Marion County GaArchives Deed.....Joiner, John - Melton, Elbert June 5, 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 23, 2005, 7:25 pm Lot 253, Third District Written: June 5, 1851 Recorded: June 21, 1851 State of Georgia, Marion County. This Indenture made this fifth day of June 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 John Joiner of Marion County and said Sate of the other part. Witnesseth, that whereas by virtue of an order by the Honorable Inferior Court of said County, when setting 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 AD 1842 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 (253) in the third (3) district of Orgiinally Muscogee now Marion County, containing two hundred two and a half acres more or less with the rights, members and appurtanences 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 hghest bidder at the door of the Court House at Buena Vista, in Said County, within the legal hours of Sale, on the first Tuesday in May (1851) Eighteen hundred fifty-one by said Elbert Melton Administrator as aforesaid, when said tract of land was knocked off to JOhn Joiner at the price or sum of three hundred dollars his being the highest and best bidder. Now for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars cash in hand paid to said Elbert Melton administrator as aforesaid, by him said John Joiner at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, said Elbert Melton Administrator as aforesaid hath granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant bargain and sell unto the said John Joiner his heirs executors, administrators and assigns the said tract of land number two hundred and fifty three in the third (3) district of originally Muscogee now Marion County with all the rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging or in anywise appertaining unto him the said John Joiner hus heirs executors administrators and assigns to his and their most proper use benefit and behoof forever in fee simple. In witness whereof the said Elbert Melton Administrator as aforesaid hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written. Elbert Melton, Admistrator. Signed, sealed, delivered in presence of E. W. Miller and Geo W. McDuffie, Clerk Supr Court. Recorded June 21, 1851. Additional Comments: page 562-3, Book B, Marion County Deeds File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/marion/deeds/melton267gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb