submitted by: Mary Hoit Abbe Sumter County, Alabama Deed Book C, p. 69 Danl Hitt To Babtist Church Rec?d the 6th & Recorded 7th July 1838 State of Alabama Sumter County Know all men by these presents that I Daniel Hitt of the State of Alabama and Sumter County for and in consideration of the natural love and affection that I have to the Baptist Socity of Sumter County and State aforesaid as well as for the consideration of the sum of Five dollars to me in hand paid by the Said Trustees at or before the subscribing and delivery of these presents the (receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged) have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said Trustees Middleton A. Prator, John Scott and Marshall Hitt and their successors in office one Acre of land lying in Township 18 Range 3 West Section 32 of Fraction A in the North East corner of said Fraction to have and to hold the said land unto the present Trustees and their successors in office and assigns for ever. And the said Daniel Hitt for himself his executors and administrators the said Land unto the present Trustees and their Successors in office against the claims of him the Said Daniel Hitt his executors and administrators and against the claim or claims of all or every person or persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and for ever defend them by these presents. In witness whereof I have hereunto fixed my hand and seal this April 15th 1837 Attest Richd Yarborough Daniel Hitt {seal} Napoleon B. Ward his mark The State of Alabama Sumter County Personally appeared Richard Yarborough before me Price Williams Clerk of the County Court of Said County who is one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Deed who being first duly sworn deposeth & Saith that Daniel Hitt whose mark appears to the Said Deed after having the Same read to him acknowledged in the presence of this deponent and also in the presence of Napoleon B. Ward the other Subscribing witness that he did make and affix his Said Mark to Deed on the day of the date & for the purposes therein set forth and the deponent further Saith that that he the deponent & Saw Ward signing the same as witness in the presence of Said Hitt & in the presence of each other . Witness my hand this 6th day of February AD 1838 Attest Price Williams Clerk