Book Description
Genealogists will recognize this work as an index to the earliest complete census of Georgia. This index identifies about 30,000 heads of families, alphabetically arranged, along with their counties of residence. ... Read more

Book Description
During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the area now known as Georgia was a buffer zone between British-governed South Carolina and Spanish-governed Florida. Settlement of the region by the British did not take place until 1732 when James Oglethorpe established the colony of Georgia as a refuge for English debtors, paupers, and discharged prisoners. Scottish immigration to the colony commenced almost at the same time, however, and was made up of two distinct categories of immigrants: Lowlanders and Highlanders. Lowlanders immigrated for purely economic reasons, as farmers and later as merchants; while Highlanders were recruited to the colony for strategic purposes, basically to guard the southern frontier from Spanish incursions.

Somewhat later, at the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763, the Spanish withdrew from Florida. The removal of the Spanish threat and the acquisition of new lands by the British led to an influx of settlers, including Scots, into Florida and as far west as Mobile. Many of the earliest settlers in the area were former Scottish soldiers and indentured servants, awarded land on the condition that they develop it and settle other immigrants on the land within a few years.

This new work by the prolific Scottish author David Dobson contains the names of several thousand Scots who immigrated to Georgia and the Deep South, settling in the area sometime between 1735 and 1845. Based on probate records, court records, family papers, newspapers and journals, naturalization papers, church registers, gravestone inscriptions, printed sources, and census returns, the information provided in this book is of a broad and mixed character, generally giving some or all of the following details: name, place and date of birth, occupation, place and date of settlement in Georgia or the Deep South, and names of wives and children.

If you're looking for a Scottish ancestor who hasn't shown up in any of Mr. Dobson's other books, this could be your answer. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Not too helpful
I was a very disappointed with the info I found for the name I was searching for.
The only info it had was found in the 1850 Census which I've seen a hundred times.
So paying that price for a book that had literally one line was kind of a waste.Make
sure your names are in there.This may be helpful to some families where there are
tons of info on kids, occupation, etc. just not mine.
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Great Historical Source
This book gives readers an accurate account of the History of Montgomery County, Georgia.It includes old pictures and maps and the names of the early founders.Great source for Genealogical research. ... Read more

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Very Scarce Genealogy Source for this family and their descendants. Dates back to their beginnings in early Scotland up to 1954. Excerpt from Chapter IV: "A group of Highlanders, containing people by the names of McDonald, McIntosh, McLeod and other Scottish names sailed from Inverness, Scotland for the Colony of Georgia on October 18, 1735, on a ship named "The Prince of Wales", commanded by Capt. George Dunbar. They arrived at the mouth of the Savannah River on January 1736. The Colony of Georgia had been founded by Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe on Febuary 12, 1733, not quite 3 years before the arrival of these Scottish Highlanders. One of the Highlanders was Alexander McDonald. He settled at a place called New Inverness, named for the old home county in Scotland. New Inverness is now known as Darien, Georgia." Book is illustrated w/many Photos and includes and Index. ... Read more

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A wealth of information
This book is an absolute treasure trove of information for those seeking not only information about those buried in Colonial Park Cemetery, but also for those looking for an insight into the early years of Savannah's history.

Elizabeth Carter Piechocinski does an excellent job of telling both the background information for a general overview, and the minute details that will make any history buff happy. ... Read more