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	Josiah Tattnall - LoveToKnow 1911
		JOSIAH TATTNALL (1795-1871), American naval officer, was born.
		He may be said to have gained a world-wide reputation by his use of the phrase "blood is thicker than water" to justify his intervention on behalf of the British squadron engaged in the operations against the Peiho Forts.
		Tattnall not only brought the Toeywan under fire, but lent the aid of his boats to land detachments to turn the Chinese defences.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Josiah_Tattnall (209 words)

	Commodore Josiah Tattnall
		Josiah Tattnall was born two hundred and two years ago on November 9th, 1795, at Bonaventure, the family estate of the Tattnalls, a few miles south of Savannah, Georgia, in Tattnall County.
		From the first Tattnall was of opinion that war-a gigantic war-would be born of the act, (of secession), with all the chances of ultimate success in favor of the Northern States, with their vast preponderance of wealth and men and munitions.
		Josiah Tattnall was still aboard the Savannah in the waters of Georgia and was not a participant in the historic Monitor-Merrimack (Virginia) battle.
	cssvirginia.org /vacsn3/crew/virginia/jotatt2.htm (6837 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Josiah Tattnall Sr. (ca. 1764-1803)
		Josiah Tattnall, militia leader and politician, served a one-year term as governor of Georgia in 1801-2 and helped to rescind the Yazoo land fraud of 1795.
		Tattnall was one of Jackson's party leaders in the legislature and played an important part in winning the votes needed to pass the Yazoo Rescinding Act of 1796.
		Tattnall died at Nassau in the Bahamas, where he had gone for his health, on June 6, 1803; his body was returned to Georgia for interment at Bonaventure.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?path=/HistoryArchaeology/RevolutionaryEra/People-5&id=h-2829 (635 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Tattnall County
		According to the 2000 U.S. census, the population of Tattnall County is 22,305 (60.5 percent white, 31.4 percent fl, and 8.4 percent Hispanic), a 25.9 percent increase since 1990.
		There were no towns in Tattnall County when it was first created, so the state legislature ordered that county business be conducted at the home of Zacharia Cox, who lived at a spot on the Ohoopee River known as Drake's Ferry, on the county's western boundary.
		The county did not escape damage at the hands of Union general William T. Sherman's soldiers on their march to the sea, and the courthouse was commandeered by Union troops for use in administering the loyalty oath to local men at the war's end.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2395 (850 words)

	Tattnall
		Josiah Tattnall was born on 14 June 1794 at Bona-ventura, near Savannah, Ga. He was appointed midshipman on 1 January 1812 and attended the Naval School at Washington, D.C., until 1 August when he was assigned to the frigate, Constellation.
		In April 1814, Midshipman Tattnall was detached from Constellation and, by 24 August, was in command of a force of employees from the Washington Navy Yard.
		Tattnall commanded Southern naval units during the defense of Port Royal until the harbor was captured by Union forces on 7 November 1861.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/t2/tattnall-ii.htm (2434 words)

	Bonaventure Plantation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Mullrynes’ youngest daughter, Mary, and her husband, Josiah Tattnall, had two children born at Bonaventure: John Mullryne Tattnall in 1763 and Josiah Tattnall, Jr.
		The ruins of the house and the tree-lined roadways remained on the property when Josiah Tattnall, III sold the property to Peter Wiltberger in 1846 who intended to develop a public cemetery on 70 acres.
		Josiah Tattnall, III became a Commodore in the Confederate Navy.
	www.savannahga.gov /cityweb/cemeteriesweb.nsf/6f01764198462d668525703b006b1481/48e128575f5994578525703500669825?OpenDocument (326 words)

	Josiah Tattnall
		TATTNALL, Josiah, statesman, born in Bonaventure, near Savannah, Georgia, in 1762; died in Nassau, New Providence, 6 June, 1803.
		In 1780 Josiah ran away from his parents in England and returned to this country, where he joined General Nathanael Greene's army and served against the British until the close of the war.
		His remains were brought from Nassau and are buried at Bonaventure, which estate has been converted into a cemetery.--His son, Josiah, naval officer, born in Bonaventure, near Savannah, Georgia, 9 November, 1795; died in Savannah, G a., 14 June, 1871, was educated in England under the supervision of his grandfather in 1805- '11.
	famousamericans.net /josiahtattnall (1485 words)

	Sherpa Guides \| Georgia \| Coast \| Savannah \| Historic Parks and Cemeteries
		Tattnall is believed to be the first buried at Bonaventure in 1794.
		Josiah III went on to serve as commodore for the Confederate Navy during the Civil War, and was involved in the naval defense of Savannah and the burning of the ironclad C.S.S. Virginia or Merrimack.
		Josiah III was buried in the family plot at Bonaventure.
	www.sherpaguides.com /georgia/coast/northern_coast/historic_parks.html (1454 words)

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		Tattnall County is the largest producer of the world famous Vidalia Sweet Onion and we are located in the agricultural heartland of southern Georgia.
		In 1988, Tattnall County received one of ten National Presidential Historic Preservation Awards for the restoration of the Alexander Hotel which was built in the 1890's in Reidsville.
		Tattnall County Courthouse Thirty-one years after Tattnall County was carved from Montgomery County, the first courthouse, a log cabin, was built.
	home.kc.rr.com /apathtogen/tattnall.html (917 words)

	Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
		Tattnall continued to use the family burial ground established by Mulryne, And was buried next to his wife when he died at the age of 38.
		When his son Commander Josiah Tattnall III sold the property in 1848 roughly 70 acres were set aside as a cemetery.
		Josiah Tattnall, captain of the Confederate Navy who returned after the war to Savannah, and Henry Rootes Jackson, the lawyer/poet who had a successful military career until his capture at Nashville in 1864.
	roadsidegeorgia.com /site/bonaventure.html (650 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
		Other Information: When created in 1801, Tattnall County had no towns, so the legislature provided that county business be conducted at the home of Zacharia Cox, whose home was located on the western boundary of the new county.
		County History: Tattnall County was created from Montgomery County on Dec. 5, 1801 by an act of the General Assembly (Ga. Laws 1801, p.
		Josiah Tattnall, who played a prominent role in repealing the infamous Yazoo Act.
	www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/courthouses/tattnallCH.htm (317 words)

	Bonaventure
		Bonaventure Cemetery was created in 1846 on the grounds of an 18th century plantation that was originally the home of Josiah Tattnall and his father-in-law Colonel John Mullryne and their families.
		Josiah Tattnall returned to Savannah in 1785 and bought back the property from Habersham and was eventually elected Governor of Georgia in 1801.
		In 1846, Commodore Tattnall, son of Josiah Tattnall, sold 600 acres of the family estate to Savannah businessman, Peter Wiltberger, for $ 5000.00.
	www.southeasterncamellias.com /Projects/bonaventure.htm (674 words)

	National Governors Association
		JOSIAH TATNALL, Georgia's seventh governor, was born near Savannah, Georgia, in 1764 (exact date unknown).
		Tattnall entered politics in 1795 as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, a position he held until 1796.
		Governor Josiah Tattnall, who was recognized with initiating island cotton from the Bahamas into Georgia, died on June 6, 1803, in Nassau.
	www.nga.org /portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=e0eb224971c81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD&vgnextchannel=e449a0ca9e3f1010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD (279 words)

	The Fate of the CSS Virginia
		Tattnall, who was quite ill at the time, returned to his cabin.
		Tattnall now had only a few options left, inflict all the damage he could on the enemy with the Virgina and when she could take no more, surrender his ship and crew, or just destroy her.
		Tattnall wanted to be sure that the Union would not be able to use the vessel against the South and the reported 16,000 pounds of fl powder in the ship’s magazines thoroughly destroyed the vessel when it exploded.
	home.att.net /~iron.clad/thefateofthecssva.html (2726 words)

	Paranarmal Occurrences
		It was owned by a man named Colonel Mulryne, he gave the mansion to his daghter as a wedding present when she married Josiah Tattnall.
		(Josiah Tattnall's son) when he returned from England, He and his parents had moved there because they were lowal to the King and would not fight for the Patriots.
		Tattnall was informed by his butler that Bonaventure was burning down.
	www.expage.com /paranormaloccurrences (701 words)

	Lowcountry NOW: Local News - Federal Navy claimed Port Royal Sound during blockade 12/02/02
		CSN Commodore Josiah Tattnall brought his small fleet from Savannah to join in the defense.
		When Tattnall arrived he found an advanced division of the Federal Fleet sounding the channel; the Confederates beforehand had wisely removed all navigation aids such as markers and buoys.
		Tattnall's "Mosquito Fleet" fleet had been to retreat to the safety of Skull Creek to avoid destruction or capture.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/120202/LOCgenerations.shtml (1378 words)

	US People--Tattnall, Josiah (1795-1871)
		Josiah Tattnall was born near Savannah, Georgia, on 9 November 1795.
		He was placed in charge of the naval defenses of Virginia in March 1862, and took over command of the pioneer ironclad Virginia after her battles with Federal warships on 8 and 9 March 1862.
		For the rest of the Civil War, Tattnall commanded naval forces in Georgia and the Savannah naval station.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/pers-us/uspers-t/j-tattnl.htm (663 words)

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		Tattnall is a family name around the Scottish/ English border.
		Although under the Treason and Confiscation Act of 1778, the estate of Josiah Tattnall was confiscated by the Americans, "Josiah Tattnall, Jr.
		Josiah Tattnall, son, played a prominent role in repealing the infamous Yazoo Act.
	www.collins.co.uk /wordexchange/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=14327 (891 words)

	Namesake
		Josiah Tattnall was born near Savannah, Ga. on 9 November 1795.
		In February 1861, as southern states were leaving from the Union, Captain Tattnall resigned his commission to become an officer in the Georgia Navy and, soon after, in the Confederate States Navy.
		Civil War, Tattnall commanded forces in Georgia and the Savannah naval station.
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	Georgia Division of Public Health \| Counties \| Tattnall County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Tattnall County had 13.3 licensed nursing home beds per 100 persons in 1999, compared with the state average of 5.5 per 100 persons.
		In 1999, the number of physicians in the county per 10,000 persons was 7.9, compared to the state average of 19.3.
		Georgia's 26th county was named for Josiah Tattnall, the governor who signed the legislation creating the county.
	health.state.ga.us /regional/tattnall/index.asp (181 words)

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		Georgia Biographies Josiah Tattnall File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Barbara Winge barbarawinge@yahoo.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ga/gafiles.htm Georgia Table of Contents: JOSIAH TATTNALL General Josiah Tattnall was born at a country seat, four miles from Savannah, called Bonaventure, owned by his grand-father, Col. Mulleryne.
		When not more than 18 or 20 years of age, young Tattnall, felt so strongly for the Americans, then struggling against their oppressors, that he deserted his father's house and made his way to Georgia, but before he engaged in any services for his country, the war was terminated.
		TATTNALL COUNTY, GEORGIA Laid out from Montgomery in 1801; portions added to Montgomery in 1812.
	ftp.rootsweb.com /pub/usgenweb/ga/bios/tattnall.txt (411 words)

	History of Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery
		The history of Bonaventure is the story of two early and prominent Savannah families, the Mullrynes and the Tattnalls.
		John Mullryne's and Josiah Tattnall's "Good Fortune" took a turn for the worse with the approach and onset of the American Revolutionary War.
		The Tattnall family burial plot was outside this area, but Wiltberger promised to maintain it.
	www.geocities.com /midnightinsavannah/bonaventure2.html (1007 words)

	Tattnall County, GA Genealogy
		Tattnall County, GA, named for the newly elected Governor Josiah Tattnall, was formed on December 5, 1801 from Montgomery County.
		On July 14, 1914, Candler County was formed to the north from parts of Tattnall, Bulloch and Emanuel counties.
		The most recent change to the boundaries of Tattnall County was on August 11, 1914, when the northeast sector of Tattnall County was joined with part of Bulloch County to create Evans County.
	www.rootsweb.com /~gatattna (364 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| America's Civil War \| America's Civil War: Rebel's Stand at Drewry's Bluff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He did so without informing Tattnall, whose first indication of trouble came on May 9, when he noticed that there was no longer a Confederate flag flying over the battery at Sewell's Point.
		Even those measures did not seem to be enough, however, because the local river pilots informed Tattnall that heavy winds were sweeping so much water off the bar that the lightened Virginia would still not be able to clear it.
		Tattnall distrusted the pilots' claims, but he was also unwilling to risk the lives of his crew in the event Virginia did run aground, leaving her immobilized and vulnerable to Union gunfire.
	www.historynet.com /acw/blrebelsstandatdrewrysbluff (1126 words)

	Descendants of John Daniel of St. Clement Dane (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Josiah DANIEL Judge was born after 1736 in Tyrrell Co, NC, died by 1809 in Danieltown, Hampton County, SC, and was buried in Old Church Yard at Union Methodist Church (Danieltown).
		Josiah TATTNALL, Nicholas LONG, Phillip CLAYTON, Commissioners to dispense confiscated property convey to Josiah DANIEL of Lincoln County, SC for 450 pounds, 500 acres of land sold as the property of Samuel DOUGLAS, a person named in Confiscation Act.
		Josiah married Elizabeth MAY, daughter of John MAY and Mary STAFFORD, on 23 Apr 1772 in Old Jerusalem Church In Effingham Co., GA. Elizabeth was born about 1740 in Pitt County, NC and died before 1795 in Danieltown, Hampton County, SC..
	paynedaniel.com /annjonesd/d5.htm (5418 words)

	Welcome to Invisible Ink--Books on Ghosts & Hauntings
		Then, Josiah Tattnall quietly announced, "Bonaventure is on fire and will soon be destroyed by the flames.
		When the dinner was over, Josiah Tattnall arose and lifted his glass in a toast.
		Those who dared have paused and listened and wondered that so many years later, not far from the graves of Josiah Tattnall and his family, peals of eerie laughter and the revelry of the eternal dinner party still ripple and rustle through the camellias and among the moss-shrouded branches of the live oaks.
	www.invink.com /x517.html (418 words)

	China and Japan, Chapter 3 by James D. Johnston
		We were soon under way again, under his directions as to our course, and early in the forenoon we entered the harbor, which, although large, seemed to be crowded with vessels, and among them we soon descried the United States steamer "San Jacinto," with Commodore Tattnall's broad pendant flying at her main royal masthead.
		Boats of all sorts and sizes seemed to pop alongside as if by magic, bringing a promiscuous crowd of people, of whom all were in the most intense state of excitement.
		On the following day, Commodore Josiah Tattnall transferred his broad pendant from the "San Jacinto" to the "Powhatan," under a salute of thirteen guns from the former, as a farewell compliment, and the same number from his new Flagship.
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