Created by the State Constitution of 1777, Camden was made up of two Colonial Parishes: St. Mary and St. Thomas. It was named for Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, Chief-Justice and Lord Chancellor of England. The first European to land on what is today Camden County was Captain Jean Ribault of France in 1562. Ribault was sent out by French Huguenots to find a suitable place for a settlement. Ribault named the rivers he saw the Seine and the Somme. Today these rivers, the former of which forms the southern border of Camden County, are known as the St. Marys and Satilla Rivers. Ribault described the area as "Fairest, fruitfulest and pleasantest of all the world." Frances T. Ingmire 1985, 8.5" x 11", paper, alphabetical by bride/groom, 44 pp.ISBN: 9780788483684 101E-FI1122
