Written and compiled by Genealogical Society research volunteer, Beth Mitchell.
I have mentioned before about the treasures in the deed books. If you were researching this family, you might be doing a happy dance with all the information given – or perhaps you would just rely on the sheriff.
The following persons are named individuals in this property dilemma. [I found the titles quite interesting.] Sir John Hall Knight was a Captain in the Royal Navy and Superintendent of Her Majesty’s dock yard at Deptford in the County of Kent. Henry Creed of Norfolk Crescent, Hyde Park, is named as a Captain in the Honorable East India Company. These two distinguished gentlemen were executors of the estate of Admiral Peter Rebouleau, eldest son of Stephen and Elizabeth Rebouleau who had been named in the will. Elizabeth was one of the devisees in the will of one William Hill Sargent and referred to Daniel Beauchamp of Hagerstown Fields in the county of Middlesex as being the daughter of Edward Sargent of Kingston upon the Thames in the county of Middlesex. Joseph Phillips, Sr. and Joseph Phillips, Jr. are named and Joseph Phillips, Junior is the son of Leah Phillips, deceased, formerly Beauchamp. Susannah Beauchamp was the daughter of Edward Sargent of Kingston upon the Thames – Edward being the son of Benjamin.
Jane Reynolds of Number 53 Charing Circle of Westminster in the county of Middleboro is a widow and the daughter of Benjamin Sargent. Annabella Brown and her husband, George Joseph Brown, were named and Annabella is cited as the daughter of the Edward Sargent of Kingston. Mary Travers of Ringwood in the county of Hampshire, a widow, is named. She was the daughter of Hannah Hounslow, formerly Hannah Sargent and her husband is William Hounslow. The above- named persons are devisees of William Hall Sargent, deceased, of the state of Virginia, United States of America. William Fanning was named as the attorney and legal representative who had the legal right to make all decisions regarding properties in the United States of America.
An entry which is part of the record was provided by the consulate of the United States of America located in London and certified that the information provided is true and accurate. The above provided information used a total of six pages in Deed Record U: pages eleven through sixteen. It all boiled down to Jabez Harlan, Sheriff of Clinton County, Ohio declaring that the information was complete and a deed was to be issued for Daniel Huffman, the buyer. The seal of Sheriff Harlan was provided June 10, 1849. Amos T. Sewell and William Crumley were witnesses and it was recorded as a legal document on June 22, 1849. When a deed is presented as a result of the death of the owner, all persons having any claim to the proceeds are to be shown with accompanying documentation. HOPE YOU GOT IT!!!!!! This document covers at least four generations.