Acts passed by the General Assembly of the Colony of Georgia, 1755-1774 : [autograph manuscript draft, 1881]

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Acts passed by the General Assembly of the Colony of Georgia, 1755-1774 : [autograph manuscript draft, 1881]

864 p. ; 34 cm.

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De Renne, George Wymberley Jones, 1827-1880

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George Wymberley Jones De Renne (1827-1880), planter and bibliophile, (son of George Jones (1766-1838), physician), married Mary Wallace Nuttall De Renne. Their children included Wymberley Jones De Renne (1853-1916), Letitia De Renne (1860-1890), and Kentwyn De Renne (1862-1891). Wymberley Jones De Renne married Laura Norris and their children included Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne (b. 1891) and Elfrida De Renne (Barrow). From the description of George Wymberley Jones De Renne family p...

Georgia. General Assembly

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During the Revolutionary War, those who remained loyal to England were labeled as "Tories" or "Loyalists." While some Loyalists were pardoned after pledging allegiance to the new country and joining Georgia militias and legions, all others were found guilty of treason. The Confiscation and Banishment Act of 1782 allowed the legislature to seize the property of all Loyalists, including the property of those who had fled the state. From the description of Loyalists papers, ca. 1782 (Ge...