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Henry Co VA records and GA records sent from source PW
“LWT Joseph Roberts 27 May 1778 Pr: 17 Aug 1778. Land whereon he now lives, 520 ac, to three sons: John, Joseph and James.. James is the youngest. Wife Elizabeth Roberts to have possession during her lifetime. Dau. Nancy Roberts to have money when she comes of age. Rest of the estate to be divided between his wife and his four children. Exor Thomas Jones and James Spencer. Wit: Thomas Lowe and James Roberts. Sec. for exors James East, Leonard Vandergriff, Arch. Hughes.” “3 Mar 1779 … Deverix Gilliam and Edy his wife of the county of Henry to Samuel Street for the sum of two hundred fifty pounds convey a parcel of land lying on Homes Creek being by estimate 400 acres. Deverix Gilliam Ede Gilliam Wit: James East Josiah Smith Thomas Hamilton.”
A list of surveys made of Henry County from 10 June 1779 to 10 June 1780 by John Dickenson and his associates …
*For:*	*Location*	*Acreage*
James East	Horsepasture	286
same	Horsepasture	178
John Watson	Horsepasture	440
Josiah Smith	Horsepasture Crk	189
Dutton Layne	same	642
James East	same	670
William Taylor	same	85
John Richardson	same	259
John Blevins	Horsepasture Crk	277
“18 July 1781 … Miles Jennings of the county of Henry to John Nicholas of the same for the sum of one thousand pounds sells and conveys 150 acres of land, it being part of the lands of Miles Jennings. Beginning at a chestnut tree in Randolph’s order line. Miles Jennings Wit: James Shelton George Taylor James East”
“18 July 1781 … Miles Jennings of Henry County to Tabitha Depriest of the same for the sum of one thousand pounds sells 250 acres of land, it being part of the Miles Jennings tract, beginning at John Nicholas corner post in Randolph’s order line to a hickory on Jack’s Branch. Miles Jennings Wit: James East George Taylor James Shelton”
“8 March 1783 … James East, Senr. and his wife Ellphan of the county of Henry to Benjamin Kennon for the sum of five pounds sell and convey land on Horsepasture Creek adjoining a tract surveyed by Cox on part of which said Kennon now resides, near Kogers Road containing 106 acres. James East Wit: John Watson John, Salmon, Bowles Abbington”
“8 March 1784 … John Hardman and Elizabeth his wife of Henry County to John Simmons for the sum of one hundred fifty pounds sells land on Marrowbone Creek, a branch of Smith River, containing by estimate 150 acres with lines of Samuel Lanier, John Richardson, George Hairston and land formerly belonging to Jesse Willingham. John (X) Hardman Wit: Isias Shaw Alexander Joyce James East”
James East, Sr. and his three sons – Joseph, James, Jr., and Robert – first appeared in Georgia in Wilkes County tax records, in that part of Wilkes County that later became Oglethorpe County in 1793. The following Wilkes County tax record information is provided by Mr. Frank Parker Hudson, a professional genealogist, author of several books on genealogical subjects, and a descendant of Aaron Parker
[Comment: Research in Georgia is particularly complicated because of the large number of very small counties (compared to most states), and because of the constant flux in creating new counties and adjusting the boundaries of them. New counties were created from ceded Indian lands, and from the division of older counties. To assist the reader in understanding, and comprehending, the discussion of the East family history the following table of “county genealogy” is offered:
County	Created	From
Wilkes	1777	Creek & Cherokee lands
Franklin	1784	Cherokee lands
Oglethorpe	1793	Wilkes County
Jackson	1796	Franklin County
Clarke	1801	Jackson County
Oconee	1875	Clarke County
Wilkes County, Ga. Tax Records
1787 Capt. Wm Bailey's District: James East Poll Joseph East 700 acres Wilkes County. 1788 & 1789 No Tax Records Extant. 1790 Capt. J. Willingham’s Joseph East 300 ac Wilkes, 60+465 ac Franklin Co. 1790 Capt. Patton’s District: James East, Sr. Defaulter James East, Jr. Defaulter Robert East 1790 Capt. Pope’s District: Joseph East Poll only 1791 Capt. Patton’s District: James East, Sr. 400 ac Wilkes Co. James East, Jr. Poll 1791 Capt Willingham’s District: Joseph East Same land as in 1790 1792 Capt. Sanders’ Dist: James East, Sr. 400 ac Wilkes Co. Indian Cr. 1 Slave. James East, Jr. 125 ac Wilkes Co. Golden Grove Cr. Robert East Defaulter 1792 Capt. Willingham’s Dist. Joseph East 300 ac Wilkes Millstone Creek joins James Goolsby, 60+465 ac Frkln Co. Sandy Creek joins Daniel Barksdale. 1793 Capt. Sanders’ Dist. James East, Sr. Poll only James East, Jr. 200 ac Wilkes Co. Indian Creek 1793 Capt. A. Simmons’ Joseph East Land same as 1792. 1794 Area of Districts AA and CC became Oglethorpe County in December 1793
Oglethorpe County, Ga. Tax Records
1795 Capt. Sanders’ District: James East, Sr.) 291 ac Ogl. Co. joins Richard Banks James East, Jr. Poll only 1795 Capt. Simmons’ Beel Green returns land joining Joseph East. 1795 Capt. Simmons’ James East returns 327 ac. Oglethorpe Co. and 60 + 465 ac in Frkln. Co joining Daniel Barksdale, previously returned by Joseph East while the area was in Wilkes Co. [The compiler believes that this entry for James East is in error and that it should have been for Joseph East. James East, Sr. and James East, Jr. both made their returns in Capt. Sanders’ District in 1795, same as while it was Wilkes County. James, Sr. and Jr., continued to live in Oglethorpe Co. until at least 1800.
“28 Dec 1796, Russell Jones & Selah, his wife, to James East, Senr., all of Oglethorpe Co., for £160, 400 acres on both sides of North Fork of Indian Creek in said co., beg. on Edwards’ cor. red oak, N20E 29 ch. to stake, E. 2 ch. to red oak, N. 4 ch. to post oak, N20E 59 ch. 50 links to red oak, N45W crossing branch to post oak, N70W 21 ch. to white oak in Martin’s line, S20W 102 ch. on Martin’s line to stake on Jones, S70E to Richard Banks’s line to beg. (signed) Russell Jones, Selah Jones. Wit: Alex. Martin, Wm. Elkins, John Martin. Ack. 29 Dec 1796, Charles Campbell, J.P.” “June Term 1799 … Ordered that James East Sr be exempted from paying pole tax.” “June Term – 1803 … Jurors for the next term: William Goolsby, Isham Goss, John Harris, David Turnmond, Thomas M. Gilmer, William Green, Nicholas H. Gilmore, Sanford Hutcheson, Henry Bowling, Job Callaway, John Wray, James Goolsby, Martin Cruise, Daniel Freeman, Benjamin Turner, William Ford, William Rogers, Thomas Epperson, Beal Green, Andrew McElroy, Thomas Biers, Edmond Alexander, Isaac Biers, Benjmain Barnett, Joseph Nicholson, Nathan Smith, Bozwell Freeman, John F. Goolsby, Edmond Bohannon, George Estes, Edmond Jordan, Daniel Safford, James East Jr., James Taylor, Samuel McElroy, Hendon Olive, Thomas Davis, Samuel McCandless, Samuel Adkinson, Archabald Crowley, Lewis Pierce, Hugh Freeman, William Elkins, Stephen Flint, Abner McGehee, William Tharpe, John Lawless, Alsa Moore.”
“Oglethorpe Co., Ga.: 27 Feb 1808, Daniel Holifield to John Banks, both of said co., for $200, 100 acres on Max Creek waters in said co., beg. pine on Richard Thorton, decd.’s line N70E 32 ch. to pine, on Isaiah Goolsby’s line S18 ½ 32 ch. to John Peacock, S70W 32 ch. 25 links to Wiley Holifield’s line, N70W 32 ch. to beg., in fee simple. (signed) Daniel Holifield. Wit: James East, Senr., Dunst. Banks, Wm. Taylor, J.P. Recorded 10 Apr 1809.” “16 Sep 1812, James East, Junr. & Polly, his wife, to George Hudspeth & John M. Sims of Oglethorpe Co., on North Fork of Indian Creek in said co., beg. red oak on Davis’s cor., N20E 29 to stake, E. 2 ch. to rock, N. 4 ch. to post oak, 20E 59 ch. 50 links to red oak, N45W crossing branch to post oak, N70W 21 ch. to white oak in Martin’s line, S20W 102 ch. on Martin’s line to stake in Jones’s line, W.S. 20.8 to pine in Banks’s line, on his line to beg., 400 acres. [no consideration given]. (signed) James East,Polly (o) East. Robertson Co., Tennessee: ack. by James East, Jr. & Polly, his wife, befoe John Hutchison, J.P. & Levi Noyes, J.P. of afsd co., 16 Sep 1812. James Tunstall, clerk of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions for Robertson Co., Tenn. certify John Hutchison & Levi Noyes are J.P.s of said co. Archer Cheatham, J.P. of Robertson Co., Tenn. certify James Tunstall is clerk of County Court, 16 Sep 1812. Recorded 27 Apr 1816, Isaac Collier, clk.”