 | On December 22, 1696, Eleanor Oglethorpe, wife of
Theophilus, gave birth to their tenth child--James Edward Oglethorpe. James
was born in London, where the Oglethorpes spent the winter season. |
 | The Oglethorpe family home was in Godalming, about
35 miles southwest of London. |
 | That spring the Oglethorpes carried young Jamie
back to Westbrook Manor, their home in Godalming. It is here that Georgia's
future founder would spend his boyhood days. |
 | Though the Oglethorpes lived in Godalming, they
owned substantial properties in nearby Haslemere. |
 | And, in fact, young James would follow his father
and a brother in being elected to Parliament by the voters of Haslemere. It
was in Parliament that James later would push for creation of the new colony
of Georgia. |
 | In anticipation of the 300th anniversary of
Oglethorpe's birth, members of the Friends of Oglethorpe in Godalming and
Haslemere began planning in 1995 for an Oglethorpe Tercentenary visit to
Georgia in 1996. To see the group who eventually came, click here. The following pages detail their April 1996
visit. Click below to join them as they begin travel first to
Savannah. |
