Franklin County GaArchives Deed.....Thomas Payne - Reuben Nail July 21 1787 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert Meadows rwmeadows@charter.net August 12, 2003, 7:31 pm Written: July 21 1787 Reuben Nail to Thomas Payne, 21 July 1787 Franklin County, Georgia, Deed Book C, left-hand page of folio 19: This Indenture made this 21st day of July in the year of Our Lord Christ 1787 Between Reuben Nail of Wilkes County & State of Georgia of the one part and Thomas Payne of Franklin & State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said Reuben Nail for and in Consideration of the sum of twenty Pounds Ster. to me in Hand paid by the said Thomas Payne the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath Given Granted Bargained & sold Alienated & Confirmed & by these presents doth Give Grant Bargain & Sell Alienate & Confirm unto the said Thomas Payne all that Tract or parcel of Land lying and being in Franklin County on the middle Fork of Broad River Containing By Estimation two Hundred Eighty Seven & an half Acres & Bounded as follows To Wit Beginning at A-- [The last two-thirds of the line after "A--" was left blank, and a space large enough for a line of text was left blank below it. Apparently, the deed did not contain a description of the metes and bounds of the property.] and also the Reversion and Reversions remainder & Remainders right Interest Claim and Demand Whatsoever of him the said Reuben Nail of in & to that Tract or parcel of Land & premisses & every part thereof. To have and to hold the s'd Tract or parcel of Land and all & Singular the premisses above Mentioned with the appertenances unto the s'd Thomas Payne his heirs and assigns for ever to the only proper use Benefit & behoof of the s'd Thomas Payne his Heirs & assigns for ever and the s'd Reuben Nail for him & his Heirs the s'd tract or parcel of Land and premisses & every part thereof against him and his Heirs and against all & Every person or persons Whatsoever unto the s'd Thomas Payne his Heirs and assigns for ever shall & will Warrant & forever defend. In Witness whereof I the s'd Reuben Nail hath hereunto Sett my Hand and Seal the Day & year first above written-- Signed sealed and delivered ) in presence of us-- ) his William [M?]oss J.P. ) Reuben @ Nail Nath'l Payne ) mark [There is no date of recording. The clerk did not note the dates of recording for any entries after 11 May 1787 on page "11b" and before 3 Dec. 1788 on page "25b".] Submitted by: Robert W. ("Bob") Meadows Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb