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Greene-Hopkins-Wadkins Land Grants

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS686f

Scope and Content

This collection contains three land grants for land lots 230, 231, and 244, adjoining properties in the 17th District in Henry County, Georgia (later Fulton County, Georgia). Lot 231 was registered by Alston H. Greene of DeKalb County, Georgia in 1833 and had an irregular lottery size of 183 acres. Lot 230 was registered by John Hopkins of Emmanual County, Georgia in 1823, and lot 244 was registered by Barnett R. Wadkins of Franklin County, Georgia in 1823.

Dates

  • 1823, 1833

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is available for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Administrative/Biographical History

The men awarded these lots were Alston H. Greene from DeKalb County, Georgia; John Hopkins from Emmanual County, Georgia; and Barnett R. Wadkins, who was married to Hannah Epperson on 12 November 1811 in Franklin County, Georgia. Other biographical information about Alston H. Greene, John Hopkins, and Barnett R. Wadkins has not been determined.

Extent

3 item(s)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Virlyn B. Moore, Jr., 1993 (1993.38)

Description Control

Collection processed in 2011.

Title
Greene-Hopkins-Wadkins Land Grants
Status
Completed
Author
Laura Starratt
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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