1752. The Georgia Trustees officially surrendered Georgia's charter to the British government - it was not scheduled to expire until 1753. Thus Georgia became a royal colony. Jonathan Bryan moved to Georgia from South Carolina.
Royal Georgia refers to the period between the termination of Trustee governance of Georgia and the colony's declaration of independence at the beginning of the American Revolution (1775-83). During that period the province was administered in theory by the king of England but in practice by a member of his cabinet known at various times as secretary of state for the Southern Department and secretary for America.
