Helen, many thanks for the reply!~ I am aware of the date of the land lottery- supprised to think that folks were on indian lands some 15 yrs. before it became a county!! Have not found anyone that can shed any light on the land subject. I have a John W.(could be John S. father) 1820. Wilks Co. Have no futher info on hin. Hareold Stephens --- Helen Hudson <hshudson@windstream.net> wrote: > In 1806, the origional Dooly & Houston counties > would have been Indian > territory. In 1821 the treaty was signed and the > land was settled > legally. > > Harold Stephens wrote: > > >Searching for a John S. Stephens, b. 1806. Said to > be > >born in what is now Dooly Co. Married Rutha Jane > >Halliday(sp), dau of Thomas and Mary Halliday. > Lived > >in Houston, Randolph, Stewart Cos. before moving to > >Dale Co.,Ala. He said his parents were born in N.C. > >Harold Stephens > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to GEORGIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message >