I'm not sure where this fits into things... but I found a deed from the state of SC to John Geiger (after researching, I found that for a few years before Rev War, SC was mistakenly doing this.) The land was on the Ogechee in GA. I believe this to be the land that the children later divide. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Connell" <rconnell@cfl.rr.com> To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 3:23 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Heirs of Ulrich Kegar Deed to Christopher Bunce (16 Jan 1814) > Yes, the deed says "Ulrich Kegar (or Geiger), deceased". However, where the > scribe mistakenly wrote "Mary" that single time, Gerry did add "[sic. > Mercy]" ... note his brackets. > > Background: I had a copy of the original deed from the Bulloch Co. > courthouse that I was struggling to scan for Gerry. As a personal favor, > Mickey Sullivan professionally removed age spots, etc., and brought it back > to almost "like new". Let me stress that she DID NOT make any changes in > content. Gerry posted her actual restoration, as attachments at the bottom > of his transcription. Open them and you'll see the original. > > Harriet Imrey has discovered that "Ulrick EGAR" and close friend Frederich > RESTER (both of Saxegotha, SC) applied on 6 Mar 1764 for grants at > Purrysburgh, SC, (across from Ebenezer, GA) and lived there a couple of > years. On 1 July 1766, both applied for permission to remove "from SC to > GA". This time, his application called him "Ulrich KEGAR". In GA, they had > adjoining properties and the Resters stood as sponsors for Geiger babies > Rachel and Cornelius. It seems apparent that Ulrich's children wanted the > record to show that his name was really GEIGER, like theirs! It was a > phonetic mistake! > > Anne Connell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <bzb@houston.rr.com> > To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Heirs of Ulrich Kegar Deed to Christopher Bunce (16 > Jan 1814) > > > > I've always wondered about this deed. Has anyone seen the original? Does > > the original include "(or Geiger)" or did somebody add those words when > they > > abstracted it? > > > > You can't believe how many times I've found significant differences > between > > the hand-written original records and the published abstracts. > > > > ==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== > Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

The 300 acres that the Geiger children sold was a GA grant. Here's the Memorial on it, from Mary Bondurant Warren, Ed., Georgia Land Owners' Memorials, 1758-1776 (Danielsville GA: Heritage Papers, 1988): Ulrick Kegar, 300 acres, St. Philip's Parish, 2/100, 7-18-1767. Bounded on NE by Great Ogeechee River, SE by Fred'k Resta, other sides vacant. Granted to self 6-2-1767. Signed by John Wertsch for Ulrick Geiger. The many grants made by SC during the 1760's for "land westward of the Alatamaha" (including a couple to Michael and to Jacob Geiger of Charleston) were not actually a mistake, since this was considered part of SC. Just as "Virginia" was believed to extend westward to the Mississippi River. That Oglethorpe colony called "Georgia" was a blip in the middle of a great big South Carolina! ----- Original Message ----- From: <bzb@houston.rr.com> To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 7:38 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Heirs of Ulrich Kegar Deed to Christopher Bunce (16 Jan 1814) > I'm not sure where this fits into things... but I found a deed from the state of SC to John Geiger (after researching, I found that for a few years before Rev War, SC was mistakenly doing this.) The land was on the Ogechee in GA. I believe this to be the land that the children later divide.