George Watkins married Mary "Polly" Early (born about 1775 in Madison, VA; died late 1839/early 1840 in Athens, GA) on 26 Dec 1801 at Dover in Greene Co. GA. Polly was the daughter of Joel Early and Lucy Smith; sister of Gov. Peter Early. In a "History of Greene Co," it states: "Joel Early came from Virginia to Wilkes County and then to Greene County. He was in the list of Headright grantees and it shows that he received 1,000 acres of land on the Oconee river in 1803-6. Other records attest to the fact that he must have been here since 1784-5. In Lucian Lamar Knight's book he says, "Joel Early's Manor was the finest house north of Savannah and he lives in the style of an English Lord." Tradition says that he required his sons and daughters to don evening clothes each day for six o'clock dinner."
George Watkins married Mary "Polly" Early (born about 1775 in Madison, VA; died late 1839/early 1840 in Athens, GA) on 26 Dec 1801 at Dover in Greene Co. GA. Polly was the daughter of Joel Early and Lucy Smith; sister of Gov. Peter Early. In a "History of Greene Co," it states: "Joel Early came from Virginia to Wilkes County and then to Greene County. He was in the list of Headright grantees and it shows that he received 1,000 acres of land on the Oconee river in 1803-6. Other records attest to the fact that he must have been here since 1784-5. In Lucian Lamar Knight's book he says, "Joel Early's Manor was the finest house north of Savannah and he lives in the style of an English Lord." Tradition says that he required his sons and daughters to don evening clothes each day for six o'clock dinner."
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