Born on the island of Minorca (Menorca). The name is Anglicized from Jorge Antonio. His story is fascinating. It is readily found, so will not be discussed in detail. Briefly:
When very young he was engaged with the Russian Navy against the Turks in the Aegean Sea. In his teens, came to the Americas to trade. In 1775 at New Orleans learned of the troubles of the American colonists. Went to Port au Prince, traded his goods for arms, and brought them to Charleston, SC. Note that Minorca had been taken by Britain when he was a child, and that must have impacted his loyalties. Was commissioned in the SC Navy. Fought at Charleston, Savannah, the Battle of Cowpens, in North Carolina, and Virginia. A gunshot wound rendered one arm near useless, and it troubled him thereafter. After the war, settled in what is now Knox County, Tn. Married in NC, and the five children of record were born in Tn. Commissioned in the US Navy at New Orleans, and the family moved there in 1807. Appointed Justice of the Peace of Pascagoula. Patrolled Louisiana and Mississippi coasts during the War of 1812. Died at his home in what is now Gautier in 1817.
A commemorative plaque at the site was toppled by Hurricane Katrina, and destroyed by a mowing machine.
When very young he was engaged with the Russian Navy against the Turks in the Aegean Sea. In his teens, came to the Americas to trade. In 1775 at New Orleans learned of the troubles of the American colonists. Went to Port au Prince, traded his goods for arms, and brought them to Charleston, SC. Note that Minorca had been taken by Britain when he was a child, and that must have impacted his loyalties. Was commissioned in the SC Navy. Fought at Charleston, Savannah, the Battle of Cowpens, in North Carolina, and Virginia. A gunshot wound rendered one arm near useless, and it troubled him thereafter. After the war, settled in what is now Knox County, Tn. Married in NC, and the five children of record were born in Tn. Commissioned in the US Navy at New Orleans, and the family moved there in 1807. Appointed Justice of the Peace of Pascagoula. Patrolled Louisiana and Mississippi coasts during the War of 1812. Died at his home in what is now Gautier in 1817.
A commemorative plaque at the site was toppled by Hurricane Katrina, and destroyed by a mowing machine.
Born on the island of Minorca (Menorca). The name is Anglicized from Jorge Antonio. His story is fascinating. It is readily found, so will not be discussed in detail. Briefly:
When very young he was engaged with the Russian Navy against the Turks in the Aegean Sea. In his teens, came to the Americas to trade. In 1775 at New Orleans learned of the troubles of the American colonists. Went to Port au Prince, traded his goods for arms, and brought them to Charleston, SC. Note that Minorca had been taken by Britain when he was a child, and that must have impacted his loyalties. Was commissioned in the SC Navy. Fought at Charleston, Savannah, the Battle of Cowpens, in North Carolina, and Virginia. A gunshot wound rendered one arm near useless, and it troubled him thereafter. After the war, settled in what is now Knox County, Tn. Married in NC, and the five children of record were born in Tn. Commissioned in the US Navy at New Orleans, and the family moved there in 1807. Appointed Justice of the Peace of Pascagoula. Patrolled Louisiana and Mississippi coasts during the War of 1812. Died at his home in what is now Gautier in 1817.
A commemorative plaque at the site was toppled by Hurricane Katrina, and destroyed by a mowing machine.
When very young he was engaged with the Russian Navy against the Turks in the Aegean Sea. In his teens, came to the Americas to trade. In 1775 at New Orleans learned of the troubles of the American colonists. Went to Port au Prince, traded his goods for arms, and brought them to Charleston, SC. Note that Minorca had been taken by Britain when he was a child, and that must have impacted his loyalties. Was commissioned in the SC Navy. Fought at Charleston, Savannah, the Battle of Cowpens, in North Carolina, and Virginia. A gunshot wound rendered one arm near useless, and it troubled him thereafter. After the war, settled in what is now Knox County, Tn. Married in NC, and the five children of record were born in Tn. Commissioned in the US Navy at New Orleans, and the family moved there in 1807. Appointed Justice of the Peace of Pascagoula. Patrolled Louisiana and Mississippi coasts during the War of 1812. Died at his home in what is now Gautier in 1817.
A commemorative plaque at the site was toppled by Hurricane Katrina, and destroyed by a mowing machine.
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