The latest work from Dan Crumpton of Warrenton is “Wilkes County, Georgia, Land Records, Volume Two,” the companion to the first volume published late last year.
This new volume consists entirely of a listing of Wilkes County plats numbered from one to 4453, but actually referencing 8,432 plats from records at the Georgia Archives and county courthouses.
Each entry has the full name of the person getting the plat, as well as names of the neighbors and sometimes the chain carriers — often the only known or earliest reference to an ancestor. The names are followed by the warrant date, acres, recorded location and any description, like a creek. The book contains no plats or maps.
There is a full-name index to all personal names mentioned. So, while my own ancestor Joel King is known to have gotten land in what became Warren County, he has three references: one is to his own 1784 plat on Rocky Comfort Creek; the other two are to his being a neighbor on other plats. Wilkes County, created in 1777, originally contained land that today is in 15 Georgia counties.
This valuable addition to Georgia's land records is Crumpton's ninth book and is available for $75 plus $10 shipping from Dan Crumpton, 477 Atlanta Highway, Warrenton, GA 30828 or crumptonplats.com.
Digging Georgia
Brian Tucker, state archaeologist with the Historic Preservation Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, will speak at the Georgia Archives Lunch and Learn seminar June 12. His topic will be “Digging Georgia,” covering archaeology in the state and some of the latest things going on in the field.
The event is at noon and is free; bring your own lunch. For further information, check georgiaarchives.org or call 678-364-3710.
War of 1812 pensions
War of 1812 pensions and bounty land warrants are being digitized through the combined efforts of the Federation of Genealogical Societies, the National Archives, ancestry.com and familysearch.org, and can be viewed for free online at fold3.com.
So far, surnames beginning with A through M are available. See the index at ancestry.com or the book by Virgil White.
Tax-deductible donations are accepted at the Federation of Genealogical Societies, P.O. Box 200940, Austin, TX 78720 or at preservethepensions.org.
Hopefully, this project can be completed soon with everyone’s help and all 7.2 million pages will be available online.
