Page: 226, Line 4; Dist: 88th; Enumerator: Robert Tennille; Film M704-53
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Males: 2 (0-5), 1 (30-40);
Females: 1 (0-5), 1 (20-30);

Slaves:
Males: 0;
Females: 1 (0-10), 1 (10-24);

Occu: Agriculture 2

Records show that Drury obtained a land grant in Washington County in 1841. The grant was recorded in the Georgia Archives as follows:

Location Grant Acres Year of
Grantee of Grant Book Page Granted Grant
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Gilbert, Drery Wash'ton U.5 360 63.8 1841

Census Yr: 1850 State or Territory: GA County: Washington Div: 91 Page: 443
Reference: Enumerated 16th Nov., 1850 by S.A.H. Jones, pg. 520
LN 2, HN 265, FN 265 as follows:
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Gilbert...Mary.........44...F....GA...R/W
Gilbert...Thomas.....13...M...GA...Sch
Gilbert...Milsy.........11...M...GA
Gilbert...Elizabeth.....9...F....GA

The following Legal Notice appeared in the local newspaper on Jul 2, 1857:

"Washington County: Mary J. Gilbert and Sampson Daniel file to sell property of Drewry Gilbert, deceased."

The following Legal Notice appeared in the local newspaper on Oct 8, 1857:

"Washington County: Sampson Daniel and Mary J. Gilbert file to sell property of Drewry Gilbert, deceased."

The following Legal Notice appeared in the local newspaper on Jul 25, 1860:

"Washington County: Sampson Daniel and Mary J. Gilbert file for discharge from the estate of Drury Gilbert, deceased."

• Married: Abt 1835 in Washington County, Georgia
• Change Date: 15 Oct 2003

1. Thomas GILBERT b: 1837 in Washington County, Georgia
2. Willis D. "Milsy" GILBERT b: 1839 in Washington County, Georgia
3. Martha D. GILBERT b: Abt 1838 in Washington County, Georgia
4. Elizabeth McCauley GILBERT b: Abt 1840

• Married:
• Change Date: 11 Dec 2008

1. Media: Book
   Title: Washington County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings Vol. I 1852-1866
   Author: Evans, Tad, Compiler
   Publication: [primary source] Savannah, Georgia: Tad Evans, Publisher, Feb 17, 1994
   Date: 15 Aug 2001
   Page: Vol I 1852-1866,Legal Notice dated Jul 2, 1857, p 146
2. Media: Census/Tax
   Title: 1840 Washington County, Georgia Census [Online]
   Publication: [primary source] Sandersville, Georgia, 1840. [Ancestry.com electronic database: images of original documents]
   Date: 10 Mar 2001
   Page: p 226
3. Media: Census/Tax
   Title: 1850 Washington County, Georgia Census
   Publication: [primary source] Sandersville, Georgia, 1850
   Date: 10 Mar 2001
   Page: p 443
4. Media: Book
   Title: Index to Headright and Bounty Grants of Georgia 1756-1909
   Author: Lucas, Jr., The Rev. Silas Emmett, author
   Publication: [primary source] Vidalia, GA: Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1970
   Date: 10 Sep 2003
   Page: p 226
5. Media: Book
   Title: Records of Washington County, Georgia
   Author: De Lamar, Marie, and Rothstein, Elisabeth, Compilers
   Publication: [primary source] Albany, GA: Delwyn Associates, 1975. (Reprinted with an added index by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1985. Reprinted for Clearfield Compnay, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 2000.)
   Date: 9 Sep 2003
   Page: Ch 1, Headright and Bounty Grants , p 10
6. Media: Book
   Title: Washington County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings Vol. I 1852-1866
   Author: Evans, Tad, Compiler
   Publication: [primary source] Savannah, Georgia: Tad Evans, Publisher, Feb 17, 1994
   Date: 15 Aug 2001
   Page: Vol I 1852-1866,Legal Notice dated Oct 8, 1857, p 154
7. Media: Book
   Title: Washington County, Georgia, Newspaper Clippings Vol. I 1852-1866
   Author: Evans, Tad, Compiler
   Publication: [primary source] Savannah, Georgia: Tad Evans, Publisher, Feb 17, 1994
   Date: 15 Aug 2001
   Page: Vol I 1852-1866, Legal Notice dated Jul 25, 1860, p 240