Thomas Salter arrived in Georgia in 1733 when he was appointed Constable.
Salter's Island was located near Savannah.
A brickmaker, he first received a land grant of 136 acres on Dawbuss Island in 1741, however, not
liking its clay, was given 500 acres near St. Augustine Creek, his land adjoining
the earliest plantations of Thomas Causton's Ockstead and others. However, in 1847, he discovered
that the clay on Hutchinson's Island (the present-day site of Fort Jackson) was superior, and abandoned his 500 acres to remove
there. He was known to be a diligent worker, however illiterate. However, upon taking a 7-year
lease on Hutchinson's Island, his industry caused him prosperity.
He was married to Anne, the widow of Joseph Coles, in 1736.
Thomas Salter arrived in Georgia in 1733 when he was appointed Constable.
Salter's Island was located near Savannah.
A brickmaker, he first received a land grant of 136 acres on Dawbuss Island in 1741, however, not
liking its clay, was given 500 acres near St. Augustine Creek, his land adjoining
the earliest plantations of Thomas Causton's Ockstead and others. However, in 1847, he discovered
that the clay on Hutchinson's Island (the present-day site of Fort Jackson) was superior, and abandoned his 500 acres to remove
there. He was known to be a diligent worker, however illiterate. However, upon taking a 7-year
lease on Hutchinson's Island, his industry caused him prosperity.
He was married to Anne, the widow of Joseph Coles, in 1736.