TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - DEEDS - COURT  Henry Gorham vs Benjamin Lancaster, Wright Barnes, DeKalb (Decalb) Gassett

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Taylor County Deed Book A

pg 195
Ejectment Taylor Superior Court
Henry Gorham vs Benjamin Lancaster, Wright Barnes, DeKalb (Decalb) Gassett

Note: ejectment - Someone who has tried to claim title to the property

Bill for Discovery Relief in Taylor Superior Court
Benjamin Lancaster vs. Henry Gorham, William Hobbs

Surrender and give possession to plaintiff Henry
Gorham, William Hobbs of the premise in dispute on or
before 1st Dec or as soon as the crops now growing
there in can be gathered.  May 17, 1853

NOTES: Alton Blevins Vab78230@aol.com

Case was dismissed in 1854 Superior Court Taylor County.

Benjamin Lancaster moved from North Carolina to
central Georgia early in the 19th century. He lived in
Wilkinson County in 1820 and was in Marion County by
1830. Benjamin purchased Lot 229 in Land District 3
from Enoch Duke on December 14, 1846. The lot was
immediately north of William Gassett's farm in Lot
220. These lots were in the Cedar Creek area and
became part of Taylor County in 1852. 

Decalb Gassett was married to Harriet Lancaster and
was the son of William Gassett who lived immediately
south of Benjamin Lancaster. His farm was located in
Lot 169 of Land District 3.

Wright Barnes was married to Martha Ann Lancaster,
lived with Benjamin and Abigail Lancaster, and ran the
Lancaster farm. In addition to 150 acres in Lot 229,
Wright also had 50 acres in adjacent lot 252.

There was a William Hobbs from North Carolina who
lived in Butler in 1860. I don't know if he was kin to
Decalb Gassett's brother-in-law, John M. Hobbs, or
not. John M. Hobbs married Decalb's sister, Nancy I.
Gassett. Both are buried in Sand Bethel near her
parents, William and Jane Gassett.

I have no idea who Henry Gorham was nor which property
was the subject of the ejectment suit. 

I have a record from the minutes of the April 1854
Taylor County Superior Court session to the effect
that the Henry Garum vs Benjamin Lancaster, Wright
Barnes, and De Kalb Gassett ejectment suit was
dismissed.

Wright Barnes died in 1855.

Benjamin Lancaster, Abigail Lancaster, and Martha
Barnes were true billed for assault with intent to
muder during the April 1855 Taylor County Superior
Court session.  Benjamin was 71 and Abigail
was 63 at this time.

Martha Lancaster Barnes remarried Benjamin Blanton
Watson on July 5, 1857. Benjamin was the son of widow
Celia Watson who lived nearby. 

Happily, whatever happened was relatively minor, and
Benjamin, Abigail, and Martha were fined a total of
$25.60 in October 1857.

All I have are abstracts of these events and I would
greatly appreciate knowing more details if anyone has
them to pass on.

Alton Blevins