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Edward Carlton. . 50 Acres In Christ Church Parish.
John Lynn . 150 Acres In St John's Parish. Christopher Ring . 400 Acres In St Paul's Parish.
Thomas Peacock. . . . 300 Acres In St David's Parish.
Clement Martin . . .2450 Acres In St James's Parish.
Clement Martin. . . 900 Acres In St Patrick's Parish.
John Morse. A Town Lot in Augusta.
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GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL
GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the IIth April 1768 ..
Present
His Excellency James Wright Esq"
The Honble
Noble Jones Francis Harris James Edwª Powell Clement Martin John Grahan: Lewis Johnson James Read L
Esqrs
The general Assembly being dissolved his Excellency The genl. As- by the Advice of the Council ordered Writs to issue for sembly dis- solved. calling a new Assembly.
GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday the 3ª May 1768.
Present
His Excellency James Wright Esq"
James Habersham Noble Jones Francis Harris
The Honble { James Edwd Powell ? Esq™" Clement Martin Jun" John Graham James Read
Read a Petition of Jermyn Wright Esq" setting forth Petition of Jer- that he was desirous to Obtain a Tract of Land on Pur- chase And praying for, on Purchase, four hundred Acres between Crooked River and St Mary's River adjacent
myn Wright for 400 Acres Purch. read
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and
Land there ordered the Petitioner and Charles Wright Esq'.
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 complying with the order of Council made touching Lands granted on Purchase.
Petition of Chas. Pryce Esgr. for 500 Acres read
an
Read a Petition of Charles Pryce Esq" setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province had had no Land granted him in Family Right and was desirous to Obtain Land having twenty Negroes Therefore praying for five hundred Acres on a Branch of great Ogechee near Lands there ordered Samuel Farley and Barnard Romans.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner cloth 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 Ben. Andrew for 400 Acres read and
Read a Petition of Benjamin Andrew setting forth that he had been many Years in the Province had had nine hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife five Children and nineteen Negroes Therefore pray- ing for four hundred Acres lying at the Head of the Mid- dle Branch of North Newport joining Eastward on Land of Lydia Sanders.
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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 John Jackson for 100 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of John Jackson setting forth that he had had no Land granted him (the Land before ordered him not being vacant) and was desirous to Obtain Land Therefore praying for One hundred Acres St John's Par- ish lying between Land originally granted Peter MCHugh and since become the Property of the Petitioner by Mar- riage, and Land he had purchased of Painter Dickinson, and a Tract of Land originally granted James Butler.
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. Hatcher for 808 Acres, read
Read a Petition of Robert Hatcher setting forth that he had lately ordered him two hundred and fifty Eight Acres of Land at Rocky Creek being the Surplus Meas- ure of a Tract of Land he had purchased of Edward Barnard the Warrant for surveying whereof remained unexecuted That there was since found to be adjoining another Part of the Petitioner's said Land a small vacant Piece containing not more than fifty Acres That he had a Wife six Children and fourteen Negroes and had Ob- tained only six hundred Acres of Land Therefore pray- ing to resign the aforesaid Warrant and have granted him Three hundred and Eight Acres at Rocky Creek
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and
aforesaid to include the two hundred and fifty Eight Acres surplus Measure of the Tract purchased of M' Barnard.
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 Adam Eirich for 500 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Adam Eirich setting forth that he had been five Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Culti- vation having a Wife two Children and five Negroes Therefore praying for five hundred Acres on great Oge- chee at a Place called Eatton's Gardens, near Land there ordered Sylvanus Bird.
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 to adjoin Sylvanus Bird's Land.
Petition of Frederic Famm for 300 Acres read
Read a Petition of Frederic Fammi setting forth that he had been settled in the Province many Years had had One hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife a Child and four Negroes Therefore praying for three hundred Acres four Miles below the flat Ford on great Ogechee, and about a Mile from the said River to and - include an elapsed Tract of One hundred Acres before ordered one Teale.
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GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL
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 Geo. Walker for 100 & 100 Acres read
and
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 Chil- dren and three Slaves Therefore praying for One hun- dred Acres for the Benefit of Timber to adjoint Land before granted him on Briar Creek and whereon he was settled : and also One hundred Acres about half a Mile from his Settlement to adjoin a Tract of Land granted Daniel Underwood which the Petitioner had purchased.
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 Majes- ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Richard Womack setting forth that Womack for 150 Acres read Petition of R. he had been some Time in the Province settled on Land he had purchased had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land having five Children and Seven Negroes Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty and Acres on the North side of great Ogechee between Lands there surveyed for Peter Grant and John Emanuel.
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 Majes- ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted to adjoin either Grant's or Emanuel's Land.
Petition of Sam. Houlton for 150 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Samuel Houlton setting forth that he had been a Year in the Province from North Carolina had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Ob- tain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and four Chil- dren Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres on Bark Camp about two Miles above Land granted Jethro Roundtree in St George's Parish.
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 Majes- ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
.
Petition of John Gruber for 150 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of John Gruber setting forth that he was born in the Province had had One hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Addi- tional Tract having a Wife a Child and a Negro There- for praying for One hundred and fifty Acres at a Place called the Cowpen Branch about five Miles above Land there granted Martin Dasher.
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-
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GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL,
Petition of Gotlieb Lang for 150 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Gotlieb Lang setting forth that he was brought up in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation · having a Wife Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres near Rocky Creek on the South Side of great Ogechee about two Miles below Parry's Mill and to ad- join Parry's Land.
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 Majes- ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
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Petition of Thos. Fusil for 75 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Thomas Fusil 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 four Chil- dren and three Negroes Therefore praying for Seventy five Acres on the big Creek a Branch of Briar Creek for the Purpose of erecting a Grist Mill, lying about half a Mile above Land granted David Emanuel Jun". /
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 Majes- ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted
Petition of Wm. Moxley for 400 Acres read
Read a Petition of William Moxley setting forth that he had been two Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Culti- vation having a Wife and five Children Therefore pray-
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MAY, 1768.
and
ing for four hundred Acres on Buck Head to adjoin Land of Luke Deane Thomas Graham and William Pendrey.
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 Moses Cressup for 250 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Moses Cressup setting forth that he had been three Years in the Province had had two hundred and fifty Acres of Land Granted him and was desirous to Obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and seven Children Therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres at Briar Creek originally ordered Evan Lewis deceased but since granted his Son Thomas Lewis.
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 Majes- ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Jared Irwin for 150 Acres read and
Read a Petition of Jared Irwin setting forth that he had been Several Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land having one Slave Therefore praying for one hundred and fifty Acres on Rocky Comfort about half a Mile above the Mouth of Dohart's Creek and two Miles from Land ordered John Emanuel.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner 31 cr-vol 10
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Granted.
doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seyen 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 Robert Oran setting forth that he Robert Oran for was lately come into the Province from the west Indies Petition of 100 Acres read had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Ob- tain Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for One and hundred Acres on the long Branch running into Boggy Gut to adjoin Land there granted Abraham Sapp.
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- 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 Richd. Marks for 100 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Richard Marks setting forth that he had been two years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Culti- vation having a Wife Therefore praying for One hun- dred Acres upon London Bluff Savannah River lying between Land of William Bland and Joseph Wannell.
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 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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MAY, 1768.
Petition of Daniel Jones for 200 Acres read
and
Read a Petition of Daniel Jones setting forth that he had been in the Province near three Years had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having five Slaves Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on Rocky Comfort joining Land there ordered Thomas Irwin and to adjoin the Line of Land laid out for a Township.
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 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 Moses Mulkey setting forth that he ses Mulkey for had been some Years in the Province with his Father Petition of Mo- 100 Acres read Jonathan Mulkey had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore pray- and ing for One hundred Acres upon Briar Creek to adjoin Land thereof of James Gray deceased.
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 Majes- ty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Thos. Dunna- gan for 150 Acres read
Read a Petition of Thomas Dunnagan setting forth that he had been in the Province about Eight Months from North Carolina had had no Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and two Children Therefore praying for One hun- dred and fifty Acres on Savannah River at the upper
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and
Part of a Place there called London Bluff before sur- veyed for John Young but elapsed in Respect of the Time in which a Grant for the Same 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 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 Jas. Maxwell Jun. for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of James Maxwell Jun" setting forth that he had had ordered him Six hundred and ninety Acres of Land in St John's Parish which had been sur- veyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer 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 Surveyer 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-
Petition of John Graves for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of John Graves setting forth that he had had fifty Acres of Land ordered him in St John's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof re- turned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same ought to have
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and
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 Surveyer 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-
Mulkey for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Jonathan Mulkey setting forth that Petition of Jon. he had had ordered him on Purchase One thousand Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and returned and a Fiat for the same passed by the At- torney general but the Time was elapsed in which the 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 and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the Same.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date ( Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Thomas Basset setting forth that he
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Petition of Thos. Basset for Grant to pass read
and
had had ordered him five hundred and thirty 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 the Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwithstanding the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the Same.
Granted.
RESOLVED . That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Two Months from this date (Agreeable to an Order of Coun- cil in that Case lately made) and that he doth also Regis- ter the said Grant in the Register's Office of the said Province within Six Months from the 'date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Thomas Crawford setting forth that Thos. Crawford he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Petition of for Grant to pass read Land in St Philip's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer 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 be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Sur- and veyer 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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MAY, 1768.
Petition of George Upton for Grant to pass read
and
Read a Petition of George Upton setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Paul's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof returned into the Surveyer 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 Surveyer 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 & C. Wright for a new Precept read
Read a Petition of Jermyn Wright and Charles Wright Esqrs setting forth that they had Obtained a Warrant for laying out to them twelve hundred Acres of Land on the North side of St Mary's River which Land had not yet been surveyed Therefore praying that the Surveyer gen- eral might be ordered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant that the Land might be surveyed.
and
Granted
RESOLVED That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyer general do issue a new Precept accordingly.
Read a Petition of the said Jermyn Wright and Charles Petition of J. & Wright setting forth that in August last they Obtained resign Warrant a Warrant for laying out nine hundred and fifty Acres of C. Wright to read Land on the North side of St Mary's River to adjoin twelve hundred Acres there before ordered them which
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