The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-27
HALF AND HALL
Tho New Presidents Mosher a
8oushern Woman.
His FATHER a NEW yoKkER.
he Has Many Near Relatives In
Georgia and aou,h carol!,san
E. Who Y no Fought for
tho 8Oulb, II Il

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President Theodore RooBovolt,aprea-
ident of;the United States Of Anielica,
has coed Georgia blood in hisi iSeins.
That no is woll aware Of this, snd is
doubtless proud Of 1t, is ovidens fxom
tho fact that through his Geofs fan
costry President Roosevelt ID s,Gber
Of tho Georgia Society Of thoss,so Of
tho Revolution.
In fact, through his mothor, ,Nestha
Bulloch, tho now Preeidents 10 simply,
supplied with Revolutionary anosstry.
Not only was his great grandfathefggAr-
ohibald Bullooh, "a mombor Of thaliirst
Continental Oongress, and tho sftIst
President of the Provinoiel UopgrS. .aof
Georgia, but the other grendfatheY,on
tho mothers side, Con. Daniel Stewart,
was famous Revolutionary heros Of
Goorgiha In addition to this his gsand-
father, James BIlloch, was o0m1lfs.i
stoned q captain in tho Virginia Ntato
garrison troops at ID years Of aS8gnd
served as such until tho oloso Oi:the
war. .:&S
Tho Bullooh family occupied gdiu-
| tinguishcd place in tho annals Of essor-
81. end Savannah. Gaming to SNSan-
nah with his parents when boy:ffpm
thoir homo in South Carolina in 1H50,
Archibald Bullooh studied here; was
admitted to tho Bar and rapidly roSNto
prominence. Ho was olec!od a Mstn.
Der Of tho Goneral alsAaaembly in2s768
and was appointed Sa momber of tho
committee to correspond with Bsaja4
min Franklin, the5agont Of tho ooIeby
in London: In 177l no was elqpsed
Speaker of the Assembly at an oxoisaing
time, Governor Hahersham having de-
clined to recognize DR.. Noble Wyns Or.
10y Jonos, who had been thrco Il aes
chosen Speaker of>tha Aase mbly. q lhe,
minutes Of tho Assembly with rofefs sSe
to this matter were diatastefullto he!
Governor, and beoauae2 tho AsseS p3jiy,
firmly but respectfully dooline6 ssiSo
amend thom the body Has perempts SiiyS
dissolved. jsS IiSIss
RspQUsED THH COL MAI. eau IS h IlSS ss9.
Mr. Bullceh continued to take S.s ID
4 tiveapart in public aHairs, b aotiYei ssss q
pouaing tbo oaupe & Of the e,s soSsg Iss
against the home Government, Gla ls S,sI
tho assembling Of the 81 ProYineisS i# &s
gress" of asorgia, J. aH sSa
Waa ,g, unanimously = Ira' chosen I'fasif
tbatsh hodyss ohsi Is,seg g.,,,ss,
bic w. Jonos, D. Lyman III I'll andsH
Rev. Dr.. Zubly he was elected dSAs,
gate to the Continental Congress al
Philadelphia.
Among the relics of the GEORGIA,
Historical Society 10 q carefully pre-.
uorved document, tho original Of q res
olution adopted by the Continental
Congress, November 8, 1775, imposing
secrecy upon all the members Of tho
Congress as to its acts and discussions.
To this is appended tho namo Of Ar
ohibald Bullooh, with probably 100
othors, including tho other members
from Georgia.
In January, 1776, Mr.. Bullooh was
again elected President Of the Provin-
oial Congress, with the added titlo Of
oommander-in. chief. He wss also
named as one Of the delegates to the
Continental Oongress, but his duties as
head Of tho homo Government prevent
cd his attendance at Philadelphia and;
honoe his name sis not attached to the
historic document adopted at Philadei-
phia July 4, 1776. Such was the un-
/
precariouD were tho affairs of tho colo
ny that the whole executive powers Of
government were entrusted to President
Bullooh by resolution Of the Provin-
cial Congress, with ooanoil Of Eve
persons Of his own selection.
DEATH OF GOVERNOR BULLooH.
In February, 1777, President or Gov
ernor Bullooh died suddenly at his
home in Savannah. His death was o
great blow to the struggling Common.
wealth and may account in part for tho
misfortunes which bofell Georgia dur
ing tho remainder Of tho war.
Tho largest portrait Of tho several in
the possession Of the Georgia Histori-
cal Society is that Of Governor Bullooh
and his family. Tho portrait is the
property Of Dr.. Joseph G.. Bulloch,
formerly of Savannah, but now in tho
Indian service Of the Governments, and
10 loanodto the sooiety, This portrait.
represents Governor Bullooh az man
OF splendid physique and in tho primo
Of life. He was only az years Of age at
his death. He iB in the Continental
uniform and is Of commanding appear.
ance.
On his loft stands sturdy. looking
boy Of about II years. Janos Stoph-
ems Bullooh, tho ANCESTOR Of President
Roosevelt. Young Bullooh, who was
born in 1765, WAS. in l778, at ID years
of ago, commissioned captain in the
Virginia State garrison troops, in tho
roglmont Of Col, Georgia Muter and
was honorabiy retired in 1881. Ho re-
burnod to Georgia and WAS olork Of tho
Inferior and Superior Courts Of Chat.
ham County. Mrs. Bullooh is ropre-
aentod with an infant in her arms, Ar
ohibsld Stobo Bullooh, who became q
prominent ci.izon. The Iittlo girl on
the loft IL Jane Bullooh.
After Governor Bulloch's death an
other son Was born, Willism Bollingor
Bullooh, who became United S.atos
district attorney and United States SEN
ator.
Mrs. Bulloch was Mary Do Vaux, tho
daughter Of Judge DeVaux, promi-
mont jurist and rico planter.
ROOsHVEGT'g ANoHsTORs.
James Stephen Bulloch first mar
ried Ann Erwin, daughtor OF DR.. John
Irwin. His second vito was Martha
Elliot, widow Of United States Senator
John Elliot, Of Georgia, and daughter