Richard T. Powell & M. G. Powell to Duncan McNair --- Marriage Settlement, 31 August 1848

Sometimes finding the maiden name of a spouse can be a formable task especially when moving back in time. Minor transcription errors in documents and census records also create confusion.

Richard Thompson Powell, brother of Thompson B. Powell, married Margaret Gilliland Whitaker about 1843. Margaret was the daughter of William Whitaker and Mary Greer. Proof of this marriage can be found in a Chesterfield County Land Deed dated 31 August 1848 -  Richard T. Powell + M. G. Powell to Duncan McNair --- Marriage Settlement, 31 August 1848.

Richard T. Powell + M. G. Powell to Duncan McNair --- Marriage Settlement, 31 August 1848

This entire Land Deed has not been transcribed here; only the pertinent portion that identifies the wife of Richard Thompson Powell as Margaret G. Whitaker daughter of William Whitaker.



Transcription:

The State of South Carolina.
This indenture of Two Part made this 31^st day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty eight Between Richard T. Powell and Margaret G. Powell his wife both of Cheraw in the State aforesaid of the First part and Duncan McNair of the same place of the Second Part. Witnefseth as follows:
Whereas the said Richard T. Powell and Margaret G. Powell his wife parties of the first part hereto lately together with Robert Man and Eliza Jane Man his wife filed their Bill in the Court of Equity for Charleston District praying for Petition of the estate of William Whitaker deceased the father of the said Margaret G. Powell and Eliza Jane Man against Mary Whitaker the widow and administratrix of the said William Whitaker and also against his infant children Catherine J. Whitaker Mary Ann Whitaker Sarah Ellen Whitaker Thomas Whitaker and William Whitaker and whereas James W. Gray Esquire one of the Masters of the said Court to whom the said cause was referred among other things to report a proper settlement of the shares of the Complainants Margret G. Powell and Eliza Jane Man in and by his report dated the sixth day of March last recommended that the shares of the said Complainants should be settled on the following terms terms <sic>. To and for the sole and separate use of the wives for life with remainders to their children respectively that may be living at the time of the deaths of the said wives and the ifsue of such of their children as may have died before them (such ifsue of the deceased children representing their respective parents and among themselves taking per stirpes) share and share alike the husband, joining their wives in conveying the respective shares to such Master or Trustees as the said parties may nominate ….










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[1] Chesterfield County, South Carolina, DEED BOOK 1: Pages 153-155, Richard T. Powell & M. G. Powell to Duncan McNair ---Marriage Settlement; 31 August 1848, Register of Deeds, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.