George Anderson (merchant)
George Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1767 |
| Died | May 27, 1847 (aged 79) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Resting place | Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | merchant |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Clifford Wayne (m. 1794–1818; her death) |
| Children | 10, including George Wayne Anderson, John Wayne Anderson and Edward Clifford Anderson |
George Anderson (1767 – May 27, 1847) was a businessperson from Savannah, Georgia, United States. He was regarded as a highly successful merchant and "a man of much prominence in the early life of Savannah as a city."[1]
Life and career
Anderson was born in 1767 in Savannah, Province of Georgia, to George Anderson, a captain in the Confederate Navy during the American Revolutionary War, and Deborah Grant.[2]
In 1794,[3] Anderson married Elizabeth Clifford Wayne,[4] a South Carolina native and a sister of the Honorable James M. Wayne, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.[1] They had ten children: George, Richard, Thomas, Eliza, John, James, Georgia, Mary, Edward and Julia.[2] Richard and Thomas died in childhood, while James and Julia died in infancy.[1] Mary married Hugh Weedon Mercer, Confederate general in the American Civil War.[5]
In 1823, Anderson had a cotton factor business at Richard Wayne Jr.'s wharf on Savannah's Factors Walk and River Street.[6] Wayne was Anderson's brother-in-law.[7] The building was reconstructed in 1835 and became known as the George Anderson Stores. In October 1817, leading cabinetmaker Duncan Phyfe's first shipment to Savannah was recorded: he shipped six boxes to George Anderson and Son, which was active from 1817 to 1839.[8]
Anderson owned a plantation near Savannah called "Berwick",[9] which was formerly owned by Edward Telfair.[10]
Death
Anderson died in 1847, aged 79. He was interred in Savannah's Laurel Grove Cemetery, beside his wife, whom he survived by 29 years.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1901). A History and Genealogy of the Habersham Family. R. L. Bryan Company. p. 209.
- 1 2 Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1901). A History and Genealogy of the Habersham Family. R. L. Bryan Company. pp. 206–207.
- ↑ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1895). A History and Genealogy of the Families of Bellinger and De Veaux and Other Families. Morning News Print. p. 86.
- ↑ Virkus, Frederick Adams; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1928). The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America. A.N. Marquis. p. 610.
- ↑ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1901). A History and Genealogy of the Habersham Family. R. L. Bryan Company. p. 211.
- ↑ The Balance, and Columbian Repository, Volume 3 (1804), p. 327
- 1 2 Hartridge, Walter Charlton (April 1, 2010). Letters of Robert MacKay to His Wife. University of Georgia Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-8203-3538-4.
- ↑ Classical Savannah Fine & Decorative Arts, 1800–1840, Page Talbott, Telfair_Museum_of_Art (1995), ISBN 9780820317939
- ↑ Bulloch, Joseph Gaston Baillie (1901). A History and Genealogy of the Habersham Family. R. L. Bryan Company. p. 206.
- ↑ Catanese, Robert (May 21, 2019). "Historical graves found at Berwick Plantation has local, state officials taking action". WTGS. Retrieved July 19, 2026.