Love - Donahoe

This indenture made the seventeenth of September in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Four between Thomas Loving of Oglethorpe County and State of Georgia of the one part, and James Donohoe of the County and state aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the Sum of three hundred dollars to him in hand paid by the said James Donohoe at or before the Sealing and Delivering of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said Thomas Loving hath granted bargained sold and released and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell release and confirm unto the said James Donohoe in certain part and parcel of land containing one hundred and thirty acres be the same more or less situate lying and being in the County of Oglethorpe on the waters of Golden Grove Creek and bounded as follows. Beginning at the Post Oak thense South on Popes line 13 chains 13 lks. To a G___corner, thense west to a corner chesnut 24 chains 20 links thence S 21 chains 70 links to a post oak thense S 38 E 38 chains 50 links to a black oak. Thence N 10 E 31 chains 64 links to a pine thence N 80 west 20 chains to a post oak, it being a part of a tract of land granted to Richardson Hunt the 26th day of January one thousand seven hundred and eight seven, bounded northward by Empary (sic) Wh__s, land and on the west side by Abraham G. Enopes and on the east side by land of John Colleys together with all and singular the premises thereunto belonging as in any wise thereunto appertaining to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and premises above mentioned unto the said James Donohoe heirs and assigns forever and the said Thomas Loving his heirs and assigns do and will arrant and defend the same against every person or persons whatsoever that may or shall lay any claim thereunto. In witnesses whereof the said Thomas Loving and his wife Rosamond Loving having hereto set their hands and seals the day and year above written.

Sealed and delivered in the presence of)
Thomas Loving (his mark)
Rosamond Loving (her mark)
Robert Colquette
Wilson Woodroof
William N. Lee

Personally came before me Joshua Glass one of the justices assigned to keep the peace in the county aforesaid Robert Colquette and William Lee and made oath that they saw the written deed executed and that Wilson Woodruff was a subscribing witness with them sworn and subscribed to this 23rd day of December 1804 before me, Joshua Glass J.P.

Robert Colquette
William N. Lee

Notes by Marilyn Dunnahoo McLeod: William N. Lee was the brother to the wife of James Donohoe. James married Ann Lee 12/26/1798, Cumberland County, Virginia.

Contributed by Marilyn Dunnahoo McLeod