John W. Colley of Wilkes County, Georgia, a Soldier in the Revolution from Mecklenburg County, Virginia

John W. Colley of Wilkes County, Georgia, a Soldier in the Revolution from Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Author: Marshall Lee Styles
Publisher:
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2007
Genre: Georgia
ISBN:

"John W. Colley was born in Norfolk County, Virginia, on 14 September 1752, eldest of 20 known children of Edward Colley and Mary Strong Colley of Norfolk County. ... John W. Colley, served his newly formed country as a Soldier in the Revolution in Virginia. He married Sarah France, daughter of Henry France of Henry County, Virginia, on 17 October 1780. Following the Revolution he moved his family to Wilkes County, Georgia, perhaps about 1790, raising a family of 10 children. The Colley family has been prominent in that county, and their influence has been held in high regard in the State of Georgia for more than 200 years. John died in Wilkes County, Georgia on 9 June 1815." -- Intro. Descendants and relatives lived mainly in Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.

The Story of Wilkes County, Georgia

The Story of Wilkes County, Georgia
Author: Eliza A. Bowen
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2009-06
Genre: Georgia
ISBN: 0806347317

Mr. Landrum deftly captures the key political developments in Spartanburg County for the century following the Revolution. Special chapters are also devoted to the issues of religion, temperance, education, and, of course, secession. Landrum's real concern, however, is with the people of Spartanburg County; indeed the final 500 pages of the book are devoted to biographical and genealogical sketches of its families and luminaries.