History of McIntosh County Georgia United States of America

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James McKay McIntosh, naval officer, was born in Mcintosh county, Ga., in 1792; son of Lachlan and ??? (Stuart) McIntosh; grandson of Col. William and Mary (MacKay) McIntosh, and great-grandson of John Mohr and Marjory (Fraser) Mcintosh. He was appointed midshipman in the U.S. navy, Sept. 1, 1811, and served through the war of 1812, participating in the engagement between the Enterprise and the Boxer in December, 1813. He was promoted lieutenant, April 1, 1818; was attached to the expedition to the West Indies against pirates in 1820, and was captured by Lafitte, and only escaped being burned at the stake by the intervention of the pirates themselves when he refused to carry an order of the pirate chieftain to his commander. He was promoted commander, Feb. 28, 1838; captain, Sept. 5, 1849; commanded the U.S. frigate Congress, of the Brazil squadron, 1851-52, and was transferred to the home squadron as flag officer in 1857. While serving with the home squadron in the Gulf of Mexico he prevented the British fleet from continuing to board and search U.S. vessels, and he received the thanks of congress for this service in 1858. He died in Warrington, Fla., Sept. 1, 1860.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

John McIntosh, soldier, was born in McIntosh county, Ga., in 1755; son of Col. William and Mary (Mackay) McIntosh, and grandson of John Mohr and Marjory (Fraser) McIntosh. John Mohr McIntosh came to Georgia from Scotland about 1735. John McIntosh was made an officer in the Georgia line in 1775, and as lieutenant-colonel defended Fort Morris at Sunbury, Liberty county, Ga., from the British in November, 1778. He served with distinction at the battle of Brier Creek, Ga., March 3, 1779, where he held his position until forced to surrender. He removed with his family to Florida about 1793 and settled on the banks of the St. Johns river. He was arrested by Governor Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada and imprisoned in the fort of St, Augustine on suspicion of having designs against the Spanish government, and was placed in Morro Castle, Havana. Washington used his private influence, which, together with that of Mrs. McIntosh, who appealed to the Spanish government, was effective in securing his release after a year's imprisonment, and he returned to Georgia. He served during the last few months of the war of 1812 as major-general of militia under General Jackson at Mobile, Ala. He was married during the Revolutionary war to Sarah Swinton, of South Carolina; she died on St. Simon Island, Ga., in 1789. General McIntosh died in McIntosh county, Ga., Nov. 12, 1826.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

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