Wilkinson-Twiggs-Jones County GaArchives Deed.....Gibson, Mrs. L. A. - Barfield, J. R. December 18, 1878 ************************************************ 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: Linda Deppner http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002870 June 28, 2007, 1:27 am Lot 117, Sixth District Written: December 18, 1878 Recorded: May 3, 1884 Wilkinson County, Georgia Deed Book G, page 122 Georgia, Wilkinson County This Indenture made this the 18th day of December 1878 between J. R. Barfield of said State and county duly constituted administrator of the Estate of John Barfield of the County of Jones deceased of the one part and Mrs. L. A. Gibson of the county of Twiggs and State aforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas by virtue of an order granted by the Ordinary of Jones County notice of application having been given in the Macon Telegraph - published in the City of Macon - according to law in such cases made and provided on the first Monday in October 1878 an order was granted to the said J. R. Barfield Admr as aforesaid to sell a lot of land belonging to the Estate of the said John Barfield deceased situate lying and being in the county of Wilkinson Known and distinguished as lot No. 117 in the 6th District, after the said lot of land was duly advertised in accordance to law the same was put up and exposed to saile to the highest bidder at the court house door in the Town of Irwinton in said County within the legal hours of Sale on the first Tuesday in December 1878 by said J. R. Barfield Admr as aforesaid when said lot of land was knocked off to said Mrs. L. A. Gibson at the price of five hundred dollars. Now for and in consideration of the said sum of $500.00 cash in hand paid to the said J. R. Barfield admr at and before the Sealing and delivering of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, J. R. Barfield admr has granted bargained & Sold and by these _______ grant bargain sell & convey so far as my office of Admr authorizes him allways reserving the widows Racheal Barfields Dower with the said Mrs. L. A. Gibson her heirs and assigns the said lot of land Number 117 in the 6th District of said county containing 202½ acres more or less with all the rights members and appurtenances thereto belonging or in any wise appertaining to her Said Mrs. L. A. Gibson her heirs and assigns in as full and ample a manner as Said lot of Land was Seized possessed and enjoyed by the said John Barfield in his life time. In witness whereof the said J. R. Barfield admr as aforesaid hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his Seal the day and year above written. J. R. Barfield Admr (L. S.) Signed Sealed & delivered in presence Of E. B. Mathes J. W. Batchelor S. J. Fountain J. P. Recorded May 3rd 1884. John T. Hughs clerk Additional Comments: FHL #1738338 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/wilkinson/deeds/barfield861gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb