Jefferson County GaArchives Deed.....South, Waldens United Methodist Episcopal Church - Walden, Mitchell May 10 1873 ************************************************ 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: Beverly Black http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002902 September 28, 2004, 2:10 am 76th GM Dist, Jefferson County, Georgia Written: May 10 1873 Recorded: June 4 1873 Submitted by Beverly Walden Black, Waynesboro, Georgia Source: Deed Records, Clerk of Superior Court, Jefferson County, Georgia STATE OF GEORGIA JEFFERSON COUNTY THIS INDENTURE made and Entered into this the 10th Day of May in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Seventy-three, between Mitch Walden and Elizabeth Walden of The State and County aforesaid of the one part, and Thomas J. Harvey, B.V.G.Walden, Seaborn H. Thigpen Simion B. Williams And Wm. R. Elean viz Trustees of the Walden Methodist Espiscopal Church South of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. WITNESSETH: Know all men by these presents that the said Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden for and in consideration of the Love and Respect we have and bear for the cause, and Love of Christ and his ---- and for the further purpose of establishing a Camp ground at said church and giving protection and privilege of Public Worship at said place, and for the further sum of five dollars to us in hand paid by the said Trustees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we do give grant, bargain and sell and by these presents do give grant, bargain and sell and release and convey unto them the Trustees and agent of the publishing house of the Methodist Episcapol Church South for use and benefit of the said Methodist Episcopal Church South their successors forever in office, All that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the State and county aforesaid, adjoining lands of the said Mitchell Walden and Elizabeth Walden on the South, West and North and Osborne Walden on the East, containing by survey viz 15 ½ fifteen and one half acres be the same more or less, which will more fully appear by reference to a plat of the same hereto annexed. Seven and one half acres, of the above land having been before deeded to Walden Methodist Episcopal Church South and the deed having been lost, the said Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden now re- deeds the same with (8) eight more acres in all. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said bargained land and premises together with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances, water privileges, timber and fire wood said land, also to be dedicated and used for religious pur poses, also for educational purposes to be applied by said agent and said Trustees, and their successors in office to the effect herein stated under the direction of the general conference of Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the said Agent is to have and to hold the property aforesaid free from the claims or claims of myself, my heirs, my executors or administrators, and from the claims of all others whomsoever. All the foregoing rights and privileges are hereby deeded and given to said agent, and trustees and their successors in office with this reservation: That should the above mentioned land and premises cease to be used for religious or Educational purposes apart from either, then this deed to be null and void and the land revert to the said Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden, his or her heirs assigns, also the right and title to said bargained land and premises, the Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden will forever warrant and defend subject only to the above reservation against himself or herself, his and her heirs, executors, administrators and assigns and all their successors in office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF We the said Mitchell Walden and Elizabeth Walden has hereunto set their hand and affixed Their seal the day and year above written. Signed,sealed and delivered In presence of: W. R. Thomson Mitchel Walden (L.S.) Robert F. Pope Elizabeth Walden (L.S.) J. N. Poston, J.P. I do hereby approve of the Gift of land made to the M. E. Church South by Mitchel Walden & wife Elizabeth Walden, this 4th day of June, 1873 Nicholas Diehl, Ordinary Recorded June 4th, 1873 By R. J. Boyd, Clerk GEORGIA, JEFFERSON COUNTY: I, E.J. Smith, Deputy Clerk of the Superior Court Jefferson County, Georgia, do hereby certify that the within And foregoing is a true and correct copy of a deed from Mitchel Walden and Elizabeth Walden to the Trustees of Walden’s Methodist Espiscapol Church South, as appears of record in this Office in Deed Book B, pages 487-488 and 489. This the 16th, day of November, 1948. _________________________ Deputy Clerk Superior Court Jefferson County, Georgia (This is a typed copy of the actual deed recorded in Jefferson County) ****************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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