Crawford - Jones County Georgia Deed Marshall, Matthew (Admin) to Benjamin Watson File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Amanda Cook amanda_c93@yahoo.com Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/crawford.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Indenture between Matthew Marshall’s administrators, Lucy, Allen and Matthew A. Marshall, and Benjamin Watson. Crawford Co., GA Deed Book A, pg 536 June 4, 1834 Whereas the inferior court of the county of Jones in said state when setting for ordinary purposes at the March term thereof in the year of eighteen hundred and thirty two upon the application of LUCY MARSHALL admx., ALLEN and MATTHEW A. MARSHALL administrators of MATTHEW MARSHALL dec’d did pass on order for the sale of the real estate of said dec’d herein after described legal notice of such application having been first given in one of the public gazettes of this State to wit, the Federal Union for four months previous to the granting of the order aforesaid. And whereas the said LUCY MARSHALL admx, ALLEN and MATTHEW A. MARSHALL admrs. As aforesaid having first given sixty days notice of said sale and of the time and place thereof in the said paper first aforesaid and at the door of the court house in said county did on the sixth day of November on the year eighteen hundred and thirty two at the place of public sales in the county aforesaid (?) to sale at public auction under and by virtue of the order aforesaid the premises herein after mentioned And whereas the said premises were then and there knocked off to BENJAMIN WATSON who was the highest bidder for the same at and for the sum of nine hundred dollars Now this indenture made this fourth day of June eighteen hundred and thirty four in the (58th) year of the Independence of the United States of America between the said LUCY MARSHALL admx. ALLEN and MATTHEW A. MARSHALL admrs. as aforesaid of the county of Jones and State aforesaid admx. and admrs. as aforesaid of the one part and BENJAMIN WATSON of the state and county aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth, that the said LUCY MARSHALL admx ALLEN and MATTHWS A. MARSHALL admrs. as aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of nine hundred dollars in hand paid at and before the Sealing and delivering of these presents dot grant bargain sell alien and convey and confirm into the said BENJAMIN WATSON his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land containing Two hundred two and a half acres more or less situate lying and being in the seventh district of the county of Houston when surveyed now in said county known and distinguished in the plan of said district by lot No. (52) fifty two To have and to hold the said bargained premises with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances thereof whatsoever to the said premises being belonging or in any wise appertaining with the remainders rents issues and profits thereof to the only proper benefit and behoof of him the said BENJAMIN WATSON his heirs executors admrs and assigns in fee simple And the said LUCY MARSHALL admx ALLEN and MATTHEW A. MARSHALL admrs. As aforesaid of the said MATTHEW MARSHALL dec’d his executors and administrators the said bargained premises unto the said BENJAMIN WATSON his heirs executors administrators and assigns against all persons claiming by from or under the said MATTHEW MARSHALL dec’s or the said LUCY MARSHALL admx. ALLEN and MATTHEW A. MARSHALL admrs. as aforesaid but against no other person whatsoever shall and will forever warrant and defend by virtue of these presents In Witness whereof the said LUCY MARSHALL admx. ALLEN and MATTHEW A. MARSHALL administrators as aforesaid hath here unto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year last above written Signed with our seals delivered in presence of Curry Dickson, Bryan F. Lane, J. H. Signed LUCY MARSHALL, admx. (her mark) (Seal), ALLEN MARSHALL (Seal), MATTHEW A. MARSHALL (Seal). ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============