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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Oliver setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land grant- ed him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for One hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish on the Middle Fork of Upton's Creek at the Horse pen Spring-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Alexander Oliver setting forth that he was lately come into the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti- vation Therefore praying for One hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish on the Middle Fork of Upton's Creek at the Horse Pen Spring to adjoin Land of James Oliver this day Petitioned for-
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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Jacob Lantor setting forth that he was lately come into the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti- vation having a Wife and two Children Therefore pray- nig for One hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish on a Creek called Booth's about three Miles up the said Creek and about four Miles from little River-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Donnely setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land grant- ed him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and a Child Therefore praying for two hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish at a Creek called Cane Creek about a Mile from Land granted John Heard-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Tinkler setting forth that he had had Land granted him in the Province but had a Wife and Seven Slaves in whose behalf he had never obtained any Land Therefore praying for four hundred Acres on the South side of the Altamaha fifteen Miles above Fort Barrington surrounded by Vacant Land-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the. said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Stewart setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land grant- ed him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having eight Children and three Slaves Therefore praying
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for two hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish on the lower line of Upton's Creek to adjoin a Tract of Land whereon the Petitioner now Lives which he had purchased-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Thomas Jones setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land grant- ed him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and a Negro Therefore praying for one hundred Acres in St l'aul's Parish upon the head of the white Oak Creek about two Miles from the falls of the Kioka-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of William Castlebury setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife a Child and a Negroe There- fore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres in St Paul's Parish on the North side of great Kioka Creek where he now lives and about a Mile from M' Claebourn's Mill-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Joshua Sanders setting forth that he had been twelve Years in the Province had had One hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain other Land for Cultivation having a Wife and three Children Therefore praying for One hundred Acres on little River St Paul's Parish about three Miles above Upton's Creek whereon Petitioner had already settled-
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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of William Jackson setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and six Children Therefore praying for four hundred and fifty Acres situate at Green Bryar on the Branch of Kioka Creek to adjoin Land of William Burgamy-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Richard Castlebury setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and two Children Therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres in St Paul's Parish on the South Fork of Great Kioka Creek to ad- join M' Claiborne's Land whereon his Mill stands ----
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition ofAlexander Hosaick setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti- vation Therefore praying for One hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish on Kenyon's Creek at the head Line of Land there of Messrs Rae and Galphin-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Benjamin Wells setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti-
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vation having a Wife and four Children Therefore pray- ing for Three hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish on the North Fork of the great Kioka about three Miles above Land granted Richard Meads-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Thomas Gilliland setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had One hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to ob- tain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and four Chil- dren Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on Ger- many's Creek St Paul's Parish about half a Mile above Land settled by one Jernagan-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Daniel Coleman setting forth that he had been twelve Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and three Children Therefore Praying for two hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish at the Fork of the great Kioka Creek whereon he is now Settled-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of William Few setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having five Negroes Therefore praying for three hundred and fifty Acres in St Paul's Parish on the North Kyoka Creek to adjoin Land there ordered Leonard Claiborne-
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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Samuel Davis setting forth that he had been in the Province about nine Months had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife five Children and two Slaves Therefore praying for three hundred Acres upon the South side of Briar Creek about a Mile above Land there granted Thomas Lamb-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ee the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Joshua Bradley setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having three Children Therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres in St Paul's Parish on the great Kyoka Creek about one Mile and half above Ebenezer Smith's Mill and where one George Hupton formerly lived-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Upton setting forth that he was lately settled in the Province had had no Land grant- him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for One hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish at the Falls of a Place called Green Briar to adjoin Land there Surveyed for William Joiner-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of George Rosebrouch setting forth that he had been two Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for
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Cultivation Therefore praying for one hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish on the little Kyoka Creek at a place called the big Rock whereon Petitioner was settled-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Bowie setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had Granted him One hundred and fifty Acres in St George's Parish and was desirous to obtain a further Grant having a Wife and four Children Therefore praying for two Hundred Acres on the South side of Briar Creek to adjoin Land of Daniel Douglass and William Case-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Ephraim Odam setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land having a Wife and two Children Therefore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres on the North side of Briar Creek joining Abraham Lambs lower line-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the ! said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Richard Womack setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had granted him four hundred and fifty Acres in St George's Parish and was desirous to obtain a further Grant for Cultivation having a Wife four Children and Seven Slaves Therefore pray- ing for two hundred and fifty Acres at the Fork of Rocky Comfort and Duhart's Creek adjoining his own Land
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
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Read a Petition of John Womack setting forth that he had lived in the Province about two Years had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation therefore praying for-One hundred Acres at Rocky Comfort joining Land of Richard Womack and Land Surveyed for John Emanuel Deceased-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Patrick Brady setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had granted him two hun- dred and fifty Acres in St George's Parish and was desir- ous to obtain Land for a further Cultivation having a Wife and five Children Therefore Praying for One hundred and fifty Acres on Buckhead joining his upper line-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of William Hammond setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti- vation Therefore praying for One hundred Acres in the Parish of St George on Rocky Creek about a quarter of a Mile below Land granted William Alexander deceased at the Fork of said Creek-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Nicodemus Thompson setting forth that he was just come into the Province from North Carolina had had no Land granted him and was desir- ous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and seven Children Therefore praying for two hundred Acres in the Parish of St George on the Beaver Dam joining Mercer's upper Line and running up said Beaver Dam
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RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Sharp setting forth that he had been settled in the Province near three Years had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife seven Children and two Slaves- Therefore praying for in the Parish of St George three hundred Acres on the head of the Beaver Dam adjoining Land of David Lewis-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Joseph De Arcey' setting forth that he had been settled in the Province about three Years had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and six Children Therefore praying for two Hundred and fifty Acres on a Branch called Stalking Head about half a Mile above Land granted Moses Crossup-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of John Turner setting forth that he was Just come into the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for One hundred Acres on big Creek a Branch of Briar Creek about half a Mile below Land Surveyed for Seth Slocum-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of William Young setting forth that he had been settled in the Province near two Years had obtained no Land and was desirous to obtain a Tract for
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Cultivation having a Wife and seven Children Therefore praying for three Hundred Acres in the Parish of St George on the Beaver Dam between Lands of David Lewis and Solomon Prethero-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Elias Lindsay setting forth that he had lived in the Province about three Years had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for one hundred Acres on the Beaver Dam at a place there called the Brushey Pond-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Charles Golightly setting forth that he had lived in the Province about twelve Months had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and one Child Therefore praying for two hundred Acres in the Parish of St George on Sandy Run joining Land of Derby Ken- nedy and Land Surveyed for William Green-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of James Young setting forth that he had been settled in the Province about two Years had obtained no Land and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres in St Georges Parish to adjoin Land of David Lewis and Land granted John and Thom- as Nelson-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
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Read a Petition of William Levingston setting forth that he was settled in the Province about two Months had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife two Children and two Negroes Therefore praying for two hundred Acres in St George's Parish on a Branch of Buck head called the Boggy Branch to adjoin Land Surveyed for Bud Cade-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Mary MeCleland setting forth that she was possessed of Eighteen Negroes which had been bequeathed to her since her husbands Death for whom she had never taken up any Lands Therefore praying for three hundred Acres on the North Side of the Alata- maha to adjoin Land of her late Husband James McClel- and deceased-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Thomas Netherclift setting forth that he had some time since obtained two Warrants each for Surveying five hundred Acres of Land which war- rants were expired in their Term and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that the Surveyer general (not- withstanding the Lapse of time) may be enabled and ordered to issue new Precepts on his said Warrants that the Land so ordered him might be laid out in order for his Majesty's grants passing for the same
RESOLVED That the Prayer of the Petition is granted.
Read a Petition of Charles Burnett setting forth that he some time since obtained a Warrant for Surveying two Thousand Acres of Land (on his Majesty's Bounty)
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which Warrant was expired in it's Term and the Land not Surveyed Therefore praying that the Surveyer Gen- eral might be enabled and ordered to issue a New Precept on his said Warrant that the Land so ordered him might be laid out in order for his Majesty's Grant passing to him for the same-
RESOLVED That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted.
Read a Petition of William De Veaux setting forth that he some time since obtained three Warrants for Sur- veying three several Tracts of five hundred Acres which Warrants were expired in their Term and the Land not Surveyed Therefore praying that (notwithstanding the Lapse of time) the Surveyer General might be enabled and ordered to issue new Precepts on the said Warrants that the Lands so ordered might be Surveyed in order
RESOLVED That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted.
Read a Petition of Edward Barnard setting forth that he had contracted with Sherwood Bugg to resign in his favour all his the said Bugg's Right and Title to six hundred and fifty Acres of Land lately ordered him which he had accordingly done by Writing under his Hand Therefore praying that he might obtain a Grant for the said Land in his own Name as it adjoined a Tract of Land there already granted Petitioner in St Paul's Parish and rendered it much more commodious for a Settlement and that the Surveyer general might be ordered to certify a Plan thereof accordingly from the Survey already in his Office-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
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Read a Petition of James Bullock setting forth that he had had One hundred Acres of Land ordered him on the South side of great Ogechee 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 not- withstanding 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-
RESOLVED That on Condition & the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Joshua Pierce setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of 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 not- withstanding 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-
RESOLVED That on Condition & the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Thomas Fussel setting forth that heretofore he had ordered him a Tract of Seventy five 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 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- 46 cr-vol 10
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pare and certify a Plan of the said Land for that Pur- pose-
RESOLVED That on Condition &" the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Abraham Lamb setting forth that he had had ordered him two 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 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 Surveyer General might be ordered to prepare and certify a Plan thereof for that purpose-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of David Cavenah setting forth that he had had ordered him One hundred and fifty Acres of Land in St George's Parish which has 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 not- withstanding 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-
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Samuel Bowen setting forth that he had had Acres of Land ordered him in Christ Church Parish which had been Surveyed and returned and a Fiat for the same passed by the Attorney General
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but the Time was elapsed in which the Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land And that the Secretary may be ordered to prepare the Same ---
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-
Read a Petition of Elijah Beazeale setting forth that he had had ordered him three hundred Acres of Land in St George's Parish which had been surveyed and returned and a fiat for the same passed by the Attorney General but the Time was elapsed in which the Grant ought to have been taken out Therefore praying that notwith- standing the Lapse of Time he might be permitted to take out his Majesty's Grant for the said Land and that the Secretary might be ordered to prepare the same
RESOLVED That on Condition &ce the Prayer of the said Petition is granted --
Read a Petition of Benjamin Lewis setting forth the had ordered him fifty Acres in St George's Parish for which his Majesty's Grant had already passed but the same had been omitted to be registered within the time limited for that purpose Therefore praying that not- withstanding the Lapse of time the Register might be ordered to receive and record the said Grant in his Office ---
ORDERED That the Prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Register do receive and record the said Grant accordingly-
Read a Petition of John Francis Williams and Robert Mackay setting forth that they had in Partnership in this Province twenty seven Negroes for whom they had ob-
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tained no Land and were desirous of Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for fourteen hundred and fifty Acres at Rocky Comfort to adjoin Land this day Petitioned for by the said John Francis Williams-
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed Petitioners not attending- 1
Read a Petition of John Francis Williams setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had six hundred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having forty one Negroes Therefore praying for thirteen hundred and fifty Acres upon Rocky Comfort to adjoin Land there laid out to his Excellency the Governour-
ORDERED That the further Consideration of the said Petition be postponed Petitioners not attending-
Read a Petition of William Willingham setting forth that he had been about two Months in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife and three Children Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on the South side of the Altamaha about two Miles above the Mouth of Fin-halloway Creek surrounded by Vacant Land-
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected-
Read a Petition of Solomon Solomons setting forth that he had been some time settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation Therefore praying for One hun- dred Acres on the Branches of little Coonochee adjoining or near Land ordered at the last Board to Joseph Butler Esq™-
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected-
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Read a Petition of Frederic Aubery setting forth that he had been a Year in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti- vation having a Wife and a Child Therefore praying for One hundred and fifty Acres in St Philip's Parish being a Tract of Land heretofore ordered Thomas Crawford and now elapsed in the Surveyer General's Office in re- spect to the time in which a Grant for the same should have passed-
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected-
Read a Petition of Joseph Ironmonger setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had One hun- dred Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an Additional Tract having a Wife and Six Chil- dren Therefore praying for two hundred Acres on the Altamaha about half a Mile above Sancta Sevilla Bluff heretofore ordered one Gerard Vanzant but elapsed in respect of the Time in which the same ought to have been Surveyed-
ORDERED That the said Petition be rejected-
Read a Petition of John Stanhope setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife four Children and five Negroes Therefore praying for Six hundred Acres on St Mary's River here- tofore ordered John Joachim Zuble and elapsed in the Surveyer general's Office in respect of the time wherein a Grant for the same ought to have passed-
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