I was told that my ancestors the Darcey ( Or Darcy, Darsey) family was given land grants from the King for land in Burke County, Ga. Could you look and see if you have anything for this family. Thanks in advance. At 11:02 AM 3/18/00 EST, you wrote: >In a message dated 03/18/2000 10:22:25 AM Eastern Standard Time, >DonnisRae@webtv.net writes: > ><< I was wondering if you knew what years the English Crown Grants were > given in St. George's Parrish (later Burke Co.) Ga. or have any general > information about the early settlers? >> > >The message was not directed to me but I have the following: > >Gene Lamb > >General Information: >The Royal Charter of June, 1732, given by King George II to the Trustees for >Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America, defined the boundaries of the >new colony as lying between the Savannah and Altamaha Rivers, extending as >far north as those rivers flowed and thence from their sources in a straight >line to the South Seas. >*********** >In 1758, without treaty or permissions from the Indians, an Act of the >Assembly created seven parishes, i.e., St. Paul, St. George, St. Matthew, >Chrish Church, St. Philip, St., John and St. Andrew. By Royal Proclamation >in 1763, the English Crown extended Georgia's southern boundary to the St. >Marys River, and by Act of Assembly again, the four new parishes of St. >David, St. Patrick, St. Thomas and St. Mary were created from that extension >in 1765. >Source: Introduction, English Crown Grants in St. George Parish in Ga, >1755-1775, issued by Ben W. Fortson, Jr., Secretary of State and Surveyor >General, March 22, 1974 > > >ABRAHAM LAMB >The following information was copied from actual plats and surveys received >from the Dept. of Archives and History, Atlanta, GA. July 1999. > >1767, St George Parrish, 200 acres. Granted on September 1, 1767. Dept of >Archives states this plat is lost/unavailable but the grant in Book F, page >352 states "200 acres bounded on all sided by vacant land". > >1770, St George Parrish, 200 acres. English Crown Grant. Warrant dated Aug >1767 and surveyed Dec. 1767. "Situated and being in the Parish of St George >in our province of Georgia; Bounded North by land of the said grantee & on >all other sided by vacant land. (This plat shows Briar creek running next to >the land). > >1784, Washington County, 287 ½, Headright for Rev. War or patriot. South by >the Alatamaha River, East by John Manns land, West by Surveyed land and North >by Vacant land. One Bounty. This is the actual grant, signed 31 Dec 1784 and >registered 5 Jan 1785. Signed by Geo. Handley. Surveyed by Joseph Tamell, >Surveyor of the County of Washington. >The survey states "Surveyed by virtue of affidavit from under the hand of the >Hon. John Habersham, Esquire, president of the Exective Council, dated May 17 >& executed June 22nd, 1784". > >Power of attorney for Abraham. "State of Georgia Lamb, Abraham >I do hereby authorize and empower LUKE MANN to petition in my name and stead >for a bounty of land which I am entitled to by an act passed at Augusta the >20th of August 178? And in all cases to act as my lawful attorney in the >above business as witness my hand this sixth day of April 1784. > His >Abraham "A" Lamb > Mark > >