General Notes

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Temperance and Cornelius had migrated to Montgomery County and later
moved to Pike County and settled on the Blind Jack Road.  They joined the
Beulah Primitive Baptist Church in Pike Co., AL on 6 February 1836.
Cornelious was a deacon for may years and served on committees conducting
church business.  Both are buried in Beulah Primitive Baptist Church
Cemetery, Pike Co., AL.
"Our old friend Cornelius Smart presented us with the largest apple it
has been our good fortune to see this season, and indeed, the largest
round apple that we ever saw. It measures one way just 12 inches, and the
other 11 inches in circumference. Its weight was 11 ounces. Who can beat
it?" (1)
(1) Independent American, 4 Aug 1858.  A newspaper published in Troy,
Pike Co., AL: On microfilm located in Alabama Department of Archives &
History, Montgomery, AL.
The following is a copy of a "Deed of Gift" by Cornelius Smart to his
children, dated 19 November 1863.  This document is recorded in Deed Book
M, Page 607 in Pike County Courthouse.
"This  indenture made on this the 29th day of November in the year of
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty three between Cornelius Smart
of said state and county of the first part and Eliza M. Amoson wife of
Wiley Amoson of Montgomery County and Francis M. Smart of said Montgomery
County and Melicha A. Smart, Isabel J. Rainer, wife of Young N. Rainer,
William Edward Smart, Henry P. Smart, Caroline T. Snider wife of
Zachariah Snider and William Cain Rushing trustee of the infant minor
heir of Charles R. Smart deceased, all of the county of Pike and State
after said of the second part all of where being parties.  Whereforth
that the said party of the first part (Cornelius Smart) being destined to
distribute and divide between said parties of the second party who are
all my children and grandchildren a very large portion of my estate in my
lifetime - and  a furtherance of this object have determined herefore to
sell among my children so as to keep them in my family these negroes with
Ranci, Hetty, Mary and her child Selan, Bob, May Anne, Issac, Susan and
where even I have sold these negroes to my said children and for them
realize the sum of seven thousand five hundred and eighty one dollars in
cash and the equivalent and for the purpose of dividing a large portion
of my estate among my said children and heirs equitable and family that
none of them may and just cause of complaint on hereafter charge me with.
Among those whom I alike esteem as near and dear to me I do by
writing make the following gifts and distribution of the proceeds of said
slaves mentioned, now far as in consideration of the love and affection
which I this party of the first part, have and ___ toward my son Francis
M. Smart I give him in cash the sum of eight hundred and seventy five
dollars to my well beloved daughter Eliza M. Amoson wife of Wiley Amoson
the sum of eight hundred and seventy five dollars, in cash I give to my
other children who reside in this county to with; Isabel J. Rainer wife
of Young Rainer, Henry P. Smart, William Edward Smart, Malachi Smart,
Caroline T. Snider wife of Zachariah Snider, and to the minor heirs of
Charles R. Smart to with Cornelious D. Smart, Francis M. Smart, and
Joseph Smart and to William C. Rushing trustee for said minor children of
my said son deceased.  That is to say I make all my children equal in
their receipt from me of the proceeds of sale of  my said negroes.  Gray
hereby the slave which my son Charles R. Smart would have received n his
lifetime to his orphan child herein named on to William C. Rushing as
their trustee to have and to hold these several sums of money to the sale
and separate use benefits - who of forever.  In addition to the several
gifts herein named, I give in my extreme old age a father’s blessing to
my dear children beseeching them to be content and satisfied wit