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Ceded Lands, 1773 – 1775

Records of the Court of Land Commissioners at Augusta, Georgia

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12 October 1773 [continued]

William Dean, South Carolina, a wife and son aged 10 months. 100 acres on Savannah River whereon one Nail lives, about lands petitioned for by Mr. Edward Keating: Resvd. 3 months, £2:0:0.

Leviy Taylor, Ditto. [South Carolina], a wife 2 sons & one daughter from the ages of 4 years to 6 months. 100 acres on fishing Creek about a mile above the trading path, above one Cloud [Rendes?]: Do., £2:0:0.

John Payne, Ditto [South Carolina], no family. 100 acres on Little River about two miles from the mouth, at Sam. Payne's Ford: Do., £2:0:0.

Nathan Abney, a wife, 2 children, one boy 3 years, a Girle 4 months old & 1 Negro. 100 acres on Savannah River opposite an Island, containing about 10 acres, near Douglasses Island, including said Island of 10 acres: Do., £2:0:0.

Jacob Colson, a wife & son aged 5 years, & 12 negroes. 100 acres of join the upper line of John Jermany, about 3 miles above Broad River on Savannah River: Immdt. Settmt., E.B. £10:0:0.

John O'Neal, and a son aged 14 years. 100 acres on fishing Creek where he now lives, called Evans' Camp: Do., E.B. £2:0:0, recd. £1:10:0.

William Candler, for familys he is to bring settlers on ye land in 9 months. 500 acres on Broad River upon each side long Creek. Resigned, 100 acres beginning at an old field above the Goose Pond upon Broad River. 200 acres below a creek whereis a pine marked L.C. on Broad River. 200 acres at a field, the North side Broad River above the lands aforesaid on the South side. 300 acres on ye So. side Bn at a red oak marked S.W., above said tree. 500 acres, same side the River at a cornfield where is a cabin and a tree marked G.F.: Recd. £36:0:0. Resigned 1300 acres.

Hugh Middleton, So. Carolina, a wife, 4 sons & 2 daughters, from 11 years to 9 months and 10 negroes. 300 acres at Pistol Creek adjoining the Lower Line & Savannah River, including a place formerly surveyed for Gideon Chivers: Reserve 3 months, E.B. £x:x:x.

15 Oct 1773

Joseph Rees, 200 acres on the Fork of Soap Creek between a high Hill and Nielson's Fork at the Upper Trading Path: Do., E.B. £x:x:x.

George Heard, South Carolina, himself only. 100 acres within half a mile of John Herd's upper line on fishing Creek: Do. £2:0:0.

John Herd, So. Caro., a wife & 1 son 5 months old. 150 acres about 1 mile above Horn's cabbin on a branch of Fishing Creek on the North side: Do., £3:9:0.

Alexander Awtary, No. Carolina, a wife & 3 Dautrs. From 5 years old to 5 months. 300 acres on the head of the South Fork of Fishing Creek where he now lives: Do., I.M. £6:0:0.

Thomas Lamar, Jr., So. Carolina, a wife & 1 son 4 years old. 100 acres on fishing Ck. at a place whereon Semore cutt a Parcell of Loggs: Do., £3:0:0.

Benjamin Thompson, South Carolina, a wife & 12 sons & 5 daughters from the age of 17 years to six weeks. 750 acres on Rockey Creek on the North side of Little river, near the head of fishg. Creek, including an improvement made by Thomas Croker: This land is reserved till next Court, 8 Nov 1773, I.M. £6:0:0.

Drury Mimms, No. Carolina, a wife and five children, 3 boys and 1 girle from 9 to 1 years of age. 150 acres on the North side Bryer Creek, near the head, at a rocky spring, at a post-oak marked D.M. 27th September: Reserve, £2:5:0.

Thomas Jourdan, So. Carolina, a wife, 6 children, 5 sons & 1 daughter from 12 years to 7 months old. 100 acres on fishing Creek about 1 ½ miles above Nichol. Smith's land, whereon he now lives and is settled. Reserved for 3 months, £2:0:0.

 


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