Meriwether County GaArchives Deed.....Keith, Whitton - Ray, Ransom January 15, 1838
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Written: January 15, 1838
Recorded: February 5, 1838

Transcribed by Beverly Giles Loffler
beverly@jloffler,com

Meriwether Co., GA Deed Book F
Pages 187, 188 and 189
LDS Microfilm Number 327702
Salt Lake City UT

DEED OF RANSOM RAY TO WHITTON KEITH 1838

Georgia
Meriwether County

This indenture made this the fifteenth day of January in the year eighteen 
hundred & thirty eight between Ransom Ray & Whitton Keith both of the County 
and State aforesaid.  Witnesseth that the said Ransom Ray on the day & year 
aforesaid made & executed to the said Whitton Keith his Twelve certain 
promissory notes of Thirty Dollars each whereby by the 25th day of December 
thereafter he promised to the said Whitton Keith or bearer the said Twelve 
Promissory notes amounting to three hundred & sixty dollars value received and 
if not punctually paid Interest from date.  And the said Ransom having on the 
day & year aforesaid made and executed with John Ray his certain other four 
promissory notes whereby by the 25th day of December next thereafter he 
promised to pay to the said Whitton Keith or bearer the said four notes 
amounting to one hundred & twenty dollars value received and if not punctually 
paid interest from date.  Now for and in consideration of the sum of five 
dollars by the said Whitton Keith to the said Ransom Ray in hand paid the 
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as well as for the better securing the 
Payments of the said promissory notes (the whole of which being unpaid).  The 
said Ransom Ray has granted bargained sold & conveyed and by these presents 
does grant bargain sell & convey unto the said Keith his heirs & assigns all 
that tract or parcel of land situate in the County of Troup originally now 
Meriwether Known as [sic] distinguished as one hundred and twenty five acres 
(being and [can’t read]) on the West side of lot one hundred & forty one in the 
Eleventh District of said County.  To have and to hold the said land with all & 
singular the rights members and appurtenances thereof unto him the said Keith 
his heirs and assigns to his & their own use benefit & behoof forever in fee 
simple.  And the said Ray his heirs & assigns will warrant & forever defend the 
right & title thereof against the claim of all and every person whatsoever.  
And also on the day & year aforesaid for the aforementioned consideration & for 
the better securing the payment of the aforesaid notes the said Ray hath 
granted bargained & sold & by These presents does grant bargain sell and convey 
unto the said Keith his heirs and assigns one negro to with Harriet a negro 
girl about eight years of age.  To have and to hold the bargained property to 
the said Keith his heirs and assigns to his own proper use and benefit forever 
in fee simple.  And the said Ray for himself his heirs and assigns the said 
bargained property unto the said Keith his heirs and assigns shall & will 
warrant & forever defend against the claim of all persons whatsoever.
Provided Nevertheless that if the said Ray his heirs and assigns shall well and 
Truly Pay unto the said Keith by the twenty fifth day of December next the sum 
of four hundred and eighty dollars the aggregate amount of the aforesaid notes 
then and forever thence forth this indenture and conveyance and the right of 
property thereby Conveyed as well as the said promissory notes shall cease 
[can’t read] & be void to all contents & provision.  In testimony whereof the 
said Ray hath hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year first aforesaid. 
Unto [can’t read] before signed.

Ransom Ray
His mark and seal

Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of
James Adams
Alpheus Slay

Georgia
Meriwether County

Personally appeared before me a Justice of the Inferior Court & for said County 
Alpheus Slay who being duly sworn deposeth & saith that he signed the written 
Mortgage deed as a witness that he saw James Adams also sign the same as 
witness & that he saw Ransom Ray sign seal and deliver the same for the 
purposes therein mentioned.

Alpheus Slay

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 5th February 1838.  
W. B. Ector, J. S. C.

Recorded this 22nd day February 1838, Levi M. Adams, Clk. 


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