This Indenture made & entered into this Twenty ninth
day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred
and thirty three between John M. Stafford, and Susanna his
wife of the County of Alachua and territory of Florida of the
one part and George Branning of Duval County in the
Territory Aforesaid Territory of the other part Witnesseth
that whereas on the Twentieth of may in the year now pres
ent, a final separation took place between the aforesaid
John M. Stafford and his aforesaid wife Susanna, formerly
Susanna Branning and sister of the aforesaid George
Branning, and whereas the aforesaid John M. Stafford is
willing to make a lawful provision for the support main
tenance and comfort of his aforesaid wife and hath agreed
for that purpose to refund to the said George for her use, all
the property and estate hereinafter named, being the entire property
received as her Patrimony at or since their marriage for this cause
and for and in consideration of a Bond Executed by the said George
Branning with William Branning as his security to bear the said
John M Stafford free and harmless from the further support and
maintanence of the said Susanna his wife, and for other pur
poses in said Bond expressed reference thereto being had bearing
even date with these presents will more fully appear and for and
in consideration of the sum of five dollars to him the said John M.
Stafford in hand paid at and before the ensealing, and delivery of
these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged. He
the said John M. Stafford hath bargained sold and delivered unto
the said George Branning the following named property to wit
Two Negroes Milley a girl about eighteen years of age and Wiley
a boy about four years old together with the future issue and in
crease of the female if any, also thirty nine head of stock cattle
the old ones whereof are marked with a poplar leaf in one ear and
a split in the other and branded AB, the younger ones marked with
a poplar leaf in one ear and a split and under bit in the other
branded F Also two notes of William Branning payable to |