Dooly Habersham County Georgia Deeds & Land Records

Thomas, John & James Dooly; William B. Wofford, to Richard W. Habersham via Sheriff William Grant

{Wm. Grant Shrff  }
{              To   } Deed To Lot – No. 91 – 13th District
{Rich? W. Habersham } T. Dooly
State of Georgia } This indenture made the Seventeenth day of
Habersham County } January in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty four between William Grant Sheriff of the County of Habersham of the one part and Richard W. Habersham of the other part. Whereas in obedience to a *writ of Fieri facias issued out of the Superior Court of the County of Habersham at the Suit of the Central Bank of Georgia in against Thomas Dooly maker, John Dooly, James Dooly & William B. Wofford indorsers & Rillburn Rumsey Security on Stay the said William Grant Sheriff aforesaid did lately Seize the lot of land herein after described as the property of the said Thomas Dooly and after being duly and publicly advertised agreeable to law did on the fifth day of October 1843 at the place of Public Sales in the County of Habersham expose the same at Public outcry When the said Richard W. Habersham being the highest bidder the same was **knocked of to him at the price or sum of two hundred Dollars – Now this indenture witnesseth that the Same William Grant Sheriff aforesaid for and in consideration of the said sum of two hundred dollars to him in hand well and truly paid by the said Richard W. Habersham at and before the Sealing and delivering of these presents the witness whereof is hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained and Sold __ by these presents doth bargain and Sell unto the said Richard W. Habersham his heirs and assignees all that tract or lot of land lying in the thirteenth district of Said County known and distinguished in the plan of Said district by the Number(91) Ninety one together with all and Singular the right numbers and ***appurtenances thereof whatsoever to the Said lot of land being  belonging or appertaining  and also all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and delivered? [demand?] of the Said Thomas Dooly in Law equity or otherwise howsoever ____ or to the Same – To have an d to hold the Said lot of land and premises and every part thereof unto the Said Richard W. Habersham his heirs and assigns ____said on fee simple to the only proper use, benefit and ****behoof of the Said Richard W. Habersham his heirs and assignes forever and in fee Simple in as full and ample _____ as the Said Thomas Dooly or his heirs or assignes did or might have held and enjoyed the same had it not been Seized and Sold under execution as aforesaid.
    In witness whereof the Said William Grant Sheriff hath hereunto let his hand and Seal the day and year first above written.
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
John H. Wyley  }   Wm Grant Sheriff  LS
John  H. K. Underwood }
Notary Public   }
     Recorded 18th January 1844
     Philip Martin _____
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1. *Writ of Fieri Facias - A writ of execution directing the sheriff to whom it is addressed to levy from the goods and chattels of the debtor a sum equal to the amount of the judgment debt and interest. The sheriff makes a seizure and institutes a sale by auction.
2. **knocked – instead of  purchased
3.** *appurtenances - Law. A right, privilege, or property that is considered incident to the principal property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or inheritance.
4. ****behoof - Benefit; advantage: using public funds for their own behoof
 

Submitted by Sherry Butler Clayton - Sept 8, 2007

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