Vonda, you may have these references already but will post to the List as
review. This series of documents may be useful in establishing connections
between the one Stephen Casey in GA and Jesse Casey of Spartanburg SC. The
last one is the Jesse reference. Notice the Tweedle commonality in all
but the first deed, which you already have mentioned. Im including it
because it establishes the acreage as 575
. The spelling of everyones
names varies throughout.
Source: Deeds of Franklin County, Georgia, 1784-1826, Abstracted and
Compiled by Martha Walters Acker, 1976.
p. 8 of Acker, p 48b of orig: (sorry, dont have specific Book references
here on these xeroxed pages jh)
DEED dated Franklin Co. 1 Dec. 1788, rec. 27 April 1790, from Stephen Carsey
(x) and wife Nancy (x) of South Carolina to James Freeman of WilkesCo.,
Ga.in cons. Of 100 pds., conveys 287 ½ ac in Franklin Co., adj. Bond, Payne,
being part of 575 ac. In Franklin Co. granted to said Carsey by Gov. Samuel
Elbert. Wit: Robert McGowen, Jno. Cunningham, J.P.
p. 11 of Acker, p 72b,73 of orig:
DEED dated 19 July 1787, rec. 20 Jan. 1791, from Stephen Kersey (x) of
Wilkes Co. Ga. To John Twedell of same. In cons. Of 100 pds., conveys 575
ac. In Franklin Co. on both sides of North Fork Broad Riv., granted to said
Kersey. Wit. Hirome (?) Gains, Jno. Cunningham, J.P.
p. 23 of Acker, 51-51c of orig:
DEED dated 27 July 1790, rec. 2 Oct. 1792, from John Tweedle and wife Sarah
(x) of Wilkes Co. Ga. To William Whealler [prob. Wheeler jhh] of
aforesaid. In cons. Of 50 pds., conveys 287 ½ ac in Franklin Co. on North
Fork Broad Riv., being part of land granted to Stephen Kersey by patent
dated 3 Feb. 1785, and conveyed by him to said Tweedle
.etc.
P 29 of Acker, 112 of orig:
DEED dated 18 Aug. 1792, rec. 25 Feb. 1793, from John Tweedle of Elbert Co.,
Ga. To Joseph Nail of same. In cons. Of 50 pds. Six sh, three pc., conveys
287 ½ ac in Franklin Co. on North Fork Broad Riv., adj. Mr. Turner, being
part of a survey made for Stephen Kersey. Signed John Tweedell.
.etc.
p. 44 of Acker, 73 of orig.
BILL OF SALE dated 15 Jan. 1794, rec. 15 (?) Sept. 1794, from JESSE CASEY of
Spartanburg Co. S.C. to John Tweedell of Franklin Co In cons. Of 50 pds.,
conveys a negro woman named Nan, about 32 years old, with her increase of
children, who was unlawfully taken out of the state of Georgia by Samuel
Tillett to the Indian Nation. Wit: MOSES CASEY, Jacob Jones. Sworn to by
Jones before Wm Hardin, J.P.
Vonda
does the lawsuit you mentioned in a separate message have anything to
do with this unlawful taking of the slave out of the state of Georgia?
- Joyce