Jones-Clarke-Meriwether County GaArchives Deed.....Barfield, John - Pounds, Richard January 11, 1821 ************************************************ 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: Linda Deppner http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002870 March 14, 2007, 11:30 pm Lot 148, Tenth District Written: January 11, 1821 Recorded: September 29, 1836 Jones County, Georgia Deed Book P, page 419 Georgia Jones County This Indenture made this 11th of January in the year eighteen hundred and twenty one between Mary Pounds administratrix & William Pounds administrator of Richard Pounds late of said county deceased of the one part [and] John Barfield of the county of Jones and the State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas the Inferior Court of said county of Clark at October [a streak across the page at this point renders several words illegible] court then sitting for ordinary purposes ordered that Mary Pounds administratrix & William Pounds administrator of Richard Pounds deceased have leave to sell the real estate of said deceased and whereas the said Mary Pounds administratrix and Wm. Pounds administrator as aforesaid by an advertisement Published in the Georgia Journal bearing date on the twenty fifth day of December in the year Eighteen hundred and nineteen that agreeable to an order of the Inferior court of Clark County will be sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of Richard Pounds and on the first Tuesday in March next at the court house of said county one hundred acres of land more or less on Robinsons creek in said county adjoining Dickinson and others on the same day at the court house in Jones County a lot of land No. One hundred and forty eight tenth dis’t of formerly Baldwin now Jones County also a lot No. 87 in the tenth dis’t same county last mentioned ??? made known on the day of sale the said tract of land lying and being in Jones county known by lot No. One hundred and forty eight in the tenth dis’t of formerly Baldwin now Jones County, joining of lots No. One hundred and forty nine and lot one hundred and sixty one and lot one hundred and forty seven and lot one hundred and thirty nine was on the said first Tuesday of March Eighteen hundred and twenty agreeable to the said Order and advertisement exposed by the administrators as aforesaid to public sale at Court house of Jones County and the said John Barfield being the highest and best bider [sic], the same was struck off to him at and for the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars Now we the said Mary Pounds administrator and Wm. Pounds administrator as aforesaid for and in consideration of the sum of Six hundred and fifty dollars by the said John Barfield to us in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted bargained sold and conveyed and by these presents do grant bargain sell and convey unto the said John Barfield the said tract of Land known and distinguished by lot No. One hundred and forty eight in tenth dis’t of Original Baldwin now Jones County to have and to hold the said tract of land unto said John Barfield his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple together with all the right members and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and we the said Mary Pounds administrator and Wm. Pounds admininstrator as aforesaid the said tract of land and premises unto the said John Barfield his heirs and assigns will warrant and forever defend so far ?? forth as the Law will authorise us as administrators to do and the estate of the said Richard Pounds dec’d is by Law responsible. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals as administrators as aforesaid the day and date before written. Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of us Test John Todd James (his X mark) D. Barfield Mary Pounds adm’x (Seal) William Pounds adm’r (Seal) Georgia Meriwether County Personally came before me John Todd who being duly Sworn deposeth and saith that he saw Mary Pounds adm’x and William Pounds adm’r sign seal and deliver the within deed for the purposes therein mentioned and that the deponent subscribed the same as a witness and saw James Barfield do to likewise. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23rd day of Sept. 1836. John (his X mark) Todd Thomas Roberts J. P. Recorded September 29th 1836. John J. Beasley Clk Additional Comments: FHL film #0470018 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/jones/deeds/pounds795gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb