Chatham County GaArchives Biographies.....Lebey, Charles C. 1868 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
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   CHARLES C. LEBEY. Well and favorably known in connection with the cotton
trade of Savannah, where he has charge of the local cotton of the Seaboard Air
Line, Charles C. Lebey counts among his ancestors some of the more noteworthy
families of the South. He was born in Savannah, in 1868, this city having also
been the birthplace of his father, David Christian Lebey, and of his
grandfather, Christian David Lebey. Andrew Lebey, the great-grandfather of
Charles C. Lebey, was one of six brothers, natives of France, who came with
Count d'Estaing's fleet from that country to assist the Continental army in its
efforts to take Savannah from the British, whose forces had occupied the city
almost from the beginning of the Revolution, the fleet making its appearance off
the coast of Georgia in September, 1779. The Continentals, aided by Count
d'Estaing's men, made an heroic and determined, but unsuccessful, assault on the
British at Springfield Redoubt, on the western edge of Savannah. In the conflict
that ensued, five of the Lebey brothers, Jerome, Louis, Philip, Augustine and
John, were killed, while Andrew, the only surviving brother, was himself badly
crippled. Remaining in this country after the war was over, Andrew Lebey settled
on a farm in Ebenezer, Georgia, but afterwards returned to Savannah, where he
spent the later years of his life. He married a widow, Mrs. Mary (Hines) Anderson.

   Although born in Savannah, Christian David Lebey was educated in Connecticut,
and subsequently established an extensive jewelry business in Savannah, where
the greater part of his life was spent.

   David Christian was a life-long resident of Savannah. He married Rosina I.
Courtenay, who was likewise born in Savannah, being a daughter of Edward T. and
Rosina (Bland) Courtenay, and a granddaughter on the maternal side of Richard
Bland, who was of English lineage. On the paternal side she was a direct
descendant of Carlisle Courtenay, the Earl of Devon, who was of French ancestry.
The earl's sons removed to Ireland, and from that country John Courtenay, a
member of that family, and the great-grandfather of Mr. Lebey, came to Savannah
long before the Revolution, being accompanied on the voyage across the Atlantic
by his brother, Charles, who settled at Charleston, South Carolina, and there
became founder of the present prominent Courtenay family of that city. Edward T.
Courtenay was for many years one of the leading cotton merchants of Savannah.

   Charles C. Lebey was brought up and educated in Savannah, and now has charge
of the local cotton of the Seaboard Air Line. For several years past Mr. Lebey
has made his home at the suburban town of Pooler, in Chatham county, of which he
is now serving his fourth term as mayor, having been re-elected to this position
three successive times. Fraternally he is a member, and worshipful master, of
Turner Lodge. No. 16, Ancient Free and Accepted Order of Masons, of Pooler; also
a Scottish Rite and York Rite Mason and a member of the P. 0. S. of A., the J.
0. A. U., the K. of P. and the Redmen.

   Mr. Lebey's wife, who prior to her marriage was Miss Mamie E. Amdreau, was
born in Tampa, Florida.



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A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME I
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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