Georgia: Oglethorpe County: Index to Land Grants ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Jeanne Arguelles ejarguelles@msn.com ==================================================================== Index to Land Grants The following people received land grants in Oglethorpe County from the State of Georgia. Oglethorpe County was created in 1793 from Wilkes County. Please note that prior to 1793, thousands of acres were granted in the portion of Wilkes County that would later become Oglethorpe County. Those grants are not included here. This index includes only those grants that occurred after the creation of Oglethorpe County in 1793. Name Year of Grant Acres Granted County Grant Book Page Aberhart Jacob 1809 200 Oglethorpe GGGGG 424 Adkins William 1842 1 3/4 Oglethorpe UUUUU 515 Alexander Edmund 1799 290 Oglethorpe CCCCC 169 Alexander Jos. 1802 325 Oglethorpe DDDDD 825 Alison Robt. 1799 250 Oglethorpe CCCCC 76 Allen Chas. 1812 302 Oglethorpe IIIII 131 Amos Thos. 1827 18 1/2 Oglethorpe PPPPP 691 Anderson Mathew 1806 34 1/2 Oglethorpe FFFFF 404 Anderson Nathaniel 1802 212 Oglethorpe EEEEE 268 Andrews Jno. 1799 170 Oglethorpe BBBBB 55 Andrews Jno. 1799 46 Oglethorpe BBBBB 69 Appling James 1848 993 Oglethorpe WWWWW 251 Baldwin David (heirs of) 1799 500 Oglethorpe CCCCC 12 Barber George 1797 500 Oglethorpe ZZZZ 268 Barnet Francis M. 1829 385 Oglethorpe QQQQQ 152 Barnet Joel 1824 38 1/2 Oglethorpe PPPPP 302 Barnett Jno. 1803 287 Oglethorpe EEEEE 547 Barnett Jno. 1795 300 Oglethorpe RRRR 731 Barnett Zadock 1805 13 Oglethorpe FFFFF 92 Beall Elias 1821 644 Oglethorpe NNNNN 191 Beavers Robt. 1796 880 Oglethorpe YYYY 530 Beckerstaff Margaret 1806 19 Oglethorpe FFFFF 476 Bentley Isaac 1817 200 Oglethorpe LLLLL 165 Black Semnal 1811 28 Oglethorpe HHHHH 479 Bledsoe Miller 1810 18 Oglethorpe HHHHH 263 Bohannon Ceily 1807 230 Oglethorpe GGGGG 185 Bohannon Edmund 1807 300 Oglethorpe GGGGG 186 Bohannon Jno. 1801 140 Oglethorpe DDDDD 207 Bohannon William 1802 150 Oglethorpe DDDDD 713 Bradbury James 1849 142 Oglethorpe WWWWW 379 Bradford Samuel 1827 100 Oglethorpe PPPPP 826 Bradshaw James 1795 196 Oglethorpe OOOO 749 Bradshaw Peter 1817 31 Oglethorpe LLLLL 194 Bradshaw William 1810 50 Oglethorpe HHHHH 95 Brand Benjamin 1817 200 Oglethorpe LLLLL 161 Brand Benjamin 1825 73 Oglethorpe PPPPP 322 Brand William 1817 78 Oglethorpe LLLLL 163 Bridges James 1796 325 Oglethorpe XXXX 213 Bridges Nathaniel 1800 200 Oglethorpe CCCCC 687 Bridges Nathaniel 1803 243 Oglethorpe EEEEE 380 Briton Henry 1823 14 1/2 Oglethorpe OOOOO 517 Brittain Thomas 1802 70 Oglethorpe EEEEE 69 Brooks Henry 1805 365 Oglethorpe EEEEE 985 Brooks Middleton 1796 50 Oglethorpe YYYY 537 Brown William 1817 11 1/2 Oglethorpe LLLLL 195 Buchanan James 1801 500 Oglethorpe DDDDD 109 Cabeness George 1797 481 Oglethorpe ZZZZ 626 Campbell Robert 1796 150 Oglethorpe WWWW 282 Carden William 1799 100 Oglethorpe CCCCC 77 Carothers Robert 1803 47 1/2 Oglethorpe EEEEE 376 Carrigan William 1802 47 Oglethorpe DDDDD 716 Carter Robert G. 1855 752 Oglethorpe YYYYY 1618 Chandler Parks 1796 430 Oglethorpe WWWW 235 Colley James 1804 26 Oglethorpe EEEEE 963 Collier Benjamin 1818 12 1/2 Oglethorpe LLLLL 736 Collier Isaac 1814 10 Oglethorpe IIIII 478 Collier Isaac 1817 19 1/2 Oglethorpe LLLLL 232 Collier Jno. 1808 24 Oglethorpe GGGGG 450 Collins Thomas 1808 21 Oglethorpe GGGGG 445 Collins Thomas 1856 815 Oglethorpe ZZZZZ 219 Conden John 1842 84 1/2 Oglethorpe OOOOO 467 Cowen George 1801 25 Oglethorpe DDDDD 412 Cowen Jos. 1801 175 Oglethorpe DDDDD 416 Cowen William 1801 153 Oglethorpe DDDDD 415 Craft William 1805 20 Oglethorpe FFFFF 153 Craig James 1800 350 Oglethorpe CCCCC 689 Crawley Benjamin 1808 74 Oglethorpe GGGGG 380 Creswell David 1797 900 Oglethorpe ZZZZ 609 Cross George 1800 126 Oglethorpe CCCCC 690 Cummins Alexander 1801 300 Oglethorpe DDDDD 521 Cunningham Jas. 1839 5 Oglethorpe TTTTT 793 Cunningham William 1802 100 Oglethorpe DDDDD 588 Dansby John C. 1832 640 Oglethorpe QQQQQ 541 Davenport Jno. 1799 434 Oglethorpe CCCCC 583 Davis William 1805 35 Oglethorpe FFFFF 218 Dickson Thomas 1820 190 Oglethorpe NNNNN 139 Dillard Isaac 1849 998 3/4 Oglethorpe WWWWW 382 Dorrough James 1849 604 Oglethorpe WWWWW 381 Dorsey Cobb 1796 28 Oglethorpe YYYY 534 Dowdy Richard 1849 10 Oglethorpe WWWWW 421 Dozier Augustus 1841 38 Oglethorpe UUUUU 300 Drake Archibald 1823 79 1/2 Oglethorpe PPPPP 86 Drake Etheldred 1846 220 Oglethorpe VVVVV 704 Duke James 1801 450 Oglethorpe DDDDD 483 Duncan William 1801 50 Oglethorpe DDDDD 71 Dunham Jno. 1800 160 Oglethorpe CCCCC 693 Early Jeffrey 1796 1000 Oglethorpe WWWW 273 Early Jeffrey 1796 874 Oglethorpe WWWW 272 Early Jeffrey 1796 1000 Oglethorpe WWWW 271 Early Jeffrey 1796 480 Oglethorpe WWWW 270 Echols Silas M. 1833 155 Oglethorpe QQQQQ 692 Ector Hugh 1804 9 Oglethorpe EEEEE 869 Ector Hugh 1804 25 Oglethorpe EEEEE 731 Ellbury Jos. 1806 10 3/4 Oglethorpe FFFFF 363 Elliott Robert 1800 350 Oglethorpe CCCCC 694 Embrey John 1796 20 Oglethorpe YYYY 532 Findley Samuel P. 1820 184 Oglethorpe MMMMM 697 Freeman Daniel 1813 100 Oglethorpe IIIII 398 Freeman William 1812 250 Oglethorpe IIIII 164 Gammon Smith 1803 10 Oglethorpe EEEEE 325 Gathurite Miles 1800 200 Oglethorpe CCCCC 581 Gilham Ezekiel 1796 431 Oglethorpe YYYY 538 Gilmore Peechy 1817 78 Oglethorpe LLLLL 231 Gilmore Uriah 1796 760 Oglethorpe YYYY 464 Glaze Reubin 1801 450 Oglethorpe DDDDD 452 Goldsby Jas. 1796 166 Oglethorpe YYYY 536 Goodman John 1806 50 Oglethorpe FFFFF 403 Gower Abel 1802 40 Oglethorpe DDDDD 721 Greer Henry 1799 209 Oglethorpe CCCCC 181 Greer Vincent 1799 150 Oglethorpe CCCCC 78 Gregory Richard 1817 25 Oglethorpe NNNNN 589 Gresham George W. 1847 994 Oglethorpe WWWWW 76 Hailes John 1805 13 Oglethorpe FFFFF 42 Hailes Josiah 1796 42 Oglethorpe YYYY 529 Ham Jas. 1798 520 Oglethorpe AAAAA 395 Ham Jas. 1798 952 Oglethorpe AAAAA 396 Hamner Richard 1804 264 Oglethorpe EEEEE 872 Hamner Richardson 1797 541 Oglethorpe ZZZZ 266 Hamner Turner 1797 840 Oglethorpe ZZZZ 262 Hand Christopher 1821 23 Oglethorpe OOOOO 351 Haney William B. P. 1852 360 Oglethorpe YYYYY 134 Hardeman Charles 1799 6 Oglethorpe CCCCC 79 Hardman William 1810 283 Oglethorpe HHHHH 195 Harris Samuel 1815 200 Oglethorpe KKKKK 370 Hart Archibald 1825 38 Oglethorpe PPPPP 356 Hartsfield Robert 1796 130 Oglethorpe XXXX 212 Harvey Evan 1816 15 Oglethorpe KKKKK 759 Harvey William 1803 320 Oglethorpe EEEEE 551 Hatcher William 1804 43 Oglethorpe EEEEE 871 Hawkins Nicholas 1799 56 Oglethorpe CCCCC 189 Hay Ann 1799 100 Oglethorpe CCCCC 18 Haynes Henry 1801 412 Oglethorpe DDDDD 482 Hendon Isam 1797 640 Oglethorpe ZZZZ 263 Hill Abraham 1803 46 Oglethorpe EEEEE 381 Hill Henry 1811 80 Oglethorpe HHHHH 352 Hill Henry 1811 250 Oglethorpe HHHHH 351 Hill Mordecai 1800 50 Oglethorpe CCCCC 695 Hill Noah 1800 15 Oglethorpe CCCCC 582 Hill Theophilus 1803 357 Oglethorpe EEEEE 552 Hodge James 1802 330 Oglethorpe EEEEE 46 Hodge John 1803 50 Oglethorpe EEEEE 548 Hoff Peter 1805 37 Oglethorpe FFFFF 215 Holland Francis 1814 542 Oglethorpe IIIII 537 Hollifield Daniel 1802 25 Oglethorpe DDDDD 833 Hollifield Daniel 1802 18 Oglethorpe DDDDD 832 Holt Harmon 1798 96 Oglethorpe AAAAA 527 Hopper Thomas 1805 152 Oglethorpe FFFFF 25 Howard Mordecai 1813 17 Oglethorpe IIIII 265 Howard Mordecai 1818 15 Oglethorpe LLLLL 803 Howard William T. 1857 1000 Oglethorpe ZZZZZ 382 Huddleston Robert 1805 220 Oglethorpe FFFFF 26 Jackson Daniel 1804 50 Oglethorpe EEEEE 876 Jackson Littleberry 1816 200 Oglethorpe KKKKK 463 Johnson James T. 1849 81 Oglethorpe WWWWW 380 Johnson Jeremiah 1812 4 1/2 Oglethorpe HHHHH 543 Johnson Jos. 1808 46 Oglethorpe GGGGG 389 Johnson Leroy 1823 45 Oglethorpe OOOOO 518 Johnson Nathan 1803 200 Oglethorpe EEEEE 473 Johnston James 1813 100 Oglethorpe IIIII 351 Jones Jos. 1803 80 Oglethorpe EEEEE 377 Jordan Josiah 1821 82 4/5 Oglethorpe NNNNN 311 Kellough Jno. 1796 400 Oglethorpe WWWW 291 Kenny Jas. 1802 127 Oglethorpe EEEEE 49 Kidd Absalom 1828 18 Oglethorpe QQQQQ 85 Kirkland Jas. 0 0 Oglethorpe FFFFF 0 Knight Griffin 1806 200 Oglethorpe FFFFF 414 Landram Thomas 1805 20 Oglethorpe FFFFF 217 Langston David 1799 384 Oglethorpe CCCCC 121 Lawrence Jno. 1804 29 Oglethorpe EEEEE 732 Lawrence William 1803 309 Oglethorpe EEEEE 449 Lee Jesse 1799 100 Oglethorpe CCCCC 195 Lee Jesse 1796 150 Oglethorpe WWWW 266 Lee Seymore 1809 178 Oglethorpe HHHHH 4 Lowry James 1804 135 Oglethorpe EEEEE 879 Luckie Jas. 1827 9 Oglethorpe PPPPP 820 Lumpkin John 1803 185 Oglethorpe EEEEE 554 Lumpkin William 1812 81 1/2 Oglethorpe IIIII 124 Lumpkin William Sr. 1811 389 Oglethorpe HHHHH 410 Marks Jno. H. 1804 60 Oglethorpe EEEEE 845 Marks Jno. H. 1804 422 1/2 Oglethorpe EEEEE 846 Martin Alexander 1817 33 Oglethorpe LLLLL 543 Martin Jno. W. 1853 480 Oglethorpe YYYYY 528 Martin Joshua 1798 578 Oglethorpe AAAAA 565 Martin Jos. 1802 115 Oglethorpe EEEEE 70 Mason Jno. 1807 185 Oglethorpe GGGGG 163 Mathews Jacob G. 1823 67 9/10 Oglethorpe PPPPP 59 McCarter Jas. 1796 245 Oglethorpe WWW 290 McCarty Sherwood 1814 400 Oglethorpe IIIII 538 McCarty Sherod 1847 645 Oglethorpe VVVVV 986 McCauley Samuel 1827 192 1/2 Oglethorpe PPPPP 749 McCree William 1820 116 Oglethorpe ? 34 McEwin Alexander 1800 10 Oglethorpe CCCCC 699 McGehee Aaron 1820 1000 Oglethorpe MMMMM 699 Melton William 1796 100 Oglethorpe YYYY 465 Meriwether Francis 1848 635 Oglethorpe WWWWW 252 Moody Thomas 1829 50 Oglethorpe RRRRR 67 Moore Jas. 1797 535 Oglethorpe ZZZZ 261 Moore Jos. 1800 524 1/2 Oglethorpe CCCCC 700 Morgan William 1803 200 Oglethorpe EEEEE 633 Morton Hiram 1809 53 Oglethorpe GGGGG 475 Morton Joseph 1802 115 Oglethorpe GGGGG 70 Morton William T. 1801 400 Oglethorpe DDDDD 481 Morton William T. 1807 22 Oglethorpe GGGGG 63 Ogleby Elisha 1814 15 Oglethorpe IIIII 402 Parks Bird 1818 155 Oglethorpe LLLLL 675 Parks Robert 1803 62 1/2 Oglethorpe EEEEE 600 Parks William 1800 548 Oglethorpe CCCCC 704 Pate Cordy 1803 275 Oglethorpe EEEEE 448 Patrick Jno. 1807 152 Oglethorpe GGGGG 151 Patrick William 1813 195 Oglethorpe IIIII 340 Patton Samuel 1800 153 Oglethorpe CCCCC 706 Peacock Jno. 1809 260 Oglethorpe GGGGG 474 Peters Jess. 1817 190 Oglethorpe LLLLL 162 Phair Ephrain 1800 23 Oglethorpe CCCCC 705 Phillips Levy 1807 300 Oglethorpe GGGGG 139 Phillips Richard 1841 37 1/2 Oglethorpe UUUUU 279 Phinizy Ferdinand 1802 695 Oglethorpe DDDDD 752 Pope Burwell 1796 60 Oglethorpe WWWW 137 Pope Middleton 1823 27 Oglethorpe NNNNN 540 Porter Jno. 1816 73 Oglethorpe KKKKK 752 Potman Jno. 1832 6 1/10 Oglethorpe QQQQQ 622 Potts Stephen 1809 48 Oglethorpe GGGGG 551 Potts Stephen 1796 650 Oglethorpe XXXX 156 Potts William 1800 23 Oglethorpe CCCCC 704 Powell Edward W. 1816 39 Oglethorpe KKKKK 755 Powers Nichols 1835 450 Oglethorpe RRRRR 356 Prestridge Jno. 1806 97 Oglethorpe FFFFF 285 Rachford William 1818 97 Oglethorpe LLLLL 781 Ragan Jno. 1823 49 1/2 Oglethorpe NNNNN 522 Ragan Jonathan 1818 6 1/2 Oglethorpe LLLLL 755 Ramsey Henery 1806 200 Oglethorpe FFFFF 275 Ramsey William 1806 29 Oglethorpe FFFFF 445 Read Jacob 1798 300 Oglethorpe AAAAA 188 Reid Hugh 1801 20 Oglethorpe DDDDD 414 Reid Josiah 1798 250 Oglethorpe AAAAA 523 Richardson Jno. 1806 430 Oglethorpe FFFFF 280 Richardson Jno. 1815 20 Oglethorpe KKKKK 242 Rickels Jno. 1809 106 Oglethorpe GGGGG 472 Ringo Jno. 1810 398 Oglethorpe HHHHH 66 Robertson William 1799 441 Oglethorpe CCCCC 209 Rogers Jos. 1803 24 Oglethorpe EEEEE 553 Russaw William 1807 6 Oglethorpe GGGGG 230 Rutledge Thomas 1796 760 Oglethorpe XXXX 211 Sams Jno. 1815 10 1/4 Oglethorpe KKKKK 246 Sanders William 1806 260 Oglethorpe FFFFF 403 Sanders William 1809 75 Oglethorpe GGGGG 541 Sapp Brinkley 1852 255 Oglethorpe YYYYY 135 Say Richard 1808 100 Oglethorpe GGGGG 410 Scriggins Geo. 1800 115 Oglethorpe CCCCC 713 Simmons Dicey 1809 68 Oglethorpe GGGGG 422 Simonton Thos. 1800 215 Oglethorpe CCCCC 714 Simpson Robert 1803 100 Oglethorpe EEEEE 379 Sims Charles 1805 31 Oglethorpe FFFFF 97 Sims Jeremy 1819 7 Oglethorpe MMMMM 294 Smith Burwell 1800 28 1/2 Oglethorpe CCCCC 715 Smith Charles 1796 1000 Oglethorpe XXXX 157 Smith Daniel 1800 28 Oglethorpe CCCCC 716 Smith Guy 1796 100 Oglethorpe WWWW 293 Smith Hill 1808 82 Oglethorpe FFFFF 307 Smith Isham 1815 40 Oglethorpe KKKKK 218 Smith James 1816 9 Oglethorpe KKKKK 547 Smith James 1822 6 1/2 Oglethorpe NNNNN 468 Smith Jno. 1799 98 Oglethorpe CCCCC 81 Smith Mial 1848 901 Oglethorpe WWWWW 195 Smith Robert 1816 10 Oglethorpe KKKKK 981 Smith Samuel 1807 25 Oglethorpe GGGGG 189 Smith Shadrack 1807 100 Oglethorpe GGGGG 184 Smith Vims 1833 14 Oglethorpe QQQQQ 736 Sorrow Randal 1851 95 Oglethorpe XXXXX 529 Spurlock Allen 1803 118 Oglethorpe EEEEE 601 Stamps Brittain 1831 11 1/2 Oglethorpe QQQQQ 377 Stephens Jos. 1853 840 Oglethorpe YYYYY 520 Stephens Joshua 1804 30 Oglethorpe EEEEE 938 Stephens Thos. A. 1849 998 1/2 Oglethorpe WWWWW 383 Stephenson William 1815 40 Oglethorpe KKKKK 151 Stewart Jno. 1818 300 Oglethorpe LLLLL 737 Stone Thomas 0 10 Oglethorpe EEEEE 1008 Stone Thomas 1814 60 Oglethorpe JJJJJ 526 Street Samuel 1800 43 Oglethorpe CCCCC 717 Street Samuel 1809 46 Oglethorpe GGGGG 542 Stroud Jno. 1796 960 Oglethorpe YYYY 463 Tate Samuel 1806 200 Oglethorpe FFFFF 406 Thomas Jas. 1796 918 Oglethorpe YYYY 531 Thompson Alexander 1806 58 Oglethorpe FFFFF 288 Thompson Jas. 1803 300 Oglethorpe EEEEE 378 Thornton Jno. 1831 8 1/2 Oglethorpe QQQQQ 404 Thornton Presley 1800 60 Oglethorpe CCCCC 721 Tillery Joshua 1803 158 Oglethorpe EEEEE 343 Traylor William 1803 13 1/2 Oglethorpe EEEEE 549 Trible Benjamin 1801 47 Oglethorpe DDDDD 417 Triplett William 1797 600 Oglethorpe ZZZZ 608 Truetall Jno. 1800 200 Oglethorpe CCCCC 565 Varner Matthew 1805 200 Oglethorpe FFFFF 216 Walker Simeon 1803 272 Oglethorpe EEEEE 550 Ward Richard 1796 147 Oglethorpe YYYY 533 Watkins Phillips 1853 772 1/2 Oglethorpe YYYYY 458 Whatley Michael 1805 300 Oglethorpe FFFFF 67 Wilkes Jess 1812 68 Oglethorpe IIIII 173 Willson Bennett 1815 240 Oglethorpe KKKKK 247 Wise Patton 1799 247 Oglethorpe CCCCC 219 Wise Patton 1800 112 1/2 Oglethorpe CCCCC 724 Wise Patton 1807 33 Oglethorpe GGGGG 187 Wise Patton 1807 19 Oglethorpe GGGGG 188 Woodrough Clifford 1843 204 Oglethorpe UUUUU 755 Young Henry 1809 35 Oglethorpe GGGGG 473 Young Henry 1821 47 Oglethorpe OOOOO 260 Young Jas. 1820 9 Oglethorpe MMMMM 593 Young Leonard 1814 42 Oglethorpe IIIII 533 Young Leonard 1815 176 Oglethorpe KKKKK 398