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Notes for Phillip Pritchett

Of age when his father wrote his will in 1749

Phillip Pritchett found in:
Colonial America, 1607-1789 Census Index
State: NC
County: Beaufort Co.
Census/Enumeration year: 1755 and 1764

North Carolina
Beaufort County
The following List of the Taxable Persons in the County afsd, as were Returned by the Respective Justices for the Year 1764.
Page 4 Column 2 List of Taxables 1764 White Black Total
Pritchett Phillip 1 5 6

Beaufort County Militia, 1781 Source: Microfilm Mil.Tr.2-23, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC
Returned by William Brown, Colonel, of the Beaufort Militia - 20 April 1781
"A List of the Several Divisions of Affective Men in the Beaufort Regiment of Militia Made the 20th of April 1781 list Abraham Pritchett and Phillip Pritchett in group number two

Washington County was one of the origninal Georgia counties. It was created Feb 25 1784 from land ceded by the Creek Indians, and was bounded on the East by the Ogeechee River, the West by the Oconee River, the North by Franklin County, and the South by the Altamaha River. Georgians soon began to encroach Indian hunting ground and the Oconee War began in 1786. By 1790, most of these skirmishes had been resolved (Source: Mary Alice Jordan (ed) "Cotton to Kaolin- A History of Washington County, Georgia 1784-1989", Sandersville GA: Washington County Historical Society, Inc, 1989 PP7-8).

May 20, 1784 came with John and Henry Trippe to sign headright oaths in Washington County, Philip stated he had a wife and 3 children which entitled him to 400 acres which was granted May 24, 1784, #79. Henry only had a wife, for 250 acres, #80, and John had a wife and 4 negros which entitled him to 450 acres, #81, but he was given 500 acres.
The land Act of February 17, 1783 (as amended by the Act of August 1, 1783). Then the Act of February 25, 1784 was passed to create and open up Franklin and Washington Counties. It allowed a man to take up 200 acres upon his own headright free of any charge except office fees for survey and grant, plus an additional 50 acres upon the head of each member of his family at sales prices or 3 shillings per acre, and it limited any grant to a maximum of 1000 acres. The applicant would appear before the land court of the county in which he desired land, composed of at least 5 Justices, and after making oath as to the size of his family, including slaves, would obtain a warrant of survey. The county surveyor would than lay out his land, keep a copy of the plat of survey in his office and forward a copy to the Surveyor General. After living on the land a year and cultivating at least 3% of the acreage, the settler would then apply to the Governor's office for his grant and pay all purchase price due and all office fees. The grant would then be issued and recorded. For the first year members of the Executive Council were to acvt as the land courts for the new counties, prior to their organizations.

Feb 3 1786, Greene County, named for Gen Nathaniel Greene, was created from Washington County.

In Henry Trippe's will signed January 16, 1790 and proved August 12, 1790, record in Green County, GA , Will Book A, p 72-74, he and his wife, Sarah, now have 7 children born sign he signed his oath in May 1784. Sarah was a Pritchett, possibly a sister of Philip. In Henry's will he gives his sons Henry and James 100 acres each of the land surveyed in Philip Pritchett's name and he gives "to Philip Pritchet the remaining 200 acres of the 400 survey known by the name of Philip Pritchett, in case, he moves into this State to live, if not to be divided equally between my two sons, Henry and James Trippe."

1790 NC Beaufort County Census New Bern District Heads of Families 1st # = Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families 2nd # = Free white males under 16 years 3rd # = Free white females, including heads of families 4th # = All other free persons 5th # = Slaves
Pritchard, Philip 1-2-5-0-0

He had moved to GA before Sept 1792 as Philip Pritchett and John Trippe witnessed a Deed in Green County, GA for John Whitehurst

1793 Green Co Ga Tax Book lists Philip Prtichols in Capt Thomas Reins Dist, adjoining John Trip.

Dec 17 1793 Hancock County was formed from Greene and Washington Counties. The Pritchett, Bond and Trippe lands of Fort Creek were now in Hancock County, and all the records would now reflect that. The older records would stay associated with Greene County.

An Index to Georgia Tax Digests, The Reprint Company, 1986, Vol 1, p 59, Philip Prichett listed in Hancock County, Ranes District 1794; Vol 3, p 70 Hancock County, Barnes District 1804; Vol 5, p 75, in Putnam County, Turner Moreland District 1815

January 1, 1808, Hancock Co, GA Deed Book H, p 335-336, Philip Pritchett sells land to Elizabeth Barns

Hancock County, GA list of taxable property 1812, Captain Harwells District
Negros: 0, Land: 204 1/2 acres, Water: Fort Creek, Joins: Thweatt, Granted: Bishop, Value: blank, Tax: .82 1/2

January 17, 1817, Hancock Co, GA Wills and Estates "I". p 222, Philip's estate, Joseph and Benjamin Pritchett executors, Rodum Griggs and Jesse W Grigg were appraisers, Henry Trippe was JP
People who bought at the estate sale: Mrs. Pritchett, Lee Griggs, Elizabeth Pritchet, Leah Pritchet, Benjamin Pritchet, J Pritchet (bought a man's saddle), P Pritchet. The widow Martha got 1/3 of the land on Fort Creek as her dower.

Hancock County Court Records, p 762, March 3, 1817, Philip Pritchett estate amounting $798
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