Hammond, John J. -- will, receipts, indentures, deeds regarding land in Walton, Baldwin, and Wilkes (Camp Creek, Upton Creek, Soap Creek) Counties -- including names of enslaved persons

[Bill of sale -- from Richard Hammock to John Hammond, including enslaved persons]

[001]

Recd on the twenty Seventh day of Sept Eighteen
hundred and Eight, the within mentioned Negroe woman
and Child from the within John Hammon [Hammond] it
being the Consideration within Mentioned
[signed]
Samuel Brooks, J. P. [signed] Richard Hammon [Hammond]


Wilkes County to wit.
On the twenty seventh day of September Eighteen
hundred and Eight personally appeared before me
the subscriber one of the Justices of the peace
for the within Named County, the above mentioned
Richard Hammock party to the within Bill of
Sale and did acknowledge the same to be his act
and Deed and the Negroe Man Merrick therein
Mentioned to be the Right and property of the
within named John Hammon [Hammond] his heirs Executors
Administrators and Assigns forever to his and their
Sole and proper use and uses forever, to no other
use intent or purpose whatever in Witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand this day and year
above written
[signed] Sam Brooks, J. P.

[002]

Know all Men by these presents that I Richard
Hammock of Wilkes County State of Georgia, for and
in Consideration of the Sum of five Shillings Current
money of Georgia, and the further Consideration of
One Negroe woman named Sarah with one of her
Girl Children named Henney to me in hand paid
by John Hammon [Hammond] of the County and State [aforementioned] at
and before the Sealing and Delivery of these presents
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have
Granted, bargained and told and by these presents do
Grant bargain and Sell unto the said John Hammon [Hammond]
his heirs Executors, Administrators or Assigns, one Negroe
Man Named Merrich, To have and to hold the said
Negroe Man Merrick to the Said John Hammon [Hammond]
his heirs Executors Administrators, and Assigns to his
and their Sole use and proper use and uses forever
and to no other use intent or purpose whatever in
Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 27th day of September One
thousand Eight hundred and Eight


[signed] Sam Brooks, J. P.
[signed] Richard Hammock


[Deed of gift to Abraham Hammons, including enslaved persons]

[001]

State of Georgia
Wilks [Wilkes] County

Know all men by these presents that
I John Hammons [Hammond] Junior of the County of
Wilks [Wilkes] & State of Georgia for & in Consideration
of the Love & affection I bear for my Son Abraham
Hammons [Hammond] I give all the land I possess It being as I suppose
Two Hundred & fifty acres & I also give him a negro
man by the name of Tom & I also give him all my
Household & Kitchen furniture & all
my Stock of horses Cattle & hogs to have & to hold
as his own property and I the Said John Hammond
Jr. do Hereby warrant & defend all the above
mentioned property from me, my heirs, [executors],
[administrators], or assigns or any person or persons whatever
To my Son Abraham Hammond his heirs, [executors],
[administrators], or assigns to have & to hold and to do with
In any manner as he thinks proper In witness
I have hereunto Set my hand & Seal this fifth
day of January 1821

[signed] John [Hammond]

testified

[signed] Peter Gullatt Junior
Zachariah Huguley
Peter Gullatt Senior [?]

[002]

State of Georgia
Wilks [Wilkes] County

Personally appeared before
me Zachariah Huguley one
of the Subscribing witnesses to
the within Deed who being Duly sworn sworn
saith that he saw John Hammond Junior make
his Marke and acknowledge the same and
also saw Peter [Gulatt] Senior and Peter [Gulatt]
Junior assign their Names as witnesses to the
within deed sworn to before me this 10
day of March 1821
[signed] Zachariah Huguley

[signed] John W. Cooms [?]


John Hammons [Hammond]
to
Abraham Hammons [Hammond]
deed gift

Georgia
Wilks [Wilkes] County

Clerks office of the Superior
court recorded in book
GGG folios 12 and 13 this
9th of April 1821
[signed] John Dyson Clerk