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THE UNION-RECORDER, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., NOVEMBER 6. 1830
*• "•chapter SEARCH-
iNG FOR ROCK LANDING
-OLD1ER OF THE REVOLUTION,
; S IN CITY CEMETERY.
It is (treat to have
part in resurrecting the history of
small John Chapter, So
American Revolution, One
Milledgeville.
Mrs. J. L. Beeson has received a
letUi from Mr. A. W. Nisbet a for-
Milledgeville citizen who now
lives at luickiand, Fla.
Mis. NTsbet is a desccndent of
Jaim • De Launay, Revolutionary
Strongei
The John Milledge Chapter Sons
of the American Revolution held its
quarterly meetin K at the Darien Ho-
tci in Milledgi rille on Monday night,
October 20th.
This chanter is acknowledged to
one of the most active in the
soldier who is buried in the city United State*. It was organized
cemetery: and now we believe that i eighteen months ago by Dr. J. L.
3Ur cemetery holds also the grave | Beeson, President of the Georgia
0 f “Capt.—Du Borde,” mentioned 1 State College for Women, and has
in tin Harvey list of Revolutionary : been rapidly growing ever since un-
j,oIdler ir. Knights Georgia Raster. til it is the largest in the State. Dr.
If, a* we believe Andrew Du Bor- Beeson has been recently elected
ing, the Frenih n.erchant who mar- President of the State organization
ried Mary Virginia De Launay, who
with his wife lived and died here in
Milledgeville* early days, is the man
rife red to as “Capt.—Du Borde,”
then we of the D. A. R., have the
graves of two Revolutionary soldiers
in one square.
Investigation* are being mede in
Washington, D. C. A part of Jame>
De Launay’s history has been given,
and from time to time will organize
chapters in those parts of the
state where interest is manifested.
It is extremely improbable that
any chapter in the nation has done
much during the time it has been
in existence in stimulating histori-:
cal research and the location and
preservation of historic places Fol
lowing an address of Hon. Walter j
but -Mr.. Nisbet’* letter contained T. Johnson at the Fourth of July
such fn-cinatng history that is well Celebration on the site of Old Oco-
wnrthy repeating.
* Town of Macon y
i auth-
Iri France, was a Doctor Lombrage
a gentleman of high culture, who
had only one daughter, Mary ’•'ran
ees. She was educated in a con
vent at La Rochelle, and >tudied the
science of medicene. She married
Mr. La Boundairs and to them was
born one child, Emily. Emily Bour-
dairs died in Milledgeville in 1843.
The Bondais were natives of
France, but owned property in Haiti.
'* Boundairs, herself, was a i
ority on Indian lore, the chapter has
had a committee actively searching
for the exact spot of the famous
Rock Landing where so much history
was made during the years immed
iately following the Revolution. As
'•oon as it is definitely located a
suitable marker for the spot will be
erected.
In addition to this one volume of
history, the History of Wilkinson
County, has been compiled by the
ms. one came iirsi to ivicn- w •—r — ■ —*"*•
nd. Va„ and at thiH time her, American Revolution, probably the
tithter Emily, was thirteen years book ever to bear both the S. j
planter on the island of Haiti. As Historian of the Chapter, Victor
the time, of the insurrection of the 1 Davidson, who is also the State Hi 1 -
blaeks, he fled to Amerca, leaving torian of the organization, and this
her cron of coffee growing in the : been published by the
fields. She came first to Rich- John Bail Chapter, Daughters of the
daughte „
old. At fifteen years of age, she j -A. R. and the D. A. R. emblem:
married Mr. James De Launay in History of the Creek Indians as a
Norfolk, Va. Janies De Launey and Nation is now being compiled by
Emily La Bourdais were the parents fnme writer. At the Janrary
of ten children. meeting of the chapter it will be
Mary Virginia Le Launay, one of portrayed how the two rival queens
the ten. married Mr. Andrew Du of Creekdom affected the part played
Bourg, a French merchant, and he ** the Crecks d urin S the Revolution,
it is whose grave is in the city ceme
tery. He it is, who, we believe, is
the Revolutionary soldier described
in Ilnight’s Georgia Roster as “Capt.
—Du Borde.”
Frances Vincent De Launay, an
other child of James and Emily, was
a lawyer of worth, and was once
the Mayor of Milledgeville. He it
is, who is the grandfather of Mr.
Ni*bet. He married Peoviah Susan
White an only daughter and a sister
of the (Treat surgeon afrid doctor
Benj. A. White. Dr. Benj. A.
White’s father. Thomas White, of
ficer in the Revolutionray war, was
buried with gteat honor in Savan
nah, Ga.
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All of my suitings topcoats and
overcoats have been cut in price but
not in quality. 1 will sell you a de
pendable suit or overcoat from
$22.50 up. Absolute satisfaction or
your money back. All clothes tried
on before delivered.
SAM McCOMB, Tailor.
Phone 302
This year all the D. A. R.
honoring their foreign-born Revolu
tionary soldiers. The Nancy Hart
Chapter will honor three French
men buried in Milledgeville, Peter
Fair, James DeLaunuy, and Captain
—Du Borde.
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