The Mackintosh burying ground lies in a thick grove of live oak and pine trees on privately owned land with restricted access on the old Archibald Sinclair Plantation east of Lawrence Road on St. Simons Island, Georgia. It comprises known graves with three white marble headstones for Captain William Mackintosh and his two young children Sarah and John Lachlan Mackintosh, with two child-sized brick vaults. The burying ground is near the site of the family's former home, which was the original Plantation House.
William was born around 1760 in McIntosh County, Georgia to Sarah Threadcraft from South Carolina (his reported birthyears span from 1759 to 1761). He was son of Lachlan McIntosh from Scotland, a wealthy merchant who was a leader in the independence movement in Georgia and became a storied Continental Major General, prisoner of war, and politician who once fought a duel, negotiated with Indian Tribes, and welcomed George Washington to Georgia. William's grandfather was John Mohr McIntosh, one of the original Scottish settlers of New Inverness (now Darien), GA, who arrived with the colony's founder James Oglethorpe.
In 1776, along with his father and two of his brothers, William Mackintosh (aka McIntosh) joined the Continental Army with the 1st Georgia infantry. During his first year of service, he attained the rank of Captain. He served to the close of the war and was granted a brevet promotion to rank of Major on September 30, 1783.
After the war, William McIntosh and his wife Martha lived on the former Sinclair plantation property, which had been purchased by William's father from one of Oglethorpe's regiment (Donald Forbes, who had received it as bounty land for his military service).
William served as a commissioner of the town of Frederica, a judge of the Glynn County Inferior Court, and a charter member of the Georgia Society of the Cincinnati, the nation's oldest patriotic organization. He and Martha welcomed a son in 1790 and a daughter in 1792; however his son died in 1794 and his daughter in 1795, both before the age of 5. William served as a commissioner of Glynn Academy in 1797.
While he was awarded his own 300-acre bounty land warrant for his military service, William assigned this land to John Wright on April 14, 1799. Several months later, a Savannah newspaper reported William's death. He died on a Sunday in the old tabby house where he had lived with his wife and children. Barely 40 years old, he was buried next to the graves of his son and daughter. He has no other known descendants. In 1800, William's father General Lachlan McIntosh executed a deed in Glynn County, Georgia giving William's widow, Martha McIntosh, the Old Sinclair family property for her lifetime. The General died in 1806, followed by Martha in 1808, and William's mother Sarah in 1814.
The former Mackintosh family homestead near this burying ground was used as a clubhouse starting in 1832 by the Agricultural and Sporting Club of St. Simons Island, an organization of plantation owners. The surrounding land has been continually used for many years by local hunters. William's military headstone was placed in 1939 after a formal request from local historian Margaret Davis Cate.
Contributor: IdahoKaren (50265839) Edited by Steven Hinson 04/05/22
William was born around 1760 in McIntosh County, Georgia to Sarah Threadcraft from South Carolina (his reported birthyears span from 1759 to 1761). He was son of Lachlan McIntosh from Scotland, a wealthy merchant who was a leader in the independence movement in Georgia and became a storied Continental Major General, prisoner of war, and politician who once fought a duel, negotiated with Indian Tribes, and welcomed George Washington to Georgia. William's grandfather was John Mohr McIntosh, one of the original Scottish settlers of New Inverness (now Darien), GA, who arrived with the colony's founder James Oglethorpe.
In 1776, along with his father and two of his brothers, William Mackintosh (aka McIntosh) joined the Continental Army with the 1st Georgia infantry. During his first year of service, he attained the rank of Captain. He served to the close of the war and was granted a brevet promotion to rank of Major on September 30, 1783.
After the war, William McIntosh and his wife Martha lived on the former Sinclair plantation property, which had been purchased by William's father from one of Oglethorpe's regiment (Donald Forbes, who had received it as bounty land for his military service).
William served as a commissioner of the town of Frederica, a judge of the Glynn County Inferior Court, and a charter member of the Georgia Society of the Cincinnati, the nation's oldest patriotic organization. He and Martha welcomed a son in 1790 and a daughter in 1792; however his son died in 1794 and his daughter in 1795, both before the age of 5. William served as a commissioner of Glynn Academy in 1797.
While he was awarded his own 300-acre bounty land warrant for his military service, William assigned this land to John Wright on April 14, 1799. Several months later, a Savannah newspaper reported William's death. He died on a Sunday in the old tabby house where he had lived with his wife and children. Barely 40 years old, he was buried next to the graves of his son and daughter. He has no other known descendants. In 1800, William's father General Lachlan McIntosh executed a deed in Glynn County, Georgia giving William's widow, Martha McIntosh, the Old Sinclair family property for her lifetime. The General died in 1806, followed by Martha in 1808, and William's mother Sarah in 1814.
The former Mackintosh family homestead near this burying ground was used as a clubhouse starting in 1832 by the Agricultural and Sporting Club of St. Simons Island, an organization of plantation owners. The surrounding land has been continually used for many years by local hunters. William's military headstone was placed in 1939 after a formal request from local historian Margaret Davis Cate.
Contributor: IdahoKaren (50265839) Edited by Steven Hinson 04/05/22
The Mackintosh burying ground lies in a thick grove of live oak and pine trees on privately owned land with restricted access on the old Archibald Sinclair Plantation east of Lawrence Road on St. Simons Island, Georgia. It comprises known graves with three white marble headstones for Captain William Mackintosh and his two young children Sarah and John Lachlan Mackintosh, with two child-sized brick vaults. The burying ground is near the site of the family's former home, which was the original Plantation House.
William was born around 1760 in McIntosh County, Georgia to Sarah Threadcraft from South Carolina (his reported birthyears span from 1759 to 1761). He was son of Lachlan McIntosh from Scotland, a wealthy merchant who was a leader in the independence movement in Georgia and became a storied Continental Major General, prisoner of war, and politician who once fought a duel, negotiated with Indian Tribes, and welcomed George Washington to Georgia. William's grandfather was John Mohr McIntosh, one of the original Scottish settlers of New Inverness (now Darien), GA, who arrived with the colony's founder James Oglethorpe.
In 1776, along with his father and two of his brothers, William Mackintosh (aka McIntosh) joined the Continental Army with the 1st Georgia infantry. During his first year of service, he attained the rank of Captain. He served to the close of the war and was granted a brevet promotion to rank of Major on September 30, 1783.
After the war, William McIntosh and his wife Martha lived on the former Sinclair plantation property, which had been purchased by William's father from one of Oglethorpe's regiment (Donald Forbes, who had received it as bounty land for his military service).
William served as a commissioner of the town of Frederica, a judge of the Glynn County Inferior Court, and a charter member of the Georgia Society of the Cincinnati, the nation's oldest patriotic organization. He and Martha welcomed a son in 1790 and a daughter in 1792; however his son died in 1794 and his daughter in 1795, both before the age of 5. William served as a commissioner of Glynn Academy in 1797.
While he was awarded his own 300-acre bounty land warrant for his military service, William assigned this land to John Wright on April 14, 1799. Several months later, a Savannah newspaper reported William's death. He died on a Sunday in the old tabby house where he had lived with his wife and children. Barely 40 years old, he was buried next to the graves of his son and daughter. He has no other known descendants. In 1800, William's father General Lachlan McIntosh executed a deed in Glynn County, Georgia giving William's widow, Martha McIntosh, the Old Sinclair family property for her lifetime. The General died in 1806, followed by Martha in 1808, and William's mother Sarah in 1814.
The former Mackintosh family homestead near this burying ground was used as a clubhouse starting in 1832 by the Agricultural and Sporting Club of St. Simons Island, an organization of plantation owners. The surrounding land has been continually used for many years by local hunters. William's military headstone was placed in 1939 after a formal request from local historian Margaret Davis Cate.
Contributor: IdahoKaren (50265839) Edited by Steven Hinson 04/05/22
William was born around 1760 in McIntosh County, Georgia to Sarah Threadcraft from South Carolina (his reported birthyears span from 1759 to 1761). He was son of Lachlan McIntosh from Scotland, a wealthy merchant who was a leader in the independence movement in Georgia and became a storied Continental Major General, prisoner of war, and politician who once fought a duel, negotiated with Indian Tribes, and welcomed George Washington to Georgia. William's grandfather was John Mohr McIntosh, one of the original Scottish settlers of New Inverness (now Darien), GA, who arrived with the colony's founder James Oglethorpe.
In 1776, along with his father and two of his brothers, William Mackintosh (aka McIntosh) joined the Continental Army with the 1st Georgia infantry. During his first year of service, he attained the rank of Captain. He served to the close of the war and was granted a brevet promotion to rank of Major on September 30, 1783.
After the war, William McIntosh and his wife Martha lived on the former Sinclair plantation property, which had been purchased by William's father from one of Oglethorpe's regiment (Donald Forbes, who had received it as bounty land for his military service).
William served as a commissioner of the town of Frederica, a judge of the Glynn County Inferior Court, and a charter member of the Georgia Society of the Cincinnati, the nation's oldest patriotic organization. He and Martha welcomed a son in 1790 and a daughter in 1792; however his son died in 1794 and his daughter in 1795, both before the age of 5. William served as a commissioner of Glynn Academy in 1797.
While he was awarded his own 300-acre bounty land warrant for his military service, William assigned this land to John Wright on April 14, 1799. Several months later, a Savannah newspaper reported William's death. He died on a Sunday in the old tabby house where he had lived with his wife and children. Barely 40 years old, he was buried next to the graves of his son and daughter. He has no other known descendants. In 1800, William's father General Lachlan McIntosh executed a deed in Glynn County, Georgia giving William's widow, Martha McIntosh, the Old Sinclair family property for her lifetime. The General died in 1806, followed by Martha in 1808, and William's mother Sarah in 1814.
The former Mackintosh family homestead near this burying ground was used as a clubhouse starting in 1832 by the Agricultural and Sporting Club of St. Simons Island, an organization of plantation owners. The surrounding land has been continually used for many years by local hunters. William's military headstone was placed in 1939 after a formal request from local historian Margaret Davis Cate.
Contributor: IdahoKaren (50265839) Edited by Steven Hinson 04/05/22
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WILLIAM MACKINTOSH MAJOR GA TROOPS REV WAR DECEMBER 1, 1799
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