Hey Ken, do you think I could interest your wife in attending Savannah's Georgia Day Celebration? Everyone would like to meet one of Mary Musgroves descendants. Faye -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Hodge <khodge@gdi.net> To: HODGES-L@rootsweb.com <HODGES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 4:50 AM Subject: [HODGES-L] History of GA >Just a little history lesson. Hope this helps. > >1732 King George II granted a charter to establish the Georgia Colony. >(named for him) >1733 James Oglethorpe brought the first 120 English settlers to Savannah >1754 Georgia became a British royal province >1778 British troops captured Savannah during the RW. Driven out in 1782 >1788 Georgia ratified the US Constitution and became the fourth state >1838 The last Indians (Cherokee) were forced to leave (this is when all of >Georgia was settled) >1861 Georgia seceded from the Union >1870 Georgia was readmitted > >My wife's ancestor John Musgrove arrived with Oglethorpe in 1733 and >married Cousaponakeesa (Creek Indian), later known as Mary Musgrove. > >Ken in Orlando > >At 01:14 AM 08/11/1999 -0700, you wrote: >>You wrote: >>Georgia was founded 1832.... >> >>OH? >> >>Georgia was founded much before 1832.. and was one of the original 13 >>colonies/states. >> >>Better dating is needed here! >>Don Havlicek >>Newport, KY >>Researching: Richard Marion Hodges & his wife Belle Zora Stith from >>Hardin/Breckinridge/Meade Co's. Kentucky >> >> >>==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >>Have you considered joining the Rootsweb Genealogical Data >> Cooperative? http://www.rootsweb.com/ >> >> > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Please remember that it is okay to post any information on any Hodge/Hodges/Hedge to the list. The more info we post, the more likely that we will find connections. > >