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Jackson County, GA Deed Abstracts
Deed Book A 1796 - 1799
Pages 188-190 Oct. 24, 1797, deed from Charles McDonald and Mary, his wife, of Handcock County, GA, to Prosser Horton of Warren County, consideration of $150 for 287-1/2 acres in Jackson County on Walnut fork of Oconee River, said tract surveyed by John Hampton on June 27, 1784, granted to him on Aug. 15, 1794 (1784?) and conveyed to Charles McDonald Dec. 15, by James B. Whitney, Collector of Taxes, and recorded in the Secretary of State's Office in Book EEEE, folio 140. Signed: Charles McDonald, Mary McDonald. Recorded Mar. 8, 1798.
Pages 272-273 July 10, 1797, Wilks County, GA, deed from Daniel Price of the County and State aforesaid to David Criswell, ten pounds for 287-1/2 acres lying in Franklin County when surveyed, now in Jackson County, originally granted to John Legget by James Hart and sold in the name of Sara Hart. Signed: Daniel Price. Witness: O. Price, D. Hillhouse, J.P. Recorded Oct. 3, 1798.
Deed Book B 1799 - 1801
Pages 269-270 Oct. 10, 1799, deed from Proser Horton to Ann Horton, both of Jackson County, $100 for 45-2/10 acres in Jackson County on the North fork of Currys Creek, being part of a tract of land containing 362-1/2 acres originally granted in the name of Thomas Carson, conveyed by Carson to Joseph Scott, and from Scott to Proser Horton. Signed: Proser Horton. Witness: John Horton, Joseph McCutchen, J.P. Recorded June 28, 1800.
Pages 281-282 Oct. 10, 1799, Jackson County, I Joseph McCutchen of sd. County do fully and clearly Relinquish all Rights and Title in me vested to a certain tract of land granted to Robert Connerly on the Walnut fork of Oconee and conveyed from sd. Connerly to the sd. McCutchen dated Jan. 22, 1789 and relinquished to Prosser Horton on a Survey in the name of John Hampton containing 24-1/2 acres … I, Joseph McCutchen do fully Relinquish to Prosser Horton in consequence of his having a title on the old Survey on the aforesaid John Hamptons Warrant which hsurvey is dated June 27, 1784, granted on Aug. 15, 1794. Signed: Jos. McCutchen. Witness: Sherod Horton, John Horton, Eth'd Wood, J.P. Recorded July 14, 1800.
Deed Book D 1803 - 1808
Pages 289-290 May 16, 1805, deed from Ruben Kennerley of Augusta County, VA to Proser Horton of Jackson County, in consideration of $900 for a tract of land in Jackson County containing 500 acres on the Walnut fork of the Oconee River surveyed Apr. 11, 1786, patented to Ruben Kennerley on Jan. 27, 1789, bounded by lands of John Diamond, containing 500 acres. Signed: Reuben Kennerley. Witness: William Patrick, James Kennerley, Junr., Sam'l Collins, Samuel Whitesele. June 24, 1805, Augusta County, VA, proved by the oaaths of William Patrick, James Kennerley, Junr. Attested by Chesley Kinney, Clerk of Court, on Sept. 6, 1805. Certified by Alexander Robertson, presiding magistrate of the Court of Augusta County, VA on Sept. 10, 1803. Recorded in Jackson County on Nov. 6, 1805.
Page 599 May 5, 1807, deed from J.M.C. Montgomery, Sheriff of Jackson County, to Proser Horton, consideration of $30.00, property sold by virtue of an execution issuing out of the Justices court in Jackson County dated Jan. 21, 1807. Proser Horton was plaintiff and Roderick Tidwell formerly lived containing 50 acres in Jackson County (formerly Franklin), originally granted to Kennerly joining Horton and others. Land sold at public sale with Proser Horton being the highest and best bidder for $30.00. Signed: J.M.C. Montgomery, Shff. Witness: David S. McCravy, David Witt, J.P. Recorded Jan. 22, 1808.
Page 628 June 29, 1807 and the 31st year of the Independence of the U.S.A., deed from Richard Moore of Baldwin County, GA to Proser Horton of Jackson County, $500 for tract of land in Jackson County containing ___ (torn) hundred acres, part of a tract granted to Moore on Apr. 17, 1792. Signed: Rich'd Moore. Witness: Lanfair Whihurst, Simon Hold, Jr., J.I.C. Sworn by Nancy Moore, wife of Richard Moore, examined separately, with her own free will acknowledged her right of dower to above mentioned tract of land, before Simon Holt, Jr., J.I.C., Baldwin County. Recorded Jan. 27, 1808.
Page 234 Nov. 3, 1800, deed from John Scott of the City of Augusta,
GA, Gentleman, to Proser Horton of Jackson County, $605 for 376-3/4 acres
and 26 poles, which said tract is the northern moiety of a certain tract
originally granted to Ezekiel Cloud on Sept. 13, 1784 on bounty for 575
acres lying on Indian Creek, at the time of survey Franklin County, said
survey is now supposed to contain 753-3/4 acres and 6 poles, conveyed by
Ezekiel Cloud to Reubin Coleman, and by the acting administrators of the
Estate of said Coleman to John Scott. Signed: J. Scott. Witness: Joseph
Hutchinson, J.P., David B. Butler, J.P. Nov. 5, 1800, Columbia County,
GA, Sworn by Eliza Scott, wife of John Scott, that she renounced all her
right of dower to said tract, before Wm. Ford, J.P. Recorded Apr. 19, 1805
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