1852 Land Deed~Asahel Six and Wife Sarah to Moses Brock

This indenture made the twenty eight day of December on the year of our Lord, One thousand eight hundred and fifty two between Asahel Six and Sarah Six his wife of the one party and Moses Brock of the other part all of the county of Hinds and State of Mississippi. Witnesseth that the said Asahel Six and Sarah Six for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and thirty seven dollars and fifty cents to them in hand paid by the said Moses Brock the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained and sold and by the presents do grant bargain quit convey deliver and confirm unto the said Moses Brock his heirs Executers, administrators & assigns forever all our portion Lot three divided interest claim or claims in and to the unsettled and undivided estate of William Brock late of Hinds county state of Mississippi, deceased. Especially all our interest in the Negro or mulatto man John belonging to said estate or the legal heirs of the same and all our interest in the money belonging to said estate amounting to three hundred and twenty dollars, more or less which is now in the hands of the said Moses Brock as the legal administrator of the said estate to have and to hold the interest of the said Asahel Six and Sarah Six his wife
in the estate aforesaid together with all profits and interest arising there from. In testimony whereof the said Asahel Six and Sarah does hereunto set their hands and affix their seals date first above written.
                                                                                      Asahel Six (Seal)
                                                                                      Sarah Six (Seal)

The State of Mississippi}
Hinds County} Personally appeared before me John J. Williams a Justice of the Peace in and for said county the within named Asahel Six and Sarah Six his wife who personally acknowledge that they Signed sealed and delivers the within Deed Bill of Sale or Trust claim on the day and year therein written as their voluntary act and deed the said Sarah Six on a private Examination separate and apart from her said husband acknowledge that She Signed Sealed and delivered said Instrument of wording on the day and year therein mentioned fully as her voluntary act and Deed with any fear threats or compulsion of her husband.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the 28th day of December A. D. 1852.                                                                            John J. Williams (Seal)
Filed 4 Jany 1853 & Recorded 13 January 1853.
G. B. Downing, Clk

Asahel Six, son of Phillip Six and his wife Charlotte Selsor was born 1806 in Mississippi. On 22 November 1838 Asahel married Sarah Brock, age 18, daughter of William Brock and his 1st wife Charlotte [LNU]. Asahel and Sarah had six children; 3 sons and 3 daughters.

Moses Brock mentioned in the deed is the son of William and Charlotte thus he is also Sarah’s brother.

Sarah and Moses Brock are my 1st Cousin 5 times removed; their father William Brock is my 4th Great Grand Uncle. 

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[1] Mississippi, Deed Book 22: page 36 & 37, Asahel Six and Sarah Six his wife; Register of Deeds, (Raymond, Rankin County, Mississippi; accessed 21 March 2013). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSL5-3Q3G-Q?i=24&cat=134138