Clopton - Andrews

DEED BOOK J
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GRANTEE: MARK ANDREWS
GRANTOR: AVE CLOPTON

93 ACRES LITTLE BEAVER DAM CREEK - OGLETHORPE COUNTY, GEORGIA

Georgia - Oglethorpe County

This indenture made the first day of December one thousand eight hundred and twelve between WILLIAM H. CLOPTON and AVE his wife of the one part and MARK ANDREWS of the other part both of the county and state aforesaid.

Witnesseth that the said WILLIAM H. CLOPTON and AVE his wife for and in the consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to him in hand paid, the receipt thereof is hereby acknowledged by the said WILLIAM H. CLOPTON himself, fully satisfied hath bargained, granted and sold and by these presents do bargain sell grant and confirm in fee simple unto the said MARK ANDREWS to him his heirs and assigns for ever one certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county aforesaid on the Little Beaver Dam Creek containing ninety three acres more or less beginning at a birch corner on said creek running thence S80 E 26 chains 75 links on HARTSFIELD line to a post oak corner thence S14 W 35 chains to a white oak corner on a small branch thence down said branch to the mouth thence down the Beaver Dam Creek to the beginning corner.

To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land together with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances there unto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto him the said MARK ANDREWS his heirs and assigns for ever and the said WILLIAM H. CLOPTON and AVE his wife do for themselves their heirs and assigns covenant to defend the said tract of land against the claim or claims of all and every person or persons and by these presents do and shall warrant and will forever defend the said tract or parcel of land against the demand or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever.

In witness whereof the said W.H. CLOPTON and AVE his wife hath hereunto set their hands and seals this the day and year first above written.

Signed and Acknowledge and Delivered in presence of ROBERT SMITH, A.G. SMITH

WILLIAM H. CLOPTON

Georgia - Oglethorpe County
Personally appeared before me ANTHONY G. SMITH, who being duly sworn deposeth and saeth that he is a subscribing witness to the within deed and that he saw the within named WILLIAM CLOPTON sign the same and that he saw the other ________ witness the same.

Sworn before me this 29th day of October 1817

______ CARTER, J.P.

Recorded Oct 19, 1817
ISACC COLLIER, Clerk

Transcribed and submitted by Suzanne Forte September 2003