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Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out Grants for the said Lots 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 the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of Isaac Wood for Grant to pass read
Read a Petition of Isaac Wood setting forth that he had heretofore ordered him One hundred Acres of Land in St George'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-
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standing 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-
Read a Petition of Rodolph Strawhager setting forth Petition of R. that he had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Strawhager for Grant to pass read
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Land in St Matthew'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 notwithstanding the Lapse of Time he might be per- mitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer 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 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 Cubbedge setting forth that Petition of Jno. Cubbedge for Grant to pass he had heretofore ordered him two hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St Philip's Parish which had been sur- read
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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 pray- ing that notwithstanding the Lapse (sic) Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Surveyer general might be or- dered 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 Wm Williams for Grants to pass read
Read a Petition of William Williams setting forth that he had ordered him two Tracts of Land in St George's Parish the one containing Eight hundred Acres and the Other two hundred and forty Acres both which Tracts have been surveyed and Plans thereof returned into the Surveyer general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which Grants 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 Grants for the said Lands And that the Surveyer general might be ordered to prepare and certify Plans thereof for that Purpose.
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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 Grants 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 Preserved Alger setting forth that Petition of Pres. Alger for he had ordered him two hundred and fifty Acres of Land Grant to pass in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and re- read turned 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 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 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 Hugh Bryan about Land or- dered him.
Read a Petition of Hugh Bryan setting forth that in March last he had ordered him One thousand Acres of Land in St Philip's Parish which had been surveyed but the Petitioner finding too much unimprovable Land in that Tract Therefore praying that he might be permitted to relinquish four hundred Acres thereof as laid down in a Sketch or Plan of the said Land herewith exhibited! And that his Majesty's Grant might be ordered to pass to him only for Six hundred Acres thereof.
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
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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 Chas. Mearn for a new Pre- cept read
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Read a Petition of Charles Mearn setting forth that he had ordered him three hundred and fifty Acres ( f Land at or near little Coonochee to adjoin fifty Acres of Land there which he had purchased and lived on the Warrant for surveying of which was expired in its Term and the Land not laid out partly occasioned by the Neg- lect of the deputy Surveyer and partly by the high Freshes Therefore praying that the Surveyer general might be enabled and ordered to issue a new Precept on his said Warrant that the Land might be surveyed in order to his Majesty's Grant passing to him for the same.
Granted.
RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyer general do issue a new Precept as prayed for.
Read a Petition of Henry Dickson setting forth that Petition of H. he had been two Years in the Province had had one hun- Dickson for 300 Acrs. Purch. read dred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to Obtain an additional Tract for Cultivation Therefore praying for on Purchase three hundred Acres lying on and the North Side great Ogechee between the Lines of Land laid out for Nicholas Cronenburger and Isaac Ford.
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
Read a Petition of William Norton setting forth that Petition of Wm. Norton a Fifty Acre Lot on Skidoway Island was heretofore about his Son's allotted the Petitioner's Son by Lucy Mouse deceased Land his Grand Mother which Claim was lately heard before his Excellency the Governour in Council and allowed of and a Grant ordered to pass Accordingly but the same
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had not yet been taken out That the Petitioner had since on the behalf of his son being a Minor and for his more immediate Benefit agreed with John Milledge Esq" for the sale of the said Lot for a (sic) certain Sum of Money Therefore praying that his Majesty's Grant for the said Lot might be ordered to pass to and in the Name of the said John Miledge.
Reje ted
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected as not in the Power of the Board to grant.
Read a Petition of Joseph Gibbons Jun" setting forth Petition of Jo. the sale of the said Lot for a (sic) certain Sum of Money Gibbons Jur. Purch. read twelve Years and was inclinable to possess a Tract of Land which he purposed to improve Therefore praying for on Purchase One thousand Acres on or near Great Ogechee River above the Lands reserved for an Irish and Settlement adjoining or near Lands petitioned for by his Father.
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
Petition of Wm. Gibbons for 1000 Acres Purch. read
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Read a Petition of William Gibbons Son of Joseph Gibbons setting forth that he had been a liver in the Province about twelve Years and was inclinable to pos- sess a Tract of Land which he purposed to improve Therefore praying for on Purchase One thousand Acres of Land on or near great Ogechee River above the Lands reserved for an Irish Settlement adjoining or near Lands Petitioned for by his Father.
Rejected. ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
Petition of And. Lord for 700 Acrs. Purch. read
Read a Petition of Andrew Lord Setting forth that he was desirous to Obtain Land in this Province for Culti- vation Therefore praying for on Purchase Seven hun- dred Acres in Christ Church Parish near or to adjoin
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and Land heretofore laid out and reserved for S' Charles Burdett.
Rejected.
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
Petition of Saml. Douglass for 500 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Samuel Douglass setting forth that he had three hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him in Family right and was desirous to Obtain addi- tional Tract having ten Negroes for whom he had had no Land Therefore praying for five hundred Acres in Christ Church Parish near or to adjoin Land this Day petitioned for by Andrew Lord.
Rejected. ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected.
2000 Acres of
His Excellency the Governour moved that he might Land ordered have a further Grant of Lands, that is to say, One thou- his Excellency. sand Acres adjoining Two thousand Acres at the last Board ordered him at Rocky Comfort Also Five hun- dred Acres in St Philip's Parish to adjoin Land ordered James Butler and four Miles from Land of Elisha But- ler Also One hundred Acres between Land of the Widow Butler Jacob Gould and Joseph Butler and the high Road also Four hundred Acres as supposed South side Coonochee River between Lands of Elizabeth Skillings David Dicks Robert Houstoun and Thomas Camber.
RESOLVED That the several Tracts of Land he accord- ingly surveyed for and granted to his Excellency the Governour.
His Excellency the Governour signed the following Grants vizt
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Grants signed.
To Francis Arwin .... 250 Acres 750 Acres Purch Henry Dickson. . . 100 Acres Jacob Cronenburger . . . . 300 Acres Purch Jacob Metzger. . .. 450 Acres
Charles Pryce .... 500 Acres
George Rollinson. 360 Acres David Unseld. ... 250 Acres
Abigail Minis. . 350 Acres
Purch 1550 Acres
George Mackintosh 200 Acres Angus Mackay .. . 50 Acres Bounty
Edward Telfair. . 500 Acres His Excell' Ja's Wright ... 1000 Acres James Leman. . . 100 Acres James Leman. . . 100 Acres -
Simon Beckham. . 200 Acres John Goode. . . 330 Acres John Goode Purch 250 Acres Joseph Humphreys 250 Acres Margaret Johnson 300 Acres John Large. . .. 300 Acres Lachlan McGillivray 500 Acres
George Galphin. . 300 Acres George McDonald Purch ... 150 Acres Edmund Pearse Purch .. 400 Acres John Rae. . . ... .200 Acres
Robert Baillie Purch. . . . 150 Acres John Ponshear. . 100 Acres Richard Baker. . . 200 Acres ; In St Andrew's Parish Lachlan Mackintosh . . . . 500 Acres
In S' Matthew's Parish
In St Mary's Parish
In St George's Parish
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Grants signed. To James Cherry. . . 200 Acres Benjamin Johnson 200 Acres . His Excelly James Wright .. 400 Acres
In St Philip's Parish
Henry Downs. .. 350 Acres Ann Fitch. . . . 179 Acres In St Paul's Parish Charles Anderson 400 Acres
John Mitchell. . . . .400 Acres In St John's Parish WVm Mackenzie. . .. 500 Acres in St Patrick's Parish
GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday the Fourth Day of October 1768
Present
His Excellency James Wright Esq'- .
The Honble
[ James Habersham Noble Jones Francis Harris Esq™ª
Jonathan Bryan Clement Martin
Minutes read & approved.
The Minutes of Council of the Second Day of August and and (sic) the Third, fifth and Sixth days of September last, were Read and Approved.
Petition of Eliz. Butler Wid. for 400 Acres read and
Read a Petition of Elizabeth Butler Widow Setting forth that she had had Land granted her several times, but was yet possessed of a large Family Right for which she had obtained no Land Therefore praying for four Hundred Acres of Pine Land at great Ogechee to adjoin Land there already granted her.
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Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land in seven Months from this Date and that she doth also register the said grant in the Register's Office of this 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 Eliz. Hearn Wid. for 500 Acres read
Read a Petition of Elizabeth Hearn Widow setting forth that she was possessed of Seven Negroes for whom she had obtained no Land, and her son Thomas (who was born in the Province and is under Age) was pos- sessed of three Negroes for whom he had had no Land Therefore praying for five hundred Acres of Land on the Branches of Black Creek near Land there ordered James Cochran to be laid out in an Oblong the Swamp being very narrow and that his Majesty's Grant for the same might pass to and in the Name of her said Son Thomas
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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 she doth also register the said grant in the Register's Office of this 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 Jo- seph Butler for read
Read a Petition of Joseph Butler setting forth that he had more than Twenty Negroes for whom he had ob- 500 &,500 Acres tained no Land and was desirous to obtain Additional Lands Therefore praying for One thousand Acres in St Philip's Parish, that is to say, five Hundred Acres to ad- join Westerly on three Hundred and fifty Acres granted and James Butler his Son; and five Hundred Acres to adjoin Easterly on the same Tract.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner
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Granted.
doth take out a Grant for the said Land within seven Months from this Date and that he doth register the said grant in the Register's Office of this 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 Basil Cooper & als. for 400 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Basil Cooper, William Telfair and Edward Telfair setting forth that they had had five hun- dred Acres of Land Granted them and were desirous to obtain an additional Tract having Sixteen Negroes Therefore praying for four Hundred Acres in the Parish of St George heretofore ordered and Surveyed for Daniel OSheals and now elapsed in the Surveyer General's Office in respect to the time in which a Grant for the same ought to have passed.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioners do take out a Grant for the said Land within Seven Months from this date and that they do also register the said grant in the Register's Office of this 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 Simpson for 500 Acres read
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Read a Petition of John Simpson setting forth that he had been several Years in the Province had had no Land Granted him in Family right and was desirous to obtain a Tract for Cultivation having ten Negroes Therefore praying for five Hundred Acres in Christ Church Parish near or Adjoining Land formerly reserved for Sir Charles Burdett-
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within Six Months from this date and that he doth also register the said grant in the Register's Office of this Province
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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 John Martin for 200 Acres read
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Read a Petition of -John Martin setting forth that he had had Nine Hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him on the Buffelo Swamp at the Altamaha adjoining which are two small Branches in different parts of his Land containing together about two Hundred Acres which are very commodious for a Reservoir of Water and would be injurious to his Tract if granted to any other Person Therefore praying for the said two vacant pieces to be laid out in an Oblong.
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 this Prov- ince within Six Months from the date hereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted. One Hundred Acres in each place ; to be run as usual-
Petition of Stewart for 200 Acres read
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Read a Petition of James Stewart setting forth that he had had granted him seven hundred Acres of Land and was desirous to obtain an Additional tract having a Wife Three Children and twenty eight Negroes There- fore praying for Two Hundred Acres of Pine Land in St John's Parish to adjoin a Tract of five Hundred Acres before granted him.
Granted.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner dioth 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 this 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 John Smith for 200 Acres read
Read a Petition of John Smith setting forth that he had been Eight Months in the Province had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti- vation having a Wife four Children and ten Negroes Therefore praying for two Hundred Acres upon Buck Head great Ogechee lying between Land granted Peter Wynne which Petitioner had Purchased and Land of Daniel Lott and Francis Wynne.
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Granted
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner dothì 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 this 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-
ition of Jn Thomas Junr. for 200 Acres read
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Read a Petition of John Thomas Jun" setting forth that he had had four Hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract hav- ing a Wife three Children and eleven Slaves Therefore praying for two Hundred Acres to adjoin Land of Joseph Atkinson Hugh Ross and Land of William Raines which Petitioner had purchased and also joining Land whereon he 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 this 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 Benjamin Andrew setting forth that Petition of Ben. Andrew as ₹ Plan, read in August last he had ordered him four hundred Acres of for 400 Acres, Land on a Branch of Newport which he had been since to Survey and found that the Land would be of very little
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service to him unless laid out in an Oblong Therefore praying that he might be permitted to make and return a Survey thereof agreeable to a Plan then 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 this 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 be run out as prayed for.
Read a Petition of John Baker Jun" setting forth that Petition of Jno. he was settled in the Province had had no Land and was 100 Acres read desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore pray- Baker Junr. for ing for one hundred Acres in St Andrew's Parish hereto- fore ordered and Surveyed for John Curtis and elapsed and in the Surveyer General's Office 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 this 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 James Brown for 100 & 150 Acres read
Read a Petition of James Brown setting forth that he had been some time in the Province, had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti- vation Therefore, praying for one Hundred Acres of Land in St Paul's Parish being part of a Tract heretofore ordered Thomas Pace and elapsed in the Surveyer Gen- eral's Office: And also to grant him on purchase One hundred and fifty Acres being the remainder of the said
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Tract, and fifty Acres of vacant Land adjoining the same.
100 Acrs. 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 this 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 for One Hundred Acres-
Petition of Joseph Baker for 150 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Joseph Baker setting forth that he had been Eighteen Months in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife three Children and Seven Slaves Therefore praying for One Hundred and fifty Acres in St Andrew's Parish lying between two Tracts of Land there granted Moses Way and to be laid out as by 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 this Province within Six Months from the dates thereof that his Mai- esty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Petition of James Roberts for 100 Acres read
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Read a Petition of James Roberts setting forth that he had two Hundred and thirty eight Acres of Land ordered him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract hay- ing a Wife Six Children and three Negroes Therefore praying for one Hundred Acres between Savannah River and Briar Creek at a place called the open Ponds joining the Indian Camps.
RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner
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Granted.
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 this 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 Robert Tanner for 100 Acres read
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Read a Petition of Robert Tanner setting forth that he was lately come into the Province and was desirous to obtain a piece of Land for Cultivation having had none yet Granted him Therefore praying for one hundred Acres on Savannah River to adjoin Land of Samuel Hudson and Land Petitioner had purchased of Charles Hudson.
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