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Selected Families and Individuals
Notes
James English
Ebenezer Church Records, Effingham Co, GA.
James English and Mary May, both of St. Philip's Parish in Carolina, were married on the 6 of Jun., 1771.
Mary May
Ebenezer Church Records, Effingham Co, GA.
James English and Mary May, both of St. Philip's Parish in Carolina, were married on the 6 of Jun., 1771.
James Mathews
1820 Bulloch Co, GA Federal Census:
1 White Male under 10
2 White Males 10-16
1 White Male 16-18
1 white Male 18-26
1 White Male over 45 (James)
3 White Females under 10
1 White Female 10-16
No Slaves
his wife is apparently dead before 1820
John Harn Jr.
Born on James Island, Colleton Co., Charleston District, English Province of South Carolina. His father immigrated from Scotland to the English Province Maryland, then moved to the English Province of South Carolina. Served as a Captain in General Oglethorpe's 1740 attack and unsuccessful siege of St. Augustine, Florida. In 1742 he moved and settled with his family to St. Philip Parish, Georgia in 1742. On 29 Oct 1748 he received a land grant for 500 acres on the Ogeechee River, near the west side of Sterling Creek, and just east of present-day Richmond Hill. Became one of the early county settlers and a very successful planter. Built and developed the "Dublin" Plantation (c.1740-1764), later renamed and now known as the "Richmond" Plantation. Served as the English Colonial Government's Tax Assessor and Collector of St. Philip Parish, and a member of the Colonial Royal House of Representatives. Was among the first group of settlers appointed by the Royal English Colonial Governor as Highway Surveyors, and in 1757 was one of the Commissioners responsible for building Forts throughout St. Philip's Parish. In the early 1760s, he was granted more land, further up and on the Canoochee River, where in 1764 he moved with his young sons, and developed another large plantation called "Belknap." In 1764 he sold his "Dublin" Plantation to John Maxwell, who divided it and developed another plantation called "Cherry Hill." In 1773 he was also one of the Commissioners appointed to build a road from the Great Ogeechee River (at Kings Point) to the lower end of Ogeechee Neck. On the night of 27 Jan 1779, he and his 2nd wife Margaret Bird fled across the Ogeechee River to Sir James Wright's Plantation, where he, his wife, and the plantation overseer were killed by local American rebels dressed as Indians. His brother- in-law Sylvanus Bird (1741-1779) was mortally wounded during this same attack, and he too died a few days later.
Elizabeth Beddise
Evidently was from the English Province of South Carolina, where she married her husband.
Samuel Harn
Although their father was killed for being a Loyalist, Samuel and his brothers Thomas and William served as Georgia Revolutionary militia soldiers.
Elizabeth Harn
1850 Bryan Co, GA Federal Census:
17 116 116 Butler Elizabeth 63 F W 500 Ga
18 116 116 Butler Sherm 36 M W Farmer Ga
19 116 116 Butler Ann H. 24 F W Ga
20 116 116 Butler John W. 23 M W Farmer Ga
21 116 116 Butler Thos. F. 25 M W Farmer Ga
22 116 116 Butler Eliza 22 F W Ga
23 116 116 Butler Sarah A. 20 F W Ga
The above Elizabeth may not ,in fact, be Elizabeth Harn. She fits with what I presently know so I have placed her hear subject to learning more. Also, the people listed above may not all be hers. It is possible , even probable, that Ann H. is wife to Sherm and Eliza may be the wife of Thomas.
John Harn III
Served as an Ogeechee District Commissioner of Roads during the Revolutionary War (c.1776-1785). Do not know if he was a Georgia Revolutionary Militia Soldier, as were his brothers.
John Harn (Hearne)
Of Scotland and the English Provinces of Maryland and South Carolina. Immigrated from Scotland to the English Province of Maryland, then moved to the English Province of South Carolina.
John Harn Jr.
Born on James Island, Colleton Co., Charleston District, English Province of South Carolina. His father immigrated from Scotland to the English Province Maryland, then moved to the English Province of South Carolina. Served as a Captain in General Oglethorpe's 1740 attack and unsuccessful siege of St. Augustine, Florida. In 1742 he moved and settled with his family to St. Philip Parish, Georgia in 1742. On 29 Oct 1748 he received a land grant for 500 acres on the Ogeechee River, near the west side of Sterling Creek, and just east of present-day Richmond Hill. Became one of the early county settlers and a very successful planter. Built and developed the "Dublin" Plantation (c.1740-1764), later renamed and now known as the "Richmond" Plantation. Served as the English Colonial Government's Tax Assessor and Collector of St. Philip Parish, and a member of the Colonial Royal House of Representatives. Was among the first group of settlers appointed by the Royal English Colonial Governor as Highway Surveyors, and in 1757 was one of the Commissioners responsible for building Forts throughout St. Philip's Parish. In the early 1760s, he was granted more land, further up and on the Canoochee River, where in 1764 he moved with his young sons, and developed another large plantation called "Belknap." In 1764 he sold his "Dublin" Plantation to John Maxwell, who divided it and developed another plantation called "Cherry Hill." In 1773 he was also one of the Commissioners appointed to build a road from the Great Ogeechee River (at Kings Point) to the lower end of Ogeechee Neck. On the night of 27 Jan 1779, he and his 2nd wife Margaret Bird fled across the Ogeechee River to Sir James Wright's Plantation, where he, his wife, and the plantation overseer were killed by local American rebels dressed as Indians. His brother- in-law Sylvanus Bird (1741-1779) was mortally wounded during this same attack, and he too died a few days later.
Margaret Bird
Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 4, page 22 Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 5, corrections and additions
Daughter of Burgeon Bird and Mary Robeson of Black Creek, Bryan County, Georgia. Married John Harn Sr. (1710-1776) about 1776. On the night of 27 Jan 1779, she and her husband fled across the Ogeechee River to Sir James Wright's Plantation, where she, her husband, and the plantation overseer were killed by local American rebels dressed as Indians. Her brother Sylvanus Bird (1741-1779) was mortally wounded during this same attack, and he too died a few days later.
Burgeon Bird
Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 4, page 22 Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 5, corrections and additions
Settler of Colonial Georgia. He and his three sons were granted land by the colonial government. Moved to Georgia circa 1760 and settled on Black Creek, at tributary of the Ogeechee River in present Bryan County, Georgia. They soon after applied for land from the Colonial Government of Georgia. Burgeon obtained 100 acres on Black Creek on January 6, 1767 and his sons received grant land nearby about the same time
Mary Robeson
Her surname has also been spelled Robinson and Robison
Christina Bird
Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 4, page 22 Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 5, corrections and additions
Abraham Bird
Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 4, page 22 Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 5, corrections and additions
Sarah Bird
Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 4, page 22 Pioneers of Wiregrass, Huxford, Volume 5, corrections and additions
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