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The Wesleys in Georgia
| October 14, 1735 |
John and Charles Wesley set sail to Georgia on the 225 ton ship Simmonds
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| February 5, 1736 |
Symond and London Merchant arrive at Tybee Roads. Among the passengers are Charles and John Wesley
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The Wesleys in Georgia
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| February 6, 1736 |
The Wesleys disembark on The Peeper (now Cockspur Island)
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| March 7, 1736 |
John Wesley gives his first sermon (not in a church) in Savannah
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| March 13, 1736 |
John Wesley's first church service in Savannah is attended by some 20 worshippers
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| August 11, 1736 |
Unhappy over an incident with James Oglethorpe, Charles Wesley leaves for England.
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The Wesleys in Georgia
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| December 3, 1736 |
Charles Wesley arrives in England at the end of his return trip from Georgia
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| August 7, 1737 |
John Wesley refuses to give communion to Sophey Hopkey, a local settler. Hopkey's husband sued Wesley for defamation. Other settlers who were unhappy with the Wesley's quickly leveled other charges.
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| December 2, 1737 |
John Wesley returns to England
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