Question

Who were 5 famous people from the southern colonies in georgia?

Answer 1

Year Founded: 1732 by James Oglethorpe and others

William Stephens was named president of the entire colony of Georgia as James Oglethorpe was primarily focused on the defense of the colony during the war with Spain

James OglethorpeFounder of the Georgia Colony who was inspired to start colony by the death of his friend, (Robert Castell) in debtor's prison in England
Robert CastellA man who influenced his friend, James Oglethorpe, decision to set prisoners free. He died in jail from a disease and such bad condition in the cell.
TomochichiChief of the Yamacraw tribe; Friend to James Oglethorpe through John and Mary Musgrove (interpreters) who allowed Oglethorpe and colonists to settle on Yamacraw bluff (his tribe's land), overlooking the Savannah River.
21 trusteesKing George II put James Oglethorpe responsible for them. And they lasted for 21 years.
King George 2Charity was the reason of Georgia and in 1732, he granted a charter for creating Georgia.
Mary Musgrove1/2 Native American, 1/2 White woman who translated between Yamacraw Chief Tomochichi and Oglethorpe. Married to John Musgrove, with whom she helped run a trading post in the area near what would become

Savannah.Noble Jones
Sam NunesA physician, who was one of the first Jewish immigrants to enter the Georgia colony in 1733.
German SalzburgersA group of german-speaking protestant colonists, founded the town of Ebenezer. Arriving in 1734, King George II supported them since they were expelled from Salzburg.Highland ScotsEarly immigrants to the Georgia colony who, Per Oglethorpe, settled Darien, Ga. (which was on the northern bank of the Altamaha River...the southern border of the Georgia colony at the time). Were fierce fighters/helped defend border w/Spanish FloridaWilliam StephensMigrated from England to Savannah in 1737 to serve as secretary of Trustee Georgia. He became involved in the administratve and economic life of the colony and served in the office of president from 1741 to 1751.John ReynoldsA captain in the British royal navy, served as Georgia's first royal governor from 1754 to 1757.Henry EllisThe second royal governor of Georgia, has been called "Georgia's second founder. " Under the leadership of Ellis, Georgians learned how to govern themselves.James WrightLast Georgia governor who answered to the King. He opened treaties to white settlement, boosting his popularity. He left when British evacuated Georgia.