Georgia: Oglethorpe County: Indenture between JOHN COLQUETT, JOSEPH COLQUETT, SHERWOOD WISE, AND WILLIAM ANDREWS and HENRY COLQUETT, 7 February 1834 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Troy Colquitt telles@elberton.net ==================================================================== Robert Colquitt's Estate deed to Henry P. Colquitt Deed Book O page 76 Oglethorpe County Georgia GEORGIA } OGLETHORPE COUNTY } THIS INDENTURE MADE THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBURARY, ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR BETWEEN JOHN COLQUETT, JOSEPH COLQUETT, SHERWOOD WISE, AND WILLIAM ANDREWS, DISTRIBUTEES OF ROBERT COLQUETT LATER OF SAID COUNTY DECEASED OF THE ONE PART AND HENRY COLQUETT OF THE COUNTY AFORESAID OF THE OTHER PART. WITNESS OF THE SAID JOHN, JOSEPH, WILLIAM, SHERWOOD, WILLIAM HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES AS AFORESAID FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY ONE DOLLARS TO THEM IN HAND AT AND BEFORE THE SEALING AND DELIVERY OF THESE PRESENTS THE RECEIPT WHEREOF IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE HATH GRANTED, BARGAIN AND SOLD AND DO BY THESE PRESENTS GRANT, BARGAIN, AND SELL UNTO THE SAID HENRY COLQUETT HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS ALL THAT TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND SITUATE LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY AND STATE AFORESAID ON THE WATERS OF GROVE CREEK BEING THE SAME ON WHICH THE LATE SAID ROBERT COLQUETT DECEASED LIVED CONTAINING BY SURVEY FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES AND ADJOINING WILLIAM COLQUET, CHELSEY ARNOLD, JOHN COLQUET, AND SEYMOUR LEE AND RUNNING AND BOUNDING AS FOLLOWS. BEGINNING ON A WILLOW OAK ON GROVE CREEK, THENCE N 65 W 21.50 TO A POPLAR THENCE S 83 W 15.50 TO A POST OAK THENCE S 87 W 46 TO A BLACK OAK ON THE ROAD THENCE DOWN THE MEANDERS OF SAID ROAD 60 CHAINS THEN S 64 E 8 TO A WILLOW OAK THENCE DOWN THE CREEK TO AN ASH THENCE S 46 E 15 CH.TO A SWEET GUM THEN S 12 E 4.25 TO A W. OAK THENCE N 77 E 31 TO A HICKORY THENCE N 36 E 9 TO AN ELM THENCE S 36 E 4 TO A WILLOW THENCE N 15 E 60 CHAINS TO A WILLOW OAK THENCE N 80 W 19.50 TO A MAPLE ON GROVE CREEK THENCE UP SAID CREEK N TO THE BEGINNING CORNER TO A WILLOW OAK. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAID TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND UNTO HIM THE SAID HENRY COLQUETT HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS TOGETHER ALL AND SINGULAR THE RIGHTS, MEMBERS AND APPURTENANCE THEREOF TO THE SAME AND ANY MANNER BELONGING TO HIS AND THEIR OWN PROPER BENEFIT AND BEHOOF FOR OTHER AND FEE SIMPLE. AND THE SAID JOHN COLQUETT, JOSEPH COLQUETT, WILLIAM COLQUETT, SHERWOOD WISE AND WILLIAM ANDREWS HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES AS AFORESAID FOR THEMSELVES, THEIR HEIRS, EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATION THE SAID BARGAIN PREMISES UNTO THE SAID HENRY COLQUET HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS WILL WARRANT AND FOREVER DEFEND THEIR RIGHT AND TITLE THEREOF AGAINST THEMSELVES AND AGAINST THE CLAIM OF ALL OTHER PERSONS WHATEVER. IN WITTNESS WHEREOF THE SAID JOHN COLQUETT, JOSEPH COLQUET, WILLIAM COLQUET, SHERWOOD WISE AND WILLIAM ANDREWS HAVE HEREUNTO SET THEIR HAND AND SEALS THE DAY AND YEAR ABOVE WRITTEN. SIGNED SEALED AND JOHN COLQUET SEAL DELIVERED IN PRESENCE OF JOSEPH E. COLQUET SEAL WILLIAM T. OGILIVE SHERWOOD WISE SEAL CHELSEY ARNOLD WM. H. COLQUET SEAL WM. ANDREWS SEAL GEORGIA } PERSONALLY CAME OGLETHORPE COUNTY } CHESLEY ARNOLD ONE OF THE SUBSCRIBING WITNESSES TO THE WITHIN DEED WHO BEING DULY SWORN AFORTH AND SAID THAT HE SAW JOHN COLQUET JOSEPH E. COLQUET SHERWOOD WISE WM H COLQUET SIGN THEIR NAMES TO THE WITHIN DEED AND HE FUTHER SAID THAT HE SAW WM J. OGILIVE SUSCRIBE HIS NAME AS A WITNESS TO THE WITHIN DEED. SWORN TO BEFORE ME CHESLEY ARNOLD THIS 3RD NOVEMBER EIGHTEEN THIRTY FOUR MIAL SMITH J. P. RECORDED THIS 11TH NOVEMBER 1834 JOHN LANDRUM CLK DEED BOOK O PAGE 76 OGLETHORPE COUNTY GEORGIA ************************************************************************ NOTE: THIS DEED CONVEYED ROBERT COLQUITTS LAND AFTER HIS DEATH TO HIS SON HENRY P. COLQUITT. JOHN COLQUITT, JOSEPH E. COLQUITT, WILLIAM H. COLQUITT WERE ROBERTS SONS. WILLIAM ANDREWS AND SHERWOOD WISE WERE HIS SON-IN-LAWS.