Nobody has traced the ancestry of these brothers, because they left no male descendants in the Colonies. They emigrated from Beihingen-am-Neckar in Württemberg, Germany, and first show up in SC records in Aug 1755. At that time, Jacob Geiger had a wife Mary, a daughter Mary, 3 indentured servants and 2 slaves. The first grant was south of the Edisto near Purrysburgh. In 1757, both Michael and Jacob were Petit Jurors in St. Bartholomew Parish. Michael married Margaret, widow of Daniel Gelzer, but he survived her, left all his property to brother Jacob. Per Jacob's will of 23 Sep 1769, his daughter (and only child) Mary was unmarried then. He mentioned brothers Hans Georg (deceased) and John Frederick, both still in Beihingen. All of the SC land references to Jacob and Michael Geiger are in Charlestown Precinct, although in four separate parishes (they owned a lot of land). The other 6 adult Jacob Geigers in SC at the time all lived in the backcountry, in Saxegotha, Craven County, and the Dutch Fork. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Geiger" <jgeiger@sc.rr.com> To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 6:03 PM Subject: Re: [GEIGER] SC grants to GA Geigers? > Harriett- > I have not seen Micheal's name before or if I have it did not register. Who was his parents. > > John Geiger > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Harriet Imrey" <himrey@ntelos.net> > To: <GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 12:18 PM > Subject: [GEIGER] SC grants to GA Geigers? > The SC land warrants for >500,000 acres south of the Altamaha (in GA) were issued in 3 batches on 5 Apr, 3 May and 7 Jun 1763: 1000 acres here, 5000 acres there, etc. Jacob Geiger of St. George/Dorchester Parish in SC got a 600-acre plat (but no grant); his brother Michael, also of St. George/Dorchester, had a warrant for 600 acres, but didn't have a plat surveyed. Few of those warrants resulted in a grant, because the land had been awarded within the Creek Nation, and it was only the Cherokees who had recently been defeated and shoved westwards. However, ~60,000 acres of GA land was actually awarded by SC grants....until the British Board of Trade found out about it and told the SC government to stop doing that! Gov. Boone said of course he could, since SC was supposed to extend to the 29 degree latitude. He was informed (by the Crown) that this land was due to be added to GA. In 1767, the SC government was ordered to send the grants to GA so they could be recorded there. Michael Geiger died in 1767, brother Jacob in 1769. Both had substantial estates (personal property as well as land), but no lands in GA!