Georgia   Biographies  Jared Irwin
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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)..."

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