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David Cutler Braddock, captain and mariner of His Majesty’s Provinces Georgia and South Carolina, was part of General James Edward Oglethorpe’s regiment of soldiers and sailors and acted as a privateer for the Crown against the Spanish empire in America. He first appeared in colonial records in 1740 and was an active participant in the War of Jenkin’s Ear (1739-1748) and the French and Indian War (1756-1763). In the late 1740’s, he and his family settled in the area of the Great and Little Ogeechee Rivers in Christ Church Parish on what is now known as Wild Heron Plantation. Shortly thereafter, Captain Braddock began to participate in the government of the Province as a representative for the Village of Acton. Toward the last years of his life, Braddock sold much of his land and petitioned the government for a smaller plot (only 650 acres) in St. Matthew’s Parish. Finally, on February 8, 1769, David Cutler Braddock passed from this life, exiting Georgia as quietly as he had entered it.

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6-2-1993

Mariner and Privateer to the Crown: A Modest Analysis of the Life of Captain David Culter Braddock

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