Person:John Habersham (1)

Major John Habersham
d.17 Dec 1799 Near Savannah, GA
m. 26 Dec 1740
  1. Elizabeth Habersham1742 -
  2. Mary Habersham1744 -
  3. James Habersham, Jr.1745 - 1799
  4. Ann HabershamAft 1745 -
  5. Col. Joseph Habersham1751 - 1815
  6. Major John Habersham1754 - 1799
m. Bef 17 Dec 1783
  1. Anne Habersham1783 - 1862
Facts and Events
Name[1] Major John Habersham
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Dec 1754 Beverly Plantation, near Savannah, Chatham, Georgia
Marriage Bef 17 Dec 1783 Georgia, United Statesto Ann Sarah Camber
Death? 17 Dec 1799 Near Savannah, GA
Burial[2] Colonial Park Cemetary, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States
Reference Number? Q1700341?


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John Habersham (December 23, 1754 – December 17, 1799) was an American merchant, planter, and soldier from Georgia. He was the son of loyalist official James Habersham, the younger brother of patriot leader Joseph Habersham. They were both the younger brothers of James Habersham Jr. He served as an officer in the 1st Georgia Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation in 1785. John Habersham was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of Georgia.

In the 1780s, Habersham owned Bonaventure Plantation.

Upon his death in 1799, he was buried in Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery.


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References
  1. Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie. A History and Genealogy of the Habersham Family: in connection with the history, genealogy and mention of the families of Clay, Stiles, Cumming, King, Elliott, Milledge, Maxwell, Adams, Houstoun, Screven, Owens, Demere, Footman, Ellis, Washington, Newell, deTreville, Davis, Barrington, Lewis, Warner, Cobb, Flournoy, Pratt, Nephew, Bolton, Bowers, Cuthbert, and many other names either as having a connection to some other family or showing of the name as related or connected to some family in this work. (Columbia, S.C.: The R. L. Bryant Co., 1901)
    p. 5.
  2. John Habersham, in Find A Grave.