Georgia: Wilkes County: Land Grants 1784 - 1839 Most of the 200+ names and locations are actually in present Oglethorpe County ==================================================================== 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: Wayne Tiller wtiller@attglobal.net ==================================================================== Most of the 200+ names and locations are actually in present Oglethorpe County From the book "Index to Land Grants 1 & 2 1784 - 1839 Wilkes County" as microfilmed by the LDS on film #0227284. These are only a selected few of the land grants for Wilkes County - WDT. Book Grantee Acres Location Date Page HHH Apling John 300 Newford Creek 1785 93 HHH " " 300 1785 105 HHH " " 500 Coldwater Creek 1785 112 HHH " " 500 " " 1785 120 HHH " " 500 " " 1785 121 HHH Appling Martha 500 Beaverdam Creek 1785 269 HHH " " 500 Vanns " 1785 291 HHH Apling John 130 Kettle Creek 1785 600 HHH " " 1000 Cedar " 1786 915 III Apling John 200 Poplar Branch 1786 769 III " " 200 Gum Log Creek 1786 842 NNN Appling John 200 Kettle Creek 1787 257 EEE Bell Andrew 200 Golden Grove Creek 1784 54 FFF Bradley Jushua (550 1000 Shoulderbone & Warha 1785 804 814 acres on Sar River) tchee Crs & Sar River 829 789 FFF Burte Nicholas 200 1785 323 III Bell Nathaniel 200 Powells Creek 1785 173 III Boggess Jeremiah 350 Little River 1786 670 MMM Bell Joseph 200 Warhatchee Creek 1787 134 MMM Bell James 500 Falling Creek 1787 165 600 Broad River 199 TTT Bridges David 260 Beaverdam Creek 1790 676 TTT " Nathaniel 215 Clouds Creek 1790 67? ZZZ Bell Andrew 196 1793 265 XXXX Bridges James 300 Clarks Creek 1796 218 AAAAA Bridges William 880 1798 191 CCCCC Bridges Thomas 215 Beaverdam Creek 1800 465 DDD Cunningham John 350 1784 34 DDD " " 450 ?Reedy? Branch & 1784 100 Sarah's Creek 101 HHH Cunningham William 400 Big Creek 1785 306 HHH " " 200 Broad River 1785 415 HHH " Patrick 500 Big Creek 1785 317 HHH " " 400 Fishing Creek 1785 490 LLL Carden William 200 Macks Creek 1786 57 NNN Cunningham John 300 Mill Creek 1787 70 NNN " " 200 Soap Creek 1787 101 NNN Cunningham Franklin 400 Coldwater Creek 1787 94 OOO Cunningham William 200 Diamond " 1787 60(6)? QQQ Cunningham John 200 Vanns " 1788 305 UUU Black William 200 Fishing " 1791 592 VVV Cunningham William 300 1792 393 XXX Dunn William 250 1792 232 DDD Edes John 50 Broad River 1784 350 DDD " John Sr 100 Falling Creek 1784 564 FFF Eades John Senr 250 Goosepond Creek 1785 793 FFF " " " 200 Broad River 1785 797 HHH Eades Mary 150 Pistol Creek 1785 417 III Eades Mary 250 Cedar Creek 1786 588 PPP Eades Abraham 200 Goosepond Branch 1787 36 VVV Eads John 220 Goosepond Creek 1792 321 WWW Eads Jesse 200 Goosepond Creek 1792 135 DDDD Eady John 200 1794 205 III Goolsby Isaiah 950 Macks Creek 1785 353 III " " 300 1785 360 III " " 150 Macks Creek 1785 364 III " " 500 Broad River 1785 357 III Goolsby Burgis 200 Macks Creek 1786 852 III " James 200 Macks Creek 1786 853 OOO Goolsbee James 250 Macks Creek 1787 481 PPP Goolsby Josiah 260 1788 552 VVV Goldsbey Peter 500 1791 10 VVV " Richard 200 Goosepond Creek 1791 11 DDD Hooper Thomas 200 Pistol Creek 1784 165 DDD Hooker Churchwell 200 Pistol Creek 1784 165 KKK Hardman Charles 565 Goosepond Creek 1786 257 KKK Hardman Uriah 448 " " 1786 264 NNN Hooper Churchill 250 Broad River 1787 248 OOO Hooper Jesse 200 Broad River 1787 291 RRR Johnson James 200 1788 16 RRR Johnson Richard 174 Little River 1788 78 TTT Johnson Andrew 200 Doves Creek 1790 746 UUU Jennings Priscilla 48 1/2 1791 259 UUU Johnson Caleb 250 1791 258 UUU " William 380 Deep Creek 1791 348 VVV Johnson William 100 Clarks Creek 1791 201 ZZZZ Johnson Wilson 100 Briar Creek 1797 605 ZZZZ " " 200 Briar Creek 1797 606 AAAAA Jennings Caleb 250 1798 270 AAAAA Johnson William 250 Long Creek 1798 259 DDDDD Johnson William 200 Deep Creek 1801 94 H5 Johnson Jacob 70 1810 96 L5 Johnson William 16 1818 639 DDD Lee Greenberry 400 Little River 1784 97 III Lee George 200 Little River 1785 86 LLL Lea George 180 1787 343 MMM Lee Joshua 350 Fishing Creek 1787 51 PPP Lea George 379 Little River 1788 208 WWW Lea William 100 1792 12 WWW Lee James 200 Broad River 1792 268 WWW Lee Giles 200 Broad River 1792 269 G5 Lee John 25 1807 206 FFF McGehee Micajah 400 Broad River 1785 652 FFF " " 750 " " 1785 667 GGG Moffutt Thomas 200 Cherokee Creek 1785 456 III Moffett James 200 Shivers Creek 1785 23 KKK Meegeehee Micajah 450 Coldwater Creek 1786 258 KKK " " 600 Broad River 1786 296 KKK McGeehee Micajah 600 1786 296 OOO Moffett James 150 Uptons Creek 1787 320 OOO " " 300 Shivers Creek 1787 393 UUU McGehee Micajah 102 1790 217 UUU " " 144 1790 218 UUU " " 58 1790 219 PPP Nunnerly James F 200 1788 296 OOO Pace Henry 200 Camp Creek 1787 60 QQQ Pye James 980 Macks Creek 1788 4 AAAAA Poss Henry 119 1/2 1798 324 MMM Pace Barniabus 400 Warhatchee Creek 1787 238 HHH Pace ?Drury? 300 Savannah River 1786 914 HHH Pace Barnabus 200 Warhatchee Creek 1786 875 TTT Nunnellei William W 130 1790 445 TTT Osborn Samuel 300 Long Creek 1790 215 NNN Robertson Jonathan 200 Broad River 1787 603 DDD Saunders Joshua 400 Long Creek 1783 14 DDD " " 300 Little River 1784 18 DDD " " 200 " " 1784 24 OOO Sorrow Henry 200 Millstone Creek 1787 482 RRR Sanders Joshua 270 1789 316 DDD Smith William 200 Cherokee Creek 1784 49 DDD Smith Peter 200 Ws Lettle Creek 1784 594 EEE Smith William 140 Fishing Creek 1784 3 EEE Smith Samuel 400 North Prong Long Creek 1784 298 EEE Smith Samuel 100 Rocky Creek 1784 299 FFF Smith William 100 1784 79 FFF Stewart Gravener 400 Stephens Creek 1784 84 FFF " Martha 200 Hardius Creek 1784 95 FFF Smith Willis (Heirs of 200 1785 517 FFF " Israel 200 Long Creek 1785 518 FFF Stewarts Henry 200 Ogeechee River 1785 585 FFF Smith Jasper 400 Falling Creek 1785 624 FFF Smith Henry 200 Cherokee Creek 1785 807 GGG Smith Peter 300 Fulsoms Creek 1785 232 GGG " " 200 1785 249 GGG " " 300 1785 260 GGG Smith Thomas 200 Powells Creek 1785 238 GGG Smith David 300 Fishing Creek 1785 251 HHH Smith Hannah 100 Greens Creek 1785 70 HHH Stewart William 200 Beaverdam Creek 1785 79 HHH Smith William 135 Ws Fishing Creek 1785 674 HHH " " 200 Fishing Creek 1786 767 HHH Smith Peter 900 Long Creek 1786 824 HHH " " 500 Buckey Creek 1786 841 III Stewart Charles 200 Ws Ogeechee River 1785 233 KKK Smith William 200 Cherokee River 1786 83 KKK " John 250 Ogeechee River 1786 99 KKK Smith Robert 200 Ws Fishing Creek 1786 195 KKK Smith John G. 143 1786 360 KKK Smith Benjamin 200 1786 450 LLL Smith Arthur 100 Fishing Creek 1786 482 LLL Smith Dru 400 Soak 1786 142 LLL Smith John 250 1786 297 LLL " " 300 Beaverdam Creek 1786 298 LLL Stewart John 200 Little River 1787 352 LLL Smith Frances 250 Camp Creek 1787 454 MMM Smith Arthur 200 Fishing Creek 1787 66 MMM Smith Francis 150 Camp Creek 1787 197 MMM Stewart James M 900 1787 371 NNN Smith Jacob (Heirs of 450 Fishing Creek 1787 9 NNN Smith William 200 Brier Creek 1787 87 NNN Smith Benajah 200 Kettle Creek 1787 151 NNN " Samuel 250 Long Creek 1787 215 NNN Stewart Isaac 675 Rocky Creek 1787 227 NNN Smith Richard 100 Brier Creek 1787 608 OOO Smith Richard 100 Brier Creek 1787 20 OOO Smith David 200 Savannah 1787 118 OOO Smith John 200 Ogeechee River 1787 316 OOO " James 200 Beaverdam Creek 1787 196 OOO Smith Gabriel 100 Cedar Creek 1787 270 OOO Smith Isaac 200 Little River 1787 552 OOO " Peter 420 Loyds Creek 1787 590 OOO " Jane 350 Little River 1787 598 PPP Smith John 172 Broad River 1787 48 PPP Smith Guy 200 Millstone Creek 1788 355 PPP Smith Samuel 200 Long Creek 1788 417 PPP Smith Charles 123 1788 497 PPP " " 107 1788 498 QQQ Smith Jasper 200 1788 332 QQQ " John 348 Falling Creek 1788 458 QQQ " " 200 1788 686 RRR Sanders Joshua 270 1789 316 SSS Stewart James 200 1789 347 SSS Smith William 74 1789 578 SSS " Richard 200 1789 580 SSS Stewart Isaac 30 1789 591 TTT Smith Barnard 180 1790 230 TTT " John 400 1790 464 TTT " " 200 Macklemurrays Cr 1790 489 TTT " " 200 Beaverdam Creek 1790 529 TTT Smith Robert 112 1790 488 TTT Smith William 300 Falling Creek 1790 614 TTT Stewart Gravener 170 1790 914 UUU Smith William 200 Cedar Creek 1791 225 UUU " " 205 Hardins Creek 1791 446 UUU Saunders Robert 55 Savannah River 1790 100 UUU Smith John 32 1790 102 UUU Smith Gabriel 100 Savannah River 1791 224 UUU Smith Abraham 288 Uptons Creek 1791 391 UUU Smith Benajah 356 Soap Creek 1791 546 VVV Smith Nathan A 550 Greens creek 1791 207 WWW Smith Eberezer 400 Doves Creek 1792 85 XXX Smith Burrill 230 1790 396 ZZZ Stewart Thomas 325 Hardins Creek 1793 447 AAAA Smith John 150 1793 25 BBBB Smith John 140 Williams Creek 1793 401 BBBB Smith James 150 1793 555 CCCC Stewart James 300 Long Creek 1794 396 KKKK Smith Guy 300 Long Creek 1794 306 NNNN Smith Nathaniel 275 Soap Creek 1795 718 XXXX Smith George 67 Macks Creek 1796 238 ZZZZ Smith James 100 1797 229 ZZZZ " Joseph 200 1797 519 AAAAA Smith Benajah 137 1798 192 AAAAA " William 200 Williams Creek 1798 272 BBBBB Stewart Nancy Elenor 300 Fishing Creek 1799 177 CCCCC Stewart George 26 1799 230 G5 Stewart Isaac 73 Little River 1807 158 T5 Smith Zadock 113 Ws Fishing Creek 1838 1 DDD Thornton Mark 200 Coldwater Creek 1784 427 HHH Thornton Dozier 200 Vanns Creek 1785 27 HHH Thornton Samuel 200 Ws Little River 1785 286 HHH Thornton Samuel 400 Little River 1785 308 III Thornton William 552 1786 778 LLL Thornton Herod 760 1786 43 LLL " " 100 Millstone Creek 1786 58 LLL Thornton Dread 200 Ws Millstone Cr 1786 44 PPP Thornton Thomas 200 Ws Vanns Creek 1787 41 PPP Thornton Mark 200 Coldwater Creek 1788 198 PPP Tiller John 300 Millstone Creek 1788 475 PPP Thornton Noel & 926 Broad River 1788 582 R. Goolsby QQQ Tilley John 500 Uptons Creek 1788 612 QQQ Tilley John 400 Ws Clouds Creek 1788 613 TTT Thornton Thomas H 200 1790 239 TTT Thornton Dread 350 1790 487 TTT Thronton Soloman 86 1790 623 UUU Thornton William 118 1791 555 WWW Thornton Herod 275 Goosepond Creek 1792 162 WWW " " 100 1792 168 AAAAA Thornton John (Heirs of 200 1798 662 AAAAA " " " 200 Ws Little Creek 1798 659 The last page of the above book reads: "Georgia Office Secretary of State Milledgeville July 1867 I certify that Books Nos 1 & 2 for Wilkes Couty contains a true Extract from the Register of Grants in said County as Originally Granted. Given under my hand & Official Seal, N. C. Barnett Secretary of State Wilkes County was laid out in 1777. Named after John Wilkes, the great champion of American Liberty. Length 23 miles: breath 17 m: area square miles 391. There have been Granted under Head Rights in this County, 1,281, 442 acres."