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Tomochichi: The Role Played by Yamacraw Indians in the Settlement of Savannah
Tomochichi, the leader of the Yamacraw Indians, could not speak English. His interpreter was Mary Musgrove, whose husband was a trader among white settlers and had learned the language in South Carolina. Charleston, founded about 1640, undoubtedly produced white traders amongst the Indians. The Yamacraws had some knowledge of the English language. One might reflect […]
My Cousin Hubert
The first time that I met Cousin Hubert was in his somber location of an office on the main street in Marietta, Georgia, where he practiced law for many years. I climbed steep wooden stairs inside a brick building that led to a large room with the familiar solid oak barrister bookcases of lawbooks encased […]
All Early Records of Savannah’s First Settlers Survived! View them on GeorgiaPioneers
Jeannette Holland Austin performed a detailed and thorough genealogical and historical search for the origins of immigrant families who left Gravesend, England, with Oglethorpe and arrived in Savannah in February of 1733. The search included data from correspondence with the Trustees in England, data from Candler’s Colonial Records of Georgia, passenger lists, and county records! […]
The Wreck of the “Sea Venture” in 1609 to Jamestown, Virginia
Painting by Christopher Grimes Immigrants to America encountered dysentery, diseases, stale food, and rats. Still, the most dangerous threats to immigrant’s life lay in the seas of the Bermuda Islands, where storms wreaked havoc and misery and sank many vessels. Ship repairs were forthcoming if wrecked vessels could land on one of the islands. On […]
1626 The Fate of the “Sea Hawk”
Jamestown Series: Finding your Jamestown ancestors. In June of 1626, during the reign of James I, the Sparrow Hawk, a small pinnace, sailed from London for Jamestown, Virginia. The Jamestown Colony was the first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in May 1607 on a peninsula in the James River of Virginia. The Sparrow […]
Finding your Jamestown Ancestors after the Massacre of 1622
Jamestown Series. Since the marriage of Pocahontas and the accession of Opechancanough to the imperial crown, the Englishmen appeared to be lulled into a sense of fatal security as they became more familiar with the Indians, eating, drinking, and sleeping among them. This sort of friendship affords the Indians the wisdom of the strength of […]
Need Help Researching your Ancestors in Jamestown?
If you have trouble searching for your ancestors in Jamestown, Virginia, these rare PDF files will help. They contain the results of my research and represent some splendid data to learn about some of the first settlers to Jamestown. Use the data to further your genealogical research, or retain for future use. If you want […]
A Vast Collection of Genealogy Records are Available on Georgia Pioneers!
Genealogical research is tedious; it often takes years to assemble the pedigree charts! In the 1960s, I collected millions of records while traveling the southeastern countryside. Filing cabinets were stuffed with data then. Eventually, I transformed much of the data into books sold by Genealogical Publishing Company. Today, those books are online and available to […]
Rare Bible Records Available to Members of Georgia Pioneers
One morning as my grandmothers effects were packed, I spotted a little fire in the driveway. I rushed to the site to see what was being destroyed, and was surprised to see grandmother’s old bible burning in the ashes! My grandmother had passed in her mid sixties. She had treasured all of her keepsakes. And […]