Cemetery at Midway Georgia. It contains the graves of those soldiers who left South Carolina and settled at Midway in Liberty County.
The colonial town of Dorchester flourished near Summerville, South Carolina on the Ashley River from 1697 until it was abandoned sometime during the 1750s when the land was offered them in Georgia. The settlers packed up and left South Carolina to settle in an area at Midway, Georgia.
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The old Colonial Cemetery at Midway and Church is now a tourist site. Meanwhile, the old Dorchester site in South Carolina has all but disappeared, except for several old structures. Visitors can stand below the towering remains of the brick bell tower of St. George Anglican Church, catch a glimpse of a log wharf during low tide, or view the fort made of an oyster-shell concrete called tabby. Meanwhile, archaeologists have unearthed huge archaeological treasures waiting to be uncovered on the 325 acres. What has been found to date are some of the original structures and town remains, including a brick bell tower from St. George Anglican Church and a fort made of tabby (a type of concrete made with oyster shells, lime, and sand). The oldest graves begin in the 1750s.
Historical books about old churches in the area.
These people came from Summerville, South Carolina. Before that, the congregation was from Summerville, Massachusetts. Church Congregations moved together. The histories contain information about the leaders and early members.
Dorchester County, South Carolina
Those members who moved to Midway, Georgia (Liberty County) left many records at the county courthouse. These records are available online to members of georgiapioneers.com
The Origin. “Members of the Dorchester Company sailed on the Mary and John and arrived at Mattapan, Massachusetts in 1630 where all her 140 passengers settled. The place was soon renamed Dorchester. The settlement was granted several large tracts of land that would later become the towns of Milton in 1662 and Stoughton in 1726, but the concentration of the population was always near the shore. Many notable events happened here, including the first town meeting in America in 1633 and the introduction of chocolate in 1765. The town became a place for the Boston Elite to summer in the late nineteenth century and Columbia Point was still a pasture. The town became intertwined with Boston and was annexed in pieces until it was all one with Boston. The first to go was Dorchester Heights in 1804 and then renamed South Boston. The bulk of the town was annexed in 1870 and the remaining parts that became Hyde Park were annexed in 1912. This section of the city is home to the oldest house, the James Blake House in Edward Everett Square, built around 1650.”
The Origins. 1630. More can be learned about the history and arrivals of this congregation from Europe to Massachusetts. Click on the following link to see where to search: