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Lot - 1, 22, & 51  Lot 1 Now Goodson Drug.

31 Jan 1850 - Evan Howell to Nathanial L. Hutchins (J-1)

Evan D. Howell (1781 - 1868) was a Warsaw merchant and had five wives. Evan's son, Clark Howell, is a legend in the building of Atlanta. Evan's grandson bought the "Atlanta Constitution" in 1887 and became its editor.

Nathanial L. Hutchins, an attorney-at-law, practiced in Gwinnett County, Georgia. He was a valuing agent of Indian property for the federal government. Nathanial Hutchins, was the son of Michael Hutchins, a revolutionary soldier who died August 1839, at the age of 82, and Mary Hutchins, who died October 1839, both of whom are buried in the Cumming cemetery.

18 Aug 1853 - Inferior Court to Joel Estes (L-048).

Joel was born in Morgan County, Georgia. In 1834 he had four people in his household. In the 1850 census, his wife was listed as Mary Estes, and they had 11 children by 1860. The children were: Cicero, Lucinda, Nancy, Jasper, Newton, Marion,Harry, Elsey, and Adaliza.
Joel served as Clerk of the Inferior Court, 1854 - 1862.

Lot - 2 & 23   Stone Furniture

31 Jan 1837 - Inferior Court to Absolem Foster (RD).
5 Dec 1842 - Inferior Court to William Sharp (G-204).
6 Dec 1843 - William Sharp to John Russell as security on note for James Dollar (G-363).
8 Jan 1850 - Talbot Strickland , administrator of Oliver Strickland to James A. Bogle.(J-258)

Talbot and Oliver Strickland were brothers who married sisters, Celia and Irene Young, their first cousins. Nancy Harrell was their sister. James A Bogle married Eliza Ann Harrell, the daughter of Edward Harrell and his wife, Nancy Strickland Harrell.
Talbot and Oliver dispossessed Sawnee of his property.
Sawnee (also spelled Sauney) was an Indian whose home place was a little north of where the "old Kelly Mill" stands. He helped build some of the first houses in Cumming and Sawnee Mountain hears his name.

There was a two-story dwelling house with a store house where Lewis Chamblee resided and did business in the year 1849.
23 Sep 1867 - E. C. McAfee to Joseph M. McAfee, of Cherokee County, Georgia. In 1867, Theodore Irish was living there.

Lot - 3 & 24   Wachovia Bank
14 Dec 1838 - Inferior Court to R. J. Dooley and A. M. Hudson (RD).
30 Nov 1853 - Inferior Court to James A. Bogle (K-325A).

Lot -4, 25, 53, 54, 90, 91 , 132, 134 148, 151, 152 , &153
2 Nov 1839 - Inferior Court to Daniel N. Smith (F-246).
1 Dec 1845 - Daniel N. Smith to Ashahel R. Smith, of Gwinnett County, to secure his promissory note along with several forty acre lots , his storehouse, all his dry goods, hardware, groceries, drugs, etc (H-180).   Asharel R. Smith was his father-in-law. Lots 4, 25, 53, 54, 90, 91, 148, 51 (probably 151), and 152 .
9 Sep 1853 - Wiley B. Hutchins to A. L. Woodliff (O-319).
4, 25, 53, 54, 90, and 91   See lot 134

Lot - 22 See Lot 1
Lot - 23 See Lot 2
Lot - 24 See Lot 3

Lot - 25
2 Nov 1839 - Inferior Court to Daniel N. Smith (F-246).
Mortgaged by Smith (See Lot 4).
15 Dec 1848 A. R. Smith to Wiley B. Hutchins (K-293).
6 Nov 1850 Noah Strong to J. F. Harrison "fronting west on street 73 1/2 feet back 63 1/2 feet".

Lot - 51
8 Aug 1853 - Inferior Court to Joel Estes (L-48). See Lot 1

Lot - 52, 58, 59 & 80
3 Oct 1837 - George Willingham (RD). See Lot 8
21 Feb 1851 - William Fincher to James A. Bogle (O-79).

Lot - 53 27 Jan 1837 - Daniel N. Smith (RD).
2 Nov 1839 - Inferior Court to Daniel N. Smith (See Lot 4).

Lot - 54 2 Nov 1839 - Inferior Court to Daniel N. Smith (F-246) (See Lot 4).

Lot - 88 & 89 26 Aug 1836 - Richard Jenkins (RD).
3 Oct 1837 - Allen Weems (RD).

Lot - 89      See Lot 8 and 88

Lot - 90
27 Jan 1837 - Daniel N. Smith (RD). See Lot 4
2 Nov 1839 - Inferior Court to Daniel N. Smith (F-246).

Lot - 91
2 Nov 1839 - Inferior Court to Daniel N. Smith (F-26). See Lot 4

This is the bottom corner of Lot 91

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