Joseph Cook--Franklin Co GA 1785

The warrant in this folder is likely one of those included in an previous post(here) I did about the Joseph Cook entries in the records for Greene, Franklin, and Wilkes Co GA although it looks like this one has been transferred.

Folder Labels

Cook, Joseph

1 Warrants

SEE: 

 Lindsay, John
Taylor, Grant
Long, Nimrod
Shelman, Michael

Warrant

Georgia to John Gorham Esq. County Surveyor for the County of Franklin

You are hereby authorized and required to admeasure and lay out, or cause to be admeasured and laid out, unto Joseph Cook a Tract of Land, which shall contain Nine Hundred and Twenty Acres, in the said county of Franklin, On the Bounty certificates of William Davis, William Anderson, William Lewis, & Benjamin Allen

Reserved

Taking special care that the same has not heretofore been laid out to any person or persons; and you are hereby also directed and required to record the Plat of the same in your Office: and transmit a copy thereof, together with this Warrant, to the Surveyor General, within Six months from this Date.  Given under my Hand, as Senior Justice of Said County, this 6th Day of June 1785

Walker Richardson C F C

On outer side of Warrant

Middle Panel

Joseph Cook
920 Acre
Warrt.

Right Panel

Franklin County } To the worshipfull Court of
Now Selling your Petitioner Joseph Cook prayeth that the within warrant be renewed in John Pope's name and your Petitioner will ever pray

Joseph Cook

Source:  "Georgia, Headright and Bounty Land Records, 1783-1909," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMM-FK6?cc=1914217&wc=M617-R3F%3A200589401 : 20 May 2014), Headright and bounty documents 1783-1909, Cone, Aaron-Cooner, James > image 472-474 of 546; Georgia State Archives, Morrow.

Joseph Cook of Greene Co GA Land Records

 Expanding further on the Joseph Cook of Greene Co GA referenced in the previous blog post

It appears that the Joseph Cook of Green Co(GA) had land dealings with Milly Mann. As referenced on page 77 of the book in the source listed below.

Source:  Davidson, Grace Gillam. 1997. Early Records of Georgia - Vol II - Wilkes County. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 77. Available At Google Books 

Pg. 288--Cook, Joseph to Milly Mann, Both of Wilkes Co., bill of sale for slaves Andrew and Jenny, household goods etc. Dec 21 1790. Presley Rucker, Benj, Bragg, Thos. Kennedy, test.

Pg. 289--Cook, Joseph of Greene Co., to Milly Mann of Wilkes Co., 200 acres on Buffalo fork of Long creek purchased by said Milly from Nathan Nalls and Benj. Allen adj both and Edmond Jourdin.  Dec. 26, 1790 Presley Rucker, Benj. Bragg, Thos Kennedy, test

Pg. 291--Cook, Joseph of Greene Co. to Milly Mann of Wilkes Co., 400 acres on Cosby's creek, orig grant from the Gov. to said Milly, Dec 28, 1790.  Henry Hill, John Fannin, Presley Rucker, test.

Pg. 292--Cook, Joseph of Greene Co., to Milly Mann of Wilkes Co., 400 acres on Matthews Creek orig grant to said Milly Dec 28, 1790 Henry Hill, John Fannin, Presley Rucker, test.

pg. 294--Cook, Joseph of Greene Co. to Milly Mann of Wilkes Co.,400 acres on Big creek orig grant to said Milly, Dec. 28, 1790 Henry Hill, John Fannin Presley Rucker, test.

Pg. 306--Cook, Joseph of Greene Co. to Wm. Stubblefield of Wilkes Co., bill of sale for slave Simon. Feb 30(sic) 1791. Peter Stubblefield, E Bradley, test.