Friday, March 14, 2008

Georgia, Wilkes Co. Early Records I



The Early Records of Georgia, Volume I, Wilkes County



HINTON, D. Sale of estate, Nov. 19, 1779. Purchasers Wm. Bailey, Thos. Joyner, Spencer Crane, Geo. Barber, ELIJAH CLARKE, Job Hinton, Chas. Bedingfield, Thos. Conel, Holman Freeman, Jr., John Seers, Drury Cade, Geo. Tillett, Henry Dukes, Hardy Newsom, Richard Austin, Henry Williams, Mark Phillips, Peter Edwards, Richard Aycock, Thos. Wilborn, SAMPSON BRASELL, John Stewart, David Thirman, John Burks, Gibson Clark, William Wilder, Julius Howard, Hardy Hinton, John Freeman, James Freeman, John Glass, Jr. [WILKES CO., GA Book of Mixed Records, Wills, Administrations and Deeds--1777-1778 Folio 76-78]



BRASWELL, BYRD of Richmond Co., to Wm. W. Nunnelee of Wilkes Co., 400 acres on Beaverdam creek orig. grant 1785 to said BRASWELL. July 1, 1787. Warren Philpot, John Bryan, Test. [WILKES CO., GA DB DD 1788-1789 Pg 155]



NUNNELEE, WM. WOMACK, to Walter Nunnelee 400 acres on Beaverdam creek for L5 orig. grant 1785 to BYRD BRASWELL. Dec. 12, 1787. Chas. Cosby, Wm. H. Tait, Test. [WILKES CO., GA DB DD 1788-1789 Pg 114]



LINICUM, MERIUM to Richard Childers 200 acres on Powells creek. Feb. 14, 1785. Thos. Ansley, James Bowie, Burrill Waller, SAMUEL BRASWELL, Test. [WILKES CO., GA Remnant of Oldest Deed Book--Not Bound--PARTLY GONE--1784-85 Pg 53]



LEMARS, SAMUEL, dec'd. SAMUEL BRAZEL appointed Admr. Feb. 15, 1784. [WILKES CO., GA] SMALL BOOK OF MIXED RECORDS, WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS AND DEEDS--1781-83 Folio 13]



SUTTON, JAMES and wife Cate to JOHN BRAZZELLE 200 acres on a branch of Falling creek. Nov. 1, 1787. [WILKES CO., GA DB EE 1788-1790 Pg. 31]


NOTE: Elijah Clarke matches the Bracewell DNA Haplotype and is reported to have been born in Edgecombe Co., NC


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