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Although most of us associate Quakers with Pennsylvania and the northern states there was a sizable southern Quaker migration to North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia which began in the mid-1700's. The story of Joseph Maddock's moves to North Carolina and his part in the foundation of the Quaker colony at Wrightsboro is told by Maddock descendant Ralph Hayes in Quaker Migrations. For the benefit of those whose ancestors were part of the short-lived Quaker community at Wrightsboro, near present day Thomson, Georgia, I have set up a Wrightsborough page. The idea is to have a unified source, similar to the county pages at Rootsweb, for descendants of people who were associated with the Monthly Meeting there. A number of other people have independently been doing the same thing for other Quaker Monthly Meetings. Those in the South you will find on this page. I have tried to collect those in other parts of the US on the following page: Quaker Resources for other States. If your ancestors are associated with a particular monthly meeting I urge you to consider setting up a web page for that meeting. There are a number of places where you can get a free web page, and I will be glad to help coach you through learning how to set it up-- just write me at sshaw@his.com
| Monthly Meetings | Surnames | Records | Cemetaries | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightsboro* | index | � | Old Meeting House | McDuffie, Columbia, Richmond, Warren |
General
Map of Georgia in 1790
Map of Georgia
History
Quaker Migrations to the South by Ralph Hayes
Land Cessions of Native Americans in Georgia and
Georgia History-The American Revolution give a more general view of the same events.
Pictures
Pictures of Wrightsborough from my 1997 trip with my husband to Wrightsboro.
Books
Biographical
Agnes Childrey: A Quaker Child at Wrightsborough Captured by Indians *New*
Quaker Migrations to the South
Mailing lists
There are no mailing lists specific to the counties where Georgia Quakers lived, but there is one Georgia-wide mailing list: To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to: Georgia Mailing List or Georgia Mailing List-Digest for digest form. You will be sent instructions on how to post to the list. Do not post a query to either of the above addresses! They are only for subscriptions.
| Monthly Meetings | Surnames | Records | Cemetaries | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Creek | Wright, Cox | � | � | Alamance |
| Westfield | � | � | � | Surry |
| Center | Thornbrough | � | � | Guilford |
| Deep Creek | Hobson | � | � | Surry |
| New Garden | Mills | � | � | Guilford |
| Litte River | � | � | � | Perquimans |
General
Mailing lists
The Orange County mailing list covers most of the area where North Carolina Quakers lived: To subscribe send the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to: Orange County Mailing List or Orange County Mailing List-Digest for digest form. You will be sent instructions on how to post to the list. Do not post a query to either of the above addresses! They are only for subscriptions.
| Monthly Meetings | Surnames | Records | Cemetaries | Counties |
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| Bush River | list | � | Meeting House | Newberry |
| Monthly Meetings | Surnames | Records | Cemetaries | Counties |
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| Lost Creek | � | � | � | Jefferson |
| Monthly Meetings | Surnames | Records | Cemetaries | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek | list | � | � | Hanover |
| Hopewell | Carman | � | � | Frederick |
| Henrico | Mills | � | � | Henrico |
| Eastern Shore Quakers | list | � | � | Northampton |
Historical
The Loudon Rangers: a Quaker brigade in the Civil War
Quotes from "The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers"
George Fox's travels in NC and VA.
Books
| Monthly Meetings | Surnames | Records | Cemetaries | Counties |
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| Monocacy | � | � | � | Frederick |
Testimony of Freedom: The Quakers of Eastern Shore of Maryland. Historical information.
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