> "Deed book of Hawkins County" pages 669, 670, 671. > SAMUEL RIGGS to WILLIAM HENDERSON RIGGS Registered > 11th March 1844. > Know all men by these present that I, Samuel RIGGS of the County of > Hawkins, State of Tennessee in consideration of the natural Love and > affection which > I bear my beloved grand son William Henderson RIGGS, son of Jessee RIGGS of > the County of Grainger in Said State of Tennessee have this day Bargained > Sold & > delivered & do herby bargain sell & deliver to my said Grandson W.H. RIGGS > my three Negro Slaves to wit Jerry, Francis & Jane under the following > terms and > conditions that is to say I am desirous to provide for my two grandsons > Samuel RIGGS and Jackson RIGGS children of my son Ellis (M.) RIGGS now > deceased. I have therefore Sold & delivered said three Negroes to my said > grandson W.H. RIGGS to have & to hold them free from hire or charge until > said Samuel & Jackson shall arrive to the age of twentyone vesting him with > full power as Trustee for said Samuel & Jackson to sell and dispose of any > or either of said Negroes at any time that he may choose to do so having > them first valued by three disinterested persons & paying to the said > Samuel & Jackson the valuation price when they shall become of age without > any interest thereon. And such as he may not, before that time sell to > deliver to said Samuel & Jackson when they become of age. In testimony > whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this 11th day of January 1844— > Intertined before Assigned. > Samuel RIGGS [SEAL] > WITNESS: > William (X) ROBERTSON (X)=His Mark > Richard T. (X) ROBERTSON > John HARTMAN > Henry YOUNG > > State of Tennessee > Hawkins County > Personally appeared before me, Campbell SMITH, Clerk of County Court of > Hawkins County Richard T. ROBERTSON & William ROBERTSON, Subscribing > witnesses to the within Deed of Trust who after being first sworn deposeth & > says that they are well acquainted with Samuel RIGGS the bargainor & heard > him in their presence acknowledge the same to be his act & deed for the > purposes herin expressed, given under my hand at office in Rogersville this > the 28th day of January 1844. > > NOTE: This Samuel RIGGS was the son of Edward RIGGS and Jane BUCKLEY. > This information provided by: [email protected]