Wilkinson Co, MSGenWeb Early Settlers of MS Territory

Early Settlers of MS Territory
Wilkinson County, MS

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Note from Transcriber:
LDS Fiche # 6051448
When MS became a state, the settlers were required to prove their right to the
land claims in the county, either by British, Spanish or USA grant, proven by
occupancy. The person had to prove, by witnesses, that he was 21 or the head of the household, living on the land, with some improvements and raising a crop there on 27th Oct 1795.
The first name on this list, is the name of the person applying for the deed,
the Second name is the person who received the original grant, the number is the acreage involved, last is the location of the land.
I am not sure where the waterways below are located but the people were in
Wilkinson county at one time.

WELLS CREEK
Jesse Bryant Joseph Erwin 160 Wells’s Creek
John Chambers Isaac Erwin 640 Well’s Creek occupancy 30 Mar 1798
Isaac Corey Isaac Corey 200 Wells’s Creek
David Drennon David Drennon 174 Wells Creek
Elisha Eastes Elisha Eastes 640 Well’s Creek
Lewis Evans Sylvester Staute 500f Well’s Creek Spanish 5 may 1795
Wylie Atkins Wylie Atkins 100 Wells’s Creek
Caleb Worley Caleb Worley 238 Wells Creek
rep David Williams dec. John Calwallader, William, Mary, and Ann Williams
1,000f Grove Plantation, British 20 Feb 1776
LOFTUS’S CLIFFS
Nathaniel Evans, David Lejeune 100f near Loftus Cliffs Spanish 24 mar 1789
Daniel Ogden Henry Roach 250f Near Loftus Cliff Spanish 23 June 1788
Daniel Ogden Henry Roach 250f near Loftus’s Cliffs Spanish 23 June 1788
Henry Roach David Lejeune 100f near Loftus’s Cliffs Spanish 24 Mar 1789
Henry Roach David Lejeune   100f near Loftus’s Cliffs Spanish 24 Mar 1789
James Sterrett and Nathaniel Evans David LeJeune 100f near Loftus’s Cliffs
Spanish 24 Mar 1789
James Sterrett and Nathaniel Evans Henry Roach 350f near Loftus’s Cliffs
Spanish 23 Jun 1788
James Sterrett and Nathaniel Evans Henry Roach 350f Near Loftus’s Cliffs
Spanish 23 June 1788
BOYD’S CREEK
Thomas N. Green Margaret Stampley 100 Boyd’s Creek British 1 Sept 1777
FAIRCHILD CREEK
Charles Boardman Abner Pipes 112f Fairchild’s Creek Spanish 2 Feb 1793
Jonathan Jones    John Curtney   400f   Fairchild’s Creek Spanish   6 Mar 1789
Ebenezer Rees Charles Howard 400 Fairchild’s Creek occupancy 30 March 1798
James Wade James Wade 400f Fairchild’s Creek Spanish 15 Mar 1788
Abraham Scriber   William Bird 225 Fairchild’s Creek occupancy   30 Mar 1798
The waterways below are in Adams or Jefferson county, I think, but many of the people where
mentioned in the various records I have copied on Wilkinson county. <ve>
COLE'S CREEK
Parker Bolls David Adams 200 Cole’s Creek 23 Oct 1777
Joseph Bullin William Curtis 640 Coles Creek occupancy   30 mar 1798
Robert Cochran Robert Cochran 1,000f Cole Creek Spanish 9 Apr 1790
Mary Cole Mary Cole, Cole’s Creek Mar 30 1798
Solomon Cole Solomon Cole 200f Cole’s Creek 10 Jan 1794
Richard Curtis   Richard Curtis 200f Cole’s Creek Spanish 25 Mar 1795
Richard Curtis Richard Curtis 400f Cole Creek Spanish 25 Jan 1795
Buckner Dardin Buckner Dardin 300 Cole’s Creek
Richard Dardin assignee of William Newman William Newman 500 Cole Creek
Abraham Ellis   Richard Ellis 1,850 Cole’s Creek British 16 June 1779
John Ellis William Joiner 500 Cole Creek Jun 16 June 1779
John Ellis Benjamin Curtis 400f Cole’s Creek 28 Feb 1795
Margaret Ellis wife of Abraham Ellis John Lusk 150 Cole’s Creek British 16
June 1779
Michael Fake Michael Fake 152 Cole’s Creek
George Fitzgerald John Farquhar 360f Cole Creek Spanish Sept 1784
Abraham Green & Everard Green Jacob Stampley 350f Cole’s Creek 8 Apr 1791
Thomas M Green Henry Roach 200 Cole Creek occupancy    no date given
David Greenleaf Daniel Perry 400f Cole Creek Spanish 25 Feb 1788
Daniel Harrigil Daniel Harrigil 100 Cole’s Creek
Hugh Matthews John Stampley 350f Cole’s Creek Spanish 25 Jan 1794
John Minor John Stampley 400f Cole’s Creek Spanish 25 Jan 1794
Stephen Miller Patrick Sullivan 400f Cole’s Creek Spanish 5 Feb 1793
leg rep Charles Percy William Horn 500 Cole’ s Creek British 19 Nov 1777
Nicholas G. Ridgley Wlliam Curtis   400f Cole’s Creek Spanish 29 Feb 1795
Henry Stampley George Stampley   400f Cole’s Creek Spanish 20 Feb 1788
John Stampley John Stampley 200f Cole’s Creek Spanish 20 Jun 1793
Stephen Terry Stephen Terry 640 Cole’s Creek
David Sims assignee of John King John King 640 Cole’s Creek
William Stampley William Stampley 640 Cole’s Creek occupancy 30 March 1798
Jacob Stampley Jacob Stampley 250f Cole Creek Spanish 20 Mar 1795
James Simmons James Simmons 640 Cole’s Creek 30 Mar 1798
Marshall Stroud Marshall Stroud 173 Cole’s Creek
Marshal Stroud Marshall Stroud 173 Cole’s Creek
James Truly James Truly 355a Cole’s Creek occupancy 30 March 1798
Andrew Watkins Patrick Sullivan 345f Cole’s Creek Spanish 20 Jun 1790
Littleberry West Thomas Nicholls 290   Coles’ Creek occupancy 30 March 1798
Anthony Hoggatt James Oglesby 500f Second Creek Spanish 20 Jan 1793
ST. CATHARINE’S CREEK

Anthony Hoggatt   Rebecca Dove 71f St. Catharine Creek Spanish 20 June 179
William Adams John Adams 201 St Catharine Creek occupancy 30 March 1798
Adam Bingaman Adam Bingaman 858f St Catharine Spanish   May 15 1789
Gerard Brandon William Brocus 600f   St Catharine Spanish 29 Feb 1788
John Collins John Collins 200 St Catharine’s Creek British 20 March 1778
John Ellis Zaccheus Routh 400 St Catherine Spanish 6 Mar 1788
James Foster Zachariah smith 240f St Catharine Spanish 5 may 1786
George Overacker John Lusk 157f St Catharine 29 Apr 1784
George Overaker John Lusk 157f St. Catharine Spanish 29 April 1784
John H. White John H. White 300f St Catharine Spanish 3 Dec 1794
SECOND CREEK
David Calliham David Calliham 217 Second Creek
Samuel Phipps Samuel Phipps 370f Second Creek occupancy   24 Sept 1793
Margaret Ellis John Lusk 150 Second Creek British 11 Oct 1777
William Ellis for wife Margaret   William Case 300 Second Creek British 9 Oct
1777
Benjamin Farar   Evan Cameron 150 west side Second Creek British 22 July 1776
Benjamin Farar for wife Mary Richard Ellis 1,000f between Second Creek and
White Cliffs British 16 July 1779
Benjamin Farar Michael Hooter 450 Second Creek British 21 Sept 1772
Richard Butler   John Hartley     200 Second Creek   British 12 Nov 1778
James Hoggatt    Rebecca Dove   279f Second Creek 20 Jun 1795
Philander Smith Philander Smith 500f Second Creek Spanish 6 Ma 1788
Joseph Sessions James Perry 100 Second Creek British   9 Oct 1777
Abram Ellis Abram Ellis 1,000f Second Creek Spanish 16 Feb 1789
Daniel Clark Rosalia De Grandpre 1,153f Second Creek Spanish 13 Aug 1787

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