Baker County GaArchives History - Letters .....1825 Letter To Governor From Baker Co. Residents ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ms. Gerry Hill gerryinga@yahoo.com August 5, 2005, 11:48 am Book Title: 1825 Baker formed from Early Your attention will much oblige Yours & C Thos. J. Holmes Georgia We the undersigned do certify that the statement made this Baker Co. letter to the governor are all truths. Decr 27th 1825 Jacob Sutton William G Pierce John W Holme William Keell Robert L Thurston Ry Loftin Wm. F. Lofton James Graham Isaac Towers Benjamin Johnson Murfrey Taylor John I Smith Isaac Colson JOHN G HOOKS ROBERT S HOOKS William Griffin Daniel B Rich Capt. Mathew Colsan Ezekiel Pierce Dennis Colsan Irwin Hudler Nathan Brown Elkanah Loftin HILLARY HOOKS Jacob Woodcock James Loftin Malachi Jones John Cooley Alfred McDuff Coleman Keel John H Waller Haney Bell 1826 Hillory Hooks made claim in Dougherty Co to Early Co while fighting Indians in Baker Co Ga for damage.He made claim in Early pg. 14 for $166.00. 1827 Hillory Hooks was a Juror in Baker Co Ga. 1827 Land Lottery EC DIST LOT NO. NAME RESIDENCE CAPT. DIST. COUNTY OF DRAW ------------------------ 3 6 157 Dunivant, Daniel sol. Baker County Porters Troup County 1 23 74 Hall, Armager soldier Baker County Porters Lee County 2 23 287 Harrol, Zilpha orp. Baker County Corquadalls Muscogee County 5 6 170 Henderson, William Baker County Porters Carroll County 5 6 12 Hooks, Hillery soldier Baker County Corquadalls Carroll County 3 5 124 Husk, Bryant soldier Baker County Porters Troup County 5 12 113 Low, William soldier Baker County Corquadalls Carroll County 1 15 180 Stafford, William soldier Baker County Porters Lee County 2 2 163 Vaughn, Jonathan Baker County Porters Muscogee County 1828 George I Walsh of Pike Co Al appointed Hillory Hooks of Baker Co his Atty to claim, grant, sell land he is entitled to lately acquired from the Indians which is to be distributed to citizens of Ga by lottery..Dated 30 Dec 1828. Witness Reuben W. Hooks, John Hooks 23 Jan. 1828 Reuben W Hooks witnessed deed for Hillery Hooks. 1830 Census.. Baker Co. Ga. Jacob Sutton: 1m (5-10), 1m (20-30), 1m (50-60), 1f (15-20), 1f (50-60) John C. Sutton: 2m (-5), 1m (30-40), 1f 95-10), 1f (20-30) George Hutto: 1m (-5), 1m (5-10), 1m (10-15), 1m (40-50), 1f (30-40) Jesse Coleman: 1m (5-10), 2m (15-20), 1m (20-30), 1m (40-50), 2f (-5), 1f (5- 10), 2f (10-15), 1f (40-50) 18 Hilery Hooks: #18 1m (10-15), 1m (15-20), 1m (20-30), 1m (50-60), 3f (-5), 2f (5-10), 1f (10-15), 1f (40-50) so probably had children from 1792 on...7 or 8 more... Andrew (Knoles): 1m (-5), 1m (20-30), 2f (5-10), 1f (20-30) Gerry File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/baker/history/letters/1825lett261ms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb