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Georgia Genealogy Trails "Where your Journey Begins" |
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Georgia Genealogy Trails "Where your Journey Begins" |
Major John Berrien, father of the Hon. John
M. Berrien, died in this county. At the dawn of the Revolution, when entering on the threshold of life, with a
heart glowing with patriotic ardour, he visited Georgia, expecting to find there a field in which he might devote
himself to the defence of his country. At fifteen years of age he was appointed a Lieutenant in the 1st Georgia
Regiment, and was subsequently promoted to a captaincy in the same. When General McIntosh was appointed to a command
in the Northern army, Major Berrien was selected by him as Brigade Major, and in that capacity he joined the grand
army at Valley Forge. He was very conspicuous in the battle of Monmouth, and in several other engagements, and
continued in service until the close of the Revolutionary War. On the return of peace, being qualified by an active,
well-cultivated mind, and correct judgment, for public usefulness, a great part of his life was occupied in offices
of honour and trust, the duties of which he performed with integrity and diligence.
[Source: "HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF GEORGIA" By Rev. George White, 1854 - Transcribed
by K. Torp]
