Wilkes County GaArchives Deed.....Colley, John - Hunt, Richardson February 26, 1787
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Written: February 26, 1787

Wilkes County, Georgia, Deed Book DD, page 2, John Colley grantee, 26 February 
1787 – a gelding horse in exchange for 126 acres of land. [Must have been 
quite a gelding!]
Copied at the Wilkes County Courthouse in Washington, Georgia, September 2006, 
transcribed by Marshall Styles:

Georgia} This Indenture made this Twenty sixth day of February in the year of 
our Lord One thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven Between Richardson Hunt 
of the County of Wilkes of the one part and John Colley of the aforesaid 
county of the other part. Witnesseth that the said Richardson Hunt for and in 
consideration of one gelding received by the said Hunt at the price of Twenty 
Five pounds current money of this State to heirs the said Hunt paid, the 
receipt whereof he the said Hunt doth acknowledge, hath bargained and sold 
unto the said John Colley one tract or parcel of land lying and being in the 
county aforesaid on the waters of the Golden Grove Creek. Beginning at Emphrey 
Whealer’s corner pin, thence off on said Whealers line North Eighty degrees 
West crossing a branch and passing Stations black oak White Oak and pine to a 
corner sourwood on old line fifty three chains. Thence off on said old line 
south passing Station’s pin to a corner Black Oak on old line nineteen chains 
thence off said old line east to corner chestnut on old line eight chains 
thence off old line south fourteen chains and seventy links, crossing a branch 
to corner ash on said old line. Thence off on old line crossing said branch 
two times and passing a station Black oak to corner black oak onto line south 
eighty degrees east thirty nine chains. Thence off on old line north ten 
degrees east passing Station Hickory and pine to the beginning corner pine on 
Emphrey Whealer’s line thirty one chains and sixty two links, containing by 
estimation One hundred and Twenty Six acres be the same more or less,
Together with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging. To have and to hold 
the said land and premises unto the said John Colley his heirs and assigns 
forever, and the said Richardson Hunt doth for himself covenant and agree with 
the said John Colley that he and his heirs shall and will warrant and forever 
defend from me the said Richardson Hunt my heirs and assigns the said land and 
premises unto you the said John Colley your heirs and assigns. In witness 
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
Richardson Hunt {Seal}
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in Presence of us – John Carter, John Cooper, 
Abraham Durham
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