Jones County Georgia Deed Henry Cline (Sheriff's Sale) to John Martin File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by DaisyZ@aol.com Jeanie Smith Zadach Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/jones.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm State of Georgia Jones County Whereas in obedience to two writs of fiera facias issued out of the Justices Court of the County of Jones at the suit of James Woodard against Henry Cline, I Hope H. Slatter Sheriff of the County aforesaid did lately seize the tract of land herein after described as the property of the said Henry Cline & after being duly & publickly advertised agreeable to law did on the fifth day of June in the year Eighteen hundred twenty seven at the place of public sales in the County of Jones expose the same at public out cry when John Martin being the highest bidder the same was knocked off to him at the price or sum of ten dollars. Now this indenture made the fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred twenty seven & in the fifty first year of the Independence of the United States of America between the said Hope H. Slatter Sheriff as aforesaid of the one part & the said John Martin of the other part ~ Witnesseth that the said Hope H. Slatter Shff as aforesaid for & in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to him in hand paid by the said John Martin at & before the sealing & delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained & sold & by these presents doth grant bargain & sell so far as the office of Sheriff authorizes him unto the said John Martin his heirs & assigns all that tract or parcel of land situate lying & being in the County of Baldwin but now Jones County known & distinguished by part of lot number one hundred twelve containing one hundred acres more or less the same lying being in the Sixth District of said County of Jones the same being known by the south east half of said lot together with all & singular the rights members & appurtenances thereof unto the said tract of land being belonging or in any wise appertaining & also all the estate rights title interest property claim & demand of the of the said Henry Cline in law equity or otherwise whatsoever of in or to the same. To have and to hold the said tract of land & premises & every part thereof unto the said John Martin his heirs & assigns to the only proper use benefit & behoof of the said John Martin his heirs & assigns forever in fee simple in as full & ample manner as the said Henry Cline or his heirs & assigns did or might have held the same had it not been seized & sold under the execution aforesaid. In witness whereof the said Hope H. Slatter Shff hath hereunto set his hand & affixed his seal the day & year above written. Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of Hope H. Slatter Shff {Seal} E.D. Nichols Recorded 6th June 1827 Sol. Hoge J.P. Frederick Sims, CSC