Pioneer settlers of Emanuel County, Georgia included Benjamin E. Brinson, Henry Brown, Needham Bryant, Elisha Coleman, Abraham W. Cowart, Zachariah Cowart, Archibald Culbreath, Matthew Curl, Jacob Daughtry, George Dekle, William Douglas, Wilson Drew, Jacob Durden, David Edenfield Sr., Richard Edenfield, Benjamin Faircloth, A. Gardner, Gideon Hays, Ephraim Herrington, James HicksMilner Holiday, William Hooks, Mose Hutchison, Benjamin Johnson, Burl Kea, Samuel Kennedy, Abraham S. Lane, Jesse Mizell, James Moore, P. Newton, John Norris, William Norris, William Phillips, Solomon Powell, Francis Pugh, William Purvis, John Rhiner, Stephen Rich, D.E. Rich, George RountreeJoshua Rountree, N. Rowland, William Rowland, John Snell, William Stevens, Abner Sutton, Jordan Sutton, Joseph Sumner, E. Swain, Stephen Swain, Nathan Sweet, James Tapley, Charles Thigpen, M. Thigpen, Nathan Thigpen, James Walea, Elias Ward, John Wiggins, E. Wilkes, and Sol Williamson.