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== History == | == History == | ||
During the early 1700s, some French and Spanish families immigrated to the southern coastal area, but most pre-statehood settlers of Alabama came from the older southern states, especially [[North Carolina Genealogy|North Carolina]] and [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]]. Many of these were brought to the state. Most [[Indians of Alabama|American Indians]] cotton planters of English or Ulster Scots origin. Many slaves were were moved westward to [[Oklahoma Genealogy|Oklahoma]] by 1839, but a few hundred [[Creek Indians|Creek Indians]] still live in southern Alabama.<br><br> | During the early 1700s, some French and Spanish families immigrated to the southern coastal area, but most pre-statehood settlers of Alabama came from the older southern states, especially [[North Carolina Genealogy|North Carolina]] and [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]]. Many of these were brought to the state. Most [[Indians of Alabama|American Indians]] cotton planters of English or Ulster Scots origin. Many slaves were were moved westward to [[Oklahoma, United States Genealogy|Oklahoma]] by 1839, but a few hundred [[Creek Indians|Creek Indians]] still live in southern Alabama.<br><br> | ||
=== Southern Ports === | === Southern Ports === | ||
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