In his Will, he notes land on the north
and south sides of the Walnut Fork of the Oconee. And land in
Clinton, Jones County, Georgia.
The newspaper clipping below is very interesting for several reasons: 1) It indicates that Prosser owned land on Indian Creek and the Mulberry; 2) Land named "Beaver Ruin" containing a grist mill; 3) He owned land adjoining John Scott; and, 4) John Scott is noted to live in Augusta.
This John Scott is likely General John Scott who was one of the founders of the city of Montgomery, Alabama. John Scott was also a close friend of General Elijah Clark (See Gov. George Rockingham Gilmer, "Georgians", (1989, Heritage Papers).
I have not yet determined where "Beaver Ruin" is located as it does not appear to be the same as the present day "Beaver Ruin" in Gwinnett County. In one of the estate documents for Prosser, a grist mill is noted as being sold with his lands - One has to wonder if this mill is the same mill.
The Louisville
Gazette and Republican Trumpet
(Courtesy GA Historic Newspapers)
Note that the Jackson County Historical
Society published an article from the Forest News of a Niblack family reunion
that took place in 1895 at the "picturesque grounds of Beaver Ruin".
Based on old maps located at the
Jackson County Historical Society, the Niblacks lived just to the east of the
present day "head" of Indian Creek. There was a General Store
operated by Thomas Niblack that was located in this area.
In the Jackson County Tax Digest for 1809,
Prosser paid taxes on 185 acres of land on Indian Creek that he purchased from
Ezekial Cloud. The land adjoins McGahee land.
Foreign
Correspondent & Georgia Express, April 28, 1810
(Georgia Historic Newspapers)
General David Adams is likely Major
General David Adams who was a member of the GA Legislature and was the Speaker
of the House for several periods of time.
General Buckner Harris was a noted Patriot
with the Georgia Militia and was the director of the Republic of Florida while
Florida was still controlled by the Spanish. He was killed in 1814 by a
group of Seminole Indians and his scalp was sent to the Spanish government for
a reward. Buckner Harris was an early settler of Jackson County and
he was one of its first commissioners and judges.[2]
Buckner was the son of Captain Walton Harris who was a Captain under General
Nathaniel Greene during the American Revolution. Walton was an early settler of Wilkes County.