Mary DELEON [7704]

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Charles Ellis to Mary DeLeon - Sale of slave Rosalene
Dated 14 November 1803
St. Christopher Register Volume N, Series 3
Document Number 14631
St. Christopher
Know all Men by these Presents that I Charles Ellis of the Island of Saint Christopher, Baker, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds currant money of the said Island of Saint Christophers to me in hand at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents by Mary DeLeon of the Island aforesaid free Mullatto well and truly paid the payment and receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have bargained and sold and by these presents do fully and absolutely bargain and sell deliver assign transfer and sell over unto the said Mary DeLeon the following Woman Slave commonly called Rosalene To have and to hold the said Slave and the future issue and increase of her the said Rosalene unto her the said Mary DeLeon her Executors administrators and assigns forever to her and their own proper use and uses and as her and their own proper Slaves Goods and Chattles from henceforth forever

And I the said Charles Ellis do for myself my Heirs Executors and administrators covenant promise and agree to and with the said Mary DeLeon her Executors administrators and assigns will forever warrant and defend against all persons whatsoever lawfully claiming or to claim by from or under me them or any or either of them.

In Witness whereof I the said Charles Ellis have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourteenth day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three.
[signed] Cha^s. Ellis

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of

[signed] W^m. T. Connoly

Received on the day of the within written Deed Poll or Bill of Sale of and from the within named Mary DeLeon the within mentioned sum of One hundred and thirty pounds currant money being the full consideration money within mentioned to be by her to me paid. I say received in full.
[signed] Cha^s. Ellis
[signed] W^m. T. Connoly, witness

St. Christopher. Before the Honorable William Woodley Esquire Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Kings Bench and Common Pleas held in and for the said Island Personally appeared William T. Connoly of the said Island of Saint Christopher and made oath upon the Hoy Evangelists of Almighty God that he was present as a witness and did see the within named Charles Ellis Sign Seal and as and for his Act and Deed deliver the within written Bill of Sale for the uses and purposes therein mentioned, that he also did see the said Charles Ellis sign the Receipt thereunder written for the consideration money in the said Bill of Sale mentioned, and that he this Deponent did subscribe his name as an evidence to the due execution of the said Bill of Sale as well as to the signing of the said Receipt by the said Charles Ellis.

[signed] W^m. T. Connoly

Sworn before me this 24^th day of April 1804.

[signed] W^m. Woodley

[Transcribed March 17, 2016 by Ruth Case, Perry, Utah, USA, from a photograph taken of the original document on file at the St. Kitts National Archives, Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies.]
Ref: St. Kitts National Archives, Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies.

Mary had a relationship with Julius Caesar JULIUS [33532] [MRIN: 11985], son of William JULIUS of Basseterre [687] and Anne PERCIVAL [4184]. (Julius Caesar JULIUS [33532] was baptised on 24 Dec 1744, died in Sep 1774 in St Kitts Leward Is Carribean and was buried on 24 Sep 1774 in St George Basseterre St Kitts.)