William Monk

Will the real William Monk please stand up? Contrary to popular belief William Monk nor his parents ever lived in south Carolina,William was born in Dobbs Co NC ( present Greene Co),he moved to Wilkes Co Georgia in 1785 with his parents,his father Menan traveled to Georgia with John Monk who was his cousin.

Menan Monk and the brothers John and Silas Monk moved from Wilkes Co to Boggy gut creek in Columbia Co Georgia where Menan and John were found guilty of manslaughter in Oct 1791,they along with Samuel Pool killed their neighbor Edward Prater who was a horse thief,all three men were pardoned. Samuel Pool's daughter Talitha married Silas Monk Jr.

William Monk was NOT a Rev war soldier,extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
The real William Monk.

Dobbs Co NC deeds Book 11 Jan 1777 to April 1779
Abraham Bush to William Monk

Dobbs Co NC deeds Book 12 April 1779 to April 1784
Menan Monk to Drury Aldridge

1780 Dobbs Co NC tax list Capt John Grangers district
Menan Monk $400
John Monk $400

1787 Wilkes Co Georgia tax list
Menan Monk
John Monk
Silas Monk

May 4th 1789 Columbia Co Georgia
Menan Monk 200 acres on Boggy gut creek

Oct 29th 1791 Columbia Co Georgia
Found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Edward Prater
The state vs Menan Monk,John Monk and Samuel Pool

The house recommended mercy and the following men were pardoned by the governor Dec 21st 1791
Menan Monk,John Monk,Samuel Pool

Columbia Co Georgia Oct 5th 1799
50 acres of pine land,part of 150 acre tract originally granted to Edward Prater deceased, adjoining the land of John Monk,taken as the property of Edward Prater deceased to satisfy the claims of William Barrett.

Columbia Co Georgia Nov 3rd 1794 land grant
Silas Monk 200 acres

Columbia Co Georgia tax list
Silas Monk 600 acres Boggy gut creek
35 acres pine Boggy gut creek
150 acres Richmond Co
202 1/2 acres Baldwin Co

Stanley Monk,son of Menan Monk,Stanley died at the age of 104,before Stanley died he gave an interview to the Mobile register in April 1867 in which he stated " I was born on March 19th 1763 in Dobbs Co NC,three years after the Rev war ended I moved with my parents to Wilkes Co Georgia and subsequently in succession to Columbia,Burke and finally to Bulloch Co where my father died leaving a large family.About the year 1810 I moved to Mobile Alabama"

Rev war pension files 1833 Monroe Co Georgia
John Monk born May 5th 1752
I lived in Dobbs Co NC and joined the Dobbs Co malitia in Jan 1779
After the war I moved to Wilkes Co Georgia and then to Columbia Co where I lived for 25 years and then to Bulloch Co for 2 years and then to Monroe Co Georgia.

Menan Monk land records

May 4th 1789 Columbia Co Georgia
Menan Monk 200 acres on Boggy gut creek

March 4th 1799
Menan Monk 300 acres in Burke Co Georgia

1805
Menan Monk 236 acres in Bulloch Co Georgia

Feb 11th 1806
Menan Monk 452 acres in Bulloch Co on Lott's creek

1805 Georgia land lottery
Menan Monk Burke Co
Stanley Monk Burke Co
Richard Monk Burke Co

1807 Georgia land lottery Oct 3rd 1807
Menan Monk Bulloch Co
Richard Monk Bulloch Co

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