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 Between 1802 and 1820 thousands of Americans moved to Georgia seeking free or inexpensive land. The Creek and Cherokee Indians were removed from the state before 1840.
-== Colonial Period  ==
 *Davis, Robert Scott. "Scottish and English Immigrants to the Georgia Frontier, 1774-1775," ''National Genealogical Society Quarterly,'' Vol. 70 (1982):190-196. Digital version at [http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/ National Genealogical Society website] ($); {{FHL|39597|item|disp=FHL Book 973 B2ng v. 70 (1982)}}.
-Records of ethnic groups including Indians, Quakers, and Salzburgers are listed in the place search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the subject heading GEORGIA - MINORITIES.
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-Though they do not include names of passengers, records kept by the Colonial Office and stored at [[England The National Archives|The National Archives]] (Kew, England), document ships' arrivals and departures from Georgia ports between 1752 and 1767. FamilySearch microfilmed these records. They are useful for learning about the history of ships entering the colony:
-*Shippings Lists for Georgia, 1752-1767 {{FHL|209572|item|disp=FHL Film 964005}}.
-Dr. Marianne S. Wokeck created a detailed list of "German Immigrant Voyages, 1683-1775" to Colonial America. Destinations include Georgia (1730s-1750s). She published the list in an Appendix to:
-*Wokeck, Marianne S. ''Trade in Strangers: The Beginnings of Mass Migration to North America''. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1999. {{FHL|1023023|item|disp=FHL Book 970 W2w}}.
-British Naval Office Shipping Lists, 1678-1825, have been digitized by [http://www.britishonlinearchives.co.uk/collection.php?cid=9781851173181&pid=&did=&cat=&sid=BOABRAW&date_option=equal British Online Archives] (site requires subscription). Names of passengers are not included.
 == References  ==