Early Settlers -J-

James, William LG on Kittle Creek. Oglethorpe Co. Deed Book D, page 284. Note: This is probably Kettle Creek, and if that is the case, the location is Wilkes County, Georgia.

Joiner, Benjamin. Oglethorpe Co. Deed Book D, page 512. 22 June 1805. David Murray, administrator of the estate of Benjamin Joiner, deceased of Lincoln Co. to Thomas Walton, Senr. of aforesaid county. David Murray, by order of Court of Ordinary dated 27 February 1805...should make titles to tract which Benjamin Joiner, deceased, in his lifetime gave bond on 15 December 1783 to make titles to bounties of land to Thomas Walton, Senr. for tract of land in Washington Co. when surveyed, now in Oglethorpe Co., 575 acres on Big Creek waters, adj. W by John Briant and John Berry, being two bounties granted to Benjamin Joiner on 29 September 1784.

Jones, David only white citizens in Montezume in 1836. listed as an early settler of Macon County. Ref: History of Macon County Georgia by Louise Frederick Hays.

Jones, Gabriel listed in Capt. Price's District, Wilkes County, Tax Digest of 1792.

Jones, John owned a brick store on the corner of Whitehall and Hunter Streets in Atlanta, known as the "John Gannon house". Ref: LWT of John Jones, Fulton County.

Joyner, Chief, Atlanta fireman, young man in his twenties, who joined age 17. When he was 20 years old, he was made chief.
Ref: The Constitution, Atlanta 2/21/1886.