Edward was the first child to survive infancy, of Edward Telfair, Sr. (age 45), and Sarah Gibbons Telfair (age 22). He was born while his father was serving in the Continental Congress, during the American Revolutionary War. Edward Jr. had three younger brothers, also born in the 1780s, and three sisters born during the 1790s. However, young Edward evidently died in his teens.*
[Some sources show the birth year of the third son, U.S. Rep. Thomas Telfair, as 1780. His online Congressional bio shows 1780, but as of this writing there are no references cited there. The New Ga. Encyclopedia article on the family states that Thomas was born in 1786 and died at age 31 (in 1818).]
*I entered Edward Jr.'s date of death as 1799, since he would have turned 19 that year. Chatham County, Georgia, is assumed to be the location of his death; although it may not have been -- since the Telfair family was wealthy and sent their children to schools in northern states.
Most of the above info was obtained from the online New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), in the "Telfair Family" article.
Note that Bonaventure Cemetery didn't open until 1846 and was then called Evergreen Cemetery. Telfair family members' remains who passed away before that time are said to have been interred in a 'family vault' at Sharon plantation. Decades later, their remains were moved (or at least Gov. Edward Telfair Sr.'s body was moved), and a Telfair memorial was created in Evergreen Cemetery. Early in the 20th century, the cemetery became publicly owned & was renamed for Bonaventure plantation, the original holder of the land.
[Some sources show the birth year of the third son, U.S. Rep. Thomas Telfair, as 1780. His online Congressional bio shows 1780, but as of this writing there are no references cited there. The New Ga. Encyclopedia article on the family states that Thomas was born in 1786 and died at age 31 (in 1818).]
*I entered Edward Jr.'s date of death as 1799, since he would have turned 19 that year. Chatham County, Georgia, is assumed to be the location of his death; although it may not have been -- since the Telfair family was wealthy and sent their children to schools in northern states.
Most of the above info was obtained from the online New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), in the "Telfair Family" article.
Note that Bonaventure Cemetery didn't open until 1846 and was then called Evergreen Cemetery. Telfair family members' remains who passed away before that time are said to have been interred in a 'family vault' at Sharon plantation. Decades later, their remains were moved (or at least Gov. Edward Telfair Sr.'s body was moved), and a Telfair memorial was created in Evergreen Cemetery. Early in the 20th century, the cemetery became publicly owned & was renamed for Bonaventure plantation, the original holder of the land.
Edward was the first child to survive infancy, of Edward Telfair, Sr. (age 45), and Sarah Gibbons Telfair (age 22). He was born while his father was serving in the Continental Congress, during the American Revolutionary War. Edward Jr. had three younger brothers, also born in the 1780s, and three sisters born during the 1790s. However, young Edward evidently died in his teens.*
[Some sources show the birth year of the third son, U.S. Rep. Thomas Telfair, as 1780. His online Congressional bio shows 1780, but as of this writing there are no references cited there. The New Ga. Encyclopedia article on the family states that Thomas was born in 1786 and died at age 31 (in 1818).]
*I entered Edward Jr.'s date of death as 1799, since he would have turned 19 that year. Chatham County, Georgia, is assumed to be the location of his death; although it may not have been -- since the Telfair family was wealthy and sent their children to schools in northern states.
Most of the above info was obtained from the online New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), in the "Telfair Family" article.
Note that Bonaventure Cemetery didn't open until 1846 and was then called Evergreen Cemetery. Telfair family members' remains who passed away before that time are said to have been interred in a 'family vault' at Sharon plantation. Decades later, their remains were moved (or at least Gov. Edward Telfair Sr.'s body was moved), and a Telfair memorial was created in Evergreen Cemetery. Early in the 20th century, the cemetery became publicly owned & was renamed for Bonaventure plantation, the original holder of the land.
[Some sources show the birth year of the third son, U.S. Rep. Thomas Telfair, as 1780. His online Congressional bio shows 1780, but as of this writing there are no references cited there. The New Ga. Encyclopedia article on the family states that Thomas was born in 1786 and died at age 31 (in 1818).]
*I entered Edward Jr.'s date of death as 1799, since he would have turned 19 that year. Chatham County, Georgia, is assumed to be the location of his death; although it may not have been -- since the Telfair family was wealthy and sent their children to schools in northern states.
Most of the above info was obtained from the online New Georgia Encyclopedia (www.georgiaencyclopedia.org), in the "Telfair Family" article.
Note that Bonaventure Cemetery didn't open until 1846 and was then called Evergreen Cemetery. Telfair family members' remains who passed away before that time are said to have been interred in a 'family vault' at Sharon plantation. Decades later, their remains were moved (or at least Gov. Edward Telfair Sr.'s body was moved), and a Telfair memorial was created in Evergreen Cemetery. Early in the 20th century, the cemetery became publicly owned & was renamed for Bonaventure plantation, the original holder of the land.
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