Georgia Revolutionary Bounty Land Records
1783-1785
Nicole M O'Kelly and Mary Bondurant Warren
Heritage Papers
PO Box 7776; Athens GA 30604
1992
Pages 28-48
Certificates for Bounty Warrants Issued 1783-84 to Refugee Citizens,
and Soldiers of the Revolutionary War
Record Group 3-4-4, vol. 1, 8080-0?
[facsimile reprint made 1928 by Ruth Blair]
[Account of Bounty Land Certificate issued to persons claiming as
Refugees, or Citizens, by resolve or Act of the 19th & 20th August 1781,
by his Honor Governor Houstoun in the year 1784, Continued
Columns: Persons Claiming, Quantity mentioned in each Certificate,
Vouchers of such Claim to being entitled, No. [of certificate], Persons
taking up such Certificates for themselves or others.
[pg 28][15 Mar 1784]
Baxton Jordan 250 ac Jenkin Davis, Col 528 David Howell (his mark) for Barton Jordan
[pg 36][15 Mar 1784]
Jacob Jordan 250 ac Elijah Clark, Col Thomas Morphet (his mark) for Jacob Jordan
[pg 44][15 Mar 1784]
Demsy Jordan 250 ac Elijah Clark, Col
Pages 48-82
Orders for Certificates of Land Issued in 1783 and 1784
Record Group 3-4-4, 8080-04
Ledgers, Certificates for bounty warrants issued in 1783 and 1784 to
refugee citizens, Vol. 2.
Persons names, Quantity of Land in Certificate, No., Vouchers Names,
By whom taken up
[pg 62][1784]
Baxter Jordan 250 528 Jinkins Davis, Col [blank]
Jacob Jordan 250 793 E Clarke, Col [blank]
Demsy Jordan 250 1051 E Clarke, Col [blank]
Samuel Jordan 250 1114 E Clarke, Col [blank]
Jacob Jordan 250 1137 E Clarke, Col [blank]
Charles Jourdan 250 1247 E Clarke, Col [blank]
Pages 82-90
An Account of Certificates Granted for Bounty Lands
to Refugees and Citizens
Record Group 3-4-4. 8080-04
[pg 82]
Needam Jordan, Lt 400 03 Apr Gen Lach. McIntosh Arth. Heyes, Lt
Pages 127-203
Bounty Warrants
Record Group 3-4-7, 8080-05
Spine title: Bounty Warrants, Washington, Franklin 1784
[pg 156][[Names for]Franklin County, Date of Warrant, No., Quantum
[acreage]on Purchase, Quantum of Bounty.]
Samuel Jordan 14 Jul 1784 632 287 1/2
[pg 156][[Names for]Washington County, Date of Warrant, No., Quantum
[acreage]on Purchase, Quantum of Bounty.]
Sterling Jordan 17 May 1784 846
Jacob Jordan 17 May 1784 1543
Jacob Jordan.2 17 May 1784 796
Dempsey Jordan 17 May 1784 1770
[pg 157][[Names for]Washington, Date of Warrant, No., Quantum
[acreage]on Purchase, Quantum of Bounty.]
Lewis Jourdine 17 May 1784 788
Baxton Jordan 17 May 1784 1808
Jacob Jordan 17 May 1784 1451
Reuben Jourdan 17 May 1784 166
[pg 192][Names, Date of the Warrant 1784, Acres]
William Jordan 17 May 1784 460
[pg 196][Persons Names, Quantity of Land acres, No. Warrant, Date of
Taking out 1784, County]
Reubin Jourdan (HR) 1000 166 Jul Washington
Pages 212-254
Augusta Land Court 1784-1785
Record Group 3-4-8, 8080-06
Spine title: Augusta Land Court 1784-1785
[pg 231][no defined headings; petitioners, date, acreage, location, warrant no.
"Bo'y"=Bounty]
Samuel Jordan 287 1/2 Franklin 14 Jul 1784 632
[pg 249][List of Duplicate Warrants delivered Capt. Nat'l Pearre, 26th
November 1784]
Reubin Jordan 1000 166 Washington Jul 1784
Page 254-287
Bounty Warrants --1784--May 17th
Record Group 3-4-9, 8080-06
[Three pairs of columns: Names, Warrant No.; Names, Warrant No.;
names, Warrant No.]
[pg 264][Name, Warrant #][17 May 1784]
Sterling Jordan 846
[pg 265][Name, Warrant #][17 May 1784]>
Jacob Jordan 1543
[pg 267][Name, Warrant #][17 May 1784]
Jacob Jordan.2 796
[pg 268][Name, Warrant #][17 May 1784]
Reuben Jordan 166
[pg 269][Name, Warrant #][17 May 1784]
Dempsey Jordan 1770
[pg 276][Name, Warrant #][17 May 1784]
Lewis Jourdine 788
[pg 278][Name, Warrant #][17 May 1784]
Baxton Jordan 1808
[pg 285][Name, Warrant #][17 May 1784]
Jacob Jordin 1451