James Stephens Bulloch
| James Stephens Bulloch | |
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| Born |
1793 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died | February 18, 1849 |
| Spouse(s) |
Hester Amarintha Elliott (m. 1817—1831; her death) Martha P. Stewart (m. 1832—1849; his death) |
| Children |
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| Parents |
James Bulloch II Ann Irvine |
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James Stephens Bulloch (1793 — February 18, 1849) was an early Georgia settler and planter. He was the maternal grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt and a paternal great-grandfather of Eleanor Roosevelt. Major Bulloch was also a grandson of Georgia governor Archibald Bulloch.[1]
He was born in Savannah, Georgia to Captain James Bulloch II (1765 — February 9, 1806) and Ann Irvine (January 14, 1770 — 1810). He and an elder brother, John Irvine Bulloch, and two younger sisters, Jane Bulloch and Ann Bulloch. Major Bulloch first married Hester Amarintha "Hettie" Elliott (1797 — February 1831), a daughter of Senator John Elliott and Esther Dunwoody, on December 31, 1817. They had two sons:
- John Elliott Bulloch (January 1819 — September 1821)[2]
- James Dunwoody Bulloch (June 25, 1823 — January 7, 1901)
After Hettie died, Major Bulloch married on May 8, 1831 Martha P. "Patsy" Stewart (March 15, 1799 — October 30, 1964), the second wife and widow of Senator Elliott. James had previously courted Patsy in 1817 and proposed to her, though she declined the proposal and later married Senator Elliott. Her parents were General Daniel Stewart (1761—1829) and Sarah Susannah Oswald (1770—1807), whose brother Thomas Hepworth Oswald (1760—1790) was the patrilineal great-great-grandfather of Lee Harvey Oswald (1939—1963). James and Patsy had four children:
- Anna Louisa Bulloch (September 15, 1833 — June 9, 1893)
- Martha Stewart "Mittie" Bulloch (July 8, 1835 — February 14, 1884), mother of Theodore Roosevelt
- Charles Irvine Bulloch (October 1837 — July 1840)
- Irvine Stephens Bulloch (June 25, 1842 — July 14, 1898)
Irvine was born in Cobb County after they moved from Savannah.[3]
Major Bulloch moved his family in 1839 to north Georgia to partner with Roswell King in establishing a cotton mill. There in what would become Roswell, James Stephens built Bulloch Hall in 1840 with the labor of slaves. Bulloch cultivated cotton as well until his death in 1849. According to the 1850 Slave Schedules, Patsy, again a widow, still held 31 slaves.[4]
Bulloch Hall has been restored and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
References
- ↑ DeVane, Ernest E.; Clarece Martin (1987). Roswell: Historic Homes and Landmarks (Third Edition ed.). Roswell Historical Society.
- ↑ Gary L. McKay, Walter E. Wilson (2012). James D. Bulloch: Secret Agent and Mastermind of the Confederate Navy. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc.
- ↑ bullochhall.org
- ↑ rootsweb.com