Heard County GaArchives History .....Pre-county Formation Inhabitants of Heard Co., GA 
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Valerie Freeman vcjfreeman@aol.com and Lynda Eller  December 1, 2003, 9:48 pm



The following information was graciously shared with me by Lynda Eller. She has 
granted permission to share.
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24 Nov 2003 

--via e-mail--
 
Valerie,

I had to go back through the notes on the pre-formation of Heard Co. before I 
could find the names needed.

(1) Robert Grierson/Grayson - He had an Indian Trading Post where Philpot Ferry 
Site was on the Chattahoochee River just above Troup Co.

(2) H. Harris - first name unknown; was in the area prior to 1830 as a trader.

(3) John Hampton - was believed to had been killed by the indians in his cabin 
prior to 1836 somewhere near the area near Yellowdirt.

(4) Mansfield Torrance - believed to be an agent of the government in the area.

(5) Mr. White
(6) Mr. Warren - #5&6 were in the county mapping the area and checking the 
AL/GA line dispute.

(7) A. Mordecai - We don't know if he was a traveling minister or a trader.

The only two that we have been able to find any information on are Robert 
Grierson/Grayson and Mansfield Torrance.

Most of the information on the seven men in the early days of Heard Co. had 
come from field notes and brief mentions in old histories of GA and Heard Co. 
prior to the 1930's.

Some from old newspaper records from some of the older legal organs that 
covered the area of early Troup, Carroll and Coweta Co. and the early days of 
Heard Co. Also the early Indian depredations.

Lynda

Additional Comments:
Heard Co. was created 22 December 1830 from territory originally belonging to 
Carroll, Coweta and Troup Counties, Heard County began as part of Georgia's 
westward expansion.

The county was named for Stephen Heard, one of Georgia's most active patriots 
during the Revolutionary War. Heard, a Virginia native and friend of George 
Washington, served as Chairman of the Executive Council of Georgia in 1780-81, 
an office which later became known as governor.

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