Georgia   Biographies  James Wilkinson

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JAMES WILKINSON

General James Wilkinson, a useful officer during the
Revolution, was born in Calvert County, Maryland.  In
1783, he removed into Kentucky.  He sustained various
offices of profit and honor.  He was in the late war in
the Northern department.  He published in 1816, "Memoirs
of my own time," in 2,300 pages and promised three
additional volumes of the size of the two published!  He
did not, however live to fulfill his promise.

Ref:  Sherwood, Adiel, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF
GEORGIA, 1837, Printed by P. Force, Washington City, pp.
312-313.

WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA

Laid out by the Lottery Act of 1803; a part added to
Baldwin in 1807; a part set off to Twiggs in 1809.  Named
after General James Wilkinson.  The Oconee is the
principal stream.

IRWINTON is the county site, twenty-one miles from
Millegeville.

The instances of longevity are, R. Rosier, Sen. John
Meadow and Wm. Jenkin, who lived to an advanced age.  Mr.
Myers died at 80; Mr. Bloodworth, 80; Thomas Gray, a
soldier of the Revolution, 81; Wm. Bivins, a soldier of
the Revolution, 83; Mrs. Jackson, 82; Josiah Ramage, 90;
Wm. Fraser, 80; Mrs. Marshall over 90 when she died; Mr.
Hatfield, 80; Mrs. Clay, 90; Rev. R. Taliaferro, 88; Wm.
Chambers, 90.

Among the first settlers of this county were, Samuel
Beall, Charles C. Beall, Solomon B. Murphy, John Hoover,
John Meredith, Abner Hicks, Alexander Passmore, John
Freeman, Joel Rivers, Samuel Bragg, John Lavender, Isaac
Hall, Green B. Burney, Wiley Shephard, Joseph Hill, Wm.
Lord, Jesse Pittmann, M. Carswell, Anson Ball, Wm.
Lindsey, Ellis Harvill, and others.

Ref:  White, Rev. George, M. A., HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
OF GEORGIA, 1854, Pudney & Russell, Publishers, New York,
p. 688.  [Reprinted 1968, Heritage Papers, Danielsville,
GA]


Note: Adiel Sherwood, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF
GEORGIA, Washington City, Printed by P. Force, 1837,  pp.
255-256. APPENDIX:  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES "The author
conceived that a short biographical sketch of the
individuals after whom the several counties were named,
would furnish an instructive and pleasing appendage to
his topographical work... Acquainted with the intimate
friends of some of the 'venerable dead,' he has been
furnished with sufficient materials to enlarge on their
character... There are in the State ninety counties (book
printed in 1837, presently in 2001, there are 159
counties)..."


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