- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Habersham family
- Creator:
- Smith, W. Calvin
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-12
- Subject:
- Habersham family
Families--Georgia
Habersham, James, 1715-1775
Habersham, James, 1745-1799
Habersham, Joseph, 1751-1815
Habersham, John, 1754-1799 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Habersham family of Georgia. The Habershams--James and his sons, James Jr., Joseph, and John--were prominent in the economic and political life of colonial, revolutionary, and early national Georgia. Their connection with Georgia history began with the arrival of James Habersham (ca. 1712-75) in colonial Georgia in 1738. Although trained as a merchant in his uncle's firm in London, England, James Habersham developed a strong religious friendship with George Whitefield and, when asked, accompanied the evangelist to Georgia as a teacher. Over time, Habersham became superintendent and financial manager of Bethesda, the orphanage Whitefield established near Savannah. In 1740, while at Bethesda, Habersham married Mary Bolton.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/habersham-family/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "The Habersham Family," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
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