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David & Matthew Averett to Drury Averett Indenture (1817)



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  • Title David & Matthew Averett to Drury Averett Indenture (1817) 
    Short Title Averett Land Sale - GA 
    Source ID S7 
    Text Georgia Hancock County. This indenture made the 8th day of March in the
    year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & seventeen & in the 41st year
    of American independence. Between David Averett & Matthew Averett admr's of
    the Estate & effects of John Averett Dec'd late of the aforesaid County &
    State / of the one part and Drury Averett of the same county & state on the
    other part witnesseth that the said David & Matthew Averett admr's aforesaid
    in consideration of the sum of four hundred to them inn hand paid by the
    said Drury Averett the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath sold by
    these presents doth bargain sell alien & confirm unto the said Drury Averett
    his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in
    the county & state aforesaid bounded as follows Northwardly by Little
    Ogeechy, westwardly by D____ land, eastwardly by Jacob Carter & Amos Hicks
    land & Southwardly by Wothern's land. Containing three hundred acres, be the
    same more or less it being part of two tracts of land one granted to John
    Averett & the other to Richard Worthern, which will appear by a reference to
    the same, together with all & singular the rights, members & appurtances
    thereunto belonging or in any way appertaining unto the said Drury Averett
    his heirs & assigns and the said David & Matthew Averett admr's aforesaid
    doth hereby warrant & forever defend the said bargained premises from
    themselves, heirs, assigns and all & every person or persons whomsoever in
    as full & ample manner as it was held by the aforesaid John Averett dec'd
    in his lifetime in fee simple in witness whereof we have hereunto set our
    hand and offered our seals the day & date above written.

    Executed in presence of } David Averett {SEAL}
    Thos Cheely } Matthew Averett {SEAL}
    Wm Rachel }
    Wm Cureton J. P. } Registered the 5th of July 1820
    Phil, L. Simms Clk Supr Court

    1 Hancock County, Sparta, Georgia, Clerk of Court Office, Deed Book M, page
    296

     

  •  Notes 
    • County record from: 8 MAR 1817
      Provided by Cline Averett via USGenWeb archives.