Liberty County GaArchives Deed.....Andrew, Benjamin - Graves, William June 6, 1758 ************************************************ 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: Beth Collins http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002523 October 26, 2009, 8:25 pm Written: June 6, 1758 Recorded: June 13, 1758 Colonial Deeds Book C1, pp. 411 - 412 Georgia To all Christian people to whom these presents shall come/ William Graves of Midway in the province aforesaid planter sendeth greeting Know ye, that the sd William Graves for and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds sterling to him the sd William Graves in hand at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, well and truly paid by Benjamin Andrew of Midway aforesaid planter, the receipt whereof the sd William Graves doth hereby acknowledge and thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof, doth acquit Exonerate and discharge the sd Benjamin Andrew his heirs Executors and administrators by these presents hath given granted bargained sold enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth fully freely clearly and absolutely give grant sell alien enfeoff and confirm toe the sd Benjamin Andrew his heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns for ever a certain parcel or tract of land containing two hundred acres or thereabouts be the same more or less situate in the district of Midway aforesaid, Butting and Bounding on the south on lands belonging to Benjamin Andrew and North on vacant land, and on the East on lands belonging to the sd Benjamin Andrew and West on John Humphreys land as may be seen with the form and shape of the same by a plan thereof hereto annexed reference thereto being had Together with the way priviledges Easements Immunities Hereditaments and Commodities thereunto belonging or by any means appertaining To have and to hold the above granted premises and privilege of hunting hawking fishing and fowling within the Bounds Limits of the same and all the buildings houses woods Trees Waters fences and other things thereon standing growing or being or thereunto by any means belonging or appertaining/ except the quit rent hereafter to be come due and payable for the same/ to him the sd Benjamin Andrew his heirs and assigns forever to his and their own proper use benefit and behoof for ever more, and the said William Graves for himself his heirs Executors and administrators doth covenant and promess to and with the sd Benjamin Andrew his heirs and assigns in manner and form following, that is to say, at the time of this present bargain and sale and until the ensealing and delivery of these presents he the said William Graves is the true sole and lawfull owner of all the above granted premises and hath in himself good right, full power, lawfull authority to grant and convey and assure the premises in manner and formas aforesaid, and that the sd Benjamin Andrew his heirs and assigns shall and may from henceforth and for ever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully peaceable and quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the above granted premises and their appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof or without Lett Molestation Trouble denial Expulsion Eviction or contradiction from him the sd William Graves his heirs Executors or Administrators or any other person or persons whatsoever claiming or having any lawfull claim right Title or Interest therein from by or under him, or by any other lawfull Ways or means whatsoever and also that the sd William Graves his heirs Executors or administrators shall and will upon every reasonable request and at the costs and charge in the law of the sd Benjamin Andrew his heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns further do and Execute or cause to be done and Executed all and every such further and other lawful and reasonable act and acts, deed and deeds, conveyances and assurances in the law whatsoever for the more perfect conveying confirming and assuring the premisses with their appurtenances unto the sd Benjamin Andrew his heirs or assigns as by the sd Benjamin Andrew his heirs or assigns or his or their councel learned in the law shall be reasonable advised devised or required In Witness whereof the sd William Graves and Rebecka his wife in token of her consent to his act and deed of her husband have hereunto sett their hands and seals this Sixth day of June in the thirtieth second year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the second by the Grace of God, king &c and in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight Signed sealed and delivered William Graves in presents of Rebecca Graves Richd Baker James Harvey Richd Girardeau Who did see the abovementioned William Graves delivery make of the abovementioned Tract of land by Turf and Twig the day above written Richd Girardeau Rec’d the day and year within written from the within named Benjamin Andrew the sum of ten pounds sterling current money of the sd province being in full of the consideration money within mentioned William Graves Witness Richd Baker Richd Girardeau Georgia Memorandum, That on the seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight before me John Stevens Esqr. one of his Majestys Justices appointed to keep the peace in the district of Midway river personally came and appeared Richard Girardeau who made Oath that he did see William Graves & Rebecca Graves within names sign seal & as their voluntary act & deed deliver the within Instrument of writing for the uses within mentioned & that he also saw Richd Baker & James Harvey subscribe their names as Evidences together with himself on the within mentioned Sixth day of June, one thousand seven hundred & fifty eight. Sworn the day & year above written before me John Stevens JP Recorded ye 13th June 1758 1758 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/liberty/deeds/graves578dd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 6.4 Kb