This 1805 land lottery formed: Wayne, Wilkinson, Baldwin Counties.
Original Franklin County map
He would have been over 21 and resided in Georgia for 1 year
Jinks, Willis # 515 pg. 271 1 male 10-16 [1810-1804] son ? 1 male 26-45 [1794-1775] Willis 1 female under 10 (1819-1809) 1 female 26-45 (1794-1775) Rebecca WilsonThe following comes from "History of Gwinnett County Georgia" Volume III
Willis Jinks-Henry County-Land District 8-Land lot 75 (this became Butts Co 1825It straddles Highway 26, and is just West of Highway 41 at Henderson, GA, very close to the Macon Co., GA boundary line. A portion of Big Creek flows across the Southern part of this property. Although the Henderson Village resort has acquired a lot of the land in this vicinity, much is still farmland.
Willis Jinks-Houston County-Land District 15-Land lot 37 Houston Co., GA is located as follows: Willis Jinks of Henry Co., Ga. sold this lot on 11-22-1834 to Thomas P. Helton of Stewart Co.,Ga.
To trace the chain of title of this property, I would suggest starting with the comprehensive publications that Davine Campbell compiled (edited by William Henry), which includes 1821 thru 1840 land records. After that, it would require a search thru the Deed books or the microfilms of them.
Note the DATES!!
1) Tells us Willis owned land in Gwinnett 2)Didn't pay his taxes in 1822 3)Did they pay taxes after that year and continue to live there? 4)Did they just leave the land and move on and the County waited 22 years to collect the tax by selling?Gwinnett Co was formed in 1818 from Cherokee Lands and Jackson County. So is this the land Willis drew in the 1805 lottery (from Franklin Co)
1827 Land Lottery
William Jencks Sr of Henry Co. Drew Lot 81 District 2 section 1 in Lee County Willis Jinks of Pike Co (Capt May's Dist) Drew Lot #203 District 21 section 1 in Lee County This might be Willis Jinks born in 1805... he would be 22 and eligible to draw.1830 GA
Henry County Willis Jinks pg 230 1 male 20-30 [1810-1800] (son ?) 1 male 40-50 [1790-1780] Willis 1 female 40-50 [1790-1780] Rebecca Wilson (female listed in 1820 might be married (18-20 yrs)Now everything does point to this Willis being the father of Willis (married Nicey Martin on Mar 10 1833 Talbot Co....so he could have been living with Willis in Henry Co in 1830 census)
1830 TALBOT Co. Georgia (Talbot formed 1827 from Muscogee) William Jenks Balyews District 1 male 5-10 (M?) 1 male 15-20 *Wilborn (1813-1816?) 1 male 20-30 *Willis 23(Sept 17, 1807) 1 male 50-60 *William (?1778-1780) 1 female 0-5 (D1)[1825-1830] 1 female 5-10 (d2)[1820-1825] 1 female 15-20 (d3)[1810-1815] 1 female 40-50 (Mother)[1790-1780]The families listed in Balyews Dist 1830 were neighbors who lived in the NW section of Dist 15 of Talbot that became Taylor. Next family was David Lockhart and the next was Stephen Reeves. Wilborn married Elizabeth Reeves (Jan 1835) in Talbot William Jenks Balyews District 1 male 5-10 *William Jr.(1818-1820?) Mary "Polly" Smith in Macon Co., AL on July 31, 1842 1 male 15-20 *Wilborn (1813-1816?) marriage Jan 25 1835 Talbot Co. 1 male 20-30 *Wilson (1808) 1 male 50-60 *William (?1778-1780) 1 female 0-5 (D1) Tabitha ? 1 female 5-10 (d2) Sarah? 1 female 15-20 (d3) Mary/Martha?? 1 female 40-50 (Mother) Betsy King Jinks? Wm Jinks - Betsy King 8/23/1805 Oglethorpe Co marriage (Based on work by Barbara Montgomery bemmont@comcast.net)
Census on Reeves Males 12102001 Females 00001001 Stephen 50-60 Wife 50-60 female 20-30 Elizabeth 1840 United States Federal Census > Georgia > Talbot > image 73 William Jinks 60-70 (?1778-1780) (next door) Wilborn Jinks 11001 1 male under 5 [1835-1840] 1 male 5-10 [1830-1835] 1 male 20-30 (Wilborn)[1810-1820] 1 female 20-30 (Elizabeth Reeves [1810-1820] Talbot Co married: 25 Jan 1835 John Pratt, JP pg 41 (next door) 1850 United States Federal Census > Georgia > Talbot > District 15 image t 1260 Jinks, Welborn 38 farmer $2500 GA Elizabeth 42 NC Lawrence, Madison 18 [1832] GA (Eliz married to Lawrence before?) 1850 United States Federal Census > Georgia > Marion > Division 57 image 6 HH 41 Jinks, Willis 42 [1808]farmer $1200 GA cannot read or write Nicey 30 S.C. [1820] cannot read or write John 16 [1834]laborer GA can read & write Betsy Ann 11 GA Polly Ann 9 GA Tolliver 7 GA Wm H. 2 SC (did she go home to have him) Martin, Frances 62 SC (cannot read & write) 1860 Census GMA District 741-Reynolds PAGE NO: 914 36 600 582 JINKS William 82 [1778] M W NC 37 601 583 SAUNDERS John D 53 M W GA 38 601 583 SAUNDERS Lucinda 50 F W GA 39 601 583 SAUNDERS Little B 14 M W GA 40 601 583 BROWN Robert 29 M W Farmer 600 110 GA 41 601 583 JINKS Frances 16 [1844] F W GA 1860 United States Federal Census > Georgia > Taylor > Georgia Militia District 853 image 5 642 Jinks, Welbourn 47 [1813]GA Farmer $3,000 $800 Elizabeth 50 [1810] NC McInvale, Lidia 57? NC (widowage 47 of John McInvale age 53 1850 census) Elizabeth W. 16 f GA (6 in 1850) Taylor DIVISION: 853rd GMD PAGE N O: 921 29 633 614 JINKS Willis J 51 M W Farmer Ga 30 633 614 JINKS Nicey 44 F W Domestic S.C. 31 633 614 JINKS Tolliver 16 M W Farmer Ga 32 633 614 JINKS William H. 12 M W Ga 33 633 614 JINKS Winney V 7 F W Ga REMARKS: Married Henry J. Ruffin 34 633 614 JINKS Ella 2 F W Ga 35 633 614 MARTIN Frances 67 F W SC REMARKS: widowTaylor County Ordinary Minutes
Taylor County March 13, 1869 Court of Ordinary Minutes Howard District - 853rd William Jinks disabled from age (no amount of $$) 1870 Mortality Census - Reynolds - Taylor County H.H. 48 Jinks, William 92 m w widowed NC June [1869] at home Pneumonia 5 48 48 Jinks Willis 62 M W Farmer 2,600 1,511 Ga X 6 48 48 Jinks Nicie 54 F W Keeps house SC 7 48 48 Jinks Henry 22 M W Farm hand Ga 8 48 48 Jinks Ella 12 F W At school Ga