Micajah Paulk and Family moved with his brother, John Paulk, R.S., to Wilkinson County, Ga., very soon after its creation. John remained there but Micajah and family a few years later moved to Laurens County and settled on the Eastern side of the County in territory now in Coffee County near where Oscar Paulk, a decendant, lived. The 1846 tax-digest of Irwin County shows him the owner of 3,430 acres (lot numbers not given) in the 5th District where he lived. Micajah died there in November 18, 1847.. and his widow died August 9, 1848. He is shown in the 1840 Census of Irwin County, age 70-80 years.
source: PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA....(VOL 1), pages 222-223..
Land:
Received certification for Revolutionary War Service in Feb 1784, and as a bounty received 287.5 acres of land in Washington Co, Ga., Received 200 acres of land in Montgomery Co in 1814. In 1846 he owned 3,430 acres in the 5th district census of 1830 & 1840 Irwin Co., Georgia. ---
Wife: Mary Catherine Young Paulk------
Children: --Jacob Paulk (1796 - 1884)-- James Paulk (1798 - 1861)-- Micajah Paulk (1802 - 1866)-- Mollie Paulk Tucker (1803 - 1878)-- George Paulk (1803 - 1889)-- John Paulk (1806 - 1852)-- Eleanor Paulk Dorminy (1809 - 1891)-- Elijah Paulk (1810 - 1848)-- Thomas Paulk (1812 - 1894)-- Rebecca Paulk Vickers (1815 - 1890)-- Henry Paulk (1818 - 1875)--
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBN-WVH : 24 August 2015), James Paulk, District 690, Irwin, Georgia, United States; citing p. 3, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 44; FHL microfilm 7,045.
Also available at PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA....(VOL 1), pages 222-223...,1846 tax-digest of Irwin Co.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 March 2021), memorial page for Micajah Paulk Jr. (10 Jan 1772–18 Nov 1847), Find A Grave: Memorial #48117655, citing Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Michael H Pafford (contributor 46805670) .
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