Genealogy housekeeping: more on Cash, Donald, and Matchett
I’ve been working on my Granny Laura’s side of the family. I’ve updated the index pages for every family name, the most names have been added to:
and the newly created : Matchett Index
More on Ready Cash: found in Rockbridge deed book P, p3.
I found this little nugget on Ready from 6 Jun 1830. It appears that he put up some collateral to pay off a debt to Samuel M D Reid. John F Caruthers was the holder of the collateral. I think.
He would have been about 31 when this was filed, and the 1830 census does show him living in Rockbridge. He was married for seven years at that point, and had two children Martha Jane Cash and James C Cash.
Not a lot of genealogical data here, but interesting non the less. I’m always interested to see what people owned and how things like knives and forks had actual value back then.
If you are interested in seeing the photocopy of the original drop me a note.
Side note:
Ready M Cash to
Jno F Caruthers for
Saml M D Reid
Executed
Text in deed book:
This Indentured made this twenty sixth day of June in the year One thousand eight hundred and thirty. Between Ready M Cash of the first part and John F Caruthers - of the second part and Samuel M D Reid of the third part witnesseth that the said Ready M Cash being justly indebted unto the said Samuel M D Reid in the sum of Twenty nine dollars and seventy two cents by note bearing ?? date with the presents, and honestly desiring to secure this payment thereof doth as well for and in consideration of the premises as of the sum of one dollar to him in hand paid by the said John F Caruthers the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledge, hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said John F Caruthers, his executors and administrators, the following personal property to wit; two feather beds, bed clothes and bedstead : one walnut bureau, one walnut falling leaf table, and all the other household, and kitchen furniture now owned by him consisting of chairs knives & forks, plates, tc, tc
To have and to hold the said personal property to him the said John F Caruthers his executors or admns Upon trust nevertheless that if the above debt with interest from this date, or any part thereof shall remain due on the first day of July next that then the said John F Caruthers being required by the said Reid or request by the said Cash, shall after giving ten days notice of the time & place of sale on the front door of the Courthouse of Rockbridge County sell the said property or so much as be necessary at public auction for ready money and out of the proceeds pay and satisy first the costs and charges of this dead and the sale of then the said debt and interest and the balance if any pay to the said Ready M Cash. In testimony whereof the
Ready M (his mark) Cash (seal)
John F Caruthers (seal)
Clerks office Rockbridge County Court June 28th 1830
Source:
Title
Deed books, 1778-1915 ; general indexes to deeds, 1778-1914, 1947-1975
Authors
Virginia. County Court (Rockbridge County) (Main Author)
Rockbridge County (Virginia). Clerk of County Court (Added Author)
Deeds, Vols. O-P 1824-1828 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 33768 ]
Deed book P, page 3.
