Carolyn, Georgia's Landmarks, Memorial and Legends, (Vol. I), by Lucian Lamar Knight, 1913 Monroe County Orignial Settlers (pp. 793 & 794) ... O Woodward, B. Rogers, P. Lacy, Rev. O. Rogers, Job Taylor, T. Harper, A. Ponder, Mr. Lester, Williamson Mims, John Brown, E. Brown, A. Chapman, A. Lockett, A. Redding, Thomas Hollad, Simon Brooks, Thomas Dewberry, Josiah Horton, A. Davis, Joseph Dunn, Moses Dumas, Benjamin Dumas, D. Ponder, Thomas Battle, E. Jackson, A Chappell, W. P. Henry, Wilkins Hunt, Andrew West, Rev. G. Christian, Dr. Brown, Dr. E. W. Jones, David McDade, Dr. Law and George W. Gordon. NOTE: Wilkins Hunt ... my Hunt line Pike County Original Settlers (p. 856) ... John Marshall, Isaac Cooper, Benjamin Jordan, Jacob Gilder, S. Stephens, Thomas Matthews, Elbert Phillips, Binford Gorce, Joseph Weaver, William Mobbley, Ephraim Mabry, William Amos, Eli Walker, William Taylor, John Farey, Jabez Gilbert, James Johnson, Richard Myrick, John Moore, General Daniell, James Neal, J. B. Read, J. B. Williamson, H. G. Johnson, W. E. Magum, Gideon Barnes, Willis J. Milner, William Ellis, B. Orr and John Neal. NOTE: Barnesville (Lamar Co.), GA was given it's name for Gideon Barnes. Milner (Lamar Co.), GA was given it's name for the Milner family. http://www.usgenweb.com Carol ________________________________ From: Carolyn Smotherman <carolyngenealogy@aol.com> To: GAPIKE@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, June 9, 2010 8:42:08 PM Subject: [GAPIKE] First Pike County Settlers I have read that Monroe County was formed in 1821 from Indian lands and that Pike County was formed in 1822 from Monroe. Should I assume there were no white settlers in the area that became Pike County before 1821? Is there a particular county where early settlers to Pike County came from? Thank for any help-- Carolyn Smotherman May I help you in Bedford County, TN? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GAPIKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message