Wilkes County GaArchives Deed.....Smith, John - Tompkins, Humphrey January 8 1791 ************************************************ 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: Beth Collins http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002523 September 7, 2004, 1:51 pm Written: January 8 1791 Recorded: February 18 1791 Wilkes County Deed Book GG, pages 183 – 184 This Indenture made this Eigth day of January in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and Ninety one Between Humprey Tompkins of the county of Wilkes and State of Georgia of the one part, and John Smith of the said County and State of the other part Witnesseth That the said Humprey Tompkins for and in consideration of the sum of Five hundred pounds Lawfull money of the said State the Receipt whereof is hereby Acknowledged, Have granted, bargained sold and confirmed, and by these presents do fully, grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto the said John Smith his Heirs and Assigns forever all that Tract or Parcel of Land Lying and being in the County of Wilkes and State of Georgia on Pistol Creek. Containing one thousand and fifty acres be the same more or less bounded as follows Viz) – beginning at a corner pine thence N. 60 W 89 chs on Vacant Land to pine corner thence N. 63 E. 34 chs on John Freemans line to corner pine thence N. 30 E. 75 chs on Vacant Land to White Oak corner thence S. 60 E. 23 chs. On William Johnston’s line to White Oak corner thence N. 75 E. 35 chs. On said Johnston’s line to corner pine thence S. 60 E. 14 chs. On Surveyed old line to corner Black Oak, Thence S. 30 W 60 chs on Francis Baldwins line to corner Hickory thence S. 60 E 24 chs. On said Baldwins line to corner white oak thence S 60 W 60 chs on Francis McClendons line to corner White Oak thence S. 60 E. 20 chs. On said McClendons line to corner White Oak thence S. 30 W. 49 chs on Jeremiah Clouds line to the Beginning, together with all and Singular the Rights Members and Appurtenances thereof whatsoever to the said Tract or parcel of Land, belonging or in anywise appertaining thereunto, and also all the Estate, Right, Title claim interest and Demand of him the said Humphey Tompkins his Heirs and Assigns of out or out of the same. To have and to hold the said Tract or parcel of Land with all and Singular the premises aforesaid with their and every of their rights Members and appurtenances unto the said John Smith his Heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof the said Humprey Tompkins has hereunto set his Hand and Seal the day and Date above mentioned Signed Sealed and Delivered Humphrey Tompkins In the presence of – Francis Baldwin Charles Smith Wilkes County the 22nd January 1791 Before me cane personally Mr. Francis Baldwin & Charles Smith the two within Subscribing witnesses & made Oath that they saw the within named Humphey Tompkins Sign & acknowledge the within Deed of Conveyance of one thousand and fifty acres Land to John Smith Certified by Holman Freeman J.P. Registered the 18th of Feby 1791 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/deeds/gdd76tompkins.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.4 Kb