Elbert County GaArchives Deeds
Lemuel Crocker to Trustees of Farmers Academy, 1841

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Deeds

Lemuel Crocker to Trustees of Farmers Academy, 1841

The following deed appears in Elbert Co. Deed Book OO,
pages 572-3:

"State of Georgia, Elbert County) Know all men by these
presents that I Lemuel Crocker of the above State and County
for and in consideration of the great interest I take in the
promotion of education and especially in the erecting of a
male academy to be called The Farmers Academy, I give grant
and convey unto Benjamin Thornton, Joel Hutcherson, Elijah B. Norman,
Nathaniel Banks, John A. Teasley, Reuben Thornton,
Thomas J. Teasley, Edward Cason and William H. Adams, Trustees
of the said Academy and their successors in office for the use
of said Academy a certain parcel of the tract of land on which
I now live known as the Christler tract commencing forty-one
yards from the Academy next to Reuben Thorntons land running
thence west on the line run between myself and Mrs. Lucy
Teasly, until it intersects John A. Teasly's land on the west
thence south on said Teasly's line forty six yards thence east
running Sq and forty six yards until it arrives forty yards
beyond the said Academy thence forty six yards to the beginning
place Together with all and singular the rights and
appurtenances thereunto belonging in Fee Simple reserving the
entire right at alll times to use water from the Spring which
said boundary now comprehends and which is the Spring now used
by the School taught at this place and my own family. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 10th
Nov in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
one.
                             L. Crocker  (Seal)
In presence of
Fleming P. Thornton)
William T. Norman)

"Georgia, Elbert County) Personally appeared before me Fleming
P. Thornton and being duly sworn says that he saw L. Crocker
sign the above deed and that W. T. Norman and himself assigned
the same as subscribing witnesses in the presence of each other
and to the best of my knowledge.
                              F. P. Thornton
Sworn to and subscribed
before me Sept 13, 1859
Joseph T. Smith

"Recorded January 16th 1862"

[Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson]