Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1747 <<Previous year    Next year>> Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749 March 19, 1747 Mr Cretien Von Munch and the Rev. Sauel Urlsperger, of Augsburgh, are chosen as "corresponding members" of the trust established to manage Georgia. They never attend a meeting, but correspond information about German immigration July 20, 1747 Mary Musgrove, with her husband Thomas Bosomworth and about 200 Creek Indian warriors, marches into Savannah and proclaims herself the Queen of the Creek. She demands payment for services rendered to the colony of Georgia.   City of Savannah, Georgia   Creek Indians August 10, 1747 Queen of the Creeks, Mary Musgrove, claims ownership of much of Georgia, including the land from Savannah to Pipe Makers Bluff   City of Savannah, Georgia   Creek Indians December 14, 1747 Mico Malatchi made Head of the Creek nation (Muscogee Confederacy). Malatchi then gives Thomas and Mary Bosomworth Ossabaw, St. Catherines and Sapalo islands   Creek Indians The best search in Georgia History Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1700's 1710's 1720's 1730's 1740's 1750's 1760's 1770's 1780's 1790's Year 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 1748 1749
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