| December 22, 1696 |
James Oglethorpe born, Godalming, County Surrey, England
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 3, 1732 |
Selection is complete. 114 settlers (they did not count the preacher or the doctor) have been chosen to be the first to journey to Georgia
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 13, 1733 |
The Ann arrives in Charleston with James Oglethorpe, a doctor, a pastor and 114 colonists
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 14, 1733 |
The Ann sets sail for Port Royal with Oglethorpe and the colonists
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 19, 1733 |
Oglethorpe, along with the settlers, set sail for Beaufort, South Carolina
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 20, 1733 |
The Ann arrives in Beaufort, South Carolina
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 21, 1733 |
Oglethorpe, Peter Gordon, Colonel William Bull, Jonathan Bryan and others set sail to find a site to settle south of the Savannah River.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 29, 1733 |
Sailing from Beaufort on six smaller boats, the settlers head for the site on the Savannah River selected by Oglethorpe
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 30, 1733 |
After a storm forces them to land in South Carolina, colonists once again set sail for Oglethorpe's site.
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 1, 1733 |
Oglethorpe and the settlers land on the site of present-day Savannah. They meet John and Mary Musgrove, who trade with nearby Indians
Georgia celebrates February 12 as her founding because of the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in 1752. |
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James Oglethorpe |
| May 14, 1733 |
The James arrives in Savannah with supplies, store and people for the colony
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| June 9, 1733 |
Oglethorpe returns to Charleston to thank the colony for its kindness
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 7, 1733 |
Oglethorpe organizes the administration of Georgia
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James Oglethorpe |
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Oglethorpe organizes an administration in the state of Georgia |
| October 18, 1733 |
Treaty between the Creek and Oglethorpe ratified by the Trustees
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Creek Indians |
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James Oglethorpe |
| December 21, 1733 |
First land allotment takes effect. Although the land had been designated in July, the deeds were not executed until this date. Included in the designation are recently arrived Jewish Colonists.
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 23, 1734 |
James Oglethorpe, Captain Ferguson and 16 men head out to explore the coast and name various geographic features
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 27, 1734 |
Heading South along the coast, Oglethorpe stops at St. Simon's Island, where he spends the night. It is during his stay on the island the Oglethorpe decides to build Fort St. Simon, Fort Frederica and New Inverness
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 28, 1734 |
Oglethorpe names Jekyll Island in honor of his friend Sir Joseph Jekyll
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James Oglethorpe |
| March 3, 1734 |
James Vernon meets with the Earl of Egmont and expresses displeasure with Oglethorpe in the New World. This is the first in a long string of criticism hurled at Georgia's founding father
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James Oglethorpe |
| March 27, 1734 |
Oglethorpe arrives in Charleston on the first leg of a trip that will take him to England. With him are Tomochichi and other Indians
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Tomochichi's trip to England
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James Oglethorpe |
| April 7, 1734 |
James Oglethorpe leaves for England on the Aldbourough
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Tomochichi's trip to England
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James Oglethorpe |
| August 1, 1734 |
The King of England receives Tomochichi, his wife and son and other Indians at his palace in Kensington
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Tomochichi's trip to England
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James Oglethorpe |
| December 27, 1734 |
The ship Prince of Wales arrives in Savannah. On board are James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, Toonahowie, and others who visited England, and Salzburgers who are moving to Georgia. The Salzburgers are directed by Oglethorpe to Ebenezer.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
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Tomochichi's trip to England
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Salzburgers in Georgia |
| May 3, 1735 |
Governor Robert Johnson of South Carolina dies. The British government offers to give the position to Oglethorpe, who refuses it
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 5, 1736 |
Symond and London Merchant arrive at Tybee Roads. Among the passengers are Charles and John Wesley
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James Oglethorpe |
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The Wesleys in Georgia
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| February 18, 1736 |
Oglethorpe arrives at St. Simon
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 19, 1736 |
Oglethorpe begins work on the fort that will anchor the town of Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 22, 1736 |
Oglethorpe crosses the bay from Frederica to Darien and visits the Highlanders in New Inverness. He approves the construction of a fort on the site of Fort King George and the name of the fort (Fort Darien). He allots land to the male heads of households for farming and lays out a city.
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| March 18, 1736 |
Oglethorpe heads south from Fort Frederica (St. Simons Island) to continue scouting the coast of Spanish-controlled Florida
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| March 23, 1736 |
Battery of cannon are mounted at Fort Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
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Fort Frederica |
| June 14, 1736 |
Oglethorpe orders Noble Jones to survey Augusta.
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James Oglethorpe |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| September 10, 1736 |
Responding to the threat of Spanish troops, General Oglethorpe writes his friend, Sir Joseph Jekyll, and mentions that Spain has 1,500 regulars in St. Augustine while there is only militia in Georgia
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James Oglethorpe |
| November 29, 1736 |
Oglethorpe returns to England to petition the crown for money to defend Georgia
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James Oglethorpe |
| May 8, 1738 |
King George the Second instructs James Oglethorpe to learn and report the designs of the Spanish in Florida
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James Oglethorpe |
| June 15, 1738 |
Oglethorpe reports that the Spanish are attempting to bribe the Creek Nation to attack the Georgia colony
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Creek Indians |
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 10, 1738 |
Oglethorpe returns to Savannah from Frederica
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 19, 1738 |
In a letter to the Trustees, Oglethorpe accuses Thomas Causton, former magistrate of Savannah, of "squandering the resources of the colony," and continues to state "If this had not happened the Colony...[would be] in a flourishing condition"
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Oglethorpe |
| October 25, 1738 |
Oglethorpe sets sail for Fort Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| April 3, 1739 |
Facing the certainty of war, General James Oglethorpe presents his credentials to the South Carolina legislature, placing him as Commander-in-Chief of English forces in Carolina and Georgia
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 17, 1739 |
Oglethorpe starts a journey to the Creek capitol of Coweta, accompanied by Lieutenant Dunbar, Ensign Leman and Cadet Erye. They left Savannah, headed to Uchee Town, north of Ebenezer, then headed west along the old Creek Trading Path.
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Creek Indians |
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James Oglethorpe |
| August 11, 1739 |
Creek Indians greet General Oglethorpe at a "great council"
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James Oglethorpe |
| August 21, 1739 |
Creeks confirm their cession of land to Georgia in a second treaty
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James Oglethorpe |
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Treaty of Coweta |
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Creek Indians |
| October 5, 1739 |
Chief Tomochichi dies
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James Oglethorpe |
| November 5, 1739 |
In preparation for war, Oglethorpe returns to Frederica
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| November 15, 1739 |
A party of Spanish regulars land on Amelia Island and conceal themselves in the woods. The following day they kill two of MacKaye's Highlanders
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James Oglethorpe |
| January 1, 1740 |
At the head of a fleet that included some 15 boats and 200 men, General Oglethorpe decides to raid two Spanish forts in response to an earlier attack by the Spanish on Amelia Island. The raiding party is a combined force of Highland Rangers, soldiers from Fort Frederica, and Creek, Chickasaw, and Uchee Indians.
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James Oglethorpe |
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Creek Indians |
| May 10, 1740 |
Oglethorpe, confident after his successful raid earlier in the year, begins a move on Fort St. Diego.
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James Oglethorpe |
| May 17, 1740 |
Oglethorpe is joined by Capt. McIntosh and a company of Highlanders and some Carolina troops
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James Oglethorpe |
| June 5, 1740 |
Oglethorpe prepares to attack St. Augustine, but Spanish defense proves difficult. Oglethorpe decides to invest the town
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James Oglethorpe |
| June 13, 1740 |
Oglethorpe begins to lay siege to St. Augustine
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 4, 1740 |
With a large force of Spanish regulars to his rear (they had come from Havana), General Oglethorpe decides to withdraw from St. Augustine.
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 20, 1740 |
Oglethorpe completes his withdrawal from St. Augustine
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James Oglethorpe |
| April 15, 1741 |
The Trustees divide Georgia into two counties, Savannah, with William Stephens as executive and Frederica, with James Oglethorpe as executive
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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James Oglethorpe |
| May 12, 1741 |
Oglethorpe reports a contingent of 800 Spanish regulars arriving at St. Augustine
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James Oglethorpe |
| February 13, 1743 |
Oglethorpe promoted to Brigadier General
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James Oglethorpe |
| July 22, 1743 |
Oglethorpe returns to England
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James Oglethorpe |
| September 15, 1744 |
Oglethorpe marries Lady Elizabeth Wright
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James Oglethorpe |
| June 1, 1785 |
Oglethorpe meets John Adams, first minister to the Court of St. James
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James Oglethorpe |
| June 30, 1785 |
James Oglethorpe dies, Cranham Hall, County Essex, England
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James Oglethorpe |
| December 19, 1793 |
Oglethorpe County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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James Oglethorpe |
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Oglethorpe County, Georgia |
| February 6, 2003 |
James Oglethorpe statue on Augusta Common dedicated
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James Oglethorpe |
