Meriwether County GaArchives Deed.....Britain Meeks - Jephtha V Smith November 23 1831
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Lot 169 District 10
Written: November 23 1831
Recorded: January 6 1836


Recorded 6th January 1636   Lewis M Adams Clerk

[Britain Meeks 169-10 Nov 23, 1831]

This indenture made the twenty third day of November in the year of our Lord
Eighteen Hundred and thirty one betwene [as written] Jephtha V Smith of the
State of Georgia and County of Meriwether of the one part and Britain Meeks of
the same place of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Jephtha V Smith for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred fifty dollars to him in hand paid the receipt where of is hereby
acknowledged have bargined and sold and by these presence doo bargin and sell
unto the said Britain Meeks a parcel of land containing Eighty acres more or
less. It being the south part  of lot and laying in the tenth district 
originally Troup now Meriwether County and is known and distinguished by the
number one hundred and sixty nine of that district  having such marks and shape
as is represented in a plat of the same  to have and to hold the said bargined
land and premises with the appurtenances there of, and every part thereof and I
the said Jephtha V Smith do warrent and defend the same and every part thereof
unto the said Britain Meeks his heirs and assigns forever against all person or
persons whatsoever claiming the said land or premises or any part thereof in
______ there of in witness whereof, I the said Jephtha V Smith have here unto
set my hand and affix my seal in the day and year above written.

Jephtha V Smith (Seal)

signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of the assignee

Lewis Williams

Abraham (X) Brooks

Georgia          \Personally came before me Abraham Brooks and after being
Meriwether County\ duly sworn deposeth and saith that he saw Jeptha V Smith
assign the within deed and that he also saw Lewis Williams assign said deed as a
subscribing witness with himself subscribed and sworn to before me December 24th
1831.

Abraham (X) Brooks

James Hinton J. P.

Recorded 7th January 1836 Lewis M Adams Clerk

Additional Comments:
Britain Meeks was born in Pitt County, NC 18 Nov 1763, he subsequently lived in
Anson County, NC until 1817 when he moved to Jones County, Georgia. He then
lived in Gwinnett Co Georgia until 1831 when he moved to Meriwether County. Over
the next twenty years he lived in Meriwether County with some time spent in
Floyd County. He died in Meriwether County Georgia between 1 June and 4
September 1850 according to his revolutionary war pension payment voucher. 

At his death, Britain was living with his son Hosa in Meriwether County, it is
thought that he is buried in the area he lived in. 

The Abraham Brooks that witnessed the deed signing was a son in law of Britain
Meeks, having married his daughter Darcus Meeks.

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