Jekyll Island in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Horton House Historic Site

A Legacy Continues

— The du Bignon Family —

Horton House Historical Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 18, 2009

1. Horton House Historical Site Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The plantation that Christophe Du Bignon established at the beginning of the nineteeth century had its good and bad years.
When Christophe's youngest son, Henri, married Ann Amelia Nicolau in 1808, they were given 40 acres of planted cotton. This was a good indication that Christophe approved of the young Frenchwoman. The du Bignon family, as new immigrants, closely held to their native culture, and this was evident in this marriage as well as the close-knit community of friends and business agents that were also recent refugees from France and Haiti.
Henri eventually inherited the entire island when both Christophe and Marguerite died in 1825. The close ties with the French community continued with Henri. However, growing up in America allowed him to live and move more easily amoung the American culture than his father.
Henri remained on Jekyll Island until 1852 when he remarried and moved his new wife to Ellis Point, north of Brunswick.

Erected by Friends of Historic Jekyll Island, Inc. , Jekyll Island Museum.

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this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 31° 6.105′ N, 81° 24.931′ W. Marker is on Jekyll Island, Georgia, in Glynn County. Marker can be reached from Riverview Drive, on the right when traveling south. Located near Major Horton Rd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jekyll Island GA 31527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Le Sieur Christophe Anne Poulain du Bignon (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Horton House Historic Site (a few steps from this marker); Poulain du Bignon and du Bignon Burying Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Horton House Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Tabby (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Major William Horton (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Horton House Historic Site (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named Horton House Historic Site (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jekyll Island.

Ann Amelia Nicolau portrait, from the collection of the Jekyll Island Museum image. Click for full size.

Horton House Historical Site Marker

2. Ann Amelia Nicolau portrait, from the collection of the Jekyll Island Museum

Center Marker picture image. Click for full size.

Horton House Historical Site Marker

3. Center Marker picture

Map of Southern Georgia, ca. 1863 showing Jekyll Island and th du Bignon's land, Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

<b><i> The du Bignon Family</i></b> image. Click for full size.

Horton House Historical Site Marker

4. The du Bignon Family

Bold italic mames are those buried in the du Bignon Family Cemetery.

Du Bignon Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 18, 2009

5. Du Bignon Cemetery

Joseph Du Bignon Grave, listed on marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, March 18, 2009

6. Joseph Du Bignon Grave, listed on marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 913 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.