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Georgia Refuge Plantation and the Katy Clinch Family
Katy CLINCH - Granddaughter of General Duncan Lamont Clinch. April 1866 to August 1866. She is buried in the SW
section of the Historic St. Nicholas Cemetery,
Her mother, buried next to her,
was a Ferris - Carolina Ferris Clinch Allen. Katy's father was George Washington Clinch, youngest son of General Duncan Lamont Clinch. At George's death,
Carolina married Wm H. Allen and had another child who also died before the age of 1
and is buried with her and Katy.
History of the Refuge Plantation
On the Satilla River 2.8 miles from the historical marker mentioned
below, was one of the largest rice plantations in the South. Originally a crown
grant of 500 acres to George McIntosh in 1765, it passed to his son, John
Houston McIntosh.
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| General Duncan Lamont Clinch |
John's daughter, Eliza Bayard McIntosh married General Duncan Lamont Clinch
of Fort Clinch,Fernandina Beach, FL fame. He was born in
Edgecombe County, NC April 6, 1787 and died November 27, 1849 in Macon, GA.
In 1836 the couple settled in at the Refuge Plantation where he farmed until
1844. He then moved on into the world of politics when elected to the United
States Congress on the Whig ticket in 1844. The plantation remained in the family until 1905.
A Road Marker for the
Plantation
Refuge Plantation-GHM 020-6 -
Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com
Location of Marker - on US 17 - 1/2 mile north of Satilla
River in Camden County
Coordinates: 30.98485 -81.72856
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