Oglethorpe Co. GA. Tax List, 1798  (Parital)

Submitted by: Eric Hartsfield  Hartsfeld@aol.com

Subject: Oglethorpe - Tax list - 1798 - Part 1 of 2

     I just finished transcribing one full page of the 1798 Oglethorpe County 
Tax List.  I only photocopied one page from that year.  It is the first page 
of Captain Seymour Lee's District (Georgia Military District #236 "Grove 
Creek District").  The column headings are almost the same as 1801.  

<A>
<B> Names of Persons
<C> Counties
   <E.C. = Elbert County>
   <F.C. = Franklin County>
   <J.C. = Jackson County>
   <O.C. = Oglethorpe County>
   <W.C. = Wilkes County>
All other oak and hickory land through out the state
D C  C  C   <D = dollar, C = Cents>
1-18-68-34  <see notes for columns D, E, & F>
   <D> 1 <first rate quality, acres, valued at $1.18 per acre>
   <E> 2 <second rate quality, acres, valued at $0.68 per acre>
   <F> 3 <third rate quality, acres, valued at $0.34 per acre>
<G> Water Courses 
   <BeaC = Beaver Creek (Little Beaverdam Creek in some deeds)>
   <B. R = Broad River (South Fork)>
   <C. C = Clouds Creek (and Little Clouds Creek)>
   <ClaC = Clarks Creek in Wilkes County>
   <Gr C = Grove Creek (Golden Grove Creek in some deeds)>
   <Ms C = Millstone Creek>
<H> Pine land <acres, valued at $0.21 per acre>
<I> White persons
<J> Negroes
<K> Town Lotts <dollars>
<L> Stock in Trade <dollars>
<M> Doctors & Lawyers <dollars>
<N> <column hidden in binding of book when microfilmed>
Amount of Each Persons
   <P> D <dollars>
   <Q> D <dimes>
   <R> C <cents>
<S> Whom Granted To <original grantee of state land grant>
<T> Whom Adjoining <next door land owner>
Amount of Each Persons Tax
   <U> D <dollars>
   <V> D <dimes>
   <W> C <cents>
Single Tax Poles
   <X> D <dimes>
   <Y> C <cents>


<left leaf (columns A through N, O not shown)>
<A>        <B>                 <C>  <D> <E> <F>     <G>  <H> <I><J><K><L><M><N>
 1  Rubin Johnson              O.C. --- --- 116     C. C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
 2  Joshua Glass                Do  --- 500 ---     Gr C --- --  8 -- -- -- --
 3  Isham Berry                 Do  --- --- 215     BeaC --- -- -- -- -- -- --
 4  William Berry               Do  --- --- 183     BeaC --- -- -- -- -- -- --
 5  John McElroy                Do  --- --- ---     ---- --- --  5 -- -- -- --
 6  William McElroy             Do  --- --- ---     ---- --- --  1 -- -- -- --
 7  Charles McElroy             Do  --- --- 400     Gr C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
 8  Clifford Woodruff           Do  --- --- 400     MilC --- --  4 -- -- -- --
 9  John Lawrence               Do  --- --- 400     BeaC --- --  2 -- -- -- --
10  Andrew Hartsfield           Do  --- 140 ---     Gr C --- --  2 -- -- -- --
11  Rubin McElroy               Do  --- --- 447     Gr C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
12  Seymour Lee                 Do  --- --- 200     Gr C --- --  3 -- -- -- --
13  Samuel Street               Do  --- --- 100     IndC --- -- -- -- -- -- --
14  Gilbert Keen                Do  --- --- 200     Do.  --- -- -- -- -- -- --
15  James Spurlock              Do  --- --- 100     Do.  --- -- -- -- -- -- --
16  Hardy Spicer                Do  --- --- ---     ---- ---  1 -- -- -- -- --
17  Mark Philips                Do  --- 100 100     Gr C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
    Do.   Do.                  G.C. --- 227 ---     AplR --- -- -- -- -- -- --
18  Sessoms Blake              O.C. --- --- 400     Gr C --- --  1 -- -- -- --
19  James Colquit               Do  --- 400 ---     Gr C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
20  Beverly Gutrey              Do  --- --- ---     ---- ---  1 -- -- -- -- --
21  Wiley Sims                  Do  --- --- 300     Gr C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
22  Joseph Embry                Do  --- --- 438     C. C --- --  1 -- -- -- --
    Do.   Do.                   Do  --- --- 100     C. C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
23  Moses Fincher               Do  --- --- 215     C. C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
24  Richard Hartsfield          Do  --- ---1000     Gr C --- --  5 -- -- -- --
25  Henry Hartsfield            Do  --- --- ---     ---- ---  1 -- -- -- -- --

26  James Sims                  Do  --- 200  40     BeaC --- --  3 -- -- -- --
    Do.   Do.                   Do  --- --- 550     C. C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
    Do.   Do.                   Do  --- --- 300     C. C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
27  Wm. Hartsfield              Do  --- --- 200     BeaC --- --  1 -- -- -- --
28  Godfrey Hartsfield          Do  --- --- ---     ---- ---  1 -- -- -- -- --
29  John Hartsfield             Do  --- --- ---     ---- ---  1 -- -- -- -- --
30  Joseph Jones                Do  --- 200 400     Gr C --- -- -- -- -- -- --
31  John Lively                 Do  --- --- ---     ---- ---  1 -- -- -- -- --
32  Terry Lively                Do  --- --- ---     ---- ---  1 -- -- -- -- --
33  Hackiah Luckie             F.C. ---  50 250     BlaC --- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 Do.for William Luckie,Decd. O.C. --- --- 350     BeaC --- --  1 -- -- -- --
35  Do. for William Maxwell     Do  --- --- 200     BeaC --- -- -- -- -- -- --
36  Shadarick Smith             Do  --- --- 250     Gr C --- -- -- -- -- -- --

Subject: Oglethorpe - Tax List - 1798 - Part 2 of 2

Attached is the second half of the page.


 <A><P><Q><R>        <S>                 <T>         <U><V> <W>   <X> <Y>
 <1>  39 4 4 Self                   John Atlor        -- 4 5      -- -----
 <2> 340 0 0 Heirs David Baldwin    Hugh Ector         4 0 0 1/4  -- -----
 <3>  73 1 0 Smith & Unknown        Mordecai Hill     -- 5 6 3/4  -- -----
 <4>  62 2 2 Partrick & Aaron       John Gresham      -- 5 2      -- -----
 <5> --- - -                                           1 8 2 1/2  -- -----
 <6> --- - -                                          -- 6 8 1/2  -- -----
 <7> 136 0 0 John McElroy           Zachariah Lawrence - 7 8 3/4  -- -----
 <8> 136 0 0 Self & Arther          William Berry      2 0 3 3/4  -- -----
 <9> 136 0 0 Self & Crutchfield     John Johnson       1 4 1 1/4  -- -----
<10>  95 2 0 McElroy & Lawrence     James Sims         1 2 7      -- -----
<11> 151 9 8 Self & Gammage         Ricd. Hartsfield  -- 8 6 1/4  -- -----
<12>  68 0 0 Sam McConnahay         James Colquit      1 4 8 3/4  -- -----
<13>  34 0 0 Massa Keen             Wm. Brown         -- 4 3      -- -----
<14>  68 0 0 Self                   Sam. Street       -- 5 5      -- -----
<15>  34 0 0 Massa Keen             Sam. Street       -- 4 5      -- -----
<16> --- - -                                          -- - -----   3 1 1/4
<17> 256 3 6 James Gowen            Hugh Ector         1 2 0 3/4  -- -----
     --- - - Thomas Wilborn         William Jenkins   -- - -----  -- -----
<18> 136 0 0 Self                   Mark Philips       1 1 0      -- -----
<19> 272 0 0 Holman Freeman         And. Bell          1 2 6 1/4  -- -----
<20> --- - -                                          -- - -----   3 1 1/4
<21> 102 0 0 McElroy & McElroy      Rubin McElroy     -- 6 6 3/4  -- -----
<22> 182 9 2 Self                   Anth. Olive        1 2 6 1/2  -- -----
     --- - - Richd. Right           Anth. Olive       -- - -----  -- -----
<23>  73 1 0 Nat. Bridges           Jos. Embry        -- 5 6      -- -----
<24> 340 0 0 Huston & Self          John Lawrence      3 0 6 1/2  -- -----
<25> --- - -                                          -- - -----   3 1 1/4

<26> 438 6 0 James McGammon         Sam. Knox          2 7 8 1/2  -- -----
     --- - - Self                   Thos. Hendon      -- - -----  -- -----
     --- - - Matthews & Hendon      Thos. Hendon      -- - -----  -- -----
<27>  68 0 0 James Alford           John Richardson   -- 8 6 1/4  -- -----
<28> --- - -                                          -- - -----   3 1 1/4
<29> --- - -                                          -- - -----   3 1 1/4
<30> 272 0 0 Self & Pope            John Philips       1 2 6 1/4  -- -----
<31> --- - -                                          -- - -----   3 1 1/4
<32> --- - -                                          -- - -----   3 1 1/4
<33> 119 0 0 Wm. Luckie             Fews              -- 7 2      -- -----
<34> 119 0 0 John Johnson           John Johnson      -- 7 2      -- -----
<35>  68 0 0 Right                  Joshua Glass      -- 2 3 3/4  -- -----
<36>  85 0 0 Wheeler & Colley       Nat. Moss         -- 6 1      -- -----

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