Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Volume X, Part 63

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

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RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out a Grant for the said Land within two Months from this date and that he doth also regis- ter 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-

Read a Petition of John Anderson setting forth that Petition of Jno. he had ordered him five hundred Acres of Land in St Anderson for Grant to pass read Paul's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan there- of 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 and 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.

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Petition of Sherwood Bugg for Grant to pass read

and

Read a Petition of Sherwood Bugg setting forth that he had two Tracts of Land ordered him one containing four hundred Acres the other three hundred Acres both Tracts in the Parish of St Paul which had been surveyed and Plans returned into the Surveyor 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 same Land and that the Sur- veyeyor general might be ordered to prepare and certify Plans thereof for that Purpose-

Granted.

RESOLVED That on Condition only that the Petitioner doth take out Grants for the said Land within two Months from this date and that he doth also regis- ter the said Grants 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 James Shevers for Grant to pass read

and

Read a Petition of James Shevers setting forth that he 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 he (sic) might (sic) 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.

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OCTOBER, 1769.

Petition of Thos. Jones for Grant to pass read

and

Read a Petition of Thomas Jones setting forth that he had ordered him One hundred Acres of Land in St Paul's Parish which had been surveyed and a Plan thereof re- turned into the Surveyor general's Office but the Time was elapsed in which a Grant for the same should 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 and that he doth also regis- ter 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 Robt. Baillie for a new Pre- cept read

and

Read a Petition of Robert Baillie setting forth that he had ordered him One thousand Acres of Land on great Sattilla the Warrant for surveying Whereof was expired in its Term and the Land not laid out Therefore pray- ing that the Surveyor general might be enabled and or- dered to issue a new Precept on the said Warrant in order that the survey might be made and his Majesty's Grant passed for the said Land .-

Granted.

RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue a new precept accordingly .-

Petition of Rich. William- son for a new Precept read

Read a Petition of Richard Williamson setting forth that he had some time since obtained a Warrant for sur- veying One thousand Acres of Land which Warrant was elapsed in it's Term and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that the Surveyor (sic) might be enabled and

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and

ordered to issue a new precept on the said Warrant that the Land ordered him might be surveyed and passed that his Majesty's Grant might be forwarded and passed for the same .-

Granted.

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

Petition of Wm. DeVeaux for new Pre- cepts read

and

Read a Petition of William De Veaux setting forth that some time since he obtained Warrants for survey- ing two Tracts of Land each containing five hundred Acres which Warrants were expired in their Terms and the Land not laid out Therefore praying that the Sur- veyor general might be enabled and ordered to issue new precepts on the said Warrants that the Land ordered him might be surveyed and that his Majesty's Grants might be forwarded and passed to him for the same .-

Granted.

RESOLVED That the prayer of the said Petition is granted and that the Surveyor general do issue new Pre- cepts accordingly .-

Petition of George Fox to tified read

and

Read a Petition of George Fox setting forth that he had lately ordered him five hundred Acres of Land in St David's Parish the whole of which was not con- venient for him Therefore praying that the Surveyor general might be ordered to receive and certify to him only three hundred Acres of said Land agreeable to a Plan Exhibited .-

Rejected.

ORDERED That the Prayer of the said Petition be rejected-And Ordered that the five hundred Acres be run agreeable to the Surveyor general's instructions .-

Petition of Geo. Vanzant for 150 Acres read

Read a Petition of George Vanzant setting forth that he had been six Years in the Province had had no Land granted him and was desirous to obtain Land for Culti-

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OCTOBER, 1769.

and

vation having a Negro Therefore praying for one hun- dred and fifty Acres on the North side of the Alatamaha in the River Swamp opposite to Land there laid out for Joseph Butler .-

Rejected.

ORDERED That the Prayer of the said Petition is rejected .-

Whereas William Blake did lately Petition the Board 200 Aeres ordd. praying for two hundred Acres of Land in St Paul's Wm. Blake on Bounty-a Non-comis- sloned Officer in his Maty's Navy. Parish on his Majesty's Bounty by royal Proclamation he having been a non commissioned Officer on board his Majesty's Fleet at the Reduction of Cape Breton The Prayer of the said Petition was at this Board granted and a Warrant of Survey ordered to issue accordingly .-

Plan of 100 Acres ordd. to be certified to Michael Stutz.

ORDERED That his Majesty's Grant for One hundred Acres of Land in S' David's Parish do pass to and in the Name of Michael Stutz and that the Surveyor Gen- eral do certify the same to him agreeable to a Plan this day Exhibited .-

Plan of 500 Acres surveyed for Jonathan Peat rejected.

ORDERED That a Survey for five hundred Acres of Land lately made for Jonathan Peat a Plan whereof was now produced at this Board be rejected .-

ORDERED That a Caveat entered by Arthur Carney Order for Ca- against a Grant passing to Henry Bourquin for five hun- veats to be heard. dred Acres of Land in (ste) Parish; and a Caveat entered by Edmund Bugg against a Grant passing to William Candler for two hundred Acres in St Paul's Parish, and also a Caveat entered by Edward Hupton against a Grant for (sic) Acres in St Paul's Parish passing to Mor- decai Sheftall, be severally heard on the first Tuesday in November next and that all parties concerned have notice accordingly-

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GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL

His Excellency the Governor signed the following Grants Vizt

Grants signed. To John Bradley 250 Acres

John Bugg 200 Acres

Richard Castleberry 250 Acres

William Castleberry 250 Acres

Paul Castleberry

350 Acres

In St Paul's Parish

William Few

350 Acres

Thomas Gililand 200 Acres .

William Jackson 450 Acres

John Tinkler

600 Acres

William Dunkan 600 Acres

William Graves 500 Acres & In St David's Parish

Lachlan McGillivray (purd) 750 Acres

William De Veaux 500 Acres-In St John's Parish

Harman Hurson 200 Acres)

John Jackson 60 Acres ( In S Philip's Parish

Peter Sliterman

300 Acres)

Clement Martin Esq™ 800

Acres

Lachlan McGillivray (Pur) 750 Acres

In St Andrew's Parish 1

John Winn 150 Acres

Samuel Davis 300 Acres

Joseph D'Arcy 250 Acres

William Hammond 100 Acres

Isaac Heaton 200 Acres

William Livingston 200 Acres

Ephraim Odam 250 Acres { In StGeorge's Parish

John Rae 200 Acres

Nicodemus Thompson Acres

200

Henry Yonge Esq" J' 200 Acres

William Young 300 Acres

James Young 150 Acres]

911

OCTOBER, 1769.

To John Wereat (purd) 1000] Acres In Christ Church Parish William Watt 150 Acres

GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the 30 October 1769-

Present His Excellency James Wright Esq'-

The Honble

[ James Habersham Noble Jones Jonathan Bryan Esqr8 Grey Elliott - (John Graham

The several Writs bearing Teste the Nineteenth day of September last for electing Members to serve in general Assembly for this Province were this day returned in Council as follows --- Vizt-

1769 Noble Wimberly Jones )

john Milledge For the Town of Savannah

2ª October Archibald Bullock and William Young Esqrs.

4th October John Mulryne Esq. For Sea Island

6th October John Morel Esq" For Vernonbourgh

th October Philip Box Esquire For Acton Village

7 th

9th October Henry Bourquin Esq'. For Little Ogechee

II Octobr Isaac Young Esq".

For Abercorn and Goshen

Parish of Christ Church

Parish of St Matthew

William Ewen

13th October - Samuel Farley and Samuel Elbert Esqr.

For Ebenezer

16th October § John Glenn and For Hallifax & Parish of Colin Reddock Esq"". St. George.

Return by Prov. Marshal of Writs of Election.

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GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL

20th October

John Rae Edward Barnard and John Walton Esq". L

For Augusta and Parish of St. Paul

25th October

Button Guinnett Benjamin Andrew and John Stevens

For Midway and Parish of St John

The several Writs being Examined by the Returns Writs ordered thereon made by the Provost Marshal His Excellency to be delivered

to the Clerk of ordered the same to be delivered to the Clerk of the Com- Coms. House. mons House together with a Dedimus empowering the Members return'd for the Town of Savannah to qualify the rest of the Members by administring the State Oaths &ca_

Public Accts. audited.

Sundry Public Accounts particularly provided for by the Tax Law examined and ordered for Payment-

GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday 31st October 1769-

Present ---

His Excellency James Wright Esquire ---

The Honble

[ James Habersham Noble Jones Jonathan Bryan Grey Elliott John Graham J.

1 Esq™ª

Return of Writ

St. Philip's Parish.

The Writ for Electing two Members to serve in gen- eral Assembly for great Ogechee and the Parish of St Philip was this day returned in Council as follows. Vizt William Le Conte

Richard Cunningham Crooke Charles Odensell Esq' - -

For great Ogechee and Parish of St Philip

(The two latter having an equal number of Votes)

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NOVEMBER, 1769.

The said Writ being examined by the return thereon made by the Provost Marshal His Excellency ordered the same to be delivered to the Clerk of the Commons House of Assembly-

GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Monday the 6th November 1769.

Present- His Excellency James Wright Esq'-

[ James Habersham ) James Mackay

The Honble { Noble Jones EsqTH Grey Elliott

The Writs for electing Members to serve in general Return of Writ of Election for Assembly for the Parishes of St Andrew and St John St. Andrew's Parish and St. James's Parish.

were this day returned in Council as follows Vizt-

27th October [Sir Patrick Houston Bart) For the Parish 2 .- William. Græme Esq' S of St Andrew

28th October John Simpson of Sabine Fields Esq" For the Parish of St James

The said Writ being Examined by the returns made thereon by the Provost Marshal His Excellency ordered the same to be returned to the Clerk of the Commons House of Assembly-

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GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL

GEORGIA At a Council held in the Council Chamber at Savannah on Tuesday the 7th November 1769

Present-

His Excellency James Wright Esq"-

The Honble

[ James Habersham Noble Jones Francis Harris James Mackay Grey Elliott John Graham Clement Martin Jun" | Lewis Johnson

Esq™

Graham for 1000 Acres read

Read a Petition of John Graham Esq' setting forth Petition of Jno. that he had had Land granted him in Family Right but was possessed of Forty seven Negroes for whom he had obtained no Land Therefore praying for one Thou- sand Acres in Christ Church Parish to adjoin Land there granted Edmund Tannatt deceased and land of Mordecai Levy or Benjamin Sheftall to be run out so as to take in and the Branches leading into the Swamp at the Head of Augustine Creek being mostly Pine barren .-

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-

Petition of Jer- myn Wright for 500 Acres read

Read a Petition (sic) Jermyn Wright Esq" setting forth that he was settled in the Province and was possessed of ten Negroes for whom he had obtained no Land Therefore praying for five hundred Acres on the South

915

NOVEMBER. 1769.

and

Side of Crooked River to adjoin Land there already granted him and his Brother Charles Wright-

Granted.

Petition of Chas. Odensell (sic) for 500 Acres read

and

Read a Petition of Charles Odensall Esq" setting forth that he had lately ordered him sixteen hundred and fifty Acres of Land and was desirous to obtain a further Tract having sixty eight Negroes Therefore praying for five hundred Acres in St David's Parish adjoining One thousand Acres last Land day ordered him-to be run 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 Regiser'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- a Sketch of Land being first produced .-

Read a Petition of William Le Conte setting forth that Petition of Wm. LeConte read he had had Land granted him in Family Right but was for 300 Acres possessed of six Negroes for whom he had obtained no Land Therefore praying for three hundred Acres on Coonochee about five Miles above the old Path leading to and Darian .---

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

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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 W. for 1000 Acres read

and

Read a Petition of William and John Eatton Le Conte setting forth that they have had thirteen hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted them and were desirous to obtain an additional Tract having sixty Negroes There- fore praying for One Thousand Acres on the North side of the Alatamaha upon a Place called Oswald's Swamp And also five hundred Acres on the same Swamp to adjoin Land there ordered David Dicks .-

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 Province within Six Months from the date thereof that his Majesty may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted-

Petition of John Stevens for 100 read

Read a Petition of John Stevens setting forth that he was settled in the Province had had only one hundred Acres Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having twenty five Negroes There- fore praying for one hundred Acres in St John's Parish to adjoin his own Land and Land of Matthew Smallwood and Joseph Mary and Sarah Oswalds-

and

Granted.

917

NOVEMBER, 1769.

Read a Petition of James Screven setting forth that he Screven for 500 came into the Province had had no Land granted him Petition of Jas. Acres read and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation ha ing forty Negroes Therefore praying for five hundred' Acres in St David's Parish to adjoin one thousand Acres or- and dered Charles Odensell Esq' last Land Day- to be run in an oblong-

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 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 John McLean for 500 Acres read

and

Read a Petition of John McLean setting forth that he had five hundred Acres of Land ordered him on the South side of great Sattilla to adjoin Land granted Ed- ward Ball which when intended to be surveyed was found not Vacant Therefore praying for in lieu thereof five hundred Acres in St Mary's Parish to adjoin a like quantity there ordered and Surveyed for him on the South Side of great Sattilla to be laid out in an oblong the Swamp being Narrow-

Granted.

Read a Petition of John McLean setting forth that he Petition of John McLean had had ordered him and this day had Petitioned for Land for a Reserve of amounting early to his Family Right but was nevertheless Land read desirous to obtain an additional Tract Therefore praying

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and

that he might have reserved for him for six Months three hundred Acres in St Mary's Parish to adjoin five hun- dred Acres this Day petitioned for by him .-

Granted.

Petition of And. Darling for 300 Acres read

and

Read a Petition of Andrew Darling setting forth that he had had five hundred and thirty Acres of Land granted him and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract hav- ing a Wife two Children and sixteen Slaves Therefore praying for three hundred Acres in St John's Parish bounded Westerly by Land of James Harley and Samuel Burnely Northerly by Land of James Maxwell Benjamin Baker and Frederic Holzendorff .-

Granted.

Petition of Inigo Jones for

Read a Petition of Inigo Jones setting forth that he was born in the Province had had no Land granted him 450 Acres read and was desirous to obtain Land for Cultivation having a Wife two Children and four Negroes Therefore praying for four hundred and fifty Acres on the North Side of the Alatamaha to adjoin Land there ordered and sur- and veyed for Lachlan McGillivray .-

919

NOVEMBER, 1769.

Granted.

Petition of Cooper & Co. for 100 Acres read

and

Read a Petition of Basil Cowper, William Telfair and Edward Telfair setting forth that they had some Time ago Purchased a Tract of Land in the Parish of St Paul from George Cornell deceased and that there was vacant about one hundred Acres Bounding on the same Tract Therefore praying for on Family Right the said one hun- dred Acres which they intended to settle Immediately-

Granted.

seph Wright for 500 Acres read

Read a Petition of Joseph Wright setting forth that Petition of Jo- he had been many Years settled in the Province and was possessed of ten Negroes for whom he had never yet obtained any Land Therefore praying for five hundred Acres in S' David's Parish on a Branch of the Buffelo Swamp to adjoin the Westerly and Northerly Lines of and Land there laid out for Jonathan Fox-

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

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may not be defrauded of his Quit Rents the Prayer of the said Petition is granted --

Petition of Wm. Bennett for 150 Acres read

and

Read a Petition of William Bennett 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 Therefore praying for one hundred and fifty Acres in St Andrew's Parish within half a Mile of Land there ordered and laid out for James Westley-

Granted

Lemon for 250 Acres read

Read a Petition of James Lemon setting forth that he Petition of Jas. had been many Years in the Province had had three hundred and fifty Acres of Land granted him in Family Right and was desirous to obtain an additional Tract having a Wife four Children and five Negroes There- fore praying for two hundred and fifty Acres on the North side of great Sattilla a quarter of a Mile above the and Buffelo ford and to adjoin a Tract of two hundred Acres there ordered and surveyed for William Forsyth and purchased from him by Petitioner-

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Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Volume X, Part 63

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

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