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of the said Petition is granted --
Petition o McGillivray for Garden Lots read
Read a Petition of Lachlan McGillivray setting forth that he had purchased Sundry vacant Garden Lots to the West of Savannah late the Estate of William Smith deceased amongst which said Lots there was one known by Number forty one for which his Majesty's Grant had not passed That there was another Garden Lot Number Twenty seven also to the West of Savannah for which no Grant had passed and the Same appears a vacant Lot in the Township Plan lodged in the Surveyor Gen- eral's Office which last mentioned Lot he was desirous to purchase Therefore praying that his Majesty's Grant for the said two Lots might be ordered to pass in his Name And that the Surveyor General might certify a Plan of them for that Purpose-
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Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out Grants for the said Lots within seven Months from this Date and that he doth also register the
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said Grants in the Register's Office of the said Province within six Months from the Date thereof the prayer of the said Petition is granted --
Petition of Kelsal & Munro (sic) for a Resurvey read
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Read a Petition of Roger Kelsall and Simon Munro setting forth that they had lately purchased a Tract of Land of Philip Alston in which Survey there was Sup- posed to be contained two hundred Acres Surplus Meas- ure Therefore praying that a Resurvey of the said Land might be ordered to be made And that his Majesty's Grant for the Surplus Measure Supposed to contain two hundred Acres as aforesaid might be ordered to pass in their Names-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioners do 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 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-
Petition of John Grant for surplus Land read
Read a Petition of John Grant setting forth that he had long since ordered him two hundred Acres of Land in St Andrew's Parish for which his Majesty's Grant passed That it being suggested afterwards that within the Lines of the Plan annexed to the Grant were con- tained four hundred and fifty Acres And the Petitioner having a Family Right for one hundred Acres more than he had had granted him did petition for the said One hundred Acres in family right And one hundred and fifty Acres on Purchase and prayed that a Resurvey of the said Land might be made in Order to ascertain the Same which was also granted and the Resurvey lately made and the whole Tract was then found to contain within the Old Lines Six hundred and fifty Acres There-
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fore praying for on Purchase the Residue of the said Tract being two hundred Acres-,
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 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 his Complying with the Order of Council touching Lands granted on Purchase-
Petition of John Barrel for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of John Barrel Setting forth that in April last he had had ordered him a piece of Land Sup- posed to be forty Acres but on the Survey there appeared to be fifty Seven Acres Therefore praying that his Maj- esty's Grant might pass for the said fifty Seven Acres And that the Surveyor General might certify a Plat thereof accordingly-
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 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 James Maxwell Setting forth that Petition of Jas. his Son James Maxwell during the Administration of Maxwell for Grant to pass the late Trustees had ordered him five hundred Acres of Land And that the Petitioner also purchased fifty Acres adjoining the Same of one William Ashly to whom the same was allotted on the South Side of Mid- way River that no Grant had passed for the said Land and on a Resurvey made by order of the Surveyor Gen- eral and a Plat thereof returned there appeared to be
read
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within the Lines Six hundred and ninety Acres There- fore praying that his Majesty's Grant might pass to and in the Name of James Maxwell Jun" for the said Six hundred and ninety Acres and that the Surveyor gen- eral might be ordered to certify a Plan thereof Accord- ingly-
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 Province within six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj- esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Edmund Pierse for 300 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Edmund Pierse setting forth that he had been favoured with Lands in family Right but had three Negroes for whom he had Obtained no Land Therefore praying for three hundred Acres in St George's Parish viz One hundred and fifty Acres in family Right and One hundred and fifty Acres on Purchase which said three hundred Acres was a part of a Tract of three hundred and fifty Acres heretofore surveyed for Arthur Wall the Plat whereof was laying in the Surveyor Gen- eral's Office elapsed-
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 Province within six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj- esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Chas. McDon- ald for 100 Acres read
Read a Petition of Charles McDonald Setting forth that he was bred up in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cul-
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tivation Therefore praying for One hundred Acres viz' fifty Acres heretofore ordered and Surveyed for Nor- man MeDonald in St Andrew's Parish on Turkey Camp Swamp and was lying in the Surveyor General's Office elapsed and fifty Acres ordered and Surveyed for Donald Ross joining the Above fifty Acres and was also lying elapsed in the Surveyor General's Office-
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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 Province within six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj- esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Young setting forth that he Petition of 250 Acres read John Young for had had two hundred and fifty Acres of Land ordered him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and eight Children Therefore praying for Two hundred and fifty Acres in St George's Parish One hundred and fifty Acres of which was heretofore ordered and Surveyed for John Penny the Plat whereof was lying in the Surveyor General's Office elapsed and and the residue being One hundred Acres was vacant Land joining thereto-
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 Province within six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj- esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Barrot Montgomery setting forth
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Petition of B. that he had had two hundred Acres of Land ordered Montgomery
read
for 300 Acres him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and Eight Children Therefore praying and for three hundred Acres on Rocky Creek a Branch of Buckhead joining Land of one Downey-
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 Province within six Months from the Date thereof that his Maj- esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted adjoining his other Tract-
Petition of' Geo. Noddings for 800 Acres read
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Read a Petition of George Noddings setting forth that he then resided in the Province of South Carolina but intended Coming immediately into this Province in Order to Settle and take up Lands for Cultivation hav- ing already ten Negroes in the Province and four in Carolina who would be in the Province by three Months at farthest Therefore praying for eight hundred Acres of Pine Land on the South Side of little Satilla at a Place called Spring Bluff for the purpose of Plank for Ship Building-
Ordered to be ORDERED That four hundred Acres be reserved for reserved. Six Months.
Petition of Bartlett Brown for 150 read
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Read a Petition of Bartlett Brown setting forth that he then resided in the Province of South Carolina but intended coming into this Province in Order to Settle and take up Lands for Cultivation having a Wife five Children and Eleven Negroes Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres on Briar Creek about eight or nine Miles from Rae's Cowpen
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Ordered to be ORDERED That the said Land be reserved for Six reserved. Months, on it's being more certainly described-
Read a Petition of Joseph Brantley setting forth he Petition of Jo. Brantley for had ordered him two hundred and fifty Acres of Land Grant to pass in St George's Parish which had been Surveyed and read 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 and Majesty's Grant for the said Land And that the Secre- tary be ordered to prepare the Same --
Postponed.
ORDERED That the said Petition be postponed-
read
Read a Petition of Roderic Mackay Setting forth that Petition of Rod. Mackay he was Settled in the Province had had only five hun- for 1000 Acres dred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having Twenty Eight Ne- groes Therefore praying for One thousand Acres to be run in two Tracts above the Forks of St Mary's River being part of Lands reserved for the Bermudian Fami- and lies the time for which the said Lands were reserved being elapsed-
Postponed.
ORDERED That the said Petition be postponed 'till next Land day and the Land must be more particularly described-
Petition of Thos. Red for 200 Acres read
Read a Petition of Thomas Red setting forth that some time since he had ordered him Seven hundred and Sixty four Acres of Land for which his Majesty's Grant had passed to him, that when the Survey thereof was made one of the Lines was left Unfinished by Mr De Brahm who run the Land. That the Petitioner had made considerable Improvements thereon. And it ap- pear'd by a late Survey made for Francis Stringer of
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nine hundred Acres ordered him on Purchase adjoining the Petitioners Land That his buildings are without his Line and are erected on the Land laid out for the said Stringer a Circumstance he was till then totally Ignor- ant of That the Petitioner had a Wife Six Children and twenty Six Negroes and had had no more than fifteen hundred Acres Land granted him Therefore praying for two hundred Acres adjoining his aforesaid Tract to include his Buildings and Improvements aforesaid-
Ordd. to be heard on a Caveat.
ORDERED That the Matter be heard on a Caveat already entered by the Petitioner against the said Strin- ger obtaining a Grant-
Petition of Caleb Howell for Caveat to be heard read
Read a Petition of Caleb Howell Setting forth that Joseph Burton Some time Since had ordered him One thousand Acres of Pine Land adjoining a Tract of three hundred Acres Surveyed for the Petitioner whereby the Petitioner was excluded from any Lands adjoining his own Tract proper for erecting Buildings his three hun- dred Acres being entirely Swamp That the Petitioner had entred a Caveat in the Secretary's Office against the said Joseph Burton's Obtaining his Majesty's Grant for the said One thousand Acres and was desirous that he might be heard thereon Therefore praying that a day be appointed for the hearing of his said Caveat and that the said Joseph Burton might have Notice to attend accordingly-
and
Granted.
ORDERED That a day be fixed for the hearing of the said Caveat and in the mean time that notice be giving (sic)
to the Parties to Attend-
Read a Petition of Archibald Bulloch setting forth Petition of Archd. Bulloch that he had had ordered him a Tract of Land on Skido- for 2000 Acres way Island which he desired to resign as it appeard on read
the Survey to be not convenient That he had never
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Obtained any other Land and was possessed of forty Negroes Therefore praying for two thousand Acres on Cumberland Island which Tract was heretofore reserved and laid out for James Bulloch Esq' who had resigned his right in the Petitioner's favour-
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected the Land prayed for being this day ordered to M' Bryan and Son-
Petition of John Graves for new War- rant read
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Read a Petition of John Graves setting forth that he had a Warrant Some time Since for surveying Eleven. hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the Buffelo Swamp on the South Side of the Alatamaha which was expired in its Term and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that he might be permitted to resign the said Warrant and to have granted him the said Eleven hundred and fifty Acres on the Buffelo Swamp aforesaid to join Land ordered in South Carolina to Gideon Dupont and to be run in three Seperate Tracts of two four hundred Acres and three hundred and fifty Acres-
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected but the Old Warrant might be renewed to be run in one Tract-
Petition of Zach Smith for 300 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Zachariah Smith setting forth that he had been in the Province Sixteen Months and was desirous to Obtain Land in Order for Settling therein having a Wife two Children and one Negro Therefore praying for three hundred Acres on the Branches of the Buffelo Swamp to adjoin Land this day petitioned for by John Martin-
Postponed.
ORDERED That the said Petition be postponed until the Petitioner attends-
Read a Petition of William Moore setting forth that Will. Moore for he was Settled in the Province had had no Land granted Petition of 1000 Acres Purch. read
him and was desirous to Obtain Lands for Sawing Lum-
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ber Therefore praying for on Purchase One thousand Acres of Pine Land on Savannah River being part of two Tracts of One thousand Acres each heretofore or- dered and Surveyed for Owen O'Daniel and Joseph Dun- lap and was then lying in the Surveyor General's Office elapsed-
Postponed.
ORDERED That the said Petition be postponed until Owen O'Daniel has Notice --
Petition of John McFarlien for 150 Acres read
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Read a Petition of John MCFarlin setting forth that he had been favoured with five hundred Acres of Land and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife four Children and Six Negroes Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres on little Ogechee vizt One hundred Acres heretofore surveyed for Christopher Dawson and elapsed in the Surveyor General's Office and fifty Acres of vacant Land adjoining --
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected-
Petition of Saml. Fulton for 100 Acres Purch. read
and
Read a Petition of Samuel Fulton Setting forth that he had been long in the Province had had Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract Therefore praying for on Purchase One hundred Acres upon the head of Cat head Creek between Lands laid out for George Kidd and Isaac Lines-
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected the Same being granted to Lachlan Mackintosh-
Petition of Aaron Jackson for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Aaron Jackson setting forth that he had had ordered him two hundred Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and re- turned 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 14 er-vol 10
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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 form 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-
Petition of Cath. Grant for read
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Read a Petition of Catherine Grant setting forth that her Husband Gilbert Grant had ordered him in his life time two hundred Acres of Land in St Andrew's Parish for which his Majesty's Grant has not yet passed There- fore praying that his Majesty's Grant for the Sand (sic) Land might be ordered to pass in her Name And that the Surveyor General might be ordered to prepare and cer- tify a Plan thereof Accordingly-
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 John Christian setting forth that Petition of Jno. he had been in the Province near two Years and had Grant, to pass lately Purchased a Tract of Land (as he was ready to Christian for read prove) containing One hundred Acres of one Richard Sutherton the Grant for which hath not been passed Therefore praying that the Truth of the Premisses ap- pearing he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's
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Grant for the said land in his own Name And that the Surveyor General might be ordered to prepare and cer- tify 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 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 Will. Powell for read
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Read a Petition of William Powell Setting forth that he had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Matthew's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan 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 Sur- veyor General might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof Accordingly-
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-
Petition lof Will. Webb for read
Read a petition of William Webb setting forth that he had ordered him two hundred Acres of Land 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
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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 Accord- ingly-
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
Petition of Wm. Woodland for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of William Woodland setting forth that he had ordered him Two hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Andrew's Parish which had been surveyed but thro' the Neglect of the Deputy Surveyor the plan thereof was omitted to be returned into the proper Office in due time 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 Accordingly-
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-
Read a Petition of William McIntosh Setting forth
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Petition of Wm. Mackin- Precept read that he had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land tosh for a new on the South Side of great Satilla the Warrant for sur- veying whereof was expired in its Term and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that the Surveyor gen- eral might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Pre- cept on his said Warrant that the Land might be Sur- and veyed 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 Accordingly-
Petition of James Bruce for new Pre- cept read
and
Read a Petition of James Bruce Setting forth that in December last he had ordered him a Small Hammock Supposed to contain One hundred Acres two Miles South East of Frederica the Warrant for surveying whereof was expired in its Term and the Land not Surveyed Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time the Surveyor General might be enabled and or- dered 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 Accordingly-
Read a Petition of Robert Hudson setting forth that he had ordered him two hundred Acres of Land in St Matthews Parish which had been surveyed and 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 General might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof Accordingly-
Petition of Robt. Hudson for Grant to pass read and
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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-
Petition of William Graves for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of William Graves setting forth that he had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land at Newport which had been surveyed and a Plan 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 General might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof Accordingly-
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