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=== People === | === People === | ||
Colonial settlers of [[Georgia (state)|Georgia]] generally came from the Carolinas, from [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]], or directly from [[England Genealogy|England]] and [[Scotland Genealogy|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 Genealogy|Virginia]] and [[Maryland Genealogy|Maryland]], rather than Georgia.<ref>Peter Wilson Coldham, ''British Emigrants in Bondage;'' E. Roger Ekirch, ''Bound for America.''</ref> | Colonial settlers of [[Georgia Genealogy (state)|Georgia]] generally came from the Carolinas, from [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]], or directly from [[England Genealogy|England]] and [[Scotland Genealogy|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 Genealogy|Virginia]] and [[Maryland Genealogy|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 [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]], and what is now [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]]. Religious groups included Moravians. The most important of these groups were the 1,500 Salzburgers who had settled at Ebenezer in present-day [[Effingham County, Georgia Genealogy|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 [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]], and what is now [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]]. Religious groups included Moravians. The most important of these groups were the 1,500 Salzburgers who had settled at Ebenezer in present-day [[Effingham County, Georgia Genealogy|Effingham County]] beginning in 1734. | ||