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Colonial settlers of [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] generally came from the Carolinas, from Virginia, or directly from England and Scotland. The first large group of immigrants came from the British Isles to the Savannah area with James Oglethorpe in 1733. Though it was designed to be a penal colony, most English convicts were transported to Virginia and Maryland, rather than Georgia.<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''British Emigrants in Bondage;'' E. Roger Ekirch, ''Bound for America.''</ref> | Colonial settlers of [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] generally came from the Carolinas, from Virginia, or directly from England and Scotland. The first large group of immigrants came from the British Isles to the Savannah area with James Oglethorpe in 1733. Though it was designed to be a penal colony, most English convicts were transported to [[Virginia|Virginia]] and [[Maryland|Maryland]], rather than Georgia.<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''British Emigrants in Bondage;'' E. Roger Ekirch, ''Bound for America.''</ref> | ||
The total non-native population of Georgia in 1752 has been estimated at 5,000. Small groups of Protestants from German- and French-speaking areas of Europe were in Georgia by that date, including Moravians and Swiss. The most important of these groups were the 1,500 Salzburgers who had settled at Ebenezer in present-day Effingham County beginning in 1734. | The total non-native population of Georgia in 1752 has been estimated at 5,000. Small groups of Protestants from German- and French-speaking areas of Europe were in Georgia by that date, including Moravians and Swiss. The most important of these groups were the 1,500 Salzburgers who had settled at Ebenezer in present-day Effingham County beginning in 1734. | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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==== Colonial Period ==== | |||
and the National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/ have passenger lists for Savannah for portions of the years 1820 to 1826, 1831, 1847 to 1851, and 1866 to 1867 (Family History Library microfilm {{FHL|66154|title-id|disp=830246}}). | Records of ethnic groups including Indians, Quakers, and Salzburgers are listed in the place search of the Family History Library Catalog under the subject heading GEORGIA - MINORITIES. | ||
==== Colonial Ships ==== | |||
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}}. | |||
==== 1783 to Present ==== | |||
The Family History Library at [http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org] and the National Archives at http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/ have passenger lists for Savannah for portions of the years 1820 to 1826, 1831, 1847 to 1851, and 1866 to 1867 (Family History Library microfilm {{FHL|66154|title-id|disp=830246}}). | |||
Lists of arrivals in Georgia and other southern ports beginning in 1890 are also available at the National Archives. The Family History Library has an index to these lists for 1890 to 1924 (Family History Library microfilms {{FHL|341257|title-id|disp=1324938-63}}). These are in the Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, 1890-1924 listed in the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES. | Lists of arrivals in Georgia and other southern ports beginning in 1890 are also available at the National Archives. The Family History Library has an index to these lists for 1890 to 1924 (Family History Library microfilms {{FHL|341257|title-id|disp=1324938-63}}). These are in the Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina, 1890-1924 listed in the Family History Library Catalog under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES. | ||
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*Records about many families who passed through Georgia on their way west are in Mary Bryan, ''Passports Issued by Georgia Governors, 1785-1809, and 1810-1820'', Two Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1959, 1964; Family History Library book 975.8 P4b; Family History Library microfilms 844966 and 1033943 item 12). | *Records about many families who passed through Georgia on their way west are in Mary Bryan, ''Passports Issued by Georgia Governors, 1785-1809, and 1810-1820'', Two Volumes. (Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1959, 1964; Family History Library book 975.8 P4b; Family History Library microfilms 844966 and 1033943 item 12). | ||
=== Westward Migrants === | === Westward Migrants === | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||