Deed, GA, Hancock, Benjamin Briant, 1797 No 335. May it please your hounour to grant your petitioner 2,877 aces of land agreeable to the within certificate in Franklin County and your petitioner will pray to the honorable the president & members of council holding in Augusta & c. BENJAMIN BRIANT [BRYANT] ??? not paid 1/60 to be paid for this, postponed. Page 1 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, GA, Hancock, Benjamin Briant, 1797 Georgia This is to certify that BENJAMIN BRIANT has steadfastly done his duty since the passing an Act at Augusta to wit: The 20th of August 1787 until the total expulsion of the British from this state & that he can not, to my knowledge or belief, be convicted of plundering or distressing the said county and is therefore, under said act, entitled to a bounty of 2,877 acres of land. Given under my hand this 26th of July 1784. ELIJAH CLARK By his order THOMAS MITCHELL Page 2 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, GA, Hancock, Benjamin Briant, 1797 Georgia By the court justices of Hancock County. To JOHN RAGAN, Esqr., County Surveyor You are hereby authorized and required to admeasure and lay out unto BENJAMIN BRIANT a tract of land containing three hundred & fifty acres in said county of Hancock on his own head-rights. Taking especial care that the same hath not been heretofore laid out to any person or persons. And you are hereby also directed and required to record the plat of the same in your office and transmit a copy thereof together with this warrant to the Surveyor General within two years from the date hereof. Given under our hands this 2nd day of January 1797. J. BOYLE, JP DAVID DICKSON, JP JESSE GRIGG JP WILLIAM RABUN, Clerk =============================== BENJAMIN BRIANT Warrant 350 Acres To Hancock Surveyed Issued 350 Acres of land of the within warrant the 5th January 1797 WILLIAM HARDWICK Page 3 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK ** Deed, GA, Hancock, Benjamin Briant, 1797 ###### # # ##### ####### # # ##### ####### # # # # ## ## # # # ## # # # # # ## ## # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # # # # #### ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## ### # # # # # # ###### # # ##### ####### # # ### ##### ####### # # Transcribed from original documents by Brent R. Brian & Martha M. Brian. This document and others can be found on our website: BMGEN We claim COPYLEFT on the documents that we publish that are our original work. COPYLEFT “rules” can be reviewed on the web site: GNU Free Documentation License In short, use what you like. But if you use our stuff, mention us as the source. Brent R. Brian Martha M. Brian BrianMitchellGenealogy@gmail.com Page 4 of 4 ** PAGE BREAK **