These records were gleaned from Early Records of Georgia: Wilkes County
by Grace Gillam Davidson. The first category, “Taxable Property”, was compiled from the first tax digest found at the Wilkes Courthouse. This list was used to replace much of the information lost when the census of 1790 for Georgia, held in Washington, D. C., was destroyed by the British during the War of 1812.

List of  Taxable Property of Inhabitants of Captain Walker’s Disc., Received by Captain Henry Ware, Esqr.

Thos. Gilliland,…………………2 ½ polls, 5 slaves, 287 ½ acres Wilkes Co.
Wm. Gilliland,………………….1 poll, 287 ½ acres, Wilkes Co.

Book of Mixed Records, Wills, Administration and deeds – 1777-1778

Folio 47 – GILLILAND, THOMAS, Sr., To grandson Thos. Winters, son of John and Mary Winters, on the line of his grandfather Gilliland, forever, a slave Marrceah, four years oild. Deed of gift. June 26, 1778. James Golowier, James Stewart, Test.

-contributed by Kate Maynard, 2012