Deed, GA, Hancock, Thomas Rains to Stith Parham, 1794

THIS INDENTURE made this 18th day of November in the year of Our Lord 1794.

BETWEEN THOMAS RAINS RAINS, and SALLY RAINS, of Hancock County and state of Georgia
of the one part and STITH PARHAM of the county of York and state of South Carolina
of the other part.

WITNESSETH that the said THOMAS RAINS, and SALLY his wife, for and in consideration
of the sum of £235 sterling, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, the said
THOMAS RAINS, and SALLY his wife, have granted, bargained, sold, aliened,
enfeoffed, released and confirmed and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell,
alien, enfeoff, release and confirm unto the said STITH PARHAM, his heirs and
assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land situated, lying and being in the
county of Hancock on Fort Creek waters of Shoulderbone.

    Beginning at a Red Oak corner running a direct course with JOHN TRIPP’s
    widow’s fence to the creek; from thence up the creek some distance; and
    thence leaving the said Creek running to a Dogwood corner; from thence
    long Wyatt Colliers line to a red oak corner from fence along RAINS’ line
    with the dividing fence to a stake corner from fence along WIATT
    COLLIER’s line to the beginning corner, it being land that WILLIAM
    BIGGINS purchased of THOMAS RAINS.

THE SAME CONTAINING 287 and a half acres being the same, more or less.

TOGETHER with all and singular rights, members, and appurtenances thereunto
whatsoever to the said tract or parcel belonging or in anywise appertaining and
also all the estate, right, title, interest, claim or demand of him, the said
THOMAS RAINS and SALLY his wife, of, in, too, or out of the same.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD said tract of land and premises with all the appurtenances to
the said STITH PARHAM, his heirs and assigns forever.

AND the said THOMAS RAINS, and SALLY his wife, for themselves do covenant and agree
to and with the said STITH PARHAM, his heirs and assigns, the said tract of land
and premises their heirs, executors, and administrators, and against any other
person and persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever defend, by these
presents.

In witness whereof we, the said THOMAS RAINS and SALLY his wife, have hereunto set
our hands and affixed are seals the day and your first above written.

THOMAS RAINS {seal}
SALLY RAINS {seal}

signed, sealed, in the presence of us

JAMES RUS
WILLIAM BIGGINS
FRANCIS MORELAND




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               Deed, GA, Hancock, Thomas Rains to Stith Parham, 1794

State of Georgia
Hancock County

Personally appeared JAMES RUS before me describing Justice and being duly sworn I
was just on oath and saith that he saw THOMAS RAINS and SALLY his wife sign and
acknowledged it was indeed of conveyance and that FRANCIS MORELAND and WILLIAM
BIGGINS were subscribing witnesses with himself.

JAMES RUS

Sworn to the 30th day of March 1795 before

DAVID DIXON, J. P.




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