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- H. John David Mongin1763 - 1833
- W. Ann Harrison (add)
m. 1832
Facts and Events
| Name |
John David Mongin |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
1763 |
South Carolina, United States |
| Marriage |
1790 |
South Carolina, United Statesto Sarah Watts |
| Marriage |
1832 |
Daufuskie Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, United Statesto Ann Harrison (add) |
| Death? |
14 Dec 1833 |
Daufuskie Island, Beaufort, South Carolina, United States |
| Burial? |
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States |
Notes
- successful cotton and rice planter on his family's plantation land in SC
- supposedly a revolutionary soldier, but proof is needed
- 1790 - married Sarah Watts, the ward of his uncle, thereby gaining ownership to her father's property on Daufuskie Island
- John and Sarah adopted a daughter, Mary Ann Naylor
- 1797 - bought an empty lot on Warren St. in Savannah for $700, built a house on it, left the plantation in charge of an overseer, and moved his family to Savannah
- 1804 - a hurricane devastates the Savannah area and the Mongin's Savannah home was sold for $6000 to Edward Swarbreck
- John and Sarah are thought to have moved to their Daufuskie Island plantation
- 1816 - wife Sarah dies
- 1820 - John began purchasing Savannah wharf lots and suffering heavy property losses in the fires that plagued the city
- 1823 - son David died
- 1832 - married Ann Harrison ; no known issue
- John willed the majority of his estate to the 2 surviving children of his son David
References
- Hackett, Cheryl L. John David Mongin (1763-1833), in Savannah Biographies
1983.
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