Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Volume X, Part 28

Author: Candler, Allen D
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : Franklin Printing ; Atlanta, Ga. : Chas. Byrd
Number of Pages: 1054

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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 she 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 Abram. Lundy &c. for Grant to pass read

Read a Petition of Abraham Lundy Nathaniel Miller William Colson and Sarah Bevill Widow setting forth that they had ordered them One thousand Acres of Land in St George's Parish joining which they had erected and finished a Saw Mill; which Land had been surveyed and .

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a Plan returned into the Surveyor general's Office but relying on the Deputy Surveyor to pass the Grant, who had Money in his hands for that Purpose, through his Neglect the Time was elapsed in which the Same ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time they 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.

Granted.

RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioners 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 they doth also reg- ister 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 Nelson for Grant to pass read

Read a Petition of John Nelson setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land in Hallifax district 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 passed 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 prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that purpose.

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 Coun- 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.

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Petition of Chrisr. Steiner for Grant to pass read

and

Read a Petition of Christian Steiner 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 genera'ls Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed 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 and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.

Granted.

Mulkey fo Grant to pass read

Read a Petition of Jonathan Mulkey setting forth that Petition of Jron. he had had ordered him One Thousand Acres of Land (on Purchase) 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 passed 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.

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Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted.

Read a Petition of Isaac Perry setting forth that he Isaac Perry for had had ordered him Forty Seven Acres of Land in St Petition of Grant to pass read 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 for the Same 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 and that the Surveyor general might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that purpose.

Granted.

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ter Sallens for Grant to pass read

Read a Petition of Peter Sallens setting forth that he had had ordered him Two hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St John'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 for the same ought to have passed Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant Grant (sic) for the said Land . And that the Surveyor general might be ordered to pre- pare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.

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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-

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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 Danl. Ryan for Grant to pass read

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Read a Petition of Daniel Ryan setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land on little Satilla 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 passed 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.

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- 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 Chr. Rolland for a new pre- cept read

Read a Petition of Christian Rolland Widow setting forth that she had Obtained a Warrant for laying out two hundred Acres of Land near the head of Sapalo River but the Deputy Surveyor being sick the said War- rant was expired in its Term and the Land not surveyed Therefore praying that the Surveyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land so ordered her might be sur- veyed.

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RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is

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Granted. granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new Precept Accordingly.

Petition of Frans. Begbie for a new pre- cept read

and

Read a Petition of Francis Begbie setting forth that he had Obtained a Warrant for laying out One thousand Acres of Land (on Purchase) on St Mary's River which Warrant was expired in its Term and the Land not sur- veyed Therefore praying that the Surveyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land so ordered him might be surveyed.

Granted.

RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new Precept Accordingly.

Petition of John Fox for a new Precept read

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Read a Petition of John Fox setting forth that he had Obtained a Warrant for laying out Two hundred Acres of Land on the South Side great Satilla which Warrant was expired in its Term and the Land not Surveyed Therefore praying that the Surveyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land so ordered him might be sur- veyed.

Granted.

RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new Precept Accordingly.

Petition of Ab igail Minis for new Precept read

and

Read a Petition of Abigail Minis Widow setting forth that she had Obtained Warrants for laying out Three hundred and fifty Acres in Family right and five hundred and fifty Acres on Purchase Which Warrants were ex- pired in their Terms and the Land not surveyed There- fore praying that the Surveyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue new Precepts upon the said War- rants that the Land so ordered her might be surveyed.

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Granted.

RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue new Precepts Accordingly.

Petition of Wm. Mackin- tosh for a new Precept read

Read a Petition of William Mackintosh setting forth that he had Obtained a Warrant for laying out three hundred Acres of Land upon great Satilla which War- rant was expired in its Term and the Land not Surveyed Therefore praying that the Surveyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land so ordered him might be sur- veyed.

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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 Accordingly.

Read a Petition of Mary Wilson late Mary Reidel- Petition of Mary Wilson ed her late elsperger sperger and Widow of Christian Reidelsperger late of for Land grant- the Parish of St Matthew's in the Province of Georgia Husband Ried- deceased setting forth that her late Husband the said Christian Reidelsperger Obtained his Majesty's Grant for Two hundred Acres of Land in the said Parish of St Matthew's and died Intestate leaving several Children all of whom were since deceased That the said Reidel- sperger being illegitimate had no Heir at Law to inherit the said Land That the Petitioner Obtained Administra- tion of the Personal Estate of her said Husband which was insufficient to pay his just Debts much less to main- tain the Children both of which she had done Therefore praying (she being advised that the said Land was es- cheated and reverted to the Crown) that she might either by taking out a Grant in her own Name or other- wise have the Land granted to her.

Rejected.

ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected his Excellency having Instructions not to grant any Es- cheated Land without first representing the Matter to

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the Lands Commissioners for Trade and Plantations and Leave Obtained for so doing.

500 Acres of Land on St. Mary's River

His Excellency the Governour moved that he might have granted him in further part of his Family Right ordered his Ex- Five hundred Acres of Land on St Mary's River to ad- celly. in Family Right. join Land there ordered Ephraim Gilbert deceased, And that his Majesty's Grant for the Premisses might pass to and in the Name of Thomas Moodie: which was resolved and ordered Accordingly.

Petition of George Walker for 100 & 100 Acres read

Read a Petition of George Walker setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province had had three hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain a further Quantity having a Wife seven Children and three Slaves Therefore praying for One hundred Acres for the benefit of Timber to adjoin Land before granted him on Briar Creek whereon he was Settled And One hundred Acres about a half a Mile from his Settlement to adjoin a Tract Granted Daniel Underwood which the Petitioner had purchased.

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Postponed.

ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed until the Petitioner proves his family Right.

Petition of Moses Mulkey for 100 Acres read

and

Read a Petition of Moses Mulkey setting forth that he had been some years in the Province with his Father Jonathan Mulkey, had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore pray- ing for One hundred Acres upon Briar Creek to adjoin Land there of James Gray deceased.

Postponed.

ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed until the Petitioner Attends.

Read a Memorial of the Provost Marshal of this Prov-

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Memorials of Pro. Mar. and chief Justice relative to a Jail read

ince addressed to the chief Justice and the rest of the Justices of the Bench setting forth the very great In- sufficiency and Inconvenience of the Present Place allotted for the Confinement of Prisoners-That the same for want of Room did not admit his Making a proper Distinction between the Felon and the unfortunate Debtor-That by Reason of the Number at Times Obliged to be confined together great Sickness had en- sued and several had died That the Hardships suffered in general were too tedious and melancholly to relate. Nor was it in his Power to remedy the Evil, or redress the Case of the unhappy Sufferers And therefore humbly applied to the honourable Court for Relief in the Prem- isses.

and

Read also a Memorial of the chief Justice of the Province addressed to his Excellency the Governour Humbly recommending to him the Merits of the Provost Marshal's said Memorial.

the general As- sembly.

Both which said Memorials being duly considered It Referred to the Consideratn. of is Ordered that the Same be laid before and recommended to the general Assembly of the Province for their Con- sideration.

Two hundred Acres of Land, caveated by Wells, on hear-

Davis.

On a Caveat entred by Absolom Wells against Wil- liam Davis's Obtaining a Grant of two hundred Acres of Land on Mº Bean's Swamp heretofore ordered the said Davis It is Ordered (both Parties being present and heard) that his Majesty's Grant for the said Land do pass to and in the Name of the said Davis on his reim- bursing the Expence Wells had been at, and paying what- ever other Money may be due from Davis to Wells. The Matter to be settled between them by Mr John Rae and certified.

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His Excellency the Governour Signed the following Grants viz

Grants signed. To Thomas Irwin 150 Acres William Lord 350 Acres James Lambert 200 Acres Andrew MeCurrie 300 Acres Sarah Bevill Widow 300 Acres Kendred Braswell 100 Acres Elizabeth Burney Widow 100 Acres

In St George's Parish.

Christopher Cremer 100 Acres

Lambert Lean 50 Acres

John Milledge 1000 Acres

In St Matthew's Parish.

Joseph Subdrien 250 Acres Isaac Young 600 Acres

Samuel Fulton 74 Acres - In St Andrew's Parish. Catharine Grant 200 Acres

Peter Grinier 450 Acres In S' Matthew's & St George's Parishes

Wm Gibbons & Joseph Clay In trust &º 500 Acres In St Thomas's Parish.

Philip Hughes 300 Acres In St John's Parish.

Samuel Lyon 21 Acres In Christ Church Parish.

James Mackay Esq" 400 Acres In St James's Parish. Luke Mann 50 Acres In S' Philip's Parish.

James Stewart 400 Acres In St David's Parish.

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GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the Eleventh day of January 1768.

Present His Excellency James Wright Esq"

The Honble

James Habersham Noble Jones Grey Elliott Esqrs

Lewis Johnson James Read - -

Estimate of Charges of Govermt. for 1768 settled.

An Estimate of the necessary Charges of Government from the 29th of September 1767 to the 29th of September 1768 was taken under Consideration and Settled.

Henry Yonge Esq" Surveyor General of this Province representing to the Board that Many of his Deputies had been applied to, and, he had Reason to believe, some of them had made (without any order from him) Resur- veys of Lands to the Southward of the River Alatamaha for Persons claiming under Grants from the Province of South Carolina, and desiring the Directions of this Board therein : His Excellency acquainted the Gentlemen that he understood the Governour of South Carolina would soon have an Instruction from England to transmit hither authentic Copies of the Grants and Surveys of all the Lands granted to the Southward of the Alatamaha, And that his Excellency also daily expected an Instruction to examine such Grants and Surveys and give Directions respecting the Same to the proper Officers in this Prov- ince It is therefore Ordered and due Consideration had in the Premisses that the Surveyor General do positively in- join his Deputies and every of them that they do not pre- sume to make any Resurvey of Lands claimed under Grants from the said Province of South Carolina until further Directions therein from this Board.

The Survr. genl. to order his Deputies not to resurvey any Land claimed under Grants fm. So. Cara.

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GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Wednesday the 20th January 1768.

Present

His Excellency James Wright Esq"

James Habersham Noble Jones Grey Elliott ( James Read

Public Ac- counts audited.

An Account for an Express from the Superintendent of Indian Affairs to his Excellency the Governour was audited and ordered to be paid also a Bill of the Attorney general was audited amounting to £50 .. sIg .. d512 and £20: Ordered to be paid being the Sum provided by the Tax Law.

habitants of St. Paul & St. George for a County Court read.

A Petition of the Inhabitants of the Parish of St Paul Petition of In- praying that a Country (sic) Court might be established for that Parish and the Parish of St George Also a Peti- tion of the Inhabitants of St George to the same Effect were at this Board read : And his Excellency desired the Opinion of the Board in Respect thereof, who were of Opinion that the prayer of the said Petitions were a Meas- ure very necessary to be granted.

Petition of Church war- lens and V try of St. Paul's touchg. Land laid out for a Common read.

A Petition of the Church wardens and Vestry of the said Parish of St Paul was also read respecting six hun- dred acres of land in Augusta originally laid out and re- served for a Common And praying that a Part of it might be set out and granted for a Glebe for the Use of a Min- ister for the Time being, and that the Residue thereof might be vested in the said Church-wardens and Vestry to be by them sold and the Moneys thereby arising to be laid

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and out in the Purchase of Negroes for the Use of a Minister ; And a Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of Augusta ap- proving the aforesaid Petition And praying that the said Land might be appropriated and disposed of, as prayed h Petition postponed for by the said Church-Wardens and Vestry, was likewise further Consid- read; And both the said Petitions were postponed for eration. further Consideration.

GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Thursday the 28th January 1768.

Present

His Excellency James Wright Esq"

James Habersham Noble Jones Jonathan Bryan - Esqrs

The Honble James Edwd Powell Grey Elliott Lewis Johnson James Read

His Excellency acquainted the Board that he had re- ceived from the chief Justice & a Report relating to the Circuit Courts proposed to be held at Augusta, which be- ing read. And his Excellency proposing that the District in which such Court should hold Jurisdiction be settled as the first Step necessary therein.

RESOLVED That from the Western Boundary of the Province as mentioned and described in his Excellency's Commission, to the Western Side of the Mouth of Bryar Creek on Savannah River, and up the said Creek and the Beaver Dam Creek, to include the western Side of the said Creeks, and all Creeks leading from such western Side;

Boundary of the designed County Court fixed.

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and from the head of the Beaver Dam Creek in a direct Line to the Mouth of Horse Creek upon great Ogechee River, and to include the North Side of the said River : be the District in which such Court shall hold Jurisdic- tion.

Lazaretto fin- ished and a Keeper propos- pointed.

His Excellency acquainted the Board that the Laza- retto being finished and the Key delivered to him. It ed to be ap- was necessary in Consequence of the Act of Assembly in that Case made, to appoint a Keeper thereof, and to give such orders and Directions to such Keeper as should appear proper to Answer the Purposes intended.

Postponed.

RESOLVED That a Person be sent down for the pres- ent to take Care of the Buildings & until a proper Keeper be appointed.

GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the Ist February 1768.

Present

His Excellency James Wright Esq"

The Honble

James Habersham Noble Jones Jonathan Bryan James Edward Powell Grey Elliott Lewis Johnson

Esq's

His Excelly's Answer to Ad- dress of the Commons Ho. read and ap- proved.

His Excellency read to the Board an Address of the Commons House of Assembly presented to him on Fri- day last, together with his Reply to the Address, on which he desired the Gentlemen's Opinion : who approved of the same as a true State of the Case, and proper Reply.

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GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber , at Savannah on Tuesday the 2ª February 1768.

Present

His Excellency James Wright Esq"

The Honble

James Habersham Noble Jones James Edward Powell Grey Elliott Clement Martin Jun™ Lewis Johnson- James Read

Esq"

Petition of Noble Jones for an Island read

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Read a Petition of Noble Jones Esq" setting forth that he had had Land granted him in Family Right but was possessed of Seventeen Negroes for which he had Ob- tained no Land Therefore praying for an Island of Marsh lying below an Island heretofore granted James Whitefield, and above the Black Oyster Bank and bounded Northerly by the North Branch of Savannah River.

Granted.

RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Island 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.

Bryan for 150 &

Read a Petition of Jonathan Bryan Esq" setting forth Petition of Jon. that he was desirous to Obtain a Small Tract of Land at the Alatamaha contiguous to Land already ordered him there and which he was then settling Therefore pray- ing for One hundred and fifty Acres on the South Side of the Alatamaha lying between Lands granted to John

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and

Colwell and a Tract said to be granted in Carolina to M' Cannon And also for a small Island in the River Alatamaha lying near and above the head of Cambers Island and containing not more than One 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-

Read a Petition of Elisha Butler Esq' setting forth Petition of Eli- that he had a Family Right of Negroes for which he sha Butler for Acres r had Obtained no Land Therefore praying for three hun- dred Acres in St John's Parish to adjoin a Tract there and already granted him and to be run agreeable to a Plan exhibited.

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 El- for 500 Acres (Purch.) read and

Read a Petition of Grey Elliott and John Gordon setting forth that they had purchased of William Norton and Robert Stewart two Tracts of Land upon South Newport where there was a Creek convenient for a Saw Mill Therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Pine Land (on Purchase) to adjoin the same on the back for the Use of Timber.

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Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Volume X, Part 28

Author: Candler, Allen D Publication date: 1904 Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : Franklin Printing ; Atlanta, Ga. : Chas. Byrd Number of Pages: 1054

Author: Candler, Allen D
Publication date: 1904
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga. : Franklin Printing ; Atlanta, Ga. : Chas. Byrd
Number of Pages: 1054