Marion-Schley County GaArchives Deed.....Stephen Royal - Meredith Duke March 23 1851 ************************************************ 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: Dorothy Rhodes rhodes_g@bellsouth.net July 24, 2003, 10:25 pm Lot 73, 3rd Land District Written: March 23 1851 Recorded: November 22 1852 MARION COUNTY GA DEED BOOK C PAGE 153 Georgia,Marion County This indenture made this twenty-third day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and fify-one between Meredith Duke of the county and state aforesaid of the one part and Stephen Royal of the same place of the other part witnesseth that the said Meredith Duke for and in consideration of the sum of twelve hundred dollars to him in hand paid at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted bargained sold and conveyed and does by these presents grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Stephen Royal his hirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land situate lying and being in the third district of originally Muscogee now Marion County known and distinguished in the plan of said district by the number seventy-three containng two hundred two and a half acres more or less with all the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging to have and to hold the afore described lot of land unto him the said Stephen Royal his heirs and assigns together with all the rights members and appurtenances to the said lot of land in any wise belonging to him and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever in fee simple. And the said Meredith Duke for himself his heirs executors administrators the said bargained premises together with the right title and possession thereof unto the said Stephen Royal his heirs and assigns will warrant and forever defend the right and title thereof against themselves and against the claims of all other persons whatever. In testimony whereof the said Meredith Duke hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written. Meredith Duke Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Isaac N. Mathews Nathaniel Renfroe Marion County Georgia Personally came before me Nathaniel Renfroe who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that he saw Meredith Duke sign seal and deliver the within and for the purposes therein mentioned and that the deposent subscribed the same as a witness and saw. Nathaniel Renfroe Sworn and subscribed before me this 6th of October 1851 Eason Joiner, J.P. Recorded November 2 1852 Geo. W. McDuffie, Clerk Additional Comments: This deed is recorded in Marion County GA, but the real estate lies today in Schley County GA. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb