Georgia:  Wilkes County:  Indenture between John Cofer and Wm. G.
Gilbert, 27 August 1813

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John Cofer purchase of land in Wilkes Co. GA, 1813

Transcribed from the original hand written document found in book of deeds, Wilkes Co. GA.

State of Georgia

This indenture made this twenty seventy day of August  one thousand 
eight hundred thirteen between Wm. G. Gilbert of the Count of Wilkes & 
State aforesaid of the one part and John Cofer of the County and State 
aforesaid of the other part witnessesth that the said Wm. Gilbert for & 
in consideration of the sum of fourteen hundred dollars to him is 
hereto paid by the said John Cofer the receipt whereof is hereby 
acknowledged have bargained & sold 7 by these presents doth grant 
bargain, sell & confirm to the said John Cofer his heirs and assigns 
all that tract so found of land situate lying and being in the County & 
State aforesaid on the waters of Beaverdam Creek, adjoining lands of 
Richard Peteet the heirs of William Williamson, Edward Callaway, 
William Strozier , the heirs of Robert Tombs Holtzclaw & others 
including the land and plantation wheron the said John Cofer now lives 
containing by estimation three hundred & sixty acres and bounded more 
particularly on "respective" platt of "the __affixed" to these presents 
Annexed as indicated  at large, viz.

Plot in detail is shown.




"Recorded" on the 25th day of April 1816 by John Dyson

Joel T. Smith      /  C. C. (written between the names)
Joseph B. Cofer /

Together with all and singular the aforesaid with the appurtenances 
thereof to have & to hold the above described quantity of land with all 
and singular the rights "members" & appurtenances thereof and the said 
Wm. G. Gilbert his heirs and assigns will warrant and forever defend 
the above described quantity of land & premises against

I am not sure this is the end of the document.  It is all that I ended 
with when I copied from the book of deeds in Wilkes Co.   Items in 
quotation marks are my best interpretation of the writing.  

Note Joseph B. Cofer as a witness.  This is assumed to be John's 
brother.  

I have an additional indenture for land by Joseph B. Cofer in  January 
1, 1820, recorded Janyuary 30, 1823.