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Ceded Lands, 1773 – 1775

Records of the Court of Land Commissioners at Augusta, Georgia

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16 November 1773

Henry Duke, from South Carolina, a wife, 3 sons & 3 daughters. 100 acres on the Head of fishing Creek at a place where one Michael Cup has cut loggs; Reserve for 4 Months, £2:0:0, Pd. Edward Barnard & Commissrs.

Joel Collins, from Ditto, no family. 100 acres on Chickasaw Creek about 1 ½ miles Freeman's land at a tree marked R.N. Do. 3 Mos., £2:0:0, Do. Conditions not signed.

James Pettygrew, from South Carolina, a wife & daughter 2 years old and an apprentice. 100 acres on Broad River at the mouth of C[?]os creek where John Bewer lives: Do. 3 Mos., £2:3:0, pd. E.B. & Commissrs.

Thomas Patten, a wife. 100 acres on Richland Creek No. side Broad River, beginning at Lampikers Cabbin and to run down the creek: Do. 3 Mos., £2:0:0, Do. Do.

John Favor, from Do., a wife & son 2 years old. 200 acres at ye mouth of Roky Creek joining land ordered Benjamin Allen: Do. 6 months, £5:0:0, Do. Do.

Jobb Bewer, from Do., a wife & Dautr. 4 mos. old. 100 acres on Buttrams Creek, Second fork. Do., £3:0:0, pd. E.B., till he produces a character Seigned by 2 Majistrates.

Randol Bardan, from Do., a wife, 1 son & 1 daughter from 17 to 7 years old. 250 acres on New Ford Creek where Thomas Williams was found & killed by the Indians: Do. 3 months, £5:0:0, To be paid by E.B.

Henry Kennedy, a wife, a son & 4 daughters. 50 acres at a place called High Hill fork, a mile above the Upper Trading Path, Soap Creek: this 50 acres to be paid by ye Governor.

Joseph Vann, from South Carolina, a wife, 3 sons & 4 Dautrs. From 16 to 7 years. 500 on the North Fork of Long Creek: Reserve for 6 Mos., £10:0:0, to be paid by E.B.

Augusta, 22 November 1773

James Cobb, *************. 300 acres on the North side Broad River: ***************.

Hugh Middleton, See his family in page 4. 150 acres adjoining below 300 allotted himself on Pistol Creek, Savannah River: Do. 3 Mos.

Entries at Wrightsborough Continued, 13 November 1773

Robert Stewart, North Carolina, a wife, 2 sons & 1 daughter from the ages of 18 to 12 years. 300, the Southern Fork of the South Fork of Little River where he lives: Reserve, pd. £20:3:0, Pay in a Month, £9:17:0, Immediate Settlement, £30:0:0.

Thomas Harkins, Do. [North Carolina], a wife, 2 sons & 2 daughters from the ages of 8 to 2 years. 150 acres adjoining Robert Stewart on the upper side South Fork Little River. Reserve 3 Mos., £4:0:0, pd.

John Burney, North Carolina, a wife, 2 sons & 2 daughters from the ages of 10 years to 18 months. 200 acres on the North side Little River opposite the mouth of Killgore's Creek to include an ------- old field: Ditto, £4:0:0, Wm. Down, D.S., on acct. Jno. Cole, chain B.

Thomas Childree, So. Carolina, a wife, 4 sons & a daughter from the ages of 12 years to 2 years. 300 acres on Rocky Comfort, Eastern Fork, about 3 miles above the Upper Trading Path: Do., £6:0:0.

Moses Stephens, So. Carolina, a wife, a son & daughter from 12 to 9 years. 200 acres on Stephens Creek about 3 miles above where it runs into the South Fork of the Creek, including a buffalo lick: Do., £4:0:0, I.M. Security.

Zachariah Phillips, No. Carolina, wife, 4 sons & a daughter from 20 to 3 years of age & 3 Negroes. 500 acres on a Creek Lick Ck. at a spring where he has built a cabin, So. side Little River: Do., £4:0:0, I.M. Security.

Sam'l Rutherford, Ireland, a wife & 5 children from the ages of 13 years to 7 months. 400 acres South fork of Little River abt. 10 miles from the mouth at a rocky spring, Corker's Camp: Do., £5:0:0, I.M. security, 4/ pr. 100

Eliza Kork, Pennsylvania, & 3 sons from 16 to 9 years of age. 250 acres the So. side Little River on Reedy Ck. on a path to Hardins Creek: Ditto. Ditto, £12:10:0, I.M. Security.

Silvanus Walker, No. Carolina, no family. 100 acres in the No. fork Little River including Zacharia Phillips' Camp: Do. 3 Mos., £2:0:0, Zacha. Phillips Security.

John Thompson, see his family, Page 7, 150 acres adjoining the lower side of lands allotted him near the Beaver Dams: Do., £3:0:0.

 


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