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Petition of David Green for Grant; to pass read
and
Read a Petition of David Green setting forth that he had ordered him two hundred Acres of Land 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 per- mitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land And that the Surveyor general 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 --
Read a Petition of James Goodall setting forth that Petition of Jas. he had had ordered him two hundred and Eleven Acres Goodall for Grant to pass read 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 and Grant for the said Land And that the Secretary be or- dered 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 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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Petition of Jas. Brantley for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of James Brantley setting forth that he had had ordered him two hundred Acres of Land in St George'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 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 Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of John Goode setting forth that he had had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and returned 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 ont 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 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 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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Petition of Ro. Savage for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of Robert Savage setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St David's Parish which had been surveyed and returned 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 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 his 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 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 Wm. Gambell for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of William Gambell setting forth that he had had ordered him four hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St George's 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 Maj- esty's Grant for the said Land And that the Surveyor General 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 Council in that Case lately made) 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-
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esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Jno. Radick for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of John Radick, setting forth that he had had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land which had been surveyed and returned 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 notwithstanding the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary 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 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 Eliz. Valaton for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Elizabeth Valaton setting forth that her Brother Stephen Landree died intituled to (under the Will of Stephen Tarian deceased) a Lot in the town of Savannah known by Number in Tything Ward for which his Majesty's Grant had not yet passed and left the Petitioner and Mary the Wife of William Thomas Harris and Jean the Wife of Abraham Walcutt his Sisters and Coheiresses that the said Mary and Jean have since resigned their Right and Title to the Premises in her favour Therefore praying that a Grant for the said Lot might be ordered to pass in her Name and that the Surveyor General might be ordered to prepare and certify a plan thereof for that purpose-
and
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is
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Granted.
granted and that the Surveyor General do prepare a plan of the said Lot Accordingly-
Petition of Leon. Claiborne for Grants to pass read
and
Read a Petition of Leonard Claiborne setting forth that he had had ordered him Seven hundred Acres and One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Paul's Parish both which Tracts had been surveyed and Plans returned into the Surveyor General's Office and a Fiat for the Seven hundred Acres was 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 Grants for the said Land and that the Surveyor general and Secretary might receive Orders Ac- cordingly-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out Grants for the said Tracts 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 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 Peter Rietter setting forth that some time since he did Petition on the behalf of Paula Sunier an Infant for two fifty Acre Lots in Highgate known by Number five and Six the Fiat whereof was laying in the Secretary's Office elapsed in Respect to the time in which a Grant ought to have passed That he did also on his own behalf petition at the same time for a vacant fifty Acre Lot in Highgate aforesaid known by Number twelve a Plan thereof was laying in the Survey- or generals Office but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that his Majesty's Grants notwithstanding the Lapse of
ter Rietter for Grant to pass read
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and
time might be ordered to pass to the said Paula Sunier and the Petitioner and that the Secretary and Surveyor general might receive Orders Accordingly-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out Grants 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 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 Benj. Orr for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of Benjamin Orr setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land in St George'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 Surveyor general do 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 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 Isaac Wimberly for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Isaac Wimberly setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land 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
JULY, 1767. 235
and
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 be ordered to pre- pare 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 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-
McCulloch for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of John MCCulloch setting forth that Petition of Jno. he had had ordered him One 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 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 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 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 James Innes setting forth that he Petition of Jas. had had ordered him two hundred Acres of Land in St Innes for Grant to pass read David's Parish which had been surveyed and a plan re- turned into the Surveyor general's Office but the time
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and
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 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-
Petition of John Brunson for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of John Brunson setting forth that he had 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 There- fore 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 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 Coun- cil in that Case lately made) 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 John Street setting forth that he
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Petition of John Street for Grant to pass read
and
had had ordered him in July 1766 two hundred Acres of Land which had been surveyed but thro' the Neglect of the Deputy Surveyor the Plat thereof was omitted to be returned into the Surveyor General's Office within the time prescribed Therefore praying that notwithstand- ing the Lapse of time the Surveyor General might be ordered to receive and certify the Plat of the said Land in Order to his Obtaining his Majesty's Grant for the Same-
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-
Butler for irant to pas read
Read a Petition of James Butler setting forth that he Petition of Jas. had had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land which had been surveyed and returned into the Surveyor Gen- eral's Office but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that not- withstanding the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that and the Surveyor 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 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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Petition of David Jervey tor Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of David Jervey setting forth that he had had ordered him two hundred Acres of Land joining a Tract of One hundred and fifty acres before granted him 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 General 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 Absolom Wells for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of Absolom Wells Sen" setting forth that he had purchased all the Right and Title of William Davis in and to two hundred Acres of Land on MeBeans Swamp in St George's Parish for which his Majesty's Grant had not yet passed That the Petitioner had been about three Months from North Carolina had had no Land granted him having a Child and three Slaves Therefore praying that the Truth of the Premisses ap- pearing his Majesty's Grant might be ordered to pass for the said Land in his Name and that the Surveyor 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 seven Months from this Date and that he doth also register the
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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 for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Dorothy Raiser setting forth that Dorothy Raiser her Father George Raiser Obtained his Majesty's Grant for fifty Acres of Land in S' Matthew's Parish joining Land of John Sheraus That the Petitioner had been in- formed that her said Father had ordered him other fifty Acres joining his said fifty Acres for which the Grant had not yet been taken out That he was since dead and left the Petitioner his Daughter and only heir at Law Therefore praying for the Adjoining fifty Acres and and that the Surveyor General be ordered to prepare and certify a plan thereof for that purpose-
Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be Postponed-
Petition of John Stacey for 250 & 500 Acres read
Read a Petition of John Stacey setting forth that he had had ordered him two hundred and fifty Acres of Land which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof re- turned into the Surveyor General's Office but the time was elapsed in which a Grant ought to have been taken out That the Petitioner had had ordered him in the whole three hundred Acres and was desirous to Obtain an additional Tract having a Wife four Children and thirteen Slaves Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time his Majesty's Grant might pass for the said two hundred and fifty Acres and that the Sur- veyor General might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that purpose And also that he might have granted him five hundred Acres joining Land this day petitioned for by William Dunham-
and
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner
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Granted.
doth take out a Grant for the two hundred and fifty Acres elapsed Land within Two Months from this date (Agreeable to an order of Council in that Case lately made) and also a Grant for the five hundred Acres with- in 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 dates thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Thomas Mor- gan for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Thomas Morgan setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land in St George'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 out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the Same-
and
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
Weatherspoon for Grant . to pass read
Read a Petition of John Weatherspoon setting forth Petition of Jno. that he had had ordered him One 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 and Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to pre- pare the Same-
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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-
Habersham for 660 Acres read
Read a Petition of James Habersham Esq" setting Petition of Jas. forth that he had lately ordered him Seven hundred and fifty Acres of Land on the South side of Satilla River in St Mary's Parish and was desirous to Obtain an Ad- ditional Tract having many Negroes for whom he had hitherto Obtained no Land Therefore praying for Six hundred and Sixty Acres on the said South Side of and Satilla River to adjoin the back lines of the aforesaid Tract there already ordered him-
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-
Petition of Philip Box for new Precept read
and
Read a Petition of Philip Box setting forth that he had had ordered him in January last four hundred and fifty Acres of Land in Family Right and One hundred and fifty Acres on Purchase the Warrants for Survey- ing whereof were expired in their Term and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of time the Surveyor General might be enabled and ordered to issue new Precepts on his said Warrants that the Land might be surveyed in Order to his Ob- taining his Majesty's Grants 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 new Pre- cepts accordingly-
Petition of Jno. Howard for a Reserve of Land read
and
Read a Petition of John Howard setting forth that he had a family consisting of twelve Children and Eleven Slaves at present residing in the Province of Maryland whom he intended to bring in directly and was desirous to Obtain Land whereon to settle Therefore praying that he might have reserved for him for twelve Months five hundred Acres upon a Branch of little River about twenty five Miles above Augusta about three Miles back from the River near the second Settlement on the Path leading from Augusta to little River after leaving the Cherokee Path-
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