Wilkes County GaArchives Deed.....Colley, John - Hooks, Amos & Agnes December 8, 1797 ************************************************ 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: Marshall Styles marshallstyles@yahoo.com February 23, 2007, 2:07 pm Written: December 8, 1797 Recorded: January 2, 1798 Wilkes County, Georgia, Deed Book PP, pages 352-353, John Colley grantee, 28 February. 1797. Copied at the Wilkes County Courthouse in Washington, Georgia, September 2006, transcribed by Marshall Styles: This Indenture made this twenty eighth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven Between Asa Hooks and Agnes his wife of the County of Wilkes and State of Georgia of the one part and John Colley of the County and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Asa Hooks and Agnes his wife for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred and ninety five dollars to them in hand well and duly paid before the signing & delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain grant sell and convey unto the said John Colley all that tract or parcel of land containing one hundred fifty actress, be the same more or less, Situate lying and being in the County of Wilkes butting & bounding as follows. Beginning at a gum corner from there S.25N.9 chains to a pine corner; from thence S.75.E.50 chains 50 links to a red oak & from thence N.12.W.50 Ch 50 Links to a gum former, from thence N.82.E.3 chains 25 links to a post, from thence N.29W.12 chains to a P.O.X from thence S.39.W.50 chains to the beginning, the said land together with all the rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining, To have and to hold the said land and premises with all the aforesaid rights members and appurtenances, The said Asa Hooks & Agnes his wife against their heirs and assigns & every other person or persons will forever warrant and defend the same unto the John Colley and his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof the said Asa Hooks and Agnes his wife have hereunto set their hands & seals the day and year above written. Asa (his X mark) Hooks {Seal} Agnes (her X mark) Hooks {Seal} Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of Webt. [Webster?] Harris, Jno. Parish, Thomas Evans JP Registered 2nd Jany 1798 ~~~~~ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkes/deeds/hooks511dd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb