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| ====== Memorial of William Godfrey, 656 Acres, Berkly County, SC, 17 Nov 1763 ====== | ====== Memorial of William Godfrey, 656 Acres, Berkly County, SC, 17 Nov 1763 ====== |
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| South Carolina\\ | South Carolina\\ |
| William Godfrey\\ | **William Godfrey**\\ |
| 656 acres\\ | 656 acres\\ |
| Qt Rt 1/ Pro ''[Quit-Rent 1-shilling Proclamation Money]''\\ | Qt Rt 1/ Pro ''[Quit-Rent 1-shilling Proclamation Money]''\\ |
| Certified by R. ''[Richard]'' Lambton Dy. Aud. ''[Deputy Auditor]'' | Certified by R. ''[Richard]'' Lambton Dy. Aud. ''[Deputy Auditor]'' |
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| A memorial Exhibited by William Godfrey to be registered in the Office of his Majestys Aud. ''[Auditor]'' General, Pursuant to the acts of assembly in that case made & provided | A memorial Exhibited by **William Godfrey** to be registered in the Office of his Majestys Aud. ''[Auditor]'' General, Pursuant to the acts of assembly in that case made & provided |
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| Of a Plantation or Tract of Land, Contg ''[containing]'' 656 acres Situate in Berkly County on a place called Beech hill, bounding Eastwardly & Southwardly on Lands belonging to the Estate of John Norman Deced ''[Deceased]'', Westwardly on Land belonging to the Estate of Thomas & Paul Jennings decd ''[deceased]'' & on land belonging to the Estate Dixton Dixton ''[sic: repeated; also probably mispelled "Diston"]'' decd lately the property of Doctr ''[Doctor]'' Samuel Stevens by virtue of a deed of sale from Rolins Lowndes dated the 5th day of September 1750 ''[05 Sep 1750]''. Who by his Last Will and Testament bearing date the 24th day of July 1759 ''[24 Jul 1759]'' appointed his Exors ''[Executors]'', Samuel Stevens & Josiah Smith, to sell and dispose of the Same, who in pursuance of the Said Will did after giving due & Legal notice Sell the aforesaid Tract of 656 Acres of Land at Public Sale to William Godfrey the memorialist and highest bidder as by Indenture of Lease & Release bearing date the 1st & 2nd day of April 1763, will more fully and at large appear. Qt Rent 1/ Pro ''[Quit-Rent 1-shilling Proclamation]'' money pr ''[per]'' hundred acres. | Of a Plantation or Tract of Land, Contg ''[containing]'' 656 acres Situate in Berkly County on a place called Beech hill, bounding Eastwardly & Southwardly on Lands belonging to the Estate of **John Norman** Deced ''[Deceased]'', Westwardly on Land belonging to the Estate of **Thomas** & **Paul Jennings** decd ''[deceased]'' & on land belonging to the Estate **Dixton** Dixton ''[sic: repeated; also probably mispelled "**Diston**"]'' decd lately the property of Doctr ''[Doctor]'' **Samuel Stevens** by virtue of a deed of sale from **Rolins Lowndes** dated the 5th day of September 1750 ''[05 Sep 1750]''. Who by his Last Will and Testament bearing date the 24th day of July 1759 ''[24 Jul 1759]'' appointed his Exors ''[Executors]'', **Samuel Stevens** & **Josiah Smith**, to sell and dispose of the Same, who in pursuance of the Said Will did after giving due & Legal notice Sell the aforesaid Tract of 656 Acres of Land at Public Sale to **William Godfrey** the memorialist and highest bidder as by Indenture of Lease & Release bearing date the 1st & 2nd day of April 1763, will more fully and at large appear. Qt Rent 1/ Pro ''[Quit-Rent 1-shilling Proclamation]'' money pr ''[per]'' hundred acres. |
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| In Witness whereof he hat hereunto set his hand the 17th day of November 1763 ''[17 Nov 1763]''. | In Witness whereof he hat hereunto set his hand the 17th day of November 1763 ''[17 Nov 1763]''. |
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| {signed} W Godfrey | {signed} **W Godfrey** |
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| ===== Source ===== | ===== Source ===== |