"Early Records of Georgia vol1 and 2," Grace Gillam Davidson, 1932. (Whole email is of this book) Originally Wilkes embraced all of Elbert county, cut off 1790, all of Oglethorpe, cut off 1793, part of Warren, 1793, all of Lincoln, 1796, part of Greene 1802, part of Talliaferro 1825 and 1828. A List of Persons who have Applied to the Commissioners Appointed by his Excellency Sir. Jas. Wright Barronet to receive Vouchers; and have Obtained liberty to Settle on the Lands Ceeded to His Majesty Wilkes County 12 Oct 1773 MIMS, JOHN--N. C., a wife, 4 sons and 1 dau. from 11 years to 8 months old. 100 acres on north side Broad river adj. John Webb. pg 10 9 Nov 1773 MIMS, ROBERT--No family. 100 acres adj. John Cox on Ogeechee at Rockey Comfort. pg 12 15 Oct 1773 MIMMS, DRURY--N. C., a wife, 3 sons, 1 dau. from 9 to 1 years of age. 150 acres on north side Bryer creek at a post oak marked D. M. 27th. Sept. ............... DEED BOOK "H.H" Page 300--FULSOME, NATHANIEL and wife Esther to John Myrick, Sr., 20 acres beginning on the late Martin Mims line, adj other lands of said Fulsome orig grant 1784 to him. Jan. 14, 1791. Geo. and Septimus Weatherby, Wm. Finch, test. Page 408--MIMS, JOHN, Sr., and wife Ann to Christopher Williams, 200 acres on Rocky Comfort creek, orig survey 1787 to said Mims. Feb. 24, 1790. Benj. Hill, John Mims, test. Page 273--MIMS, JOHN and wife Anna to Richard Hill, 200 acres on Rocky Comfort creek, adj lands of Drury and Wm. Mims when surveyed 1785. Oct. 26, 1789. Thos. Hill, John Rutherford, test. ............... DEED BOOK "AA"--1785-1787 No Index Page 32--SEALE, ENOCH and wife Mary to Andrew King 200 acres on Rocky Comfort creek orig. grant 1785 to said Enoch. Oct. 15, 1785. John Rutherford, Wm. Mims, Burrell Waller, Test. .............. DEED BOOK "C C"--BADLY WORN No Index--1787 Page 42--BUSSEY, HEZEKIAH to Robt. Moses, Sr., planters 400 acres at the head of Bryan creek adj. Solomon Newsom, "being the identical land on which said Robt. Moses now lives". Feb. 9, 1787. Stephen Renfroe, John Moses, Drewry Mims, Test. ............... SMALL BOOK OF MIXED RECORDS, WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS AND DEEDS--1781-83--NOT INDEXED Folio 52--Mar. 4, 1783. Nicolis Ware, Isaac Pery, Shadrack Mims, Bazil Lamar, appointed appraisers. pg 32 ............... MINUTES OF INFERIOR COURT--1792-1793 Page 64--Apr. 10, 1793. Michael Thomas orphan of Michael Thomas, dec'd. chooses his brother William Thomas guardian, William Mims and James Boon, Security. ................ WILL BOOK "D D"--1779-92 The following is the index to WILL BOOK "D D," supposed to have been burned in the office of a lawyer who had borrowed it. The earliest date is before the year 1779 and includes the year 1792. The identity of the will book was established by Judge Fanning finding some original wills, marked as having been recorded in Book D D, pages corresponding to the index. Abstracts of all original wills recorded in this book which have been found up to June 1931, follow this index. The loss of this book is nothing short of a tragedy: Mims, Martin 104 ................. Remnant Tax Digest (Leaves Gone Front and Back) EXPLANATORY This is the first tax digest found in the court house, and was taken to give a practically complete census of the heads of families of that date, to identify their lands as headrights, and possible bounty grants for Revolutionary service, and to replace in a measure the census of 1790, all of which for Georgia was destroyed by the British during the War of 1812 in Washington, D. C. There is no complete digest until 1802, only a few pages left in the interim. The remnants for 1792, 1793, 1794 have been published in "Some Tax Digests of Georgia" Ruth Blair, State Historian and Archivist, and give valuable information. Shadrack Mims, 2 1/2 polls, 3 slaves, 300 acres Wilkes Co. John Mims, 1 poll, 200 acres Wilkes Co. William Mims, 1 poll, 200 acres Richmond Co., 200 acres Wilkes Co. Linda in KCMO

Hello all, For all you folks looking for info on Williamson Mims, take a look at this. I believe the John Mims here is his father. We have always had info that his father was from NC. We always had info that his wife Cynthnia was a Moses. Note the Moses connection here. Also there is info that Needham and Williamson Mims, whom I believe to be brothers, served as executors of the will of a Drury Mims in Jones County or Baldwin County, I forget which now, in about 1820. This info here is the first lead I have had to Wilkes County, Georgia. Everything else was to Warren County, Georgia. I now find out at this time that Warren County and Wilkes were the same. Therefore Laura and John and Beth, and my Nelda, I believe should work hard on this info for the line to John and to North Carolina. The Shadrack Mims mentioned is the father of Shadrack Mims of Autauga, AL, who was born in Lincoln County, GA in 1803. Lincoln was also a part of Wilkes County. I have known that there was a connection between Williamson and the Shadrack Mims group and this seems to be a starting place. Therefore let's use this info as a launching point to document these theories. I want to thank Linda for this great information. It could be great breakthrough. When Nelda and I go to Florida in July, We will go by the County Seat of Wilkes County, GA and see if we can dig up some more info. Thanks Again, Cliff Smith Husband of Nelda Mims Smith Arianna wrote: > "Early Records of Georgia vol1 and 2," Grace Gillam Davidson, 1932. > (Whole email is of this book) > > Originally Wilkes embraced all of Elbert county, cut off 1790, all of > Oglethorpe, cut off 1793, part of Warren, 1793, all of Lincoln, 1796, part > of Greene 1802, part of Talliaferro 1825 and 1828. > A List of Persons who have Applied to the Commissioners Appointed by his > Excellency Sir. Jas. Wright Barronet to receive Vouchers; and have Obtained > liberty to Settle on the Lands Ceeded to His Majesty > Wilkes County > 12 Oct 1773 > MIMS, JOHN--N. C., a wife, 4 sons and 1 dau. from 11 years to 8 months old. > 100 acres on north side Broad river adj. John Webb. pg 10 > 9 Nov 1773 > MIMS, ROBERT--No family. 100 acres adj. John Cox on Ogeechee at > Rockey Comfort. pg 12 > 15 Oct 1773 > MIMMS, DRURY--N. C., a wife, 3 sons, 1 dau. from 9 to 1 years of age. > 150 acres on north side Bryer creek at a post oak marked D. M. 27th. > Sept. > ............... > DEED BOOK "H.H" > Page 300--FULSOME, NATHANIEL and wife Esther to John Myrick, Sr., > 20 acres beginning on the late Martin Mims line, adj other lands of > said > Fulsome orig grant 1784 to him. Jan. 14, 1791. Geo. and Septimus > Weatherby, Wm. Finch, test. > Page 408--MIMS, JOHN, Sr., and wife Ann to Christopher Williams, 200 > acres on Rocky Comfort creek, orig survey 1787 to said Mims. Feb. > 24, 1790. Benj. Hill, John Mims, test. > Page 273--MIMS, JOHN and wife Anna to Richard Hill, 200 acres on Rocky > Comfort creek, adj lands of Drury and Wm. Mims when surveyed 1785. > Oct. 26, 1789. Thos. Hill, John Rutherford, test. > ............... > DEED BOOK "AA"--1785-1787 > No Index > Page 32--SEALE, ENOCH and wife Mary to Andrew King 200 acres on > Rocky Comfort creek orig. grant 1785 to said Enoch. Oct. 15, 1785. > John Rutherford, Wm. Mims, Burrell Waller, Test. > .............. > DEED BOOK "C C"--BADLY WORN > No Index--1787 > Page 42--BUSSEY, HEZEKIAH to Robt. Moses, Sr., planters 400 acres > at the head of Bryan creek adj. Solomon Newsom, "being the identical > land on which said Robt. Moses now lives". Feb. 9, 1787. Stephen > Renfroe, John Moses, Drewry Mims, Test. > ............... > SMALL BOOK OF MIXED RECORDS, WILLS, ADMINISTRATIONS > AND DEEDS--1781-83--NOT INDEXED > Folio 52--Mar. 4, 1783. Nicolis Ware, Isaac Pery, Shadrack Mims, Bazil > Lamar, appointed appraisers. pg 32 > ............... > MINUTES OF INFERIOR COURT--1792-1793 > Page 64--Apr. 10, 1793. Michael Thomas orphan of Michael Thomas, dec'd. > chooses his brother William Thomas guardian, William Mims and > James Boon, Security. > ................ > WILL BOOK "D D"--1779-92 > The following is the index to WILL BOOK "D D," supposed to have been burned > in the office of a lawyer who had borrowed it. The earliest date is before > the year 1779 and includes the year 1792. The identity of the will book was > established by Judge Fanning finding some original wills, marked as having > been recorded in Book D D, pages corresponding to the index. Abstracts of > all original wills recorded in this book which have been found up to June > 1931, follow this index. The loss of this book is nothing short of a > tragedy: > Mims, Martin 104 > ................. > Remnant Tax Digest (Leaves Gone Front and Back) > EXPLANATORY > This is the first tax digest found in the court house, and was taken to give > a practically complete census of the heads of families of that date, to > identify their lands as headrights, and possible bounty grants for > Revolutionary service, and to replace in a measure the census of 1790, all > of which for Georgia was destroyed by the British during the War of 1812 in > Washington, D. C. There is no complete digest until 1802, only a few pages > left in the interim. The remnants for 1792, 1793, 1794 have been published > in "Some Tax Digests of Georgia" Ruth Blair, State Historian and Archivist, > and give valuable information. > > Shadrack Mims, 2 1/2 polls, 3 slaves, 300 acres Wilkes Co. > John Mims, 1 poll, 200 acres Wilkes Co. > William Mims, 1 poll, 200 acres Richmond Co., 200 acres Wilkes Co. > > Linda in KCMO