Georgia   Biographies  Josiah Tattnall

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JOSIAH TATTNALL

General Josiah Tattnall was born at a country seat, four
miles from Savannah, called Bonaventure, owned by his
grand-father, Col. Mulleryne.  He was educated in
England.  During the Revolutary war, his father removed
to one of the Bahama Islands.  When not more than 18 or
20 years of age, young Tattnall, felt so strongly for the
Americans, then struggling against their oppressors, that
he deserted his father's house and made his way to
Georgia, but before he engaged in any services for his
country, the war was terminated.

His place of residence was the old family country seat,
mentioned above.  He was repeatedly in our Legislature,
both as Representative and Senator, - was Representative
and Senator in Congress, and Governor of this State, one
year.  He died in one of the Bahama Islands, whither he
had gone on account of ill health; but his body was
brought and interred in the old family cemetery at
Bonaventure.  A son of his has sustained several high
offices in our State.

Ref:  Sherwood, Adiel, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF
GEORGIA, 1837, Printed by P. Force, Washington City, p.
306.

TATTNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA

Laid out from Montgomery in 1801; portions added to
Montgomery in 1812.  Named after Josiah Tattnall,
formerly Governor of Georgia.  The Rivers are Ohoopee,
Alatamaha, and Cannouchee.

REIDSVILLE is the county town, 120 miles from
Milledgeville.

Among the first settlers of this county were; Ezekiel
Clifton, Exekiel Stafford, Henry Holland, Stephen
Mattock, William Coleman, William Eason, George Lewis,
Joseph Collins, Nathan Brewton, Moses Jernigan, Jones
Temples, B. stripling, A. Daniel, John Mattox, Stephen
Bowen, E. Bowen, A. McLeod, John McFarland, James Turner,
James Jones, M. Jones, Jesse Collins, David Boyd, Allen
Johnson, Elisha Parker, Elisha Curl, James Tillman,
Daniel Highsmith, John McArthur, Alexander Gordon, John
Jones, Joshua Dasher, Reuben Nail, Luke Sapp, Benjamin
Sapp, John and Grove Sharp, Levi Bowen, Lewis Strickland,
John Anderson, James Underwood, and John Dukes.

Ref:  White, Rev. George, M. A., HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
OF GEORGIA, 1954, Pudney & Russell, Publishers, New York,
p. 645.  [Reprinted 1968, Heritage Papers, Danielsville,
GA]


Note:
Adiel Sherwood, A GAZETTEER OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, Washington City,
Printed by P. Force, 1837,  pp. 255-256.
APPENDIX:  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
   "The author conceived that a short biographical sketch of the
individuals after whom the several counties were named, would furnish an
instructive and pleasing appendage to his topographical work...
   Acquainted with the intimate friends of some of the 'venerable dead,'
he has been furnished with sufficient materials to enlarge on their
character...
   There are in the State ninety counties (book printed in 1837, presently
in 2001, there are 159 counties)..."


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