Our organization was begun informally in the 1960's.  The Georgia #1 Company of the Jamestowne Society was officially organized on 16 January 1982 with Mr. Varney Graves, Sr. as the organizing Governor.  The Charter is dated 1 March 1982.  Mr. Graves death occurred during his term and Mr. C.P. Crosby took over as Governor.  Upon the recommendation of Mrs. Caroline Breeding, the name was changed to First Georgia Company as it remains today.  After Mr. Crosby's term as Governor, Mr. Jack Bledsoe became the Company Governor followed by Mrs. Lillian Livingston, Mrs. Caroline Breeding, Mrs. Gaynelle Richardson, Dr. Hardwick Johnson, Jr., Mr. Alvis Weatherly, Jr., Mr. George Parson, Esq, Mrs. Martha Wright, Mrs. Grace Sanders and Robert S. Evans.  Our present Governor is W. Charles Hampton.

In 2007 we not only had the joy of celebrating the 400th anniversary of Jamestowne, but First Georgia Company celebrated their 25th anniversary.

(a) A candidate must be a member of the Jamestowne Society.
(b)Admission to membership in First Georgia Company shall be by invitation only.  The Governor, upon notification of membership in the Jamestowne Society, and the written recommendation of two board members, shall invite the candidate by letter to become a member of First Georgia Company. The invitation is to be accepted or declined within 90 days. After acceptance of the invitation, the candidate will become a member after attending one meeting and submitting an invitation fee of ten dollars ($10.00) and the first year's dues of fifteen dollars ($15.00).
[Bylaws First Georgia Company Jamestowne Society, Article 4, Section 1.]

First Georgia Company currently has a membership of approximately  90.

Governor: Charles Hampton

Lt. Governor: Melodye Brown

Secretary: Gail East

Treasurer: Ed Conley, Jr.

Chaplain: Susie Folds

Historian: Betty Harrah

Genealogist: Bob Ray

Photo: The Above Officers (2012-2013)

W. Charles Hampton, Governor

2024 Abercrombie Road

Culloden, GA 31016-5720

Phone: 478-994-2708

E-mail: wch2024@aol.com

 

We are located in Atlanta, Georgia, heart of the South. Members are close enough to Virginia to travel frequently to the fall meeting of the Jamestowne Society in Richmond, and to the spring meeting in Williamsburg/Jamestowne, Virginia. Many of Jamestowne's early settlers have descendants who today live in the Atlanta area.

The First Georgia Company has a spring luncheon in June and a general business meeting luncheon on the Saturday before Thanksgiving in November. Our agenda is composed of a business meeting, program, and lunch. 

Photos (special past events):

2 June 2007 - Jamestowne 400th Anniversary Celebration, Black Tie Event

Jamestowne Society

First Georgia Company