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Robert Habersham (1783-1870) was a Georgia planter and merchant who lived from the time of the Revolution until the days of Reconstruction. He was part of the Habersham clan which had so much to do with the founding and growth of Georgia. Robert's grandfather, James, came to Georgia with George Whitfield. Robert's father, Joseph, was active in the Revolution and the early Republic, serving in the Provisional Congress and as this country's first Postmaster General. Robert Habersham added to the family honor during his own life in Savannah. He was a merchant for some sixty years, owned several well-known Savannah plantations (Causton's Bluff, Deptford, etc.), and was a faithful, long-time vestryman for Christ Episcopal Church. Treasurer for Chatham County.He was also Robert Habersham was extremely successful in his business, leaving an estate valued at over $164,000 (despite his loses during and following the Civil War). He was also a family man, Marrying three times. He married Mary O'Brien of Beaufort, South Carolina; Elizabeth Neyle; and his first cousin, Mary Butler Habersham. He had several children. Robert lived a full life and died of old age. He is buried in the Habersham family section of Laurel Grove Cemetery.
Publication Date
5-27-1986
Recommended Citation
Shelnutt, Cherri, "Robert Habersham (1783-1870)" (1986). Savannah Biographies. 95.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/95
