FRANKLIN COUNTY, GA - DEEDS Stephen Chatham to Thomas Payne Senior Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Beth Collins collins@negia.net Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/franklin.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Franklin County Deed Book B, page 136 - 137 Georgia } Franklin County } This Indenture made this 27th May one thousand eight hundred and twenty between Stephen Chatham, of the one part and Thomas Payne Senior of the other part both of the State and county aforesaid Witnesseth that the said Stephen Chatham for and in consideration of one hundred Dollars lawful money of said State to him in hand paid by the said Thomas Payne at or before the sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained, sold, released, and confirmed by these these presents doth grant bargain sell release and confirm unto the sd Thomas Payne Senior his heirs or assigns all that tract or parcel of Land lying and being in the State and County aforesaid it being part of a tract of 500 acres of Land granted to Joseph Ryan Beginning at the original line of the said survey in the swamp Thence to said Chathams White oak corner thence running to a notable red oak stand at the corner of Asa Ayres fence thence the course of sd Ayres fence to sd Chathams road thence along said road to a cross road oak corner thence a strait line to a white oak corner on William Paynes line thence along William Paynes line Eastwardly to a Hickory Corner thence N. 5 W. 50 to a post oak corner thence along the original line to where it intersects with Graggs line thence westwardly along Graggs line to a pine corner Thence N. along Graggs line to where the original crossed it Thence along the original line to a poplar corner thence to the beginning with all and singular the rights members appertainances thereof whatsoever to the sd tract piece or parcel of Land being belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said tract piece or parcel of Land to have & to hold the said land & premises and appertainences thereunto belonging as aforesaid and every part thereof to the said Thomas Payne Senior his heirs & assigns forever to the use benefit & behoof of tract piece of parcel of land and the said Stephen Chatham for himself his heirs & assigns and all claims of Joseph Ryan shall and will warrant & forever defend the rights of the said Land to the said Thomas Payne Senior his heirs and assigns forever In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th May 1822 Attest. E V. Echols Asa Payne Stephen Chatham LS Georgia } Franklin County } Personally appeared before me Asa Payne and being duly sworn saith on oath that he saw Stephen Chatham assign the within deed for the contents of the consideration therein mentioned and that he saw Elijah V. Echols assign his name as a subscribing witness with himself to said deed this 25 of October 1822. Joseph Dunlop N.P. Asa Payne Recorded 7th November 1822