JOHN MOR MACKINTOSH

The name is spelled McIntosh, MacIntosh, Mackintosh. Mor or Mohr means Chief, in other words, leader of the clan.

John Mor Mackintosh, Jr., Gentleman, Chief of Darien, Georgia, was born 1699 in Kingussie, Scotland. The Clan came to America with the Scottish Highlanders under the direction of General Oglethorpe in 1736. They erected a fort south of Savannah, to serve as a bulwark against the Spanish between Florida and Charleston. The family had recently suffered at the hands of the English in the Jacobite Rebellion in 1715, during which General William Mackintosh commanded an army of the Stuart Pretender to the throne of England.

As a result, the clan's estates were confiscated, and John Mor Mackintosh, Chiefton, sought refuge at the Altamaha River in Georgia, which he named "New Inverness" (now Darien) after their homeland. Four years later, in 1740, just as he was about to return to Scotland to claim his title and estates as head of the Clan, General Oglethorpe started his expedition of Highland militiaman, to go to St. Augustine, Florida and fight the spanish. It was during this battle that John Mor Mackintosh was taken prisoner and was removed to Ft. Moosa where he was fed only bread and water. About 1741, he was released and returned home. In 1755, he was tax collector of Darien, and probably held other public offices, dying in 1762 at the age of 63. He had a grandniece who married George Troup who had Governor George McIntosh Troup of Georgia and the family of Governor James J. McDonald.

Issue of John Mor Mackintosh as follows:

George McIntosh b. 1715 Scotland m. Ann Houstoh (1723-10/22/1833), the daughter of Priscilla and Sir Patrick Houstoun. Ann died at Cedar Point, a plantation in McIntosh Co., aged 100 years. Her parents came to America with General Oglethorpe and she was born shortly thereafter at Darien, at the military post. She spent her life within ten miles of that place, never having left it but once, when she was expelled by the British.

George McIntosh was educated, holding positions of honor and trust, was surveyor in 1766, and appointed by the General Assembly to lay out roads, and, in 1768, was surveyor for St. Andrew's Parish. In 1776, he was a Member of the Commons House Assembly, but became unpopular in political circles in 1777 when a proposal was made by Governor John Treutlen to unite South Carolina and Georgia. His contemporaries accused him of collaborating with the British during the war., that is, brining 400 barrels of rice down the St. John's River for use by the enemy. This resulted in his arres on 1/8/1777, and was placed in irons at the Savannah jail. His brother, Lachlan McIntosh, angrily fought for his release, finally obtaining it for 20,000 pds. This incident prompted Lachlan into having his famous dual with Button Gwinnett, who had been responsible for George's arrest. During the duel, they were both shot and wounded, however, Gwinnett contracted gangrene in his wounded leg and died May 17, 1777, three days after the dual. The name of George McIntosh name appeared on the Traitor's List published in Georgia.

In 1777, the Legislature assigned him the job of laying out the town of Brunswick (called "Brounswig").

George McIntosh died in 1779 during the siege of Savannah by the British. His estates were confiscated. Lachlan, his brother, desperately fought to recover George's estates and titles, but was only successful in having George's personal effects sent to his plantation on Sapelo Island. Lachlan, arrested himself by the British during combat at Charleston in 1780, returned home to find the effects and papers of his brother, George, scattered about in unlocked trunks. Land grants and deeds had been placed in a small portmanteau trunk by George's wife, and these were the only valuable assets retained by the family.
Margaret McIntosh b. 1717 Scotland.
William McIntosh b. 1725 Scotland, Colonel. Was presented a sword by the State of Georgia for his defense at Ft. Sunbury, which was on the Georgia coast in Liberty Co., during the Revolutionary War. Issue:
1. Marjorie McIntosh m. Thomas Spalding of Sapelo Island just before the American Revolution.
2. William McIntosh, Major. From the Georgia Gazette dated 6/5/1800 - Major William McIntosh, son of Colonel William McIntosh, died in McIntosh County.
3. James Simmons McIntosh, Colonel, b. 6/19/1787 Liberty Co., entered the army in 1812, was wounded at the Battle of Moline del Rey. He later died from these wounds. Issue:
1. James McQueen McIntosh, General, Confederate Soldier.
2. John Baillie McIntosh, General of the Union Army.
3. J. N. McIntosh, Captain.
John McIntosh b. 1726 Scotland, his Last Will and Testament dated 1781, proved 1783 in Chatham Co., executors, George McIntosh, Robert Baillie, George Houstoun and Patrick Houston.
Lachlan McIntosh, General, b. 3/5/1727 Badenoch, Scotland, d. 2/20/1806 at Savannah, buried in the Colonial Cemetery at Savannah. He was sent to Charleston by his father in 1748 to work in a counting house to help support his brothers. He returned home ten years later to marry Miss Sarah Threadcraft. He was Major-General during the American Revolution, a delegate from St. Andrew's Parish to the Provincial Congress assembled at Savannah on July 4, 1775. Scottish settlers founding the town of New Inverness (now Darien, Georgia). Georgia was a highly militarized colony and clashes with neighboring Spanish Florida and its fortress city of St. Augustine were common. In one of these clashes in 1740, Lachlan�s father was captured by the Spanish and held prisoner for two years. The elder McIntosh was eventually released, but his health had deteriorated during his captivity and he died a few years later. McIntosh was sent to the Bethesda Orphanage in Savannah under the care of famous evangelist George Whitefield. He spent two years at the orphanage before traveling to Fort Frederica to serve as a military cadet. During this time, the Jacobite Rebellion broke out in Scotland. Lachlan and his brother William planned to travel to Scotland and join the rebellion, but General James Oglethorpe, who had become a friend and mentor to the young McIntosh, convinced them to remain in Georgia. Lachlan's brother William has sometimes been confused with another William McIntosh of the Creek Nation, who is actually Lachlan and William McIntosh's cousin. The half Creek, half white leader William MacIntosh was the son of Capt. William MacIntosh, a Tory in the Rev. War., who was the son of Capt. John MacIntosh. This John MacIntosh, along with his brother Roderick, had come with John Mohr MacIntosh from Scotland.[1] Confusion about the names stems from the fact that on the ship The Prince of Wales there were at least five males named John MacIntosh in one form or another.[2] In 1748, McIntosh moved to Charleston, South Carolina, and took a position as a clerk for Henry Laurens, a wealthy merchant, who would become a lifelong friend and mentor. In 1756 he married Sarah Threadcraft. He soon returned to Georgia where he studied surveying and acquired land in the Altamaha River delta and became a prosperous rice planter. His personal rivalry with Button Gwinnett began when the more moderate McIntosh succeeded Gwinnett as commander of Georgia�s Continental Battalion in early 1776. Gwinnett had been forced to step aside after his election had been called into question by opposing forces within the independence movement. Gwinnett, thwarted in his military ambitions, became a delegate to the Continental Congress and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He returned to Georgia after his allies gained control of the Provisional Congress and succeeded in electing him speaker. Shortly afterward, he was elected president and commander-in-chief of the Committee of Safety. Gwinnett began purging the government and military of his political rivals. One of the early targets of the wrath of Gwinnett wrath was McIntosh�s brother George, who had opposed the election of Gwinnett election. George was arrested and charged with treason against the revolution. In addition, Gwinnett had ordered McIntosh to lead a poorly planned and poorly led military expedition into British Florida. The

The famous dual between Lachland McIntosh and Button Gwinnett was held in the streets of Savannah, a short distance from the Governor's house. The origins of it were that Button had had his brother arrested as a traitor; also Button refused to allow Lachlan to fight British forces in Florida. The General called Gwinnett a scoundrel and rascal. Lachland was suspended from the Continental Congress, and as he was returning to Charleston in 1780 (the city under seige by the British, was captured and imprisoned. In 1784 he was restored to the Continental Congress, but his reputation had suffered tremendously. The Last Will and Testament of his wife, Sarah, dated 1/21/1802. Issue:
1. John McIntosh, General, b. 1754 in McIntosh Co., d. 11/12/1826 m. Miss Sarah Swinton who died 1799 on St. Simons Island. He was Lt. Colonel in the Revolutionary War, and served in the War of 1812. Had a sword dual with Capt. Elholm, nearly severing the captin's right arm. After the war, he settled on St. John's River, was subsequently captured and imprisoned by the Spanish. In the meanwhile, his wife lost her sight, but struggled for her husband's release by writing letters to the Governor of Cuba, which she ultimately won. General John was listed on 1820 McIntosh Co. Census. The Southern Recorder dated 11/28/1826: General John mcIntosh died at his plantation in McIntosh County near the place of his birth, on 12th, aged about 70 years. He was an Officer in the Georgia Line in 1775 and during the Revolution served with unblemished honor, patriotism and courage. In 1814 he was again in the defense of his country and commanded the Georgia Division which went to Pensacola. Also, Georgia Gazette dated 5/17/1792: Died at Frederica, John McIntosh, son of General John McIntosh.
2. George McIntosh.
3. Hampton McIntosh m. Charlotte Nephew, b. 1788, on 11/6/1806. The Columbean Museum and Savannah Advertiser dated 11/12/1806: Married on the 6th, Hampton McIntosh to Charlotte, the oldest daughter of James Nephew. The Darien Gazette dated 11/25/1820: Died on 21st at James McIntosh, age 32, leaving a husband, son and two daughters. Hampton was listed on the 1820 McIntosh Co. Census, the last known record.
4. Catherine McCauley McIntosh m. Charles Harris of Savannah.
5. Esther McIntosh m. John Peter Ward of Savannah. The Georgia Journal and Independent Federal Register dated 2/15/1794: Married to John Peter Ward, Miss Hetty McIntosh, daughter of General Lachland McIntosh.
6. William McIntosh of Mallow, Major, d. 5/1/1794 m. a Creek Indian Princess and they had a son known as General William McIntosh, Chief of the Creeks, who was murdered by the Coweta Indians in his home on the Chattahoochee River. Columbian Museum and Savannah Daily Advertiser dated 7/25/1818: At Theacitck Kali near Ft. Mitchell in the Creek Nation on June 14, William S. Mitchell, Asst. Indian Agent, m. Jennet, the oldest daughter of the celebrated Creek Warrior, General William McIntosh. Other children were: Major William McIntosh of Mallow; Sally McIntosh b. 1792, d. 8/5/1795; and George Baillie McIntosh who m. Catherine Hester McIntosh, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Barbera McIntosh of Mallow. The Columbean Museum and Savannah Advertiser dated 6/28/1810 published this marriage. From The Georgia Gazette dated 8/27/1795: On the 5th at St. Simons Island in Glynn Co., Sally McIntosh died, age 3 years, the last surviving child of Major William McIntosh of that place.
Phineas McIntosh b. 1732 Scotland.
Mary Ann McIntosh b. 4/18/1737, d. 11/23/1803 in McIntosh Co. m. Robert Baillie, Tory, who removed to East Florida after the Revolution. The Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser dated 12/3/1803: On the 23rd ult., at her home on the head of the Sapelo River in McIntosh Co., Mrs. Mary Ann Baillie died, aged 63 years, relict of Robert Baillie, deceased, and the only sister of General Lachlan McIntosh. She was born in the same country where she died and was the oldest native of the State anywhere. Her parents and their followers were the first settlers on the Altamaha, south of Savannah. Issue:
1. Claudia Baillie. Columbian Museum and Savannah Advertiser dated 8/30/1806: Died on 24th ult., Claudia Baillie, the daughter of the late Mrs. Mary Ann Baillie of McIntosh County.
2. Jane Baillie. Southern Centinel and Universal Gazette dated 4/27/1809: Died at Riceboro on 17th, Jane Baillie, daughter of the late Robert Baillie