John Habersham

John Habersham (December 23, 1754 December 17, 1799) was an American merchant, planter, and soldier from Georgia. He was the son of loyalist official James Habersham, the younger brother of patriot leader Joseph Habersham. They were both the younger brothers of James Habersham Jr. He served as an officer in the 1st Georgia Regiment during the American Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation in 1785. John Habersham was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati of the State of Georgia.[1]

John Habersham

In the 1780s, Habersham owned Bonaventure Plantation.[2]

Upon his death in 1799, he was buried in Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery.

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