820
Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Black_Heritage North_Carolina Dent

Introduction

In a 4 February 1820 deed from her father Nicholas Ziegler, Catherine (Ziegler) Dent was gifted the following:

State of South Carolina.
Know all men by these presents that I Nicholas Zeigler in consideration of the natural bond and affection which I have and bear unto my daughter Catherine (Dent) wife of William Dent and also for divers other other good causes and considerations me thereunto moving have given granted confirmed and delivered and by these presents do give grant confirm and deliver unto my Said daughter Catherine Dent the following three negro Slaves, to wit John, 'Hannah and Sampson to have and to hold the Said Negro slaves to my Said daughter Catherine Dent her heirs and assigns forever also I give and grant to my said daughter Catherine Dent one other negro Slave named Mariah to have and to hold the said negro slave Mariah unto my Said daughter Catherine Dent her heirs and her assigns forever in trust to and Further uses & purposes hereafter mentioned that is to say in trust and confidence that my Said daughter shall possess and enjoy the benefit labor & service of said negro Mariah until my grand daughter Polly C Dent shall attain the age of twenty one years or shall marry and attain and in that case in trust and for the use and benefit of my said grand Daughter her heirs and assigns forever and in case my Said grand daughter Polly C Dent Shall die before She attains the age of twenty one years or marries then and in that case in trust and confidence and for the use and benefit of the Surviving brothers and sisters of my Said grand daughter Polly C Dent their heirs and assigns forever for witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and seal this fourth day of February in the Year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Nicholas Zeigler, Our Family Genealogy Pages, http://www.lanhamsource.com/getperson.php?personID=I1&tree=T1; Nicholas Zeigler, accessed 28 June 2018.

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