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1,000 Acres of Tidal-Rice Plantation on Little Broughton Island in Georgia Henry Laurens (1724โ€“1792) was born and died in Charleston, South Carolina and served as a patriot from South Carolina, becoming presidentโ€ฆ

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Where to Search for Scottish Ancestors in Virginia In 1719, just two years after the Antrim Eviction, thirty thousand more Protestants left Ulster for America. Such names were known asโ€ฆ

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Genealogy databases, traced families, marriages, deaths, old wills and estates, military records, etc. available to members of georgiapioneers.com

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Scottish Settlers to South Carolina If you are searching for Scottish relatives in South Carolina, here are some facts that will help.

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Subscribe to Genealogy and History Sharing tips, clues, source materials that could help you find your ancestors. Paid subscribers also receive information on selected traced families. Click to read Genealogy and History, by Jeannette...

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Melrose Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia Melrose Plantation as it was first called, was originally composed of 7,500 acres of land, acquired in 250-acre tracts between 1825 andโ€ฆ

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HOPETON PLANTATION OF ST. SIMONโ€™S ISLAND, GEORGIA James Hamilton Couper (1794โ€“1866) was the son of John and Rebecca (Maxwell) Couper of St. Simonโ€™s Island. He grew up on his fatherโ€™sโ€ฆ

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Harrington Hall of St. Simonโ€™s Island, Georgia Captain Raymond Demere, a wealthy Huguenot and merchant, was born 1742 in Georgia, and died January of 1829. His home was on St. Simonโ€™sโ€ฆ

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Trace your Families and Find Great Stories on Georgia Pioneers! If you are new at researching your ancestors, there is a lot of fun ahead! The records may appear boringโ€Šโ€”โ€Šyet the results, thoughโ€ฆ

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SILK HOPE PLANTATIONโ€Šโ€”โ€Š3,673 Acres William Butler (1715โ€“1761), the son of Joseph Butler, was the tax collector and surveyor of highways for the Georgia Colony. Heโ€ฆ

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Colonel Mark Carr - Colonial Georgia's Entrepreneur โ€œThe Hermitageโ€ was the first real plantation in the Georgia Colony.

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Mulberry Grove Plantationโ€™s Famous Visitor in 1791 Adjoining lands of the Mulberry Grove plantation, but in Josephs Town, a Scottish outpost near Savannah, Georgia, were several otherโ€ฆ

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The Richest Man in Georgiaโ€Šโ€”โ€ŠButler Plantationโ€Šโ€”โ€Š and the Actress, Fanny Kemble Butler Plantation, Darien, Georgia

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Andrew Carnegie, a Poor Scotโ€Šโ€”โ€Š was the Wealthiest man in America Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, and died on August 11, 1919 at Shadow Brook in Lenoxโ€ฆ

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CEDAR GROVE PLANTATION, CALLED โ€œSUSINAโ€ โ€œSusina,โ€ an antebellum Greek Revival home located on 140 acres in Thomasville was owned by James Joseph Blackshear. The records show thatโ€ฆ

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Noble Jones and Wormsloe Plantation Noble Jones was born 1700, and embarked for Savannah on November 6, 1732, arriving February 1, 1733. The Trustees at the Palace Court inโ€ฆ

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Scottish Highlanders from Inverness, Scotland to Georgia The Oglethorpe Oak Tree stood for many years in Darien, Georgia. It served as a memorial for where James Edward Oglethorpe slept with hisโ€ฆ

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Cold Harbor and Dungeness Cold Harbor in London (pictured left) was one of the greatest estates in England. This great medieval home set the stage for the drama thatโ€ฆ

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Scottish Settlers to North Carolina North Carolina Settlements

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Dim Shadows of Old Struggles A true story by Jeannette Holland Austin

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What are Memories Worth? At what age do we retain our childhood memories into adulthood? Or, from day to day?

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Which Countries Sent the Most Immigrants to America? The three countries who sent more immigrants to America were: Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Germany.

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From Scotland to America Notice: The term โ€œScotchโ€ has been used since the 16th century as a reference to persons in Scotland. Thus, the term โ€œScotch-Irishโ€ wasโ€ฆ

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Looking for Ancestors?โ€Šโ€”โ€ŠThe Past is Everywhere Getting started on the Family Tree is easyโ€Šโ€”โ€Šif you know what records to engage, and where to find them. Begin with a Pedigree Chart.

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Irish Books Available Online Georgiapioneers.com has a collection of Irish books that are interest to historians and genealogists. These books are out-of-print and areโ€ฆ

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Take a Journey into the Past Some of the fanciest automobiles were driven by your ancestors during by 1920s. Do not expect to find them on the farm, dressed in overallsโ€ฆ

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