Liberty County was made up of the Colonial parishes of St. John, St. James and St. Andrew in 1777. Mclntosh and Long counties were drawn from Liberty's original territory. The name honors the settlers of Midway who were the most uncompromising champions of independ­ence and were the first " community to send delegates to the Continental Congress. Dr. Lyman Hall and Button Gwinnett were their representatives at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Hinesville, the county seat, is named for a local family.