Indenture bet Francis Coddington & David Rees 14 Mar 1789 Liberty Co., GA

County Record B Part 2 Pages 321-325

State of Georgia.  This Indenture made the fourteenth day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine and in the
Thirteenth year of the Independence of America. Between Francis 
Coddington, and David Rees of Sunbury, in the State aforesaid esquires, 
acting executors of the last Will and Testament of John Hill, late of 
Sunbury aforesaid, merchant deceased of the one part and Joseph Woodruff 
of the County of Liberty and State aforesaid esquire of the other part, 
to wit: Whereas the said Francis Coddington and David Rees Executors, as 
aforesaid by their Joint Bond or Obligation bearing even date with these 
Presents became & now stand held and firmly bound and obliged; as 
Executors to the said deceased in the final (penal?) sum of Six Hundred 
and three pounds; twelve shillings and seven pence lawfull money of 
Georgia aforesaid with Condition thereunder written for the payment of 
the sum of three hundred and one pounds, sixteen shillings, and three 
pence half penny of like money unto the said Joseph Woodruff, his heirs, 
executors, administrators, and assigns, on or before the tenth day of 
January, which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred 
and Ninety-one, as in and by the said Bond or Obligation, and Condition, 
thereunder written doth more fully and at large appear reference
thereunto being had:  Now this Indenture Witnesses:  That they the said,
Francis Coddington and David Rees as executors aforesaid for themselves,
their Executors, and administrators for the better securing the payment of
the said sum of three hundred and one pounds, sixteen shillings, and three
pence half penny with lawfull Interest thereon as expressed in said Bond
conditional unto the said Joseph Woodruff, his heirs, and assigns on or
before the said tenth day of January which will be in the year of our Lord,
one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one as above above mentioned, Have,
granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, released, conveyed, and
confirmed, and by these presents grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff,
release, convey and confirm unto the said Joseph Woodruff, his heirs and
assigns, All those three certain improved Lotts of Ground in the Town of
Sunbury aforesaid known by the numbers 16, 59, and 60 and one certain
unimproved Lott in the same Town known by the number 83 as in the Platt of
the said Town will more fully appear by referring thereto. Also all that
certain tract or Parcell of Land called the Island Bellisle, laying on or 
in the river Medway in the state aforesaid containing about one hundred and
fifty acres the same more or less.  Together; with all and singular the
Messuages, Tenements, Buildings, Stores, wharfs, ways, passages, paths,
waters, watercourses, woods, underwoods, privileges, commodities,
immunities, hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever unto the said four
Lotts of ground, and tract of one hundred and fifty acres of land belonging
or in anywise appertaining with the reversion and reversions, remainder and
remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof and all the Estate right Title, Interest, claim, property and 
demand whatsoever of them the said Francis Coddington and David Rees in 
Law or Equity as executors aforesaid of in or to the said premises, hereby
bargained and sold or meant and intended so to be done by these presents,
and of every part and parcell thereof.  To have and to hold the said four
Lotts of ground in Sunbury and the said Island Bellisle containing one
hundred and fifty acres of land be the same more or less, and all and
singular other the promises herein before mentioned, and hereby granted 
and confirmed with their rights, members and appurtenances, unto the said 
Joseph Woodruff, his heirs and and assigns, to his and their ___, use 
benefit and behalf forever. And the said Francis Coddington and David 
Rees, Executors as aforesaid for themselves and their Executors and 
administrators do; convenant and agree to and with the said Joseph 
Woodruff, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns in manner 
and form following that is to say, that they the said Francis Coddington 
and David Rees as executors to the said deceased, have good right, full 
power and lawful authority in Law to grant and convey the premises 
aforesaid with their rights members and appurtenances unto the said 
Joseph Woodruff, his heirs and assigns in manner and aforesaid, and that 
free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted and discharged by the 
said Francis Coddington and David Rees as Executors aforesaid, their 
executors and administrators, or some of them from time to time and at 
all times hereafter, kept harmless and indemnified of and from
all and all manner of former and other bargains, grants, sales, leases,
mortgages, judgments, intailes, annuities, rents, and arrearages of Rent  
and the said hereby granted and conveyed promises with their and every of 
their rights, members, and appurtenances they the said Francis Coddington 
and David Rees as executors aforesaid unto the said Joseph Woodruff, his 
heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, shall and will warrant and 
forever defend by these presents and that the said Joseph Woodruff, his 
heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns and every of them shall and 
may from time to time and at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly 
enter upon, and have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy all and 
singular the premises above mentioned expressed declared to be granted, 
released, and confirmed unto the said Joseph Woodruff, his heirs and 
assigns without the lawfull Let, hindrance, molestation, interruption, 
eviction or denial of them the said Francis Coddington and David Rees or 
either of them, their or either of Executors, or administrators, or any 
other person or persons whatsoever claiming by form or order from either 
of them as Executors aforesaid.  And lastly that they the said Francis 
Coddington and David Rees, as Executors, and administrators shall and 
will from time to time and at times hereafter on the reasonable requests 
and costs and charges in the law of the said Joseph Woodruff, his heirs, 
executors, administrators, and assigns, make, do acknowledge and execute 
or cause to be made done acknowledged and executed all and every such 
further and other acts, matters, and things, conveyances, and assurances 
in the Law whatsoever for the further better and more effectual conveying 
and assuring all and singular the aforesaid four Lotts of ground and the 
tract of Land containing one hundred and fifty acres, called Bellisle as 
above mentioned and hereby granted, sold, and confirmed or meant and 
intended so to be done with the rights, members, and appurtenances unto 
the said Joseph Woodruff, his heirs and assigns in manner aforesaid as 
by his or their counsel learned in the law; shall be reasonably
devised, advised, or required.  Provided always, Nevertheless that if the
said Francis Coddington and David Rees, Executors as aforesaid, or either 
of them, their or either of their executors, or administrators, shall do 
well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Joseph Woodruff, 
his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns the just and full sum 
of three hundred and one pounds, sixteen shillings and three pence half 
penny good and lawfull money of Georgia aforesaid with lawfull interest 
thereon from the date of these presents and that on or before the tenth 
day of January which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven 
hundred and ninety-one according to the true intent and meaning of the 
bond or obligation and Condition aforesaid, and of these presents above
expressed without covin or fraud that then and from thenceforth this 
present writing of bargain and Sale and every grant, matter and thing 
herein contained for the Securing of the payment of the Sum of Three 
hundred and one pounds, sixteen shillings and three pence half penny 
with Interest as aforesaid unto the said Joseph Woodruff his heirs and 
assigns, shall cease, determine and be utterly void and of none effect 
any thing herein contained before to the contrary thereof in anywise 
notwithstanding.  And the said Joseph Woodruff for himself, his
Executors, and administrators doth convenant, grant, and agree to and with
the said Francis Coddington and David Rees, as Executors as aforesaid, 
their executors, and administrators, by these presents in manner 
following that is to say that till or breach or nonperformance, shall be 
made of the proviso, and condition aforesaid, they the said Francis 
Coddington and David Rees, executors aforesaid, their executors and 
administrators shall or lawfully may have hold, profit, use, occupy and 
enjoy all and singular the said four Lotts of ground numbered as aforesaid 
and the said Island Bellisle containing one hundred and fifty acres, be 
the same more or less with all and singular rights, members, and 
appurtenances, thereunto belonging or in anywise apperturtaining without 
Lett or interruption of or by him the said Joseph Woodruff, his executors, 
Administrators, or Assigns.  In Witness where of the parties to these 
presents have hereunto set their hands, and Seals the day and year first 
above written.

Sealed and Delivered in presence of
The words "and fifty" omitted in the thirty second line of the first page
and in the twenty fifth line of the second page whereof being first
underlined.

James Gignilliat, Junr
T. O'Neale

T. Coddington (seal)
David Rees (seal)

Received the day and year first within written of the within named Joseph
Woodruff the first consideration money within expressed to be due and owing
him by, as Executors to the Estate of John Hill deceased
Present - James Gignilliat
David Rees

--Page 324--
Georgia, Liberty County} Personally appeared before me James Powell one of
the Justices assigned to keep the peace for the for County aforesaid James
Gignilliat __ _______  duly sworn saith that he _aforementioned_ Francis
Coddington and David Rees their declared and that T. O'Neal __ together 
with __ subscribed their __ to the declaration thereof with government.
 
sign seal and deliver the sum_______ and that _________
James Powell, J.P.

				James Gignilliat Junior

Recorded the 4th October 1790
John Graves, CCCL

Georgia, Know all men by these presents That we Francis Coddington and 
David Rees, esquires, action executors of the last will and Testament of 
John Hill (Kell?) of Sunbury in the state of Georgia Merchant, deceased 
are as Executors aforesaid held and firmly bound and obliged unto Joseph 
Woodruff of the County of Liberty and State aforesaid esquire in the Just 
and Full Sum of Six hundred and three pounds, twelve shillings and seven 
pence lawfull money of the State aforesaid To be paid unto the said Joseph
Woodruff, his certain attorney, heirs, executors, administrators, and
assigns, For which payment well and truly to be made and done, we do, as
executors aforesaid, bind ourselves our heirs, executors, and  
administrators and every of us and them jointly and severally firmly by
these presents, sealed with our seales and dated the fourteenth day of 
March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine 
and in the thirteenth year of the Independence of America.  The condition 
of the above obligation is such that if the above bound or Francis 
Coddington and David Rees or either of them, their or either of their 
executors, or administrators, as executors of the last Will and Testament 
of John Hall (Hill, Kell) late of Sunbury in the State aforesaid, 
Merchant deceased, shall, do well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto 
the above named Joseph Woodruff or to his certain attorney, heirs, 
executors, administrators, or assigns, the Just and Full sum of Three 
Hundred and one pounds sixteen shillings, and three pence half penny good 
and lawfull money of Georgia in Gold and Silver valuing the
Spanish milled Dollar at four shillings and eighty pence and so in
proportion of any other coin and that on or before the tenth day of January
which will be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety
one with Lawfull interest thereon from the date hereof without fraud or
further delay then the above obligation to be void and of none effect
otherwise to be and Remain in full force and virtue.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of 
James Gignilliat, Junr
T. ONeale
T. Coddington (seal)
David Rees (seal)

Recorded the 4th October 1790
John Graves, CCCL

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