State of Georgia
This Indenture made this twelfth day of December
in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred ninety
eight, between John Dunaway of the County of Warren and State
above written, of the one part, and John English of the said
State and County of the other part. Witnesseth, that for and
in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars
in hand well and truly paid unto the said Dunaway, by the
said John English at or before the sealing and delivery of
these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
hath granted, bargained, sold and confirmed, by these presents,
a certain tract or parcel of land of about sixty two acres,
be the same more or less, lieing in the said State and County
and lies on the west side of the Long Branch of Briar Creek,
and is part of a four hundred acre tract granted to said Dunaway
the thirteenth day of October, one thousand seven hundred
and eighty five, and is bounded by North and West lines of
said four hundred acre tract, and is to begin at the Mouth
of a Branch, on the North side of said Dunaway's Old Field
at a stake and run South Westwardly to a black oak X. thence
North Eastwardly to a pine, bounded by Draper's land, then
South Eastwardly to a stake at said Long Branch, bounded by
Dick's land, thence down the said Long Branch, to the beginning
stake corner, together with all the rights, titles, claims,
interests, claims, or demands in, to, or out of the same,
to have and to hold the said Land and premises aforesaid,
unto the only use benefit and behoof, of him the said John
English his heirs and assigns, and the said John Dunaway and
his heirs, the said Tract of land and premises, will warrant
and forever defend unto the said John English, his heirs and
assigns against him, the said John Dunaway, his heirs and
assigns, and every other person or persons whatsoever. In
witness whereof he, the said John Dunaway, has hereunto set
his hand and seal, the day and year first above written.
Signed sealed & delivered
In presence of us
Test. Geo. Dunaway
John Bayn J.P.
Received this day and date within mentioned, of the within
mentioned John English, the within consideration money, I
say, received by me.
his
John I Dunaway
mark
Test. George Dunaway
John Bayn J.P.
Recorded this 23rd day of April 1801.
Transcribed from Book E, Folio 259 on T.
Persons, D.C.
The 24th day of Sept. 1853 Ths. W. Shivers, Recorder |
