BALSORA MAYS' FREE PAPERS

Lauderdale County, Alabama
Deed Book 14, p. 483

Balsora Mays free papers

The State of Alabama }}    Personally came before me Wiley T. Hawkins Judge of
Lauderdale County     }}    Probate Court fo the County aforesaid, and by authorized to administer oaths for general purposes—Tabitha Terrill aged Fifty three years to me well Known to be a lady entitled to Credit and Confidence who being Sworn according to law deposes and Says that she is acquainted with a Certain Mularro girl named Balsora May about nineteen years of age that she was acquainted with the mother of the Said Balsora that she was a white Lady and that the Said Balsora May was free born – that the Said Tabitha Terrell resided near the mother of said Balsora at the time of her birth, and has been well acquainted with her ever since.

Sworn to and Subscribed before me the 26th day of September 1853

W. T. Hawkins Judge        }}                                                  Tabitha Terrell
Probate Court Lauderdale }}
County Alabama                }}

Lauderdale County, Alabama
Deed Book 14, p. 510

Balsora Mays free papers

The State of Alabama  }}     Personally appeared before me Wiley T. Hawkins
Lauderdale County      }}    Judge of the Probate Court of Said County Joseph Ijames who being duly sworn deposeth and Saith that he was well acquainted with Balsora May, and that her mother was a white woman and as Such she was bound to me by the Commissioners Court of Said County and now being free person is entitled to her freedom from all persons. Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 5th day of October 1853.
                                                                                         Joseph Ijames

In Testimony of which I hereunto Subscribe my name and affix the Seal of the Probate Court of Said County at Office in Florence the 5th day of October 1853.
                                                                                        W. T. Hawkins J. Probate

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