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== History == | == History == | ||
The first European settlements in Florida were in 1566 on Santa Catalina by the Spanish. A British settlement was founded at Fort King George (Darien) in 1721. In 1732, a charter was granted by the British Crown to create the colony of Georgia.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the | The first European settlements in Florida were in 1566 on Santa Catalina by the Spanish. A British settlement was founded at Fort King George (Darien) in 1721. In 1732, a charter was granted by the British Crown to create the colony of Georgia.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 549-56. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | ||
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<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the | <ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 183, 192. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | ||
==Statewide Records and Resources== | ==Statewide Records and Resources== | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/309432?availability=Family%20History%20Library Early Colonial Records available at the Georgia State Archives in Atlanta (1754-1778)], film 0158964 ff. | [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/309432?availability=Family%20History%20Library Early Colonial Records available at the Georgia State Archives in Atlanta (1754-1778)], film 0158964 ff. | ||
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==Land Records== | ==Land Records== | ||
From 1732-1755, Georgia land records were part of a trusteeship where lands were given to males and their heirs. Land was distributed by headright and bounty grants after 1756.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the | From 1732-1755, Georgia land records were part of a trusteeship where lands were given to males and their heirs. Land was distributed by headright and bounty grants after 1756.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 183, 192. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | ||
Land records available at the Georgia State Archives in Atlanta are listed below (with links to FamilySearch digital images): | Land records available at the Georgia State Archives in Atlanta are listed below (with links to FamilySearch digital images): | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/309455?availability=Family%20History%20Library Colonial records of Georgia, 1750-1829 (film 0158965 ff.)]. | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/309455?availability=Family%20History%20Library Colonial records of Georgia, 1750-1829 (film 0158965 ff.)]. | ||
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==Church Records== | ==Church Records== | ||
Early churches in Georgia included Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Quaker, Anglican, Reformed, and Congregational congregations.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the | Early churches in Georgia included Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Quaker, Anglican, Reformed, and Congregational congregations.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 549-56. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> Church records can be helpful in finding christening, marriage, and burial records. For more information about what colonial church records are available, search in the specific county of research. Below are listed published works or collections that are relevant to the state of Georgia. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/178356?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Henry Newman's Salzburger Letterbooks''] by George Fenwick Jones, (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1966). | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/178356?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Henry Newman's Salzburger Letterbooks''] by George Fenwick Jones, (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1966). | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AHenry%20%2Bkeywords%3ANewman%20%2Bkeywords%3ASalzburger%20%2Bkeywords%3ALetterbooks ''Georgia Baptists: Historical and Biographical''] by J.H. Campbell, (Macon, GA: J.W. Burke and Co., 1874, film 1033617). | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3AHenry%20%2Bkeywords%3ANewman%20%2Bkeywords%3ASalzburger%20%2Bkeywords%3ALetterbooks ''Georgia Baptists: Historical and Biographical''] by J.H. Campbell, (Macon, GA: J.W. Burke and Co., 1874, film 1033617). | ||
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[[Category:Georgia,_United_States]] [[Category:Colonial Records]] | [[Category:Georgia,_United_States]] [[Category:Colonial Records]] | ||
<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the | <ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the countries of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 183, 192. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | ||
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