RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA, 1784-1789
By Wm. H. Dumont
pub. in the NGSQ, vol. 55, No. 1 March 1967
Transcribed for Genealogy Trails by K. Torp
LAND GRANTS
RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA, 1784-1789
By Wm. H. Dumont
pub. in the NGSQ, vol. 55, No. 1 March 1967
Transcribed for Genealogy Trails by K. Torp
Although some of these grants were for land in present Columbia
County, a few of them were definitely located in present Richmond County.
Nine grants were issued in 1784 when John Houston was Governor. They were countersigned by David Rees, Clerk of
the Executive Council, or Wm. Freeman, Deputy Clerk. In 1785 when Samuel Elbert was Governor, 88 grants were countersigned
by George Handley, Clerk, with a few by George Walton, Deputy Clerk. There were 3 grants in 1786 when Edward Telfair
was Governor. George Handley was still Clerk. Only one grant for 1789, when George Walton was Governor, was included.
James Meriweather countersigned as Clerk. There are two grant forms with the names of the supposed grantee, but
they were not
signed or dated. These 2 names have been included in the list of 103 names below which have been arranged alphabetically.
|
Number or order in the book |
Name of the person receiving the grant |
Acreage |
Date of Issue |
Names of other persons whose land bounded the grant. |
| 77 | James Aldridge | 350 | 21 Feb. 1785 | NE-Ross, NW-Chambless & Alridge |
| 41 | Wm. Bacon | 100 | 15 July 1785 | |
| 42 | Wm. Bacon | 350 | 15 July 1785 | NW-Beverly/Lowe, S-Roger Qualls |
| 12 | James Baillie | 200 | 21 Feb. 1785 | |
| 31 | Archibald Beal | 300 | 17 May 1785 | NW-Greerson |
| 101 | Archibald Beall | 50 | 23 Oct. 1786 | NW-Beall & Geo. Bailey, SW-Bostick, E-McClean |
| 60 | David Boswell | 200 | 15 July 1785 | SW-Kioka Cr., Elizabeth Frazier & Sam'I Germany |
| 23 | John Boyd | 200 | Not signed or dated | |
| 18 | Wm. Brown | 100 | 21 Feb 1785 | SE-Samuel Scott, SW-Andrew McLean, NE-Jas. Rae |
| 20 | Charles Burch | 100 | 21 Feb 1785 | W-Edward Burch |
| 45 | Andrew Burns | 100 | 16 Sept 1785 | N-Burns, S-Sill & Howard, SE- Ash-field, NW-Wrightsborough Twp. |
| 91 | Matthew Burnside | 100 | 29 July 1785 | |
| 30 | John Castle | 200 | 17 Aug 1785 | N-Holliday, NE-Maddox |
| 62 | Nathaniel Cock & Reuben Coleman | 1000 | 30 Oct. 1785 | SE-Ramsey & Lamar, NW-Walton |
| 75 | Hoggatt Collins | 200 | 17 Aug 1785 | NE-Eli Garnott |
| 89 | Elizabeth Cooms | 200 | 5 Aug 1785 | SW-Ogeechee Riv., SE-Sims |
| 50 | Wm. Coursey | 200 | 16 Sept 1785 | N-Cattledge, E-Midder, W-John Peek |
| 99 | Anderson Crawford | 200 | 5 Aug 1785 | |
| 100 | Anderson Crawford | 300 | 5 Aug 1785 | NE-Hammond, SW-Thos. Parr |
| 54 | Peter Crawford | 125 | 5 Oct 1785 | NW-Perrett & Baldwin, SW-Nixon & Smith |
| 33 | Margaret Davis | 30 | 31 Aug 1785 | SE-Geo. Watson, SW-John Davis, NW-Thos. Watson, NE-John Watson |
| 75 | David Dawson | 200 | 30 Oct 1785 | N-John Twiggs, S-Davis, E. Savannah Riv. & Twiggs |
| 18 | John Dean | 200 | 25 May 1785 | |
| 5 | Abraham Dennes | 264 | 25 May 1785 | NE-Little Riv., SW-Whiteside, NW-Evann, SE-Smith |
| 34 | Cornelius Dysart | 150 | 15 Sept 1784 | SW-Roger Qualls |
| 26 | Benjamin Few | 100 | 17 Aug 1785 | N-Morgan, SW-Stone, NE-Harrison |
| 46 | James Fleming | 100 | 16 Sept 1785 | |
| 3 | Robert Flevrnoy | 200 | 15 Feb 1785 | NW-Park |
| 22 | John Frail | 200 | 25 May 1785 | SE-Frail, NE-Baulden |
| 30 | Elizabeth Fraser | 200 | 15 Jan 1785 | E-Henry Golden, NE-Geo. Golphin, NW-Edmond Cartledge |
| 44 | Andrew Frazer | 800 | 16 Sept. 1785 | E-Smalley & Fibch, N-Chas. Crawford, SW-Bugg |
| 32 | Joshua Fullar | 100 | 5 Aug. 1785 | SE-Wm. Maddox, SW-Maddox |
| 94 | Eli Garrett | 450 | 13 Oct. 1785 | NW-Germany & Mark Robertson, SW-Michael Griffin, SE-Stirk, NE-Stirk, NW-Jos. Clay, Wm. Winningham & Griffin |
| 10 | Thomas Greer | 150 | 21 Feb. 1785 | NW-Greer, SE-Greer, SW-Mossman |
| 57 | E. Lydia Guy | 200 | 16 Dec. 1784 | |
| 81 | Nathan Harris | 250 | 21 Sept. 1785 | |
| 90 | Nathan Harris | 100 | 21 Sept. 1785 | NW-Wm. Wright, SE-Dioneyeous Wright |
| 21 | William Hogg | 200 | 25 May 1785 | E-Claybourn & O'Bryan |
| 84 | Ambrose Holliday | 100 | 8 Dec 1784 | N-John Lee, W-Ambrose Holliday, E-Holliday |
| 72 | Jacob Horn | 400 | 5 Aug 1785 | N-Humphey Graves |
| 60 | Jesse Hunter | 200 | 16 Sept 1785 | NE-Wilder, SW-Petcher, NW-Little Riv. |
| 27 | John Hutchings | 200 | 17 Aug 1785 | E-Walding, SE-Jackson, W-Fleming |
| 4 | Rheuben Jackson | 150 | 21 Feb 1785 | W-Ogeechee Riv. |
| 98 | Jesse Jones | 200 | 5 Aug 1785 | N-Jacob Watson & Grayham, W-Henry Jones, S-Isaac Jackson, W-Wm. Miles |
| 93 | Mark Jones | 200 | ||
| 80 | Thomas Jones | 200 | 21 Sept 1785 | SE-Dunn |
| 95 | Isaac Justice | 50 | 31 Mar 1786 | N-Clark, NW-Sullivan |
| 35 | John Landers | 200 | 25 May 1785 | |
| 68 | John Leath | 250 | 25 Jul 1784 | N-John Higinbottom, Wm. Sims, & Philip Higinbottom, W-Richards, E-Jos. Higenbottom |
| 69 | John Leath | 50 | 23 July 1784 | |
| 82 | John Leonard | 100 | 5 Oct 1785 | |
| 92 | Moses Lindsey | 100 | 13 Dec 1785 | NE-Jones, SW-Shaw |
| 85 | Beverly Lowe | 300 | 21 Feb 1785 | S-Wm. Bacon, N-Maxwell Wright & Jesse Noe, E-Aslong & Tarven |
| 11 | Samuel McCollough | 100 | 25 Jan 1785 | |
| 13 | Samuel McCollough | 100 | 25 Jan 1785 | |
| 6 | James McDonald | 200 | 25 May 1785 | NE-Roberts |
| 73 | James McDonald | 200 | 12 Oct 1785 | NE-Jacks |
| 71 | John Maddox | 200 | 16 Dec 1784 | NW-John Maddox & Jesse Barnett, SW-Jas. Youngblood, S-Newton, NE-Douglass |
| 67 | John Maddox | 200 | 29 July 1785 | NW-Jas. Cobb, NE-Micajah Paulk |
| 31 | John Maddox | 200 | 10 Aug 1785 | E-Jas. Youngblood, S-Geo. Rose, W-N. Hanes, NE-John Maddox |
| 1 | Geo. Matthews | (Not signed, no date) | ||
| 88 | Mary Matthews | 100 | 21 Sept 1785 | NE-Reeves |
| 83 | Meshack Matthews | 100 | 21 Sept 1785 | |
| 49 | Holland Middleton | 250 | 16 Sept 1785 | NE-Kioke Cr., NW-Marshall |
| 47 | Robert Middleton | 640 | 16 Sept 1785 | SW-Ignatius Few, E-John Frail, W-Jas. Fleming |
| 48 | Robert Middleton | 200 | 16 Sept 1785 | W-Lancaster, SW-Walton, NE-Wells & Middleton |
| 76 | Martin Moore | 100 | 5 Oct 1785 | |
| 38 | Thomas Moore | 400 | 5 Aug 1785 | N-Walton & Twiggs, E-Cock |
| 34 | Thomas Moore | 100 | 24 Aug 1785 | N-Boswell |
| 59 | Edward Murphy | 200 | 29 Jul 1785 | N & W-Little Riv., E-Sullivant |
| 58 | Edward Murphy | 100 | 29 Jul 1785 | NE-Gemman, NW-Walton, SE-Boswell |
| 8 | John Perkins | 200 | 25 May 1785 | NE-Dennes & Perkins, NW- Upton's Cr., SE-Achfield, SW-Marshes |
| 52 | Daniel Prater | 100 | 5 Oct 1785 | |
| 81 | Roger Quarles | 50 | 5 Oct 1785 | SE-Harris, NW-Leonard |
| 64 | John Ramsey | 300 | 13 Oct 1785 | NE & NW-Cocks & Coleman |
| 78 | John Ramsey | 200 | 31 Aug 1785 | |
| 7 | John Roberts | 200 | 11 Feb 1785 | NW-Stirk, NE-John Peak |
| 53 | John Robertson | 200 | 5 Oct 1785 | SE-Scott, NE-Jacob Long, NW-Edward Cartledg |
| 14 | Robert Savage | 45 | 20 May 1785 | NE-Covington, SE & SW-Stallings |
| 70 | Robert Savage | 45 | 5 Oct 1785 | NE-Wm. Covington, SE & SW-Jas Stalling |
| 56 | James Simpson | 200 | 21 Sept 1785 | NW-Mannen, SW-Childres |
| 24 | Mann Sims | 200 | 17 Aug 1785 | N-Stephen Day |
| 28 | Mann Sims | 500 | 17 Aug 1785 | |
| 74 | William Sims | 150 | 21 Feb 1785 | S-Thomson & Sims, NE-Milton |
| 15 | Francis Smith | 100 | 25 May 1785 | S-Brier Cr., W-Smith |
| 16 | Francis Smith | 200 | 25 May 1785 | |
| 55 | Henry Spalding | 350 | 5 Oct 1785 | SE-Miller, Germany & Landers |
| 51 | Joseph Staton | 200 | 22 Oct 1784 | E-Samuel & Wm. Germany, SW-Johnston |
| 103 | William Stephens | 347 | 14 Sept 1789 | N-Hammilton, Thom & Walker, NW-Burnett, SW-Melone, SE-Huk, Milligan & Allison, E-Allison |
| 40 | John Swint | 100 | 5 Aug 1785 | SW-Sweetwater Cr., NW-John Swint |
| 19 | William Sykes | 200 | 25 May 1785 | S-Germany |
| 63 | Peter Thomas | 142 | 5 Oct 1785 | NW Jas. Gray, SW-Cooper, NE-Dawn & Leslie, SW-Jos. Higgingbottom |
| 29 | John Tendall | 100 | 17 Aug 1785 | N-Wm. Tendall, SW-John McDonald |
| 66 | William Tendall | 200 | 16 Dec 1784 | NE-John Tendall, SW-Peter Zackary, SE-Green |
| 25 | Phillip Upton | 100 | 17 Aug 1785 | |
| 96 | Edward Walker | 100 | 21 Sept 1785 | |
| 97 | Edward Walker | 200 | 5 Aug 1785 | |
| 43 | John Walton | 200 | 16 Sept 1785 | SE-Ranolph Ramsey |
| 9 | Abigail Wells | 150 | 29 Sept 1785 | |
| 102 | Daniel Williams | 200 | 8 Feb 1786 | S-McClung, W-Matthews, NW-Sidwell |
| 61 | Samuel Wilson | 50 | 12 oct 1785 | NE-John Davis, N-Wilson, SW-Mendingall |
| 36 | William Wright | 200 | 5 Aug 1785 | SW-Joshua Bradley, Wm. Wright & John Appling, NE-Nathan Harris, SE-Zelliriah Fenn, NW-Widow Appling & John Appling |