Georgia Biographies Jared Irwin File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Winge barbarawinge@yahoo.com http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Georgia Table of Contents: JARED IRWIN Hon Jared Irwin was born in Mecklenburg county, N. C., about two years after his parents had arrived from Ireland. He was a Brigadier General of the militia; for a long time represented Washington county; was President of the Senate some years, and Governor from 1806 to 1809. He was in the Convention for revising our Constitution in 1789, and President of the body which revised it in 1798. He was a Congregationalist by profession, and lived like a Christian. He died in 1815, leaving a large number of descendants. Jared Irwin, it is believed, came to Georgia when seven years old, and resided in Burke county during the war. A son of his, Doct. Jared Irwin, was in the first graduating class at Athens. Ref: Sherwood, Adiel, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, 1837, Printed by P. Force, Washington City, p. 286. IRWIN COUNTY, GEORGIA Laid out by the Lottery Act of 1818, and part set off to Thomas and Lowndes in 1825. It was named in honour of General Jared Irwin. The Ocmulgee and the Allapaha rivers are the chief streams. IRWINVILLE is the seat of justice, 112 miles from Milledgeville. Among the first persons who made settlements in this county were, John Dorminy, R. H. Dickson, M. McDuffee, L. Mobbley, John Henderson, Thos. Bradford, Lot Whiddon, Redding Hunter, John Joice, Wm. Bradford, S. Griffin, James Wallace, James Allen, John Ford, Samuel Story, Thomas and John Gibbes, Wm. Fussells, J. C. Summers. Ref: White, Rev. George, M. A., HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GEORGIA, 1854, Pudney & Russell, Publishers, New York, p. 498. (Reprinted 1968, Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA) (Contributed by Barbara Walker Winge, barbarawinge@yahoo.com) Note: Adiel Sherwood, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, Washington City, Printed by P. Force, 1837, pp. 255-256. APPENDIX: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES "The author conceived that a short biographical sketch of the individuals after whom the several counties were named, would furnish an instructive and pleasing appendage to his topographical work... Acquainted with the intimate friends of some of the 'venerable dead,' he has been furnished with sufficient materials to enlarge on their character... There are in the State ninety counties (book printed in 1837, presently in 2001, there are 159 counties)..." ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============