Jekyll Island in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Le Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon
(1739- 1825)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009
1. Le Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon Marker
Inscription.
Le Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon.
Horton - Du Bignon House Du Bignon Burial Ground . Beginning with Poulain du Bignon, five du Bignon generations made Jekyll Island one of Georgia's most romantic Golden Isles. This tabby ruin and burial ground alone remain from Jekyll Island's century (1794-1886) as the du Bignon Plantation. Christophe Poulain, native of Lambelle, Brittany, was a much decorated French naval captain whose loyalty to Louis 16th in the French Revolution forced him to flee his patrimonial lands. In 1792 on his ship, the Sapelo, he brought his family to the hospitable Georgia coast. With four other French royalists, he purchased first Sapelo Island then Jekyll. By 1794 he acquired Jekyll as his own plantation and enlarged Major Horton’s house as his manor. Sea Island Cotton recouped his fortunes and supported a Georgia dynasty of landed aristocracy like that established by his forebears. In 1825 Poulain was buried near du Bignon Creek with a live oak tree as his monument. His son Henri added honors to the island plantation as he made the Goddess of Liberty reigning queen of coastal racing boats. And when Henri's grandson, John Eugene du Bignon, sold Jekyll to a group of millionaire capitalists, with them forming the Jekyll Island Club, Poulain du Bignon's island began a new chapter in its fabulous history..
Horton - Du Bignon House
Du Bignon Burial Ground
Beginning with Poulain du Bignon, five du Bignon generations made Jekyll Island one of Georgia's most romantic Golden Isles. This tabby ruin and burial ground alone remain from Jekyll Island's century (1794-1886) as the du Bignon Plantation. Christophe Poulain, native of Lambelle, Brittany, was a much decorated French naval captain whose loyalty to Louis 16th in the French Revolution forced him to flee his patrimonial lands. In 1792 on his ship, the Sapelo, he brought his family to the hospitable Georgia coast. With four other French royalists, he purchased first Sapelo Island then Jekyll. By 1794 he acquired Jekyll as his own plantation and enlarged Major Horton’s house as his manor. Sea Island Cotton recouped his fortunes and supported a Georgia dynasty of landed aristocracy like that established by his forebears. In 1825 Poulain was buried near du Bignon Creek with a live oak tree as his monument. His son Henri added honors to the island plantation as he made the Goddess of Liberty reigning queen of coastal racing boats. And when Henri's grandson, John Eugene du Bignon, sold Jekyll to a group of millionaire capitalists, with them forming the Jekyll Island Club, Poulain du Bignon's island began a new chapter in its fabulous history.
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Erected 1965 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 63-18.)
Location. 31° 6.113′ N, 81° 24.927′ W. Marker is on Jekyll Island, Georgia, in Glynn County. Marker is on Riverview Dr. near Major Horton Dr., on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jekyll Island GA 31527, United States of America. Touch for directions.
3. Le Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon Marker, as seen from Riverview Drive
Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 18, 2009
4. Le Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon cemetery and graves
Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 18, 2009
5. Joseph du Bignon
This Tablet is Erected
To perpetuate the memory
of
Joseph DuBignon
Who departed this life
On the 27th April 1850,
In the thirty sixth year of his age,
Remarkable for his noble and social
Virtues, as a son, a Brother, and a Husband.
A Patriot and friend, he was Suddenly,
And in the dawn of his Usefulness,
Taken from a devoted Wife,
Endearing Children,
Parents, Sisters, and Friends
Who are left to mourn
His premature Death Requiescat in Pace
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What tho' our bitter tears shall fall.
Above thy Grave like Autumn;s rain.
Yet, would we not thy Spirit call.
Back to these scenes of care again;
For bless'd is he, and doubly bless'd,
Who nobly all Life's paths hath trod.
Content to find his final rest
Within the bosom of his GOD.
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"Rest in peace".
Photographed By Jekyll Island Museum, March 18, 2009
6. Le Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon family tree excerpt
The du Bignon Family Bold Italic Names are those buried in
the du Bignon Family Cemetery
Photographed By Vasseur Nicole, October 25, 2008
7. Birthplace of Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon
This manor, near Morieux in Brittany France, belonged to the Poulain du Bignon family in the 1650s. The manor house, completely renovated in 2008, is currently a Manor House Apartment. Click for more information.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,334 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 1, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6. submitted on May 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on August 30, 2009, by Vasseur Nicole of Morieux, Bretagne 22400. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.