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Early Records of Georgia
Volume 1, Wilkes County
abstracted and
compiled by Grace Gillam Davidson,
published in 1933 at Macon, GA
Submitted by
Christina Kurimski
Thank you to
Donna & CJ Crawford
& Jennifer Reddish for your transcription assistance.
Deed Book "F F",——1788
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Page 1—POLLARD, WILLIAM and wife Alcy to Nathaniel
Bullock 350 acres on both sides of Little and Big Kettle
creek, adj. said Bullock, orig. grant 1785 to said Pollard.
July 31, 1788. Thos. Dudss Pollard, John Gordon, Test. |
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Page 2—RYLEY, JOSEPH, and wife Elizabeth to Joseph Breed
287 1/2 acres in Greene Co. formerly Washington lying on
Eiland creek, orig. grant 1785, plat annexed. Jan. 24, 1788.
James Bishop, Daniel Chambers, Moses Hubbard, J. P., Test. |
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Page 4—CRAIN, SPENCER and wife Elizabeth to Benj.
Stovall 200 acres adj. Noamy Holloway and others, orig.
grant 1783 to said Crain. Apr. 8, 1788. Hugh Ector, Wm.
Bailey, Test. |
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Page 5—WHATLEY, ORNAN and wife Judah to Chas. Sewell 90
acres on north fork of Little river. June, 1787. |
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Page 7—LUMPKIN, GEORGE and wife Ann to Nehemiah Howard
500 acres orig. grant from Edward Telfair. Aug. 9, 1787.
James Little, Isbel Little, Test. |
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Page 9—JONES, THOMAS and wife Sarah to Jos. McMath 200
acres on Brier creek. Nov. 9, 1788. John Sallis, Robt.
Lossiter, Hugh Rees, J. P., Test. |
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Page 11—McMATH, JOSEPH and wife Elizabeth to Thos.
Jones, planter 50 acres on Brier creek. Nov. 9, 1788. |
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Page 13—BURKHALTER, MICHAEL and wife Margret to Joseph
McMath 100 acres on Brier creek according to a grant 1784 to
said Michael. Mar. 6, 1788. Nathaniel Renfroe, Clabern
Newsom, Test. |
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Page 16—SMITH, ARTHUR to Joel McClendon 100 acres on
both sides of Fishing creek orig. grant 1787 to said Smith.
Feb. 23, 1788. John O'Neal, S. Kirk, Test. |
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Page 20—HARPER, SAMUEL and wife Ruth to James Gray 200
acres on Hardins creek orig. grant 1784 to Ruth Bonner. May
27, 1786. G. Little, Emanuel Chaneye, Mary Chaneye, Test. |
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Page 22—BOHANNON, DUNCAN and wife Elizabeth to John
Davenport 214 acres on both sides of Millstone creek. Apr.
5, 1788. |
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Page 24—NUNNELLEE, WILLIAM WOMACK and wife Ann to
Elizabeth Nunnellee 250 acres on both sides of McGarys
creek. Apr. 10, 1788. Wm. Walker, A. Colson, Test. |
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Page 26—BIDDLE, ABSOLOM and wife Ruth to Thos. Wingfield
224 acres on south side of Little river orig. grant 1787 to
said Biddle. Apr. 9, 1788. John Talbot, Andrew Burns, John
Bush, J. P., Test. |
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Page 28—CARTER, JOSIAH and wife Mary to James Thweatt
195 acres on Ogeechee river orig. grant 1787 to said Josiah.
July 5, 1788. |
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Page 30—BURKHALTER, MICHAEL and wife Margaret to Wm.
Where 100 acres on south side of Briar creek orig. survey
1784. Mar. 4, 1788. Nathaniel Renfroe, Claborn Newsom, Test. |
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Page 32—RAMSEY, JOHN and wife Mary to Wm. Ramsey 250
acres on Little river. Feb. 8, 1785. Randel Ramsey, Sr.,
Randolph Ramsey, Jr., Test. |
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Page 34—CLAY, ABIA of Richmond Co., to Jesse Clay of
Wilkes Co., 300 acres on Little river adj. said Jesse orig.
grant 1785 to said Abia. Dec. 19, 1788. Joel Watkins Harvey,
Wm. Wise, Test. |
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Page 36—CUPP, MICHAEL and wife Barbara to Tunstall Roan
150 acres adj. said Roan orig. grant 1785 to said Cupp. Oct.
24, 1785. Hugh Jones, Test. |
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Page 38—KARR, HENRY and wife Ann of Greene Co., to
Archibald Simpson of Wilkes Co., 380 acres on Jones Spring
branch. Nov. 6, 1787. Geo. Lea, Abrm. Barnett, Test. |
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Page 40—BISHOP, WILLIAM and wife Jane of Greene Co., to
Joseph Breed of Wilkes Co., 150 acres on Middle creek orig.
grant 1784 annexed. Dec. 28, 1787. Wm. Rabun, Jane Rabun,
Test. |
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Page 42—KELLY, WILLIAM, Sr. and wife Katharine of
Washington Co., to Samuel Camp of Wilkes Co., 500 acres on
Long creek orig. grant 1785 annexed. Aug. 9, 1786. Thos.
Neal, John Ledbetter, Test. |
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Page 44—TODD, JOHN and Arthur Smith to Joel McClendon 24
acres on Fishing creek adj. land on which James Gray lives.
Mar. 12, 1788 S. Kirk, Benj. McClendon, Test. |
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Page 46—HEARD, THOMAS and wife Elizabeth to James Turner
300 acres. Feb. 18, 1788. Wm. Blank, Meshack Turner, Test. |
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Page 48—RAMSEY, WILLIAM and wife Jemima to Henry and
John Mitchell and James Thweatt 200 acres on Ogeechee river.
Aug. 8, 1787. Thos. Mitchell, Roger Thornton, Wm. Cain,
Test. |
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Page 51—KARR, HENRY and wife Ann of Greene Co., to Wm.
Pollard of Wilkes Co. 300 acres on Kittle creek. Dec. 6,
1788. Geo. Clough, David Terrell, Test. |
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Page 53—WHATLEY, MICHAEL, Jr. planter to Daniel
Culpepper 200 acres on Middle creek orig. grant 1784 to said
Whatley. Mar. 29, 1788. Jesse Wright, Richard Fletcher,
Test. |
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Page 57—PHILLIPS, JOEL and wife Elizabeth to Elexander
Norris 175 acres on Little river, one boundary "above the
old meeting house". Sept. 26, 1788. John and Wm. Nelson,
Test. |
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Page 60—CALL, RICHARD of Richmond Co., to Holman Freeman
of Wilkes Co., 400 acres on Golden Grove creek in Wilkes Co.
orig. grant to said Freeman, 520 acres on Shoulderbone
creek, Washington Co., orig. grant to Samuel Jack, and a
tract of 575 acres orig. grant to Newell Walton, Washington
Co. Aug. 3, 1785. Michael Witzell, Wm. Thompson, Test. |
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Page 62—BOHANNON, JOHN and wife Anne to Thos. Loyd 158
acres on Sills Fork of Little river. Aug. 23, 1787. |
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Page 63—STRINGER, JAMES and wife Altha to William Lea
400 acres orig. grant 1784 to Jos. Subtrine. July 17, 1788.
Samuel Hart, John Karr, Test. |
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Page 65—MULLIGAN, WILLIAM and wife Anny, to Ann Dawson
34 acres on Fishing creek part of orig. grant 1785 to Wm.
Lackey. Sept. 20, 1788. Hol Jarrett, James Dawson, Test. |
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Page 66—CALL, RICHARD of Richmond Co., to John
Cunningham of "Said State" bill of sale for three slaves,
Harry, Peter and Giff. Dated at Savannah Mar. 8, 1784. James
Hamilton, J. P., Test. |
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Page 67—MOORE, EDWARD of Montgomery Co. N. C. to Richard
Moore bill of sale for several slaves, horses, cattle,
household goods, horse in the hands of Major Franklin. Mar.
8, 1783. Daniel Chandler, Ephraim Bradford, Presley Rucker,
Test. |
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Page 68—HARRIS, WALTON and wife Rebaccah to Richard
Moore 400 acres on both sides of Beaverdam creek including
the plantation whereon said Moore lives. July 10, 1788.
Augustin and Elizabeth Harris, Test. |
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Page 70—NUNNELLEE, WILLIAM WOMACK and wife Ann to Thos.
Barton 250 acres on both sides of McGarys creek adj. Walter
Nunnellee |
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and others. Apr. 19, 1788. Wm. Hatcher, A. Colson, James
Tait, J. P., Test. |
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Page 71—SHROPSHIRE, WILLIAM to Wm. Willson, hunter, 200
acres on Sherrels creek of Little river orig. grant 1786 to
said Shropshire. Aug. 18, 1787. |
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Page 73—FOSTER, JOHN HARDIN and wife Patsy to Joseph
Echols 630 acres on Beaverdam Fork of Long creek, orig.
grant 1787 to said Foster. Feb. 19, 1787. Jos. Crockett,
Jacob Early, J. P., Test. |
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Page 75—DARDIN, JOHN to Hendry Butt 400 acres on Holly
creek of Broad river including the two shoals which might
answer for a mill. Jan. 28, 1789. Chas. Finch, Josame
Zoslene, Philip Guise, Test. |
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Page 76—WILLIAMSON, MICAJAH and wife Sarah of the town
of Washington, to Robt. Forsyth of the town of Augusta, 400
acres on Soap creek orig. grant 1786 to said Micajah. May
16, 1787. Fred'k. Lipham, Ab. Hunter, Test. |
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Page 79—CARTER, THOMAS, to Nathaniel Allen, Richard
Hunt, John Tollet, John Harkleford, Robt. Brown, Wm. Hanson
and Peter Stubbs, Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church
of Ga., for five shillings, all that lately erected house
known by the name of Beaverdam Preaching House, with one
acre of land, being part of the tract whereon said Thos.
Carter now lives, with the privilege of the spring, provided
they permit only such persons as are appointed by the
Conference of the people called Methodist and no other, for
the purpose of preaching and expounding God's Word, and that
the said persons preach no other doctrine than is contained
in Mr. Wesleys notes on the New Testament and his four
volumes of sermons and the minutes of Conference. Mar. 17,
1788. Reuben Allen, John Cunningham, J. Ps, Test. (This was
the second M. E. Church built in Ga., later Elbert Co., the
first being Grant's Meeting House in what is still Wilkes
Co.) |
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Page 80—HUGHES, THOMAS, planter, to Geo. Calhoon 140
acres, part of a grant of 300 acres 1784 to Calhoon on
Clarks creek. Oct. 20, 1788. James McCammon, Wm. Lackey,
Test. |
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Page 82—ANGLIN, DAVID and wife Sarah to Jacob Awtry 287
1/2 acres on Fishing creek, Washington Co., orig. grant 1785
to said David. June or July 29, 1789. Will Terrell, J. P. |
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Page 84—PHILLIPS, JOSEPH and wife Jean of Greene Co., to
Edward Gresham of Wilkes Co., 200 acres in Wilkes Co. Jan.
10, 1789. Andrew and Phebe McBride, Test. |
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Page 86—KENDALL, JEREMIAH of Washington to John
Wingfield, Jr., 70 acres on Fishing creek, orig. grant 1787
to said Kendall. Nov. 22, 1788. James Nelson, Jr., Bedford
Brown, Test. |
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Page 88—JOHNSON, WILLIAM and wife Martha to John Evans
150 acres on Clarks creek orig. grant 178- - to said
William. Mar. 26, 1787. Wm. Miller, Arden Evans, Test. |
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Page 89—COMMISSIONERS of Confiscated Estates, Hugh
Lawson, Abraham Ravot and Hepworth Carter, to Wm. Kelley,
planter 300 acres on Ogeechee river, known as Crawford's
Mill Place, with all improvements being part of the real
estate of Edward Crawford. Nov. 7, 1783. Frederick Shick,
John Talbot, A. J. P., Test. |
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Page 92—CLARKE, ELIJAH and wife Hannah to Joseph
Callaway, Sr., 575 acres. (Torn) Mar. 13, 1788. |
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Page 93—GOOLSBE, JOSIAH and wife Mary to Wm. Hitcock 150
acres on Macks creek orig, grant 1784 to said Goolsbe. Date
of Conveyance gone. Reg. Sept. 3, 1789. Jas. Shepperd, J. P. |
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Page 94—SMITH, JOHN of Franklin Co., to Thos. Rose 321
acres on Falling creek. Jan. 26, 1788. James Tate, J. P. |
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