Sumter County, Alabama
Deed Book A, p. 493
State of Alabama
County of Sumter
Town of Gainesville
	Be it remembered that on the  5th day of August AD 1835 Thomas Ware and Charles Buchanon both of said county
personally appeared before me Christopher C. Scott Notary Public commissioned by the Governor of the State of Alabama and
duly sworn and qualified agreeably to Law and dwelling in the Town of Gainesville aforesaid and upon oath duly administered
to them by me deposed and said that they these affiants have been for a number of years well acquainted with ?Jack Tom? a
black born in the late ?Choctaw Nation??That said ?Jack Tom? is the second son of ?Old Tom? and ?Old Sally? of said Nation
and is full brother to Moses Tom.  That when these affiants first became acquainted with the said ?Jack Tom? was regularly
married by the Choctaw Customs to a full blood Choctaw woman named ?Ourreeletunah? and from that time to the present the
said Jack has continued to live with said Wife and during said time has had by the said full blood Choctaw Woman all born of
her the following named Children  ?to wit? ?Sophia Tom? born April 15th 1824  ?Syna Tom? born September 18th 1824 [sic]  
?Hannah Tom? born December the 29th 1827 ?Vicey Tom? born June 25th 1829  and ?Rhoda Tom? born April 20th 1833.  all of whom
are females
Further these affiants say not.
									Thomas Ware
									Charles Buchanon
Sworn to and subscribed before 
me in my Office in the Town of Gainesville aforesaid on the day and Year above written		In Testimonium veritate
	I have to these presents set my Signature and affixed my Notarial Seal of Office
							Christopher C. Scott
							Notary Public
Although the undersigned cannot upon their personal Knowledge testify as to the
truth of the within affidavits.  Nevertheless from circumstances within their Knowledge they will here certify that they
believe the facts set forth in said affidavit to be strictly true.		
Christ C. Scott
							Geo S. Gaines