- Benjamin Hawkins (1796-1816)
- David Brydie Mitchell (former governor) 1816 - ? (accused of conspiracy to bring slaves up the Chattahoochee to sell
- Colonel John Crowell (1821-1827)
Georgia Surveyor General Department List of original grantees to the land lots in the Old Agency Reserve on the Flint River, now in the counties of Crawford and Taylor, GA. N.B. The Acts of December 22, 1827, Acts 1827, page 131, authorized the sale of the lots in the Old Agency. The Survey was made 1828. NOTE: Many of these names played significant historical roles. See their stories below. MAP of Old Agency
West side of the Fint River (now Taylor County) Lot 1 Henry Crowell 17 Feb 1835 78.7 acres 2nd quality Pine Lot 2 Henry Crowell 17 Feb 1835 202.5 acres 2nd quality Pine Lot 3 Joseph McGehee 15 Jan 1829 202.5 acres Lot 4 John Myrick 31 Jan 1832 202.5 acres Lot 5 Gideon Johnson 24 Dec 1833 202.5 acres Lot 6 Uriah Perkins 16 Feb 1833 202.5 acres Lot 7 Littleberry Lucas 15 Feb 1845 202.5 acres Lot 8 R.F. Davis 6 Feb 1843 202.5 acres Lot 9 R.B. Davis 6 Feb 1843 202.5 acres Lot 10 Wm Streetman 10 Dec 1835 202.5 acres Lot 11 Nathaniel Bradford 10 Dec 1835 202.5 acres Lot 12 Nathaniel Bradford 15 Jan 1829 78.7 acres Lot 13 R.B. Davis 17 Feb 1835 57 acres Lot 14 R.B. Davis 17 Feb 1835 190.5 acres Lot 15 R.B. Davis 17 Feb 1835 202.5 acres Lot 16 R.B. Davis 6 Feb 1843 202.5 acres Lot 17 Samuel P Corben 5 Dec 1842 202.5 acres Lot 18 Gideon Johnson 24 Dec 1833 202.5 acres Lot 19 Richard F Davis 13 Dec 1839 202.5 acres Lot 20 Henry Crowell 17 Feb 1835 202.5 acres Lot 21 Henry Crowell 17 Feb 1835 202.5 acres Lot 22 Henry Crowell 26 May 1834 202.5 acres Lot 23 R.B.Davis illegible illegible Lot 24 Henry Crowell 26 May 1834 198 acres Lot 25 Henry Crowell 17 Feb 1835 120.25 acres Lot 26 Henry Crowell 17 Feb 1835 104.25 acres Lot 27 Richard F Davis 13 Dec 1839 67 acres Lot 28 Henry Crowell 17 Feb 1835 69 acres East side of the Flint River (now Crawford County) Land surveyed April 27, 1828 by John Bethune, Surveyor Lot 1 Granted to William A. Clements Lot 2 Granted to William A. Clements Lot 3 Granted to Hines Holt, Senior Lot 4 Purchased by Christopher Cochran of Whitaker Dist, Crawford Lot 5 Granted to James R. Jones Lot 6 Granted to James R. Jones Lot 7 Granted to James R. Jones Lot 8 Grnated to James R. Jones Lot 9 Purchased by William A. Carr Lot 10 Purchased by William A. Carr Lot 11 Purchased by John Kirby Lot 12 Purchased by John Kirby Lot 13 Purchased by Nathaniel Bradford Lot 14 Granted to William A. Carr Lot 15 Granted to Henry Crowell Lot 16 Granted to William A. Carr *Where Benjamin Hawkins lived Lot 17 Granted to James R. Jones Lot 18 Granted to James R. Jones Lot 19 Purchased by Nathaniel Bradford Lot 20 Purchased by Nathaniel Bradford (149 acres)
Henry Crowell was an ancestor of Millie Stewart. He was the first to acquire land on the west side of the Flint River. His brother, John Crowell was Government agent to the Indian Nation. This brother may have helped him with the purchase arrangement, but Henry Crowell did purchase the land contrary to some accounts which indicate that the land "was taken".Nathaniel Bradford was Henry's double first Cousin, who moved to the River from Hancock County, to be "overseer" to Henry's Plantation. Henry sold him some land several times. From 1838 to 1842 he served as State Representative and died in office. He had been married to Sarah Temple, but apparently was a widow when he came to this area.
His children were:
Henry who married 1) Emeline Brooks 2)Mary McCrary
Patsy (unmarried) buried 1849 at Fickling's Mill
John Joseph married Mary B. HortonWilliam A. Carr married Benjamin Hawkin's daughter, Virginia. He was the son of Henry Carr who married Mary Downs (the sister of Lavinia Downs who married Benjamin Hawkins) He was a Captain in the Creek Indian War of 1836 and was later controversial as he was accused of ordering his men to retreat without sufficient cause. The account is on-line on the Indian Wars (Taylor County)page. They moved to Yalobusha Co, MS.
Peter Corbin bought the bulk of the land when Henry moved to Ft. Mitchell, Ala. in 1836 because of ill health. The Agency had been moved from Flint River to Russell County, Ala. , and John, his brother , and other members of the family resided there. Resource: They Tarried in Taylor by Essie Childs
Platt Map of Old Agency Lands - Surveyed 1828
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