Mary Musgrove

  • birth

    She was born in 1700 in Coweta right near Macon GA
  • Mary Helped Oglethorpe

    She helped him by negotiating land treaties with the local tribes and it led to the founding of Savannah and Augusta.
  • John Musgrove

    John Musgrove died in 1735 he left Mary a 500-acre plantation which was a large number of cattle.
  • She now owns more land.

    She owns thousands of land across the Savannah River and the islands of Sapelo, Ossabaw, and Saint Catherines.
  • She married Jacob Matthews

    He was in charge of the Rangers and he defended Mount Venture between Spain and Britain.
  • She married Thomas Bosomworth

    She married him after 2 years of her husbands death.
  • Outraged of the British

    Indians were outraged of the British in the summer people went out and started protesting
  • Mary was Arrested

    They were outnumbered and Mary was arrested but later she was soon released for fear of a larger revolt.
  • She sold the Islands

    She sold the islands from and auction but she was to retain for St Catherines Island
  • Marry died

    5 years later all her property passed to her english husband and his heirs according to the English law.