John Mohr McINTOSH

1714 - 1787  (73 years)

• Name	John Mohr McINTOSH
  Birth	1714	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  HIST	Proposed Change: John Mohr MCINTOSH (I191583) Tree: Singleton and Related Families Link: http://singletonfamily.org//getperson.php?personID=I191583&tree=1 Description: John Mohr McIntosh was not married to a Mcgillvery. I am a direct descendant. His wife was Margery Fraser. J Williams Johwill33@comcast.net In October 1735 John and his family arrived in Georgia. He was part of a band of Highland Scots who were recruited in Inverness by Hugh Mackay and Captain George Dunbar on behalf of General James Oglethorpe. General Oglethorpe specified the men must "be of good character." They were also selected for their military qualities. Most of them were staunch Presbyterians. This hand selected group of 177 people sailed from Inverness aboard the Prince of Wales. In early January 1736 the ship docked at Savannah. On 19 January 1736 the little band of Scotsmen landed at Barnwell's Bluff on the site of the former Fort King George which had been built in 1716. The Scots named their settlement Darien after the ill-fated expedition of their countryment to the Isthmus of Panama in 1697. Fort Darien was built on the high bluff overlooking the north branch of the Altamaha River. John Mor McIntosh himself supervised the placing of the cannons at Fort Darien. He was known as "the gentleman chief of Darien" and was the acknowledged leader of the area. John Mohr's motto was "invictus" --- Latin for unconquerable. Even in America McIntosh and his men dressed in traditional Highland fashion. They were "dressed and belted in the Highland fashion. Their skirt-like plaids were wool tartans, about 10 to 12 yards long, part of which was gathered and belted around the waist, making a waist-length kilt. The reminder of the material was draped over the left shoulder and fastened with a brooch. It was a practical garment that also served as a blanket." To serve in the War of Jenkins Ear, McIntosh formed the Highland Independent Company of Foot Soldiers. The war lasted from 1739 to 1748. The soldiers of the Highland Independent wore the Black Watch plaid along with a short single breasted jacket made of red material and lined with buff fabric. They wore a red waistcoat. On their heads they wore bonnets featuring a small tuft on the top and black cockade. Their hose were of white cloth striped with red and a narrow black line of edging. In 1739 Oglethorpe and McIntosh led their men into war against the Spanish at St. Augustine, Florida. Captain McIntosh was captured and taken to Spain as a prisoner-of-war. He remained in Madrid for some months before being returned to Georgia. Also taken prisoner was his kinsman, Kenneth Baillie. After the war, John Mor McIntosh was given several land grants. These were known as "the Borlum lands" along the Sapelo River. They consisted of 500 acres of land on Black Island and two 50 acre town lots in Darien. One of these town lots became McIntosh's farm and primary residence. He named it Essick. When John McIntosh died, it was noted the cause of death "prematurely in his 63rd year of age by the quackery and ignorance of the first doctor who ever tried to make his fortune amongst the honest patriarchs."  [1]
  _UID	B994A338226B4089AD89268B47F08A7298B4
  Death	1787	Scotland
  Person ID	I191583	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Lt. Benjamin McINTOSH,   b. 1686, Dores, Scotland d. 1740, Savannah, GA (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Catherine McINTOSH,   b. 1691
  Marriage	17 Apr 1711
  _UID	41564F2DD67D430ABFBF319DCD80A1A49116
  _UID	41564F2DD67D430ABFBF319DCD80A1A49116
  Family ID	F130101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margery FRASER,   b. Scotland d. 1822
  _UID	8E88E36A253747388C202B909ED095D67E75
  _UID	8E88E36A253747388C202B909ED095D67E75
  Children	1. Capt. William McINTOSH, of Mallow,   b. 1745   d. 1794 (Age 49 years)   2. Catherine McINTOSH,   b. Abt 1742
  Family ID	F130106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S24898] J Williams , Proposed Change: John Mohr McIntosh.