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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Fixing a common misconception

William Phillips who married Sarah Hays or Sarah Burleson was not born in Wilkinson County, Georgia. We know his family was living in the Wilkes County area in the late 1700s, and most likely he would not have moved too far from them, at least not moving south and then north east.
Also, the best proof of it is that the county of Wilkinson was not in existence in 1788. The county was formed in 1805, well after 1788. The area Wilkinson County was formed from wasn't another county, it was claimed land from Indians most likely.

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