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Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted but no Grant to pass until Proof of his family being in the Province and a Certificate of his Character-
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Read a Petition of Israel Bird and Abraham Bird Set- & Abram Bird ting forth that they were Settled in the Province some Petition of Is. for 400 Acres Purch. read years and were desirous to Obtain Land for the purpose of a saw Mill Therefore praying for on Purchase four and hundred Acres on Black Creek the South side of great Ogechee about three miles from Land of their Father's-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petition- ers do take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that they do also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted on their comply- ing with the order of Council touching Lands granted on Purchase.
Petition of Widow Rolland for 200 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of (sic) Rolland Widow setting forth that she was settled in the Province had had no Land granted her and was desirous to Obtain Land for Culti- vation having two Children Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on Stralachlan Swamp near the head of Sapalo River near to Lands granted George Mackintosh
Granted.
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RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that she doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Solomon Boykin setting forth that Petition of Sol. he had had two hundred Acres of Land granted him and Boykin for 150 & 150 Acres read was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and Eight Children Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres on a Branch of Rocky Creek
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near Land lately ordered William Downes and also one hundred and fifty Acres on a Creek called Beaver Dam at a Place called Howell's Cabin between Land of David Lewis and Paul Haroldson-
150 Acres granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner dothi take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents Part of the prayer of the said Petition viz' One hundred and fifty Acres at Howell's Cabin is granted.
Petition of Mary Manley for 300 Acres, read
Read a Petition of Mary Manly setting forth that she was bred up in the Province had had no Land granted her and was desirous to Obtain Land having four Ne- groes Therefore praying for three hundred Acres to join Land of William Le Conte in St Philip's Parish-
and
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that she doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Thomas O'Bryan setting forth that Thos. O'Bryan he had been four Months in the Province from South Petition of for 100 Acres read Carolina had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and three Children Therefore praying for One hundred Acres in and St George's Parish to join the Line of Land he had pur- chased of Elias Miller
Postponed,
ORDERED That the said Petition be postponed the Petitioner not attending-
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Petition of Peter Hughes for 100 Acres Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Peter Hughes setting forth that he had lately come into the Province from South Carolina had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and three Children Therefore praying for One Hundred Acres on the north side Briar Creek to join Land ordered Andrew MeCorrie and William Brown-
Postponed.
ORDERED That the said Petition be postponed the Petitioner not attending-
Petition of Moses Mulkey for 100 Acres Purch. read.
and
Read a Petition of Moses Mulkey setting forth that he had had One hundred Acres of Land ordered him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract There- fore praying for on Purchase One hundred Acres to join the One hundred Acres already ordered him on the north side of Briar Creek ---
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
Petition of Shem Butler for 100 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Shem Butler setting forth that he had had five hundred Acres of Land ordered him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having Six- teen Negroes Therefore praying for One hundred Acres on great Ogechee to join Land of Moses Nunes-
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected the Land supposed to be a part of Lands reserved at Fort Argyle-
Petition of Michl. Rietter for 50 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Michael Rietter setting forth that he had been in the Province these thirty Years had had only One hundred and eleven Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife two Children and two Negroes Therefore pray- ing for a Lot on Skidoway Island known by Number Six containing fifty Acres joining the Lot he had Some time since ordered him whereon he then lived-
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Rejected. ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected the Land prayed for being not vacant-
Petition of John Blanch for 50 Acres read
Read a Petition of John Blanch setting forth that he had faithfully served his Majesty as a private Soldier in his Majesty's Second Troops of Rangers commanded by Captain James Edward Powell and from which he had been lately discharged in Virtue of Instructions from his Majesty for disbanding the said Troop as by his dis- charge will appear and Apprehended himself intituled to Land in Virtue of the Royal Proclamation granting a Bounty in Lands to disbanded Soldiers in America per- sonally applying for the Same Therefore praying for fifty Acres about Six Miles above Augusta to join Land of one Higginbottom-
and
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected as not being within his Majesty's Royal Proclamation-
Petition of Robt. Munford for 3000 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Robert Munford setting forth that he had faithfully served his Majesty as a Captain in the Second Virginia Regiment in the Year 1758 in the Ex- pedition against Fort Du Quesne, whereby he Appre- hended himself intituled to a certain Portion of Land in Virtue of his Majesty's Royal Proclamation in that be- half published Therefore praying for three thousand Acres of Land lying between the north Fork of great Kioka Creek and Cane Creek about thirty Miles above Augusta-
Rejected
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected as not being within the Meaning of the King's Proclamation-
Read a Petition of William Telfair setting forth that Petition of Will. Telfair he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted for 200 & 1000 him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation Acres read having two Negroes Therefore praying for two hundred Acres in St George's Parish which Land was heretofore
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ordered to Aaron Jackson the Fiat whereof was laying in the Secretary's Office elapsed and also One thousand Acres on Purchase viz Five hundred Acres on the South Side of great Satilla River to join Land granted Govern- our Bull in South Carolina and five hundred Acres on the same side Satilla about four Miles back from the Other five hundred Acres-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out Grants for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grants in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted vizt two hundred Acres in family Right and one thousand Acres in one Tract on Purchase on his complying with the order of Council in respect of the one thousand Acres granted on Purchase-
Petition of William Love for 50 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of William Love setting forth that he had faithfully Served his Majesty as a private Soldier in his Majesty's Second Troop of Rangers commanded by Captain James Edward Powell and from which he had been lately discharged pursuant to Instructions from his Majesty for disbanding the said Troop as by his discharge will appear and Apprehended himself intituled to Lands in Virtue of the Royal Proclamation granting a Bounty in Lands to disbanded Soldiers in America personally applying for the same Therefore praying for fifty Acres on little River above Augusta to join Land ordered Loveless Savage-
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected as not being within his Majesty's royal Proclamation-
Read a Petition of John Milledge Esq" setting forth
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Petition of John Milledge that he had faithfully Served his Majesty as Captain of his Majesty's first Troop of Rangers in this Province read lately disbanded and Apprehended himself entituled to Land under his Majesty's Royal Proclamation granting a Bounty in Land to reduced Officers in America person- ally applying for the Same Therefore praying for three thousand Acres of Land on the South Side great Satilla and River between Todd's Point and Crooked River to in- clude Pompey's Island and the Hammocks thereof --
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected as not being within his Majesty's royal Proclamation-
Petition of Abram. Wil- liams to renew his Warrant read
and
Read a Petition of Abraham Williams setting forth that he had had granted him on purchase 5th March 1765 One thousand Acres of Land on the South Side Newport River at or near a Bluff called Keilers for the Purpose of a Saw Mill but the time was elapsed before the Sur- vey was made Therefore praying that the Surveyor Gen- eral might be ordered to issue a new Precept on his said Warrant that the Land might be surveyed in Order to his Obtaining his Majesty's Grant for the Same-
Granted.
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new Precept on his said Warrant Accordingly-
Petition of Button Gwin- nett for 800 Acres read and
Read a Petition of Button Gwinnett Esq' setting forth that he had a family of a Wife a Child and fourteen Negroes for whom he had Obtained no Land Therefore praying for eight hundred Acres between Midway and Ogechee Rivers in St Philip's Parish which Tract was heretofore ordered to and surveyed for Samuel Miller the Plat whereof was laying in the Surveyor General's Office elapsed ---
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner 12 cr-vol 10
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Granted. doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- . ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Thos. Lamb for I 150 & 100 Acres read
Read a Petition of Thomas Lamb setting forth that he had been between two and three years in the Province from North Carolina had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and three Children Therefore praying for One hun- dred and fifty Acres in St George's Parish on Briar Creek which Tract was heretofore ordered Benjamin Moore and lay elapsed in the Surveyor General's Office and also One hundred Acres on Sandy Run a Branch of Briar Creek about three Quarters of a Mile above Land of William Green for a Mill-
and
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out Grants for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that he doth also register the said Grants in the Register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Abraham Lamb setting forth that Petition of Abram. Lamb he had ordered him in October last two hundred Acres to renew War- of Land on Briar Creek the Warrant for Surveying rant read whereof was expired in its Term and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that the Surveyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on his said and Warrant that the Land might be Surveyed in Order to his Obtaining his Majesty's Grant for the Same-
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Granted.
RESOLVED That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new Precept on the said Warrant Accordingly-
Petition of & L. Sheftall for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of Mordecai and Levi Sheftall setting forth that Benjamin Sheftall in his life time had ordered him a Farm Lot Number five in Eyles Tything Heathcote Ward as a Purchaser from One John Mackay deceased that the Plan thereof was accordingly prepared and cer- tified by the Surveyor general in Order for a Grant to pass to him for the Same, but he died before it was per- fected leaving the Petitioners his Executors and having directed by his will that his Lands should be sold There- fore praying that the Surveyor general might be ordered to make out a new Plan of the said Lot in their Names for his Majesty's Grant to pass whereby they may be enabled to execute the Purposes of the Testator's Will-
Granted.
RESOLVED That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor General do make out a New plan Accordingly-
Read a Petition of James Grierson setting forth that Petition of Jas. he had had ordered him One thousand Acres of Land Grant to pass which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned Grierson for read into the Surveyor General's Office but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyor general and might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that purpose-
Granted. .
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( agreeable to an Order of Council in that Case lately made) and that he doth also register
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the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof of (sic) that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Will. Conyers for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of William Conyers setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land in St Matthew's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyor General's Office but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyor general might be ordered to prepare the Same-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (agreeable to an order of Council in that Case lately made) and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Will Pendrey (sic) for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of William Pendry setting forth that he had had ordered him two hundred and fifty Acres of Land which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof return- ed into the Surveyor General's Office but the time was. elapsed in which a. Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyor general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that purpose-
and
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner-
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Granted. doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Mil- ler & Graves for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of Samuel Miller and William Graves setting forth that they had ordered them five hundred Acres of Land in St Philip's Parish which had been sur- veyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyor general's Office but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time they might be per- mitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyor General might be ordered to pre- pare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioners do take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (agreeable to an order of Council in that Case lately made) and that they do also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Province with- in Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Aaron Penson for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Aaron Penson Setting forth that he had had ordered him Two hundred Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyor General's Office but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyor
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and
General might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (agreeable to an order of Council in that Case lately made) and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
McFarlein for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of John McFarlein setting forth that Petition of Jno. he had had ordered him Five hundred Acres of Land in St Matthew's Parish which had been surveyed and re- turned and a Fiat for the Same passed by the Attorney general but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take and out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the Same-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Province withiin Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Jas De Veaux for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of James De Veaux Esq' Setting forth that some time Since he had had ordered him fourteen Acres of Marsh which had been surveyed and returned and Fiat for the Same passed by the Attorney general but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding
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the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secre- tary might be ordered to prepare the Same-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (agreeable to an order of Council in that Case lately made) and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Wm. Williams for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of William Williams setting forth that he had had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land which had been surveyed and returned and a Fiat passed by the Attorney General but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the Same-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (agreeable to an order of Council in that Case lately made) and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of John Barnaby for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of John Barnaby setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land on Sapalo River in St Andrew's Parish which had been Sur- veyed and returned and a Fiat passed by the Attorney General but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought
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and
to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the Same-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (agreeable to an order of Council in that Case lately made) and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the Said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted.
Petition of Geo. Ducker for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of George Ducker setting forth that he had had five hundred Acres of Land ordered him in St Philip's Parish which had been Surveyed and returned and a Fiat passed by the Attorney General but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the Same-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( agreeable to an order of Council in that Case lately made) and that he doth also register the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Ben. Andrew for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Benjamin Andrew Setting forth that he had ordered him Fifty Acres of Land in St John's Parish which had been surveyed and returned and a Fiat passed by the Attorney general but the time was elapsed
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and
in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the Same-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
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