JOHN EADY SR., who emigrated from Ireland,
whose Revolutionary service was certified by General Elijah Clarke, was one of
the early settlers of the county, building a mill on Black Creek still known
as "Eady's Mill." His son, Henry, (b. 1786-1847) was
married in 1807 to Elizabeth Gay (b. 1790, daughter of Allen and Abigail
(Castleberry) Gay. Henry became very wealthy, owning a great many slaves.
Henry's daughter, Temperance, married Oren Davis.
Davidson's History of Wilkinson County
From the will of John Eady - "And to my
beloved son, J. A. Eady, I bequeath my grist and saw mill, and one hundred acres
of land, parts of two lots, No. 186, the mill tract on lot No. 181, part
of the long branch lot"
Lot 181 - original grantee Joseph Baughn, Nov. 13,
1805
Lot 186 - William Twilley, original
grantee March 5, 1806
Atlanta Constitution
August 22, 1912
Fish Fry at Eady's Mill
Milledgeville, Ga, August 21 (Special) A party of
Milledgeville men left here in ten automobiles for Eady's mill, Wilkinson
county, early this morning. The attraction is a big fish fry. In order that some
repairs be made at the mill, the pond will be drained. This pond is a large body
of water, and abounds with fish, especially noted for fine trout that the
Milledgeville sportsman is so fond of.
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