8 0 0 ▁without ▁or al ▁argument . ▁ ▁Fact s ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁record , ▁" Mar ian ▁Kin ca id ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain , ▁wid ow , ▁demanded ▁against ▁John ▁G . ▁William son ▁the ▁one - third ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land , ▁& c ., ▁in ▁Ch ath am ▁County ▁as ▁d ower . ▁That ▁the ▁ten ant ▁ple aded ▁ 1 st , ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Georgia ▁passed ▁ 1 ▁March , ▁ 1 7 7 8 , ▁att ain ting ▁G . ▁Kin ca id ▁( the ▁demand ant ' s ▁late ▁husband ) ▁for fe iting ▁his ▁estate , ▁and ▁vest ing ▁it ▁in ▁Georgia , ▁without ▁office ; ▁ 2 d , ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁ 4 ▁May , ▁ 1 7 8 2 , ▁ban ishing ▁G . ▁Kin ca id ▁and ▁conf isc ating ▁his ▁estate ; ▁ 3 d , ▁the ▁appropri ation ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁lands ▁in ▁question ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁the ▁said ▁att ain der ▁and ▁conf is cation ▁before ▁ 3 ▁September , ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁( the ▁date ▁of ▁the ▁definit ive ▁treat y ▁of ▁peace ) ▁and ▁before ▁G . ▁Kin ca id ' s ▁death ; ▁ 4 th , ▁the ▁al ien age ▁of ▁the ▁demand ant ▁( who ▁was ▁resident ▁abroad ▁on ▁ 4 ▁July , ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁and ▁ever ▁since ) ▁and ▁therefore ▁in cap able ▁of ▁holding ▁lands ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁That