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National Society Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia genealogy files
Descriptive Summary | |
| Repository: | Georgia Historical Society |
| Creator: | National Society Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia. |
| Title: | National Society Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia genealogy files |
| Dates: | 1775-1980 |
| Extent: | 1.5 cubic feet (3 boxes) |
| Identification: | MS 1755 |
Biographical/Historical Note
The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) was founded in 1891 and is composed of women who are descended from an ancestor who resided in an American Colony before 1750 and whose services were rendered during the Colonial Period. The NSCDA actively promotes the heritage of the United States through historic preservation, patriotic service, and educational projects and is made up of 44 Corporate Societies with over 15,000 members. The NSCDA in the State of Georgia headquarters is located at the Andrew Low House at 329 Abercorn Street in Savannah, Georgia.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains bible records, deeds, letters, marriage records, military commissions, notes, wills, and other genealogy material related to families primarily in Georgia. Other states listed in conjunction with these records are South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and New Jersey. Family names included in this collection are: Adams, Allgood, Anderson, Armstrong, Artley, Ashburn, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barnard, Barnett, Barrett, Barrow, Beall, Bell, Benton, Berrien, Blackmar, Bradwell, Broughton, Bruce, Bryant, Bugg, Bunn, Burdett, Burton, Butler, Callaway, Camber, Carswell, Carter, Clark, Cobbs, Conyers, Demere, Dennis, Dent, DuBose, Dull, Florl, Fox, Gibbons, Goldwire, Goodloe, Gordon, Habersham, Hall, Harber, Harrison, Henderson, Hodges, Horton, Huger, Hunter, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Kennon, Lanier, Law, Love, Lynah, McDonald, McDowell, McCulloch, McGavock, McIntosh, McKinley, McMath, MacKenzie, Mallory, Mandeville, Marbury, Marsh, Martin, Mauve, Maxwell, Mecklenburg, Mell, Middleton, Milner, Minis, Mitchell, Morrison, Munnerlyn, Munro, Muse, Newton, Nisbet, Paullin, Poage, Pope, Ragland, Raiford, Reid, Richardson, Riley, Robert, Sanders, Saunders, Screven, Sheftall, Sims, Smith, Stanley, Stephens, Stites, Stone, Stovall, Sumners, Thigpen, Turner, Walker, Walton, Washburn, Way, Wayne, Whitehead, Williams, Williamson, Winter, and Young
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 3 boxes, alphabetically by surname:
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Processing Information
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Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.