Welcome to the Fayette-Starr's Mill Chapter, NSDAR

The Fayette-Starr’s Mill Chapter, NSDAR, was organized on December 6, 2003. Our chapter is in Peachtree City, which is in Fayette County, Georgia. Fayette County did not exist during the period of the American Revolutionary War. It was occupied by the Creek Indians until 1821, when Chief William Henry McIntosh signed a treaty at Indian Springs, Georgia. The land that makes up Fayette County became a part of the Georgia 1821 Land Lottery, where Georgia settlers drew for a chance to settle the area. Fayette County was named for General Marquis de Lafayette, who aided the American Army during the American Revolutionary War. The local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) is named for him.

In the land lottery, John Askew drew land lot 129 of the fourth district of Henry County. This area became a part of Fayette County later that year. John Askew sold the property to Hananiah Gilcoat on February 2, 1822. Hananiah Gilcoat died in 1825, and his property was auctioned off on April 19, 1827. A description of the property when he died described a gristmill he erected during his lifetime, showing that the mill was built between 1822 and 1825. The mill had many owners between 1827 and 1866 when Hillard M. Starr bought the property. It had been named for a variety of different owners until this time when the name ‘Starr’s Mill” stayed with it. The mill ran until 1959. It is now a popular historical site in Fayette County and is owned by the Fayette County Water System.

On September 23, 2004, the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah, along with members of the Fayette County Historical Society and Fayette County Heritage Project unveiled the marker at Starr’s Mill. This was the third historical marker placed in Fayette County.