ied Feb. 26th, 1802, the title
to the Savannah Lots passing by will to Christian Lewis Benzien, of
Salem, North Carolina, who however requested Cunow to continue to look
after them.
The Agents had no light task in ejecting John Robinson and his wife from
their abode, for he was "a foolish, drunken man," and she "a perfect
'virago', and the Sheriff is really afraid of her," but on July 5th,
1805, Lawson wrote to Cunow,--"I am happy to inform you that after
great trouble and difficulty we have this day obtained possession of Mr.
Benzien's lots."
Feb. 17th, 1807, Christian Lewis Benzien, by his attorneys Woodruff and
Lawson, conveyed Town Lot No. 4, Second Tything, Anson Ward, to Charles
Odingsell, the consideration being $1,500, one hundred dollars in cash,
the rest secured by bond and mortgage, payable in one, two, and three
years, with 8 per cent interest from date.
In the same manner Town Lot No. 3 was sold to Worthington Gale, March
14th, 1807, for $1,450.
Owing to "the distress of the times," payment of these bonds was
slightly delayed, but by June, 1811, both were cancelled.
Although the two Town Lots thus brought $2,950, they had cost a good
deal in taxes and attorney's fees, and it is doubtful whether the
general treasury profited greatly by the investment, and certainly
the men who had lived and labored and suffered in Georgia were in no
financial way enriched thereby.
Christian Lewis Benzien died Nov. 13th, 1811, and the two Farm Lots
were transferred by will to John Gebhard Cunow of Bethlehem, Pa., who in
March, 1822, deeded them to Lewis David de Schweinitz of Bethlehem, Pa.
And here the two Farm Lots disappear from the records. They had never
been available for farming purposes, and by degrees the timber was
stolen from them, so that it became wiser to let them go than to keep
up the taxes with no prospect of return. In course of time the title
lapsed, and the land passed uncontested into other hands.
Arrivals, Departures, Deaths.
Arrivals in Georgia.
April 6th, 1735. August Gottlieb Spangenberg From Germany.
" " " John Toeltschig " "
" 7th, " Peter Rose " "
" " " Gotthard Demuth " "
" " " Gottfried Haberecht " "
" " " Anton Seifert " "
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