>Ala became a state in 1819. Miss Territory was about 10 years prior to that. >Vast majority of settlers in Northern part of MT were along the Tenn River >and came from NC or Tenn. Most Ga emigrants to MT were in lower, south of >mountains., Alabama. There were very few residents in GA outside Costal area >and Wilkes Co., In NE part of Ga, Around present day Augusta to Toccoa. >Almost no whites in central Ala, prior to 1810, except for French who had >settled Ft Toulouse, near Wetumpka. >Earnie >-----Original Message----- >From: AMcLane101@aol.com <AMcLane101@aol.com> >To: ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com <ALABAMA-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Tuesday, October 27, 1998 9:46 PM >Subject: Re: [ALABAMA-L] Early Alabama Boundaries > > >>Tom - >> >>I'm having the same problem. My earliest known ancestors have claimed to >be >>born in Georgia, when at the time of their birth, the GA territory >stretched >>all the way to the Arkansas and perhaps to the Mississippi River! They >lived >>in AL all of their adult lives, so I'm wondering if they were actually born >in >>what we now know to be Alabama (but which once part of GA)! >> >>I believe AL officially became a state around 1823, with various parcels >ceded >>by the Creeks a bit earlier, around 1813-1815. Some historian can give you >>the precise dates or you can check out the history of the various AL >counties >>(ALGenWeb home pages). In any case, if I were you, I would check-out the >>Georgia census records for your ancestors living in the territory around >that >>time. >> >>Annette >>Researching: SPEED, HARPER, LENNARD/LENARD/LEONARD, GREENE, KROUSE, LANE, >>BESTEDA, MCLANE...all found in AL counties. >> >