In 1839, Armstead Jones executed a deed of trust conveying ten slaves--Patience, Stephen, Calvin, Evalina, Lewis, William, Nathan, Rebecca, Jordan, and Henry--to Stephen King, with instructions to hold the slaves for the "use and benefit" of his wife Mary. He stipulated further that following the death of his wife the slaves should be turned over to the children. After Armstead died most of the slaves stayed with his wife, although she hired Stephen to one of her sons in Mississippi, and hired William to another son. Three slaves died, but Rebecca and Evalina gave birth to thirteen children. When Mary Jones died in 1855, trustee Stephen King had long since migrated to Texas; the children seek to replace King, sort out what members of the family had already profited from the slaves and how much, and arrange for the sale of the slaves so that the proceeds can be "divided among those entitled to share therein."
Result: Granted.
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Repository: Huntsville Madison County Public Library Archives
