Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-05-12

day one from South Carolina concern
ing the Blassingames, and one from
distinguished Georgia lawyer con-
corning the origin Of the term cracker
The articles / have written OF the
counties. are designed to give a side
light on Georgia history afforded by
bringing TO bear on 1t facts so trivial
that they have been overlooked
II not overworked, yet unrecorded on
any printed page. / am sure the crit
teal reader will not censure my repeat
ing myself or my telling in The Jour
nal some things told in my history. l
have given much space to the story
Of Wilkes in THE Story of Georgia,
for Wilkes was by all odds the most
important county in the new state, and
continued such until the beginning
of the century. / had peculiar advan-
tages too. in the study of Wilkes, for
its records have been all preserved,
although, owing to an unfortunate con-
dition OF things in the old court house.
they were sadly damaged by the
dsmpness. On my last visit found
to my great qualification that the old
bank building had been purchased and
made a clerks ONCE. and now no
clerks ONCE in Georgia is more con-
venient.
IAE CEDEO Fl1ANOO sAANO AAAG 49,
HABITAETS.
In 1T13 Sir James Wright purchased
from the Indians all that large sec
ton of their hunting grounds lying
west Of Little River, and stretching
20 the Ogechee. This was known as
the ceded lands. A few white peo-
pie had cattle ranches in II even then.
OR RECORDS.
The oldest record on the old books
Is a deed to stock in the coded lands.
give Il Just as II is found on the old
record. begging the printer and proof
reader 10 let the spelling, etc, be as 1t
Is.
GEORGIA. st. Paul's Parish.
I. Dredzill Pace. of the province
aforesaid. Trader, doth bargain and
sell and market doth deliver unto
Dredzill Pace, Jr., of Chas. Pace, four
head Of horse creatures, viz, two gray
mares, one Bean (being) two year
old colt, one dark gray. The afore men
toned Dredzill Pace mark and Tor
and IN consideration Of five pounds
sterling to me in hand paid by the
said pace. Jr., the receipt wareof is
hereby. doth firmly acknowledge and
doth warrant and defend said crea-
lures unto the said Dredzill Pace, Jr.,
from the cluse claim of any manner
of person or persons whatsoever lay
ing either claim or title to any man
ner 10 said creatures In witness here
with / have set my hand and affixed
my seal this 7th day of Septr.. ITO
DREDZILL. PACE.
This document was made before the
land was ceded and was made in ST.
Paurs Parish. but as 1t is recorded In
Wilkes. It is possible that PAGES
ranch was in Wilkes. IT was proven
and admitted to record In I'M before
Zach Lamar. justice Of the peace. Inc
first register Of deeds and wills was
Burnard Heard. and the first justice
OF the peace mentioned was Zachariah
Lamar. The first will was made IN
III and is made by Thomas Richard
son, who signsthis x-mark.
It mentions / negro wench named
Hannah, priced at s75.
one negro boy, Jack, at a40.
One negro boy, Henry, at $50.
OAe negro boy at e20.
il head cattle sl each.
l horse, 2 colts. ] mare.
Saddle and bride.
pot and hooks.
pewter plates.
old basins and seven plates.
frying pan and bottles.
! churn and wheel.
pigKin and other old ware.
/ earthen plate and 2 glass tumblers.
2 chairs and table.
/ side leather.
Before this will was recorded IN
Wilkes county. which was founded In
I'M. the records were made in Savan-
nah. There is a will made by James
Aycock inl 1776, in the coded lands, in
which he ibequeaths to his wife and
two sons, 900 acres of land, l negro,
horse. feather bed and a negro girl.
He had according TO his inventory 81
cattle, "a hogs, / goat, ID sheep,
horses and s negroes. There is In his
inventory made in 1777 monitor OF
Thomas Wooten, Isham Saffold. Dan
Tel Wallicon and Michael Moral He
seems to have been a trader. One or
the oldest wills is one made by Jacob
Colson In 1777,. which. provides that II
hts wife marries again she shall re-
ceive $500, a feather bed. horse and
saddle. / was. little struck with the
departure from the usual mode of max
ing Wills, and was not surprised that
the wife contested the will and claim
ed her full share. ] suppose she mar
ried again; they nearly always did In
those days. He seems to have been
merchant, as his debtors are given.
They were: zach Goldsby Zach Lamar,
Lane Taylor, John Pickens, John Bur-
Ranny, Thomas Oens, Gabel Pickens,
John Hatcher, Moses Tremble and Eli
sab Clarke. He was a wealthy man,
with 10 negroes and much stock.
In the inventory OF John Griffin
there are nine cattle, one man. q
young hors. one Bible. and hime book.
one small pot and pair tongs and show
ell. one old AK and hoes. There are
sundry wills which show that the peo-
pie had some negroes and much stock
and scanty furnishings.
They had a wide pasture and the
stock was turned out. and the marks
OF the cattle owners. are recorded.
The list OF marks gives one very
fair idea OF who the first settlers were.
There was John Heard, John Burga-
my. James Gray. Jacob Smith, Benz.
Perkins, Chas. Pace. stephen Heard,
Charles Heard. James Germany, Mic
kle Caps. Richard Austin, Dave Muir
ply, John Bynum. Evan Raglan. Rich
Hamlin. John Heard. Ben Mosely. Geo.
Haid. Thos. johnson. Philip Rowland.
Geo. Douglas. Thos. Coleman. Rich
Ryan. Daniel Wootane. Charles Bed
ingfield. These were the earliest
stock men In the ceded lands. Most of
these names 1 found in Halifax and
Bedford in Virginia. There were quite
a number of slave owners who came
into the country who had from to Is
slaves.
There are no records from 1T79 to 1888.
when the war was over and the exiles
had returned and courts began a reg
ular session.
There was one court OF which a
record is furnished during the year
mainly to try certain persons accused
OF treason. They were all found guilty
but / don't think any were hung as
the result Of that trial. since find sew
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