☘A Little Irish History☘
☘Did you know that present day Hall County was first settled in the late 1790's by two Irish brothers who brought the first settlers here? Joseph and Joshua Dunagan led a small group of white settlers into the then Indian territory and built their settlement on the banks of the Oconee River in the eastern part of present day Hall County, Georgia. Shortly after their arrival, Ezekiel and Isaiah, sons of Joseph Dunagan, led the second group of settlers to the Joshua Dunagan settlement. Joshua was soon slaughtered by the Indians near Maysville, Georgia. After his death the settlement was known as the Joseph Dunagan settlement. Ezekiel stayed and raised his family in this same area. At the time of his death in 1836, he owned three thousand acres. Ezekiel’s descendants remained on his land and built a community that was known as Dunagan, Georgia. Most of the Dunagans in this area today are direct descendants of Joseph and his son Ezekiel. Some of Ole Zeke's descendants are still living on his land today. ☘
Good morning Darlene. I’m Tamera Knight. My grandmother was Bertie Martin Smith. Her mother was Ella Dunagan Martin and John Martin. Granny had 10 children my mother, WillieLou was number 9 out of 10. She raised her children on her farm on Gideon Martin Rd. She took all of grandchildren to “the old home place “ where Ella and John raised their family as we would visit. As of a few years ago, the dilapidated old house was still there.They have all passed at this point I believe. My mother passed away in 2013.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I have been able to u”glean, Ezekiel Dunagan and Lydia Brown Dunagan are my 5x great grandparents. My siblings are all age 60 or older. My youngest sister is 60, my only living brother is now 71. I want my only child, my daughter, to be able to pass our family tree to my 8 and soon to be 5 yr old grandsons.