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Deed Abstracts - Surname BRIDGES
Oglethorpe County, GA
Deed Books A-L, 1794-1823

Book A

pg. 54 -- 11 June 1794:  Nathaniel BRIDGES Ear Mark, an under keel in 
the
right, and a crop and slit in the left ear.

Book B

pg. 39 -- 31 Dec 1796:  James CLARK of Burke County, NC to Nathaniel 
BRIDGES
of Oglethorpe, for $300, 200 acres on Big Beaverdam Creek bounded 
north by
Ratston's land, granted to said CLARK 16 Sept 1785.  Signed:  James 
CLARK.
Witness:  James (x) BRIDGES, John LYTLE, Jno. LUCKIE, JP.

pg. 327 -- 24 Feb 1798:  Nathaniel BRIDGES and Ritter his wife of
Oglethorpe, to Mary FINCHER of same, for $500, 250 acres on Clouds 
Creek
granted to said Nathaniel BRIDGES 12 July 1790.  Signed:  Nathaniel 
BRIDGES,
Ritter (x) BRIDGES.  Witness:  Jno. LUCKIE, JP.

Book C

pg. 101 -- 4 Nov 1797: Peterson & Rebekah CIMBUL, Jeremiah & Sarah 
BRIDGES,
and Elizabeth HAIL, all of Oglethorpe, appoint "our trusty friend" 
Frederick
CROWDER attorney to dispose of the estate of William HAIL.  Signed:
Peterson CIMBUL, Rebekah (x) CIMBUL, Jeremiah BRIDGES, Sarah (x) 
BRIDGES,
Elizabeth (x) HAIL.  Witness:  Jno. LUCKIE, JP.

pg. 154 -- 7 Sept 1798:  Middleton BROOKS and Sally his wife of 
Oglethorpe,
to Allen Jones BRIDGES of same, for $164, 132 acres on Millstone 
Creek.
Signed:  Middleton BROOKS, Sally BROOKS.  Witness: William SMITH, JP.

Book D

pg. 308 -- 14 Aug 1802:  Wiseman BRIDGES and Mary his wife of 
Oglethorpe, to
George WRIGHT of same, for $500, 320 acres on Beaverdam Creek bounded 
by
Jacob ELSBURY & Burwell POPE.  Signed:  Wiseman (x) BRIDGES, Mary (x)
BRIDGES.  Witness:  Philoman (x) MAYFIELD, Robinson HENDON.

pg. 355 -- 7 Apr 1801:  Jonathon F. BRIDGES of Oglethorpe to Fryer 
Merrill
BRIDGES of same, for $650, 65 acres on Big Beaverdam Creek, it being 
part of
tracts granted to Jacob ELSBURY in 1786 and Samuel GARDNER in 1786. 
 Signed:
Jonathon F. (x) BRIDGES.  Witness:  Robinson HENDON, Flemming JORDAN, 
JP.

pg. 361 -- 10 May 1804:  Zacharius COLLEY, Warren H. MOORE & Moses 
BAILEY of
Elbert County, and William MARTIN of Oglethopre, to Berry J. BRIDGES 
of
Oglethorpe, for $600, 200 acres on Beaverdam Creek bordering WEBB, 
land
granted to Sally MOORE in 1789.  Signed:  Zacharius COLLEY, Warren 
(W)
MOORE, Moses BAILEY, William (x) MARTIN, Salley (x) COLLEY.  Witness:
Robinson HENDON, Baynes BRIDGES, Merrell BRIDGES.  Proved 19 Mar 
1809.

pg. 200 -- 20 Mar 1800:  Jacob ELSBURY to Jonathon F. BRIDGES, for 
$500, 100
acres on a branch of Beaverdam Creek adj. Samuel GARDNER and POPE,
originally granted to William STUBBLEFIELD.  Signed:  Jacob ELSBURY.
Witness:  Jno. LUCKIE, JP.

pg. 209 -- 7 Apr 1795:  William SIMMOMS to Jonathon Fryer BRIDGES, 
for 34
lbs. sterling, 65 acres on a branch of Big Beaverdam Creek, part of 2 
tracts
originally granted to Jacob ELSBURY in 1786 and Samuel GARDNER in 
1786.
Signed:  William (x) SIMMONS.  Witness:  Jno. LUCKIE, JP.

pg. 302 -- 24 Oct 1803:  John HOLMES of Oglethorpe to James BRIDGES, 
Jr. of
Wilkes, for $250, 200 acres on Clouds Creek.  Signed:  John HOLMES. 
 Witnes:
Robinson HENDON, Abner ALDRIDGE, Hugh PETOR(?), JP.

pg. 311 -- 21 May 1803:  John COLLIER (Tax Collector) to Nathaniel 
BRIDGES,
for $15, 85 acres belonging to John DAWSON, on Beaverdam Creek. 
 Signed:
John COLLIER.  Witness:  John GRESHAM, James SANDERS, Isaac COLLIER.

pg. 353 -- 4 May 1801:  John Milican PATRICK of Jackson County, to 
Jeremiah
BRIDGES of Oglethorpe, for $20, 12 acres in Oglethorpe on west side 
of Bigg
Creek.  Signed:  John M. PATRICK.  Witness:  Thos. WOOTEN, Paul 
PATRICK.

pg. 357 -- 12 Dec 1803:  James SPICER and Pronella his wife, to Bains
BRIDGES, for $500, 130 acres on Beaverdam Creek adj. William ELSBURY.
Signed:  James (x) PATRICK.  Witness:  Nicholas COLBERT, Hardy (x) 
SPICER.

Pg. 361 -- 10 May 1804:  Zachariah COLLEY, Warren H. MOORE and Moses 
BAILEY
of Elbert County, and William MARTIN of Oglethorpe, to Berry J. 
BRIDGES, for
$600, 200 acres on Beaverdam Creek adj. WEBB, originally granted to 
Salley
MOORE in 1789.  Signed:  Zacahriah COLLEY, Warren MOORE, William 
MARTIN,
Moses BAILEY, Salley MOORE.  Witness:  Robinson HENDON, Baynes 
BRIDGES,
Merrill BRIDGES.

pg. 365 -- 21 Nov 1803:  Fryer Merrill BRIDGES, to Thomas BRIDGES, 
for $200,
65 acres on Big Beaverdam Creek, part of 2 tracts originally granted 
to
Jacob ELSBURY in 1786 and Samuel GARNDER in 1786.  Signed:  Fryer 
Merrill
BRIDGES.  Witness:  Robinson HENDON, James (x) BRIDGES, Jacob 
BRIDGES.

pg. 422 -- 5 Jan 1805:  John ADINER of Franklin County, to Nathaniel 
BRIDGES
of Oglethorpe, for $500, 300 acres adj. William BARNETT, part of a 
tract
originally granted to Robert CARRITHERS in 1789.  Signed:  Jno. 
ADINER.
Witness:  John POPE, Merrill BRIDGES, Jno. LUCKIE.


Book E

pg. 92 -- 5 Aug 1805:  John LAURANCE of Oglethorpe to Nathaniel 
BRIDGES of
same, for $65, 170 acres in Oglethorpe.  Signed:  John LAURANCE. 
 Witness:
Henry McELROY, Charles HAYNIE, Flemming JORDAN, JP.

Pg. 94 -- 14 Jan 1806:  James BRIDGES, Jr. of Wilkes County, to James
BRIDGES, Sr. of Oglethorpe, for $400, 200 acres on Clouds Creek. 
 Signed:
James BRIDGES.  Witness:  Joseph BRIDGES, Thos. (PIM?), Jno. LUCKIE, 
JP.

pg. 106 -- 3 Sept 1806:  Ezekeil E. PARK of Greene County, to 
Nathaniel
BRIDGES of Oglethorpe, for $170, 450 acres on Beverdam Creek, 
originally
granted to Daniel THATCHER in 1799.  Signed:  PARK.  Witness:  Henry
CARLTON, Sr., Wm. H. CRAWFORD, Robt. FREEMAN, JP.

pg. 123 -- 18 June 1805:  William BROWN of Oglethorpe, to Allen J. 
BRIDGES
of same, for $140, 100 acres in Oglethorpe on Long Creek adj. James 
STEWART,
WALLACE, BAILEY.  Signed: William (x) BROWN.  Witness:  Thos. S. 
BAILEY,
Henry JOHNSON, W.D. COLE, JP.

pg. 186 -- 13 Nov 1806: William BRIDGES of Baldwin County, GA grants 
power
of attorney to Nat McCLURG, to accept grant in Oglethorpe should he 
be a
lucky drawer in the ensuing GA Land Lottery.  Signed:  William 
BRIDGES.

pg. 199 -- 6 Nov 1806:  John BRIDGES of Oglethorpe to Phillip COLBERT 
of
same, for $1000, 320 acres on Beaverdam Creek adj. Nathaniel BRIDGES 
and
said John BRIDGES.  Signed:  John (x) BRIDGES.  Witness: Robinson 
HENDON,
Nicholas COLBERT, John LUCKIE, JP.

pg. 263 -- 17 Aug 1807:  Marshall MARTIN and Jane McCartney his wife 
of
Wilkes County, to Wiley J. BRIDGES of Oglethorpe, for $600, 500 acres 
on
Brushy Creek waters of Broad River, part of 1000 acres originally 
granted to
John CARGILE in 1786.  Signed:  Marshall MARTIN, Jane McCartney 
MARTIN.
Witness:  A. EDWARD, Elijah BERRY, Nathaniel (x) BRIDGES, Jno. 
LUCKIE, JP.

pg. 315 -- 25 Jan 1808:  Susannah McCANNON, admx. of estate of James
McCANNON decd., to Baines BRIDGES, for $96, 34 acres on waters of 
Broad
River adj. Benjamin ELSBURY and POPE.  Signed:  Susannah McCANNON. 
 Witness:
Jacob CARTER, James MOORE.

pg. 359 -- 14 May 1808:  John H. MARKS of Elbert County, to Jesse 
BRIDGES of
Oglethorpe, for $1200, 422 acres in Oglethorpe.  Signed:  Jno. H. 
MARKS.
Witness:  William STOKES, Merrill BRIDGES, Baines BRIDGES.

pg. 375 -- 20 June 1808:  Nathaniel BRIDGES to John HITCHCOCK, for 
$600, 150
acres originally granted to Robert CARRITHERS, adj. BRIDGES, 
WILLIAMS,
SIMMONS and BARNETT.  Signed: Nathaniel (x) BRIDGES.  Witness: Mat 
HOBSON,
H. LUCKIE, A.G. SMITH, JP.

pg. 411 -- 16 Feb 1798:  Wiseman BRIDGES and Mary his wife, to John 
GUNNELS,
for $1000, 320 acres adj. Wiseman BRIDGES and James BRIDGES, part of 
a plat
surveyed for Thomas BRIDGES, and part of a tract surveyed for Wiseman
BRIDGES.  Signed:  Wiseman (x) BRIDGES.  Witness:  Robinson HENDON, 
George
WRIGHT.

Deed Book F:

page 110
11 Jan 1804
Benjamin BRIDGES of Oglethorpe, to Leonard STRINGER of Clarke Co, GA, 
for
$100, 147 acres in Oglethorpe Co. adj. Thomas PHILLIPS, on Little 
Fauling
Creek, part of a tract originally granted to Josiah COLE on 15 Nov 
1785.
Signed:  Benjamin (x) BRIDGES.  Witness:  Thomas WEEKS, William (x) 
BRIDGES,
William GLENN, J.P.

page 151
14 May 1810
John GRESHAM of Oglethorpe Co, to Joel BRIDGE of Chatham Co, GA, 
executor of
estate of William WILSON, dec'd of Chatham Co;  2 lots in Lexington, 
one
being Lot 1, the other measuring 30 by 40 feet adj. Thomas GOINGS; 
 to clear
a debt of $2902.16 owed by John GRESHAM to the estate of William 
WILSON.
Signed:  John GRESHAM, Sr.  Witness:  Bar. GRESHAM, Abrm RICHARDS, 
S.A.
HOPKINS, J.P.

Deed Book G:

Page 9
1 Oct 1810
Killis Crawford BRIDGES and Willie J. BRIDGES, to Phillip COLBERT, 
all of
Oglethorpe, for $50, 7 1/2 acres on Beaverdam Creek.  Signed:  Killis 
C.
BRIDGES, Wiley J. BRIDGES.  Witness:  John WALTON, George L. ATKINS, 
Jno.
LUCKIE, J.P.

Page 57
1 Mar 1811
William HENDON to James BRIDGES, both of Oglethorpe, for $400, 200 
acres on
Clouds Creek, part of a tract originally granted to Anthony OLIVE on 
29 Jun
1792 and conveyed to said William HENDON 9 Sept 1797.  Signed: 
 William
HENDON.  Witness:  Jno. LUCKIE, Jacob BRIDGES, James BRIDGES.

Page 110
1 Oct 1810
Phillip COLBERT to Killis C. BRIDGES, both of Oglethorpe, for $50, 7 
1/2
acres on Beaverdam Creek, Clarkes Branch, adj. BRIDGES.  Signed: 
 Phillip
COLBERT.  Witness:  George L. ATKINS, John WALTON, Jno. LUCKIE, J.P.

Page 151
5 Sept 1811
Wiseman BRIDGES to Obediah CARTER, for $800, 240 acres on Cloud's 
Creek,
adj. Wiseman BRIDGES, John GUNNALS, Jacob BRIDGES, James BRIDGES,
BRIGHTWELL, James BRIDGES (formerly John LUCKIE's line).  Signed: 
 Wiseman
(x) BRIDGES.  Witness:  Conway CARLINGTON, Jacob BRIDGES, J. 
BRIGHTWELL,
J.P.

Page 156
26 Apr 1809
John GUNNELS of Oglethorpe to Jacob BRIDGES of Oglethorpe, for $200, 
100
acres on Cloud's Creek, adj. James BRIDGES and Wiseman BRIDGES, part 
of a
tract originally granted to Wiseman BRIDGES.  Signed:  John GUNNELS.
Witness:  Abner PONDER, William HITCHCOCK, Jno. LUCKIE, J.P.

Page 201
16 Dec 18__ (blank)
Samuel BRIGHTWELL to Thomas BRIDGES, both of Oglethorpe, for $325, 
130 acres
on Cloud's Creek, adj. Amos PONDER, dec'd, Mark HARVILL, Thomas 
RAINS,
William CLIFTS.  Signed:  Samuel BRIGHTWELL.  Witness:  John HARDMAN, 
Thomas
(x) RAINES, Abner PONDER, J.P.

Page 231
12 May 1808
Nathaniel BRIDGES to William SIMMONS, both of Oglethorpe, for $100, 
40 acres
on south side of Big Beaverdam Creek, part of a tract originally 
granted to
John DAWSON, adj. Jacob ELSBURY.  Sold by collector John COLLIER, to
Nathaniel BRIDGES, highest bidder.  Signed:  Nathaniel (x) BRIDGES.
Witness:  Rawley CRAWFORD, Salley SIMMONS, Jno. LUCKIE, J.P.

Page 348
22 Feb 1812
Jesse BRIDGES to Johnson HENDON, both of Oglethorpe, for $580, 138 
acres on
Beaverdam Creek.  Signed:  Jesse BRIDGES.  Witness:  Berry J. 
BRIDGES,
Merril EMBRY, R. HENDON, J.P.

Book H:

Page 109
25 Mar 1813
Baines BRIDGES and John GUNNELS, to Robert BLEDSOE, all of 
Oglethorpe, for
$200, 100 acres between Cloud's Creek and Beaverdam Creek, adj. 
George
CRAWFORD, Jacob BRIDGES and Wiseman BRIDGES, part of a tract 
originally
granted to Wiseman BRIDGES.  Signed:  Baines BRIDGES, John GUNNELS.
Witness:  Wm. M. STOKES, Henry JOHNSON, A. PONDER, J.P.

Page 124
27 Apr 1813
John GUNNELS to Baines BRIDGES, for $200, 100 acres between Cloud's 
Creek
and Beaverdam Creek, adj. George CRAWFORD, Jacob BRIDGES, Wiseman 
BRIDGES,
land orginially granted to Wiseman BRIDGES.  Signed:  John GUNNELS.
Witness:  Henry JOHNSON, Wm. M. STOKES, A. PONDER, J.P.

Page 140
31 Jan 1809
Jesse BRIDGES to Berry J. BRIDGES, both of Oglethorpe, for $180, 60 
acres on
Beaverdam Creek.  Signed:  Jesse BRIDGES.  Witness:  Wiley SIMS, 
Baynes
BRIDGES, A. PONDER, J.P.

Page 169
6 Sept 1813
Thomas BRIDGES of Smith Co, TN to Wiley CARTER of Oglethorpe, for   
$150, 130
acres on Cloud's Creek, adj. Amos PONDER, Mark HARVILL, Thomas 
RAINES, Wm.
CLIFTS.  Signed:  Thomas (x) BRIDGES.  Witness:  Abraham KIDD, Gen'l 
Jas. H.
PONDER, Obediah CARTER.

page 174
22 Jan 1808
Merrill BRIDGES  to Isaac MEADOWS, both of Oglethorpe, for $150, 70 
acres on
the main Beaverdam Creek, part of a tract said Merrill BRIDGES bought 
of
Berry J. BRIDGES.  Signed:  Merrill BRIDGES.  Witness:  LUMPKIN, 
George
CRAWFORD, Baynes BRIDGES.

Page 292
5 Aug 1813
Jacob BRIDGES to Samuel OSTEEN, both of Oglethorpe, for $250, 110 
acres on
Cloud's Creek, adj. James BRIDGES and Wiseman BRIDGES, part of a 
tract
originally granted to Wiseman BRIDGES.  Signed:  Jacob BRIDGES. 
 Witness:
James (x) BRIDGES, Obediah (x) CARTER, Robinson HENDON.

page 328
13 Jan 1813
James BRIDGES, Sr. earmark as follows, Smooth crop in the right ear, 
crop
and slit in the left ear.

page 328
27 Feb 1804
Giles TOMPKINS to Solomon BRIDGES, both of Oglethorpe Co, for $1400, 
218
acres on Goosepond Creek.  Signed:  Giles TOMPKINS.  Witness: 
 Humphrey
TOMPKINS, John BRIDGES, M. CLARK, J.P.

page 329
24 Dec 1814
Samuel BRADFORD, executor of estate of Humphrey TOMPKINS, to Solomon
BRIDGES, for $1650, 200 acres on Goosepond Creek, land originally 
granted to
Benjamin HART, adj. GOOLSBY and __wolls(?).  Signed:  Samuel 
BRADFORD.
Witness:  John HARDMAN, Charles HARDMAN, William MOORE, J.P.

page 330
19 Nov 1814
William BABERS of Wilkes Co, GA to Solomon BRIDGES of Oglethorpe, for 
$350,
100 acres on Macks Creek in Oglethorpe. Signed:  William BABERS. 
 Witness:
James SPRATLING, Drury CUNNINGHAM, Sylvanus GIBSON.

page 331
19 Nov 1814
William BABERS and Washington BABERS, both of Wilkes Co, GA, to 
Solomon
BRIDGES of Oglethorpe, for $400, 244 acres on Macks Creek in 
Oglethorpe Co,
land being the dower of Mary JENNINGS, formerly the widow of Ambrose 
BABERS.
Signed:  Signed:  William BABERS, Washington BABERS.  Witness: 
 Thomas
McLAUGHLIN, Drewry STOVALL, Jr., Sylvanus GIBSON, J.P.

page 428
11 Oct 1815
James BRIDGES, Sr. of Oglethorpe to Jacob BRIDGES of Oglethorpe, for 
$400,
200 acres on Cloud's Creek.  Signed:  James (x) BRIDGES.  Witness: 
 Wiley
SIMS, George CRAWFORD, Abner PONDER.

page 475
9 Nov 1815
Jonathon F. BRIDGES of Oglethorpe to Adam SIMMONS of Oglethorpe, for
$310.62, 182 acres on Beaverdam Creek adj. the orphans of George 
WRIGHT,
John GUNNELS, Jacob MEADOWS, Allen SIMS, Sr.  Signed:  Jonathon F. 
(x)
BRIDGES.  Witness:  Jacob MEADOWS, Joel MEADOWS, Brittain STAMPS, 
J.P.

page 489
12 Apr 1815
Jesse BRIDGES and Berry J. BRIDGES, both of Oglethorpe, to Luke 
JOHNSON of
Oglethorpe, for $559, 205 acres on Mill Shoal Creek, waters of 
Beaverdam
Creek, adj. Johnson HENDON and Berry J. BRIDGES.  Signed:  Jesse 
BRIDGES,
Berry J. BRIDGES.  Witness:  Stephen ALLEN, Johnson HENDON, William 
M.
STOKES.

Book I:

page 344
1 Jan 1817
James BRIDGES of Oglethorpe to James O'Kelley of Oglethorpe, for 
$525, 200
acres on Cloud's Creek, land originally granted to Anthony OLIVE and
conveyed to William HENDON.  Signed:  James (x) BRIDGES.  Witness: 
 Samuel
COCHRAN, Brittain STAMPS.

page 515
28 Feb 1818
Sary & Tabitha OSTEEN of Oglethorpe, to James BRIDGES, SR. of 
Oglethorpe,
for $200, 180 acres on Cloud's Creek, adj. James BRIDGES, part of a 
tract
originall granted to Wiseman BRIDGES.  Signed:  Sary (x) OSTEAN, 
Tabitha (x)
OSTEAN.  Witness:  Jacob BRIDGES, Samuel COCHRAN, William L. PONDER, 
J.P.

Book J:

page 165
1 Dec 1818
Berry J. BRIDGES relinquishes "all title & interest to a certain 
tract or
parcel of land in Oglethorpe County on Mill Shoal Creek containing 
150
acres.." unto Phillip P. COLBERT, for value received of him this 
first day
of December, 1818.  Signed: Berry J. BRIDGES.  Witness:  John C. 
JOHNSON,
Thomas GRAHAM.

Book K:

page 164
6 Nov 1819
Henry FARMER to Jacob BRIDGES, both of Oglethorpe, for $600, 150 
acres on
Cloud's Creek.  Signed:  Henry FARMER.  Witness:  Thomas JOHNSON, 
William
GALLOWAY, Brittain STAMPS, J.P.

page 247
5 Dec 1821
Jacob BRIDGES of Oglethorpe to Samuel COCHRAN of Oglethorpe, for 
$750, 250
acres on Cloud's Creek, adj. the Schoolhouse on Wiley SIMS line. 
 Signed:
Jacob BRIDGES.  Witness:  Allen HARDMAN, Samuel HARDMAN, W.H. 
BARNETT, J.P.

page 315
17 May 1822
Jacob BRIDGES of Walton County, GA to William PITTARD of Oglethorpe, 
for
$500, 150 acres on Coud's Creek.  Signed:  Jacob BRIDGES.  Witness: 
 John
PASS, William (x) THOMAS, Josiah (x) STERLING, Wiley CARTER, J.P.

Book L:

page 287
17 Nov 1823
Jesse BRIDGES of Muray County, TN to Maury EMBRY of Oglethorpe, for 
$200,
"all right, title & interest which I am or may be entitled to by & 
through a
purchase which I made of Derrill D. BRIDGES, being all the said 
Derrill's
interest in the estate of his father Nathaniel BRIDGES.  Signed: 
 Jesse
BRIDGES.  Witness:  John Knight SMITH, Joseph Newman SMITH, Thomas 
HOWARD.
Proven in Franklin County, TN, May term 1825.