JONES COUNTY, GA - DEEDS 1807 Land Lottery 7th Dist Ocmulgee River lots ***************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bill Frazier fishtrap@bellsouth.net Original Baldwin County, Georgia 1807 Land Lottery Plats & Grants Ocmulgee River 7th District Surveyed by B. Smith, October 2,1807 and again by McCord, Sept. 14, 1808 From Original Wilkinson County District 28 line, up the east bank of the Ocmulgee River to Original Baldwin County District 8 land. Acreage differed from the two surveyors. Land Lot Drawer/Buyer Smith McCord Date of Grant 154 James Rouseau 120 186 Nov 25, 1807 153 James Rouseau 184.5 195.75 " 151 Henry F. Simmons 201 195.7 " 152 Henry F. Simmons 130 202.5 149 161 202.5 146 Robins Andrews 201.75 202.5 Nov 25, 1807 Swift Creek 147 Abner Fluellen 173.25 201.3 " Swift Creek 148 Timothy Mathews 40.5 177 " 141 Walter Robinson 170.4 205.5 " Swift Creek 140 Philip Howell McKenzie 46 169 " 138 James Hardin 171 190 139 Jett Thomas 13.5 79 " Swift Creek 128 John Troutman 193.5 205 Nov 25, 1807 Swift Creek Why this property was surveyed two times, the compiler does not know. One can note the increase in acreage on all lots the 2nd time. All grants were completely filed in except for the grantee's name, note that they were all dated prior to the last survey by McCord. Source: Georgia Surveyor General State Archives & History, microfilm library Plats - drawer 51, box 3 6 Grants - drawer 286, box 5 >