How does this Act work for granting land for the purpose of grist, saw and iron mills? This appears in a bond made by my ancestor in 1777 in Wilkes Co., GA. -- Whereas by an Act of Assembly of the State of Georgia aforesaid - "It is enacted that if any person or persons shall build or cause to be built a grist mill on any vacant land he or they shall have one hundred acres of land reserved until the said mill be built and fit for use, and then shall have and be entitled to receive a Grant for the same and every person or persons building or causing to be built a saw mill on vacant land shall have five hundred acres of land reserved until the said mill be built and fit for use, and then shall have and be entitled to and receive a Grant for the same as an encouragement for building such saw mill he she or they paying the usual fees for surveying and granting the said lands. And also that any person willing to build a Furnace or Blomary for working iron and that will give security for completing the same and shall actually continue making the iron for the term of five years (afterwards) shall be entitled to a reserve of two thousand acres of land in one tract and at the expiration of said term to have a grant for the same, and also that every person or persons who shall build a forge for making Bar Iron and will give security for completing the said Work and shall actually continue the business of making Bar Iron for the term of five years shall be entitled to a reserve of two thousand acres of land in one tract and at the expiration of the said term to have a grant for the same." It also says - "in the sum of five hundred pounds lawful money of the said State to be paid to the said John Adam Treutlin, Esq., or to his successors, Governors and Commanders in Chief for the time being, to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of us by himself our and each of our heirs, Executors and Administrators and every of them for and in the whole firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals". Does this mean someone had to pay 500 pounds and then build a mill in order to be receive the land? Please explain how this worked. Thanks, Phyllis **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Johann Adam Treutlen was the sitting Governor, so it appears from what you sent that the "Bonds" were in the amount of 500 Lbs which were to be paid to him in Trust for the State of GA...The "Bond" being a guarantee that they would perform on the agreement...If not, they forfeited; if they performed, then the "bond" money was refunded. > From: PmpGenie@aol.com> Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:07:44 -0500> To: georgia@rootsweb.com> Subject: [GEORGIA] Georgia Land Grants for building mills> > > How does this Act work for granting land for the purpose of grist, saw and > iron mills? > This appears in a bond made by my ancestor in 1777 in Wilkes Co., GA. -- > Whereas by an Act of Assembly of the State of Georgia aforesaid - "It is > enacted that if any person or persons shall build or cause to be built a grist > mill on any vacant land he or they shall have one hundred acres of land > reserved until the said mill be built and fit for use, and then shall have and be > entitled to receive a Grant for the same and every person or persons building > or causing to be built a saw mill on vacant land shall have five hundred > acres of land reserved until the said mill be built and fit for use, and then > shall have and be entitled to and receive a Grant for the same as an > encouragement for building such saw mill he she or they paying the usual fees for > surveying and granting the said lands. And also that any person willing to build a > Furnace or Blomary for working iron and that will give security for > completing the same and shall actually continue making the iron for the term of five > years (afterwards) shall be entitled to a reserve of two thousand acres of > land in one tract and at the expiration of said term to have a grant for the > same, and also that every person or persons who shall build a forge for making > Bar Iron and will give security for completing the said Work and shall > actually continue the business of making Bar Iron for the term of five years shall > be entitled to a reserve of two thousand acres of land in one tract and at > the expiration of the said term to have a grant for the same." > It also says - "in the sum of five hundred pounds lawful money of the said > State to be paid to the said John Adam Treutlin, Esq., or to his successors, > Governors and Commanders in Chief for the time being, to which payment well > and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of us by himself our and each > of our heirs, Executors and Administrators and every of them for and in the > whole firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals". > Does this mean someone had to pay 500 pounds and then build a mill in order > to be receive the land? > Please explain how this worked. > Thanks, > Phyllis > > > > > **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. > (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/> 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/