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From: "Paula Golden" <>
Subject: Re: [GAFRANKL] Rev Wills Jenks/Jinks
Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 10:10:03 -0400


Virginia,

I have a William Tryon Patterson, Sr. who was an early settler in Franklin Co., GA. He is listed on the 1805 Land Lottery in Georgia. He was also a Judge in Franklin County in the early 1800's according to the Franklin County History Book.

Paula Golden
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DATE: Thu, 03 Jul 2003 08:25:30
From: Crilley <>
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>Does anyone know anything about Basil Jones (original grant) ... William
>Patterson, or Rev. Willis Jenks/Jinks..
>
>I'm especially interested in Willis Jinks...
>The material gives lots of info on Indian lands and how they were being
>surveyed, etc.
>
>http://www.utulsa.edu/law/classes/rice/USSCT_Cases/PATTERSON_V_JENKS_1829.HTM
>
>This is a very, very detailed case about land ownership in "early Franklin
>County"...
>
>WILLIAM PATTERSON, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR
>v.
>THE REV. WILLIS JENKS ET AL. DEFENDANTS IN ERROR.
>
>It was tried in Milledgeville at May term 1827 and Supreme Court in
>1829....which is the above link.
>
>the plaintiff, to sustain his case, gave in evidence a grant from the state
>of Georgia to Bazil Jones, *217 for 7160 acres of land, in Franklin county,
>on the waters of the
>south fork of the Oconee river, since called the Appalachie, bearing date
>the 24th day of May
>1787, and deduced his title to the disputed premises regularly from the
>grantee.
> On the part of the defendants, it was contended that this
>grant was void.
> 1. Because the land attempted to be granted was without the
>temporary boundary line of
>the state, and within the Indian hunting ground.
> 2. Because the survey wanted the line and station trees
>required by law; the surveyor had
>omitted to note on his plat the beginning corner; had laid down the water
>courses inaccurately;
>and had been guilty, as was alleged, of various other acts of fraud,
>negligence, irregularity, or
>ignorance, in making and platting the survey, prior to the emanation of the
>grant.
> Evidence was also given on behalf of the plaintiff, to
>establish the lines, and to prove the
>possession of the defendants within them.
>
>Virginia Crilley
>
>
>



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