HENRY GOING

Lauderdale County, AL
Deed Book 4, p. 486

The State of Alabama  }
Lauderdale County      }}  Before me Alex H. Wood, a Justice of the Peace in & for the County aforesaid personally appeared Saml. H. Byrn, who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he has been acquainted with Henry Going, who is about Twenty six or seven years of age, for about Twelve years, that he also was well acquainted with the father & all the family of said Going  that they always passed as free people of colour and that he never heard it disputed in any way, that said Henry Going is a mulatto, and that he verily believes he was free born.

Sworn & subscribed to }}                                 Saml H. Byrn
before me this 24 day of
March 1830
                          Alex. H. Wood J. P.  {SEAL}

Recorded 24. March. 1830