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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.
Petition of David Unseld for 250 Acres read
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Read a Petition of David Unseld setting forth that he had been long settled in the Province had had two hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and Six Negroes Therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres on a Branch called Bassett's Cowpen Branch emp- tying it self into the three Runs in St Matthew's Parish about four or five Miles from Land there granted Stephen Millen.
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 Jacob Metzger for 450 Acres read and
Read a Petition of Jacob Metzger setting forth that he had been thirty three Years in the Province had had only fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an additional Tract having a Wife and seven Children Therefore praying for four hundred and fifty Acres on a Branch called Bassett's Branch emptying itself into the three Runs in S' Matthew's Parish about a half a Mile below Land this day ordered David Unseld.
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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 the Land prayed for to adjoin Unseld's Land.
Petition of Jesse Brasher for 100 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Jesse Brasher setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had three hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife six Chil- dren and a Negro Therefore praying for One hundred Acres in St Matthew's Parish to adjoin Land there already granted him at a Place called Horse Creek.
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.
Read a Petition of James Nix setting forth that he James Nix for Was lately come into the Province from South Carolina Petition of 100 & 150 Acres read had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Ob- tain Land whereon to settle Therefore praying for One hundred Acres in Family Right and One hundred and fifty Acres adjoining on Purchase to adjoin Land of and John Adam Trieutlen Westward Land of John Hall Eastward and vacant Land Southward.
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
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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 Matthew Anderson setting forth Matt. Anderson that he had been some Years in the Province had had Petition of for 200 Acres read no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and two Negroes There- fore praying for two hundred Acres on a Creek called and Berrier's Creek about half a Mile from Ogechee River and Seven Miles from Mr Bryan's Cowpen.
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 Robt. Adams for 400 Acresl read
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Read a Petition of Robert Adams setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land having a Wife three Children and a Negro Therefore praying for four hundred Acres to adjoin the upper line of Land granted Philip Box upon the three Runs up Savannah River.
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 One thousand Acres this Day ordered Clement Martin Jun' to be first run out.
Read a Petition of George MeDonald setting forth that
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Petition of Geo. McDonald for 150 Acres (Purch.) read
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he had been favoured with two hundred and fifty Acres of Land in Family Right at a Place called the dry Branch on Ogechee whereon he was settled and had made Improvements and was desirous to Obtain an additional Tract his Land being very poor Therefore praying for on Purchase One hundred and fifty Acres at the Dry Branch aforesaid to adjoin the Tract already granted 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 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 Berryh for 100 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Andrew Berryhill setting forth that he had been some Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for One hundred Acres upon McBean's Swamp between Land of George Galphin and Land where one Bletsoe lived.
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 Steph. Forres- ter for 300 Acres read
Read a Petition of Stephen Forrester setting forth that he had been many years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Child and three Slaves There- fore praying for three hundred Acres upon MeBean's
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Swamp to include the Place where one Higdon lived who fled from Justice.
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 Saml. Windes read
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Read a Petition of Samuel Windes setting forth that he had been in the Province a few Months from Pedee Acres in South Carolina and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and a Child Therefore pray- ing for One hundred Acres in St Matthew's Parish which said Tract in December 1764 was ordered to and sur- veyed for Carter Crawford but his Majesty's Grant had not passed for the same.
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 on the Petitioner's producing a Certificate of his Character.
Petition of Geo. Rollinson for 300 Acres read
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Read a Petition of George Rollinson setting forth that he had been four Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife a Child and two Negroes Therefore praying for three hundred Acres upon a Branch called the Watering or Devil's Branch about five Miles from Mount Pleasant on the Path leading from thence to the Indian Bluff.
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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.
Petition of Britton Wil- liams for 200 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Britton Williams setting forth that he had been about a Year in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and two Negroes Therefore praying for Two hundred Acres in St George's Parish being a Tract . heretofore surveyed for John Gasper Hertshman and elapsed in Respect of the Time in which a Grant ought to have passed.
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 M. L. Sheftall for Lambert's Land read
Read a Petition of Mordecai and Levi Sheftall setting forth that Andrew Lambert had lately clandestinely left the Province justly indebted unto them in a large Sum of Money for securing which they had a Mortgage of the said Lamberts Land and other Things That on searching the Offices it appeared that the said Andrew Lambert had laid out to him by Warant two hundred (sic) of Land in St George's Parish which had been sur- veyed for him and the Survey returned but no Grant had passed Therefore praying that the Premisses considered his Majesty's Grant for the said two hundred Acres might pass in the Name of the Petitioners and that the
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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 Seven Months from this date and that they 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 Arthur Wall for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of Arthur Wall setting forth that he had had ordered and surveyed for him three hundred and fifty Acres of Land upon Briar Creek, three hun- dred Acres of which was afterwards petitioned for and ordered Edmund Pierce, the Petitioner having omitted to take out his Grant for the same in due time- That the said Edmund Pierce had resigned his Right in and to the said Land Therefore praying that notwithstand- ing 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 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 --
Petition of Mark Lott for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Mark Lott 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 thereof returned into the Surveyor general's Office but
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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.
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 John Grayson setting forth that Petition of Jno. he had had ordered him five hundred Acres of Land Grayson for. read Grant to pass in St Thomas'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 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-
Read a Petition. of Charles Anderson setting forth
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Petition of Chas. Anderson for Grant to pass read
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that he had had ordered him four hundred Acres of Land in St Paul'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 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 might be ordered to pre- pare and certify a Plan thereof for that Purpose.
Granted.
ยท 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 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 Jno. Bradley for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of John Bradley setting forth that he had had ordered him four 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 for the same 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- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also Regis- ter 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. De- Brahe for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of Christopher De Brahe setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Andrew'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 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 might 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 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 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 Davis for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of John Davis setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Philip'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 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- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also Regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Prov- ince within Six Months from the date thereof that his
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Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the . Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Owen O'Daniel for Grants to pass read
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Read a Petition of Owen O'Daniel setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land, and One thousand Acres of Land on Purchase, in the Parish of St George both which Tracts had been surveyed and returned and Fiats for the same passed by the Attorney general but the Time was elapsed in which Grants 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 Secretary might be ordered to pre- pare the same.
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 Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also Regis- ter 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-
Petition of Davd. Lewis for Grant to pass read
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Read a Petition of David Lewis setting forth that he had had ordered him a Town Lot in Augusta which had been surveyed and certified and a Fiat for the same passed by the Attorney general but the Time was elapsed in which the 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 Lot 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 Lot within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun-
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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 Jacob Helvenstine setting forth that Petition of J. he had Obtained a Warrant for surveying four hundred Helvenstine for a new Pre- cept read Acres of Land on Purchase to adjoin Land before granted him which Warrant was expired in its Term and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that the Sur- veyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on his said Warrant that the Land might and be surveyed in Order for his Majesty's Grant passing for the same.
Granted.
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new Precept as prayed for.
Petition of Robt. Baillie for a new Pre- cept read
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Read a Petition of Robert Baillie setting forth that in July last he had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Andrew's Parish the Survey whereof had not been made through Neglect of the Deputy Sur- veyor and the Warrant was now out of date Therefore praying that the Surveyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land might be surveyed in Order for his Majesty's Grant passing for the Same.
Granted.
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new Precept as prayed for.
Petition of Francis Winne for 100 Acres read
Read a Petition of Francis Wynne setting forth that he had had Land granted him but was possessed of Rights for One hundred and fifty Acres more than he had Ob-
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tained Therefore praying for One hundred Acres to ad- join the Land whereon he lived and Land of Peter Wynne.
Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed until the Petitioner's Family be more particularly described.
Petition of J Howell for 150 Acres (Purch.) read
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Read a Petition of James Howell setting forth that he had had One hundred Acres of Land granted him in family Right and was desirous to Obtain an additional . Tract Therefore praying for on Purchase One hundred and fifty Acres to join the One hundred Acres before ordered him and Land of James Anderson, for the Bene- fit of Rail Timber and the Conveniency of inclosing a Pasture on Bowie's Branch.
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected-
Petition of Mary Douglass allotted one Geo. Johnson read
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Read a Petition of Mary Douglass Widow setting forth that during the Administration of the late Trus- tees for establishing this Province George Johnson had allotted him a Town Lot in Savannah with the Lands appertaining and departed this Life (without having Ob- tained his Majesty's Grant for the Premisses) considera- bly indebted to the Petitioner's late Husband who Ob- tained Administration of the said Johnson's Estate which proved greatly deficient in discharging his Debt There- fore praying that the Premisses considered she might Ob- tain his Majesty's Grant for the said Lot and Lands.
Postponed.
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed.
Petition of Geo. Walker for 200 Acres read
Read a Petition of George Walker setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had three hundred Acres of Land ordered him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife seven Children and
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three Slaves Therefore praying for two hundred Acres upon Ogechee. Part of the Lands reserved for a Town- ship, to be run on Town Creek at a Place called Hickrey Flat two Miles above Lambert's Old Trading Path.
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected the Land prayed for being further reserved for a Township.
His Excellency the Governour signed the following Grants vizt
Grants signed. To John Coborn. .... 100 Acres William Crossley. 850 Acres Thomas Graham. . 150 Acres George Hiesler. .. 250 Acres David Holmes .. . . 150 Acres Thomas Lamb. . . . 100 Acres } Roger Kelsal & Simon Mun-
In St George's Parish
ro. . 200 Acres 100 Acres Isaac Perry (Purch : ) . . .. 47 Acres
John Parkinson. . 100 Acres
Jonathan Bryan Esq". . . 300 Acres
Jonathan Bryan (Purch :) .. 870 Acres
Josiah Bryan ( Purch : ) . . 700 Acres
In St Mary's Parish
Jane Barnard. 580 Acres
420 Acres
Lewis Turner. . . 300 Acres
Christopher Dawson. 100 Acres
~ 200 Acres In Christ Church
John Gibbons
100 Acres]
Parish.
Hugh Matthewson. . 300 Acres William Moore. . 350 Acres
In St Thomas's John Smith. 250 Acres Parish.
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