Meriwether-Troup County GaArchives Deed.....Kendall, Elisha - Groce, Edmund June 5, 1832 ************************************************ 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: Phyllis R. Thomas http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003785 September 6, 2007, 2:51 pm Assigned To: John A. Groce Land Lot 214 of the 9th District Written: June 5, 1832 Recorded: June 13, 1832 Meriwether County, Georgia – Warranty Deed – Book B, Page 259 This Indenture, made this fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two and of the Independence of the United States of America, the fifty sixth, between John A. Groce of said state and County of Scriven administrator of the estate of Edmund Groce late of said state and county of Scriven deceased, of the one part, and Elisha Kindall of the County of Meriwether of the other part, witnesseth, that whereas, by virtue of an order granted by the honorable court of ordinary of the County of Scriven, on the first Monday in February last to the said John A. Groce, to sell a tract of land belonging to said estate, situate, lying and being in said state and in the County of Troup formerly but now the County of Meriwether and in the Eighth District of said county, known and distinguished by the number two hundred and fourteen in said district containing two hundred two and a half acres more or less. And after the same was duly advertised in the Public Gazette he in conformity to the law, the same was put up and exposed to Public Sale to the highest bidder at the door of the Court House of said County of Meriwether within the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday of the present month, by the said John A. Groce, administrator as aforesaid, when the same was knocked off to the said Elisha Kindall at the price or sum of fifty dollars he being the highest bidder. Now for and in consideration of said sum of fifty dollars in hand paid to him the said, John A. Groce by the said Elisha Kindall at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged he the said John A. Groce administrator as aforesaid, hath granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents doth grant, bargain and sell unto him the said Elisha Kindall the before named and bargained with all the improvements and assurances thereunto belonging or in any wise ascertaining unto him the said Elisha Kindall and his heirs and assigns to his and their own proper use and benefit and behoof forever in fee simple. And the said John A. Groce administrator as aforesaid, the below named land with all the improvements and assurances thereunto belonging or in any wise ascertaining unto him the said Elisha Kindall and his heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend the legal and equitable title against himself and all and every other person or persons whatever as far as in law or equity he may be bound to do as administrator as aforesaid in witness whereof the said John A. Groce administrator as aforesaid hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and date above written. John A. Gross (seal) Adr. of E. Gross dec. Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of Hugh Lockett Levi M. Adams C.S.C. Recorded 13th June 1832. Levi M. Adams, Clerk Additional Comments: Name is spelled Groce in the document, but signature indicates Gross. Special thanks to Judy Kilgore for obtaining the book number that I forgot to notate when I was in the courthouse. Additional Information: The following web page indicates that Edmon Gross (sic) obtained this land in the 1927 Land Lottery…Sec 3, Dist 8, Lot No. 214 to Gross, Edmon, resident of Scriven Co, Capt. Poytress, Dist Troup Co. http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/deeds/1827/troup.txt File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/meriwether/deeds/groce894gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb