| Before 1600 |
Development of coastal swamp;
some use by native aboriginals. |
| 1600 |
Claimed by Spain and loosely
governed by missions and forts. |
| 1733
|
Founding of Georgia colony.
|
| 1754 |
Trustees cede their Charter;
Georgia becomes Royal Colony |
| 1763
|
Treaty of Paris in which Spain
cedes lands to St. Marys River to the British |
| 1760s
|
Laurens and McIntosh secure
Broughton Island, Broadface and New Hope. |
| 1770s |
American Revolution disrupts
land claims and financial stability of Laurens and McIntosh |
| 1803
|
Brailsford acquires Broughton
Island; plants rice. |
| 1806 |
Brailsford acquires Broadfield
tract; family moves to Broadfield House. |
| 1810 |
Braiilsford dies leaving
property to widow, Maria Heyward Brailsford and daughter, Camilla.
|
| 1813
or 1814 |
Camilla Brailsford marries
James McGilvray Troup. |
| 1847
|
Daughter, Ophelia Troup married
George C. Dent at "old Broadfield House" |
| 1856
|
Couple move to Hofwyl House.
|
| 1861
|
Civil War begins; family moves
to Ware County; Geo. Dent serves in Confederacy.
as does his son, James Troup Dent |
| 1880
|
Son of George and Ophelia
Troup Dent, James Troup Dent manages Brailsford-Troup property; marries
Miriam Cohen. |
| 1885
|
James Troup Dent
regains Hofwyl lands in Ophelia Troup Dent's name. |
| 1895
|
James Troup Dent regains Broadfield
lands in Ophelia Troup Dent's name. |
| 1931
|
Miriam Gratz Dent dies; property
bequeathed to children Miriam, Gratz and Ophelia |
| 1932
|
Gratz Dent dies without children.
|
| 1953
|
Miriam Dent dies without marrying.
|
| 1973
|
Ophelia Dent deeds property
to Georgia Historical Commission for Georgia Department of Natural
Resources. |
