[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