Marion County GaArchives Deed.....Lancaster, Benjamin - Melton, Elbert May 6, 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: Trish Elliott-Kashima pkashima@lorettotel.net October 22, 2005, 7:32 pm Lot 253, District 3 Written: May 6, 1851 Recorded: May 10, 1851 State of Georgia, Marion County: This indenture made this Sixth day of May in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and fifty-one between Elbert Melton of the State and County aforesaid duly constituted administrator of the estate of McKinney Melton late of said State and county of Macon deceased of the one part and Benjamin Lancaster of Marion County and said of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas by virtue of an order granted by the Honorable Superior Court of said County, when sitting for Ordinary purposes previous notice of Application having been given agreeably to the Statute, in such case made and provided on the Second Monday in January 1843 to said Elbert Melton, Administrator as aforesaid to sell a tract of land belonging to the estate of said deceased, situate lying and being in the county aforesaid known and distinguished as Lot number two hundred and fifty-three in the third (3) district of Originally Muscogee now Marion County containing two hundred two and a half acres more or less, with the rights, members and appurtenances thereto belonging. After the said tract of land was duly advertised in conformity to law the same was put up and exposed to sale to the highest bidder at teh door of the court house at Buena Vista in said county within the legal hours of Sale on the first Tuesday in May 1851 Inst by said Elbert Melton, Administrator as aforesaid, when said tract of land was knocked off to said Benjamin Lancaster at the price or sum of three hundred dollars he being the highest bidder. Now for and in consideration of the said sum of three hundred dollars case in hand paid to said Elbert Melton Administrator as aforesaid by him said Benjamin Lancaster at and before sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged said Elbert Melton Administrator as aforesaid hath granted bargained and sell unto thes aid Benjamin Lancaster his heirs executors administrators and assigns the said tract of land number two hundred fifty three in the third (3) district of originally Muscogee now Marion County with all the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appurtaining unto him the said Benjamin Lancaster his heirs executors Administrators and assigns and his and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever in fee simple. In Witness whereof said Elbert Melton Administrator as aforesaid hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written. Elbert Melton, Adm Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of James Campbell, Geo W. McDuffie, Clk Supr Court. Recorded May 10, 1851. (there is a hand written notation by the clerk "see page 564 in this book") Additional Comments: Page 539-540, Book B, Marion County Deeds. Elbert Melton is the son of McKinney Melton. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/marion/deeds/melton265gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb