Miller-GA-1759

Nathaniel MILLER Rev War Soldier

1759 Prenuptial agreement

PARTY OF THE FIRST PART: Nathaniel Millar (Miller)
OCCUPATION: planter
RESIDENCE: Hallifax, Parish of St. George
PARTY OF THE SECOND PART: Elizabeth Colson (Coulson),
Spinster
OCCUPATION: X
RESIDENCE: South Carolina
PARTIES OF THE THIRD PART: Thomas Barrington, Esquire, and
William Colson (brother of Elizabeth Colson), trustees
OCCUPATION: X and planter, respectively
RESIDENCE: Savannah and South Carolina, respectively
KIND OF INSTRUMENT: marriage settlement with trust
agreement.
PLACE WRITTEN: Georgia
DATE WRITTEN: September 6, 1759
PAYMENT: X
DESCRIPTION: Nathaniel Millar and Elizabeth Colson. in view
of their intended marriage, place in trust with Thomas
Barrington and William Colson 10 Negro slaves, five of whom
belong to Nathaniel Millar, namely, NORWICH a man, JACK a
man, SUE a woman and her child a boy named CHARLES, and
DINAH a woman; and five of whom belong to Elizabeth Colson,
namely, SCIPIO a man, LUCY a woman and her child a boy named
TOM, JUDY a woman, and a boy named WALL. Immediately after
the marriage Nathaniel Miller is to have use of the slaves
and their increase for the rest of his life.
If his wife should survive him, she is to have the use of
the slaves for the rest of her life.
Any, child whom they may have will, after the decease of
both par-ents, inherit the slaves and will come into
possession of them on reaching the age of 21 or at the time
of marriage. If they have more than one child, each child
will receive his or her proportionate share of the slaves.
Income from the slaves is to be used to maintain and educate
the children as minors.
If there are no children living at the time of the death of
the survivor of Nathaniel Millar and Elizabeth Colson, the
slaves shall be disposed of according to the last will and
testament of the survivor. If a will is lacking, the slaves
originally belonging to Nathaniel shall go to his next of
kin and those belonging to Elizabeth (notwithstanding her
coverture) shall go to her next of kin. The trustees at this
time pay 10 shillings each to Millar and Elizabeth Colson,
and the trustees are to be paid any expenses incurred in
executing the trust. A receipt of five shillings from each
of the trustees is recorded.
WITNESSED BY: Robert Bevill. planter, and Salah Bevill, both
of Hallifax
OFFICIAL: Edward Barnard, Esquire, J. P. Province of Georgia
SWORN: September 17th, 1759, at Hallifax
RECORDED: December 17, 1759

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