Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-07
SET1'L .ENENiT OF
BIG CLAY ESTATE; II;
Made BY HEIRS
Two Sons Are Given $4,000
Each In Cash-Psopcrty Re-
vcyts To Them Later

5,000-acre Clay plantation, located
| in Sumter and Lee counties, will
remain in the control of Mrs.
I Mary B. Clay until her death,
! when it will be equally divided be-
tween Clifford c. Clay, Jr, and
Henry Clay, became known today
with the fling of deeds and instru-
ments in the office of the clerk of
the Superior court of Sumter
county
Under the arrangement as reveal
ed by the deeds the three contracting
parties deeGed portions Of the estate
to one another, then for a consider2-
ton of $4,000 the property that was
placed in the names Of Henry Clay
and Clifford Clay was reconveyed
to Mrs. Mary B. Clay.
A separate document executed by
Mrs. Clay sets forth the following
these transactions, the property re-
mains in her hands and she has exc
cuted a deed, effective after death,
in which she reconveys half of the
plantation to Clifford C. Clay, The
other half to Henry Clay.
This is done. the instrument de-
clares, so that following her DEATH
the plantation may become equally
the property Of the two sons.
This property has been in the pub
lie eye more or less in recent years
ing to attempts on the part of Cliff
l~Ghfford c. Clay to force a settle
| ment.
/ Under the terms Of the will of his
father, Clifford c. Clay, ST., who
died January q, 1908, the planta
tion was left intact for 20 years.
At the end of that time it was to
be divided equally between the two
sons and the widow.
In recent years there has been an
effort to have the property, which
Is one of the most valuable in the
entire South, divided under the
terms of the will. This has result
ed in various actions in equity.
J A few weeks ago the members of
the family held a conference and
agreed upon plan that it Is reported
at first would have meant the i'm
mediate division of She property,
Later it was reported that this had
been amended and the plantation
will remain intact until the death of
Mrs, Mary B. Clay, the widow and
mother.
In reaching the agreement six
deeds were executed and $4,000
was paid to each of the sons.
The deeds at the court house now
show that Mrs. Mary B. Clay convey
ed to Clifford c. Clay, 1,046 acres
Of land to-wit, as follows All Of
lots II, rs, Sd, 55 in Sumter coun-
ty; lot 80, in Lee county; lot Sc
IN Sumter county; lot 81, in Lee
county. This is the property, totall-
ing 1916 acres that was reconveyed
to Mrs. Clay on the payment of
$4,000.
1t further shows that the follow
ing property figured in the transfer
from Mrs. Clay to Henry Clay: Lot
81 and Sc, east of Chokce creek
in Sumter county; lot 80 in Lee
county, totalling 627 acres. The two
sons, the records show, conveyed to
Mrs, Clay the following property:
Lots Is, 20; 100 acres of lot 1913 ;120
acres of lots IA and IS, in Lee
county.
1t further shows that lots So, 72,
so, 104, east half of lot 70, north
ern half of lot SO, in Sumter county
were transferred to her. Also
farm in Sumter county consisting of
lot 143, southern half Of lot 1853 and
25 acres off the northwest corner
of lot 144, all in Sumter county.
Also lot 81. east of Chokee creek, in
Lee county: also each of the undi-
vlded one-sixth interest in lots II,
AZ, 49 in Lee county. Lots A, 5, G
in the l4th district, in Lee county,
known as the Bryan place.
The three transactions, whereby
each one decided to the other the
property under the proposed division
were filed this morning. At TIE
same time there was filed the two
deeds whereby the property WAS re-
conveyd TO Mrs. Clay for the con-
sideration of $4,000 and the final
deed in which Mrs. Clay grants the
two sons the entire interest, equal
ly, in the plantation after her death,