Dougherty County, Georgia - Deeds  Charles Day to William W. Cheever 1854


Submitted by Debra Boswell Crosby  http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467


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The following is the first deed entered in Dougherty County Deed Records
Deed Book 1 page 1

State of Georgia Bibb County

				This indenture made and entered into the twenty
fifth day of January Eighteen hundred and fifty four between Charles Day of the 
County of Bibb and state of Georgia of the one part and William W. Cheever of the
County of Dougherty and state aforesaid of the other part. 
Witnesseth that the said Charles Day for and in consideration of the sum of six
hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid by the said William W. Cheever at 
and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is 
hereby acknowledged, has granted, bargained and sold unto the said William W.
Cheever his heirs and assigns, all that certain tract, lot or parcel of land, 
situate lying and being in the first 1st district of originally Early, now the
County of Dougherty, the same being known and distinguished in the plan of
said district by the number one hundred and one (101) and containing two hundred
and fifty acres according to the original survey, be the same more or less, 
which tract, lot or parcel of land was granted by the State of Georgia unto
Charles Day on the twenty third day of May Eighteen hundred and forty two,
said tract lot or parcel of land having such shape, form, marks and boundaries
as appear on the plat to the grant from said state to the said Charles Day for
the same.
			To have and to hold said tract, lot or parcel of land and
premises, and all and every part thereof to the only proper use benefit and behoof
of him the said William W. Cheevers his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple;
And the said Charles Day does by virtue of these presents, warrant and defend
the right and title of the said bargained premises unto the said William W. Cheever
his heirs and assigns, against the right, title and claim of himself, his heirs
and assigns forever.
			In witness whereof, the said Charles Day has hereunto set 
his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written.
						Charles Day
Signed Sealed and delivered in
presence of						by Hurston R. Bloom
	A. Patterson					his attorney in fact
	George S. Obear Notary Public

						Recorded February the 9th 1854
							Saml. D. Irvin, Clerk

transcribed by Debra Boswell Crosby March 2002