Thanks to Fay Bruton of Wilmington, NC for obtaining a copy of the original of this document: Deed of Gift, Solomon Fuller II to his children, Randolph County, NC August 5, 1794: To all people to Whome these presents Shall Come. I Solomon Fuller of Randolph County send greeting. Know ye that I the Sd [Said] Solomon Fuller for & in consideration of the Natural Love and Affection which I have & Bear to my Beloved Sons Avent Fuller & Britan Fuller & Solomon Fuller & William Fuller & John Fuller & Ransom Fuller & Alsey Fuller & Jesse Fuller & to my Daughters Charlot Fuller & Sarah Fuller & Gilley Fuller & for Divers other good Caus and Consideration me hereunto Moving have Given & Granted & by these presents do Give & Grant unto the Said Children as follows towhit I give to Avent Fuller one Negro Boy named [Charles-X'd out] George & to my Son Brittan Fuller one Negro Boy named Charles and to my Son Solomon Fuller one Negro Girl named Isbell & to my Son William Fuller one Negro gall named Fenbey & to my Son John Fuller one Negro Boy named James & to Ransom Fuller & Alsey Fuller & Jesse Fuller I give a Negro Winch named Tab & a Negro Winch named Rose & her increase to be Equally Divided between Ransom Fuller & Alsey Fuller & Jesse Fuller & I give to my Daughter Charlott Fuller one Negro [Gall- lined out] Girle Named Bridget & to my Daughter Sarah Fuller one Negro Girl named Amy & to my Daughter Gilley one Negro Girl named Lilly to have & to Hold & Enjoy all & singularly the goods and Chattles & Personal Estate afforesaid unto the Said Avent Fuller Brittan Fuller Sollomon Fuller William Fuller John Fuller Ransom Fuller Alsey Fuller & Jesse Fuller & to my Daughters Charlott Fuller Sarah Fuller & Gilley Fuller thus Exect. Adm_ and assigns for & I the Said Solomon Fuller all and Singular the Afforesaid Negroes to the Said Avent Fuller & Brittan Fuller Sollomon Fuller William Fuller John Fuller Ransom Fuller Alsey Fuller & Jesse Fuller & to my Daughters Charlotte Fuller & Sarah Fuller & Gilley Fuller thus Exect. Adm_and assign't against all persons whatsoever Shall and Will Warrant & forever Defend by these presenth in Witness thereof I set my hand & Seal August the 5th Day 1794. Solomon Fuller Test: Jeremiah Arnold I have tried to present the spelling, etc., as it appears in the original document. Among other things, this documents helps to prove: 1) Ransom Fuller, b. 1797 NC, cannot be the son of Solomon Fuller II and Ogilvia Avent. 2) Brittain Fuller and Gilley Fuller were living at the time of the Deed of Gift, but were not alive at the time Solomon Fuller II wrote his will in 1816, in Laurens District, SC. 3) It is likely that Gilley Fuller is the one who was married to William Green and is the mother of Gilley A. (Avent or Avan) Green, who is mentioned in Solomon II's will as a granddaughter. 4) Francis (Fuller?) is likely a later wife of William Green, and not a child of Solomon and Ogilvia Fuller. Several of us are working to document this. 5) Ransom, Alsey, and Jesse are being grouped together for their "gifts", indicating they are young children at the time. 6) It appears the children are listed in birth order (by gender), common in legal documents, and matches the order as listed in the will of Solomon Fuller II. Several members of the list have advised all members from time to time about the importance of researching and documenting their ancestors before arbitrarily attaching them to an existing family. I add my caution to this, also. There is a lot of incorrect information out there, including some of the information which has been submitted to the LDS site, FamilySearch. Unfortunately, this misinformation becomes "gospel" after a while, and is proliferated. I have copies of the originals of the wills of Ezekiel I, Solomon I, & Solomon II, and this Deed of Gift, with transcriptions. If anyone is interested in any or all of these, I'd be happy to send copies to you. Larry L. Fuller