Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05

The west hah of No. ) experienced
many changes and vicissitudes. In
1861 ii was conveyed by John Gibbons TO
Rev. Jno Joachim Zubly, and by the
Commissioners Of COnfscated Estates
sold as the property of Zubly to Joseph
Clay. In the plan of the estate OF Joseph
CLAY. made by John McklnnOn, CITY
surveyor. in the year 1906, we find the
west half of No. ), with the whole OF
numbers 6 and :, divided into three lots,
designated as numbers l, and ) on
McKinnou's plan of the division Of Joseph
Claws estate To follow the various
changes through which these lots passed
would weary the reader, so we VIII simply
state that No. l was conveyed
by the administrators of Joseph
CLAW to John Lawson, No. . u Thomas
ana Robert Newell, and No. to
John Gardner. The west half Of No.
finally vested in the owners of the other
half, ana in course of time those three
ceased to be designated by the numbers
bestowed upon them by the plan referred
90, and resumed their proper NUMBERS as
Yamacraw wharf lots. a portion OF NO.
returned to the Bottoms, the remainder,
with the whole of No. !. became the pro-
pertv of Lawrence OByrne, and subse-
duentlv of Dominick O'Byrne, whose ad-
ministratriX or heirs sold it to various
parties within the past few years. Upon
the northern portion of No. and adjoining
lot west is located the Central Cotton
Press. removed a few years ago from It's
former location on the river front, near
the foot of Lincoln street.
Numbers : and 8, which complete TINS
series of wharf lots, experienced but few
changes during the early part of the pres
ent century. They were owned for long
time by Abraham Twiggs, whose eX-
ecutOrs assigned them to John L.
Williamson and Amos Scudder, ana
through various titles the sOutherly pOr-
ton became the property of Robert and
James LachlisOn, who built upon IL the
famous "LachlisOn Foundry now Jul
lied as a cotton warehouse by capt. W.
W. Gordon. In 1868 the northern half OF
these lots appears as the property OF ID.
III. Baldwin and others, and in 1913 we
find it owned by John r. Wilder, Octavus
Cohen and William Battersby. The Cen
trail Cotton Press yard now extends over
part of the north half.
Finally, we reach lot No. 10, which, as
heretofore stated, is nearly of a trlangu-
lar form. extending, as depicted upon the
ancient maps, from West Broad street 10
Musgrove creek, and from Indian to
Joachim streets, and containing, accord
ing to the recitals in the old deeds, "A
acres of ground. No doubt the a acres
refers only to the high ground of the lot.
This property was conveyed by King
George. in 1856, to Samuel PeltOn and
Isaac Martin, who, as stated in an old
deed, divided it into lots for building
They conveyed these subdivisions to
various parties, among whom we md the
names of Peter +. GrenieT, Urban Buntz,
samuel Cusmoul, John Owens, George
Miller and Jacob CusmOul.
THE LIST OF OWNERS.
I IOl Of
lots is made up of names now found, with
but few exceptions, only in the old
records, or upon the tombstones IN the
| old cemetery. As specimens, are copied :
/ William Rolls. stephen AchOr, John
/ Doom. Uric Tobler, Josiah Whitney,
George Dresler. Simon REVERE, James
| Muter, James FurZe, John y. Frye, Henry
! Wood, James SeagrOVe, Ann Bard (the
| two latter heirs of John Joachim Zubly }.
/ Matthias Ash, lamar Waters, James
/ Alger, William Child.
! Isaac LaROche appears as the owner of
/ a lot, the number OF which was at first
/ obscure, but time develops 1t into No. Il,
/ corner of Farm and Joachim streets. This
/ he purchased Of Rev. JnO. Joachim Zubly,
4 about the year 1860. 1t is Immediately in
/ front of the cotton warehouse where the
/ late fire originated.
/ Later on in the real estate history OF
| 1dlndcFaN, we meet udules qult0 AI'il'
/ liar to the present generation, viz: John
/ Williamson, owen Owens, Judge John
/ Mcpherson Berrien, who obtained title to
! certain property through his first wife,
Eliza, daughter of Nicholas AuciauX,
! Lemuel Kollock, Matthias Ash, Matthew
/ McAllister, Thomas F. Williams, the Glib
! bons family, and numerous others.
! The site of Stubbs' cotton warehouse,
where the great fire made its debut, was
/ long years ago the ground upon which
/ the fine residence of the Stiles family
/ stood. Unjust be remembered that Gama-
/ craw was once favored quarter of Sa-
vannah, and there many of her foremost
/ citizens had their homes.
From the parties named above, the
titles have been handed down in general
by well defined lines to the present own
ers of the once famous, but now DESC
lated, ''Y amacraw."