594 WARE COUNTY. 



Often elected to the Legislature of the State, 



He at length became 



one of her Senators in Congress, 



and retired after two years of honourable service, 



to resume a profitable profession, 



which he practised with untiring industry, and 



unblemished character, until shortly before his death. 



Generous, Hospitable, and Humane, 



of cheerful temper and familiar manners, 



he was idolized by his family, 



beloved by his friends, 



and 



admired by his countrymen. 



Even party spirit, in his favour, 



forgot something of its bitterness, and those 



who differed from the politician, 



did justice to the man. 



Born in Virginia, in October, 1780. 



His brilHant and useful life 



was terminated by a pulmonary complaint, 



on the 23d day of September, 1827, 



in the 47th year of his age. 



' WARE. 



Boundaries, Extent. — Bounded N. by Appling ; E. by 

 Wayne and Camden ; 8. by Florida, and W. by Lowndes 

 and a part of Irwin. Laid out from Irwin, and organized in 

 1824. Length, 55 miles; breadth, 53. Square miles, 2,915. 



Rivers, Creeks. — This section of the State is well wa- 

 tered. The head waters of the Suwanee and St.''Mary's are 

 in this county, besides innumerable creeks, among which are 

 the Big Hurricane, Little Hurricane, Hog, Seventeen Mile 

 creek, Indian, Wolf, &c. 



Post Office. — Waresborough. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — According to the 

 census of 1845, this county had a population of 2,733 whites. 



