Jekyll Island in Glynn County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Horton House Historic Site
A Legacy Continues
| | The du Bignon Family | |
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 18, 2009
1. Horton House Historical Site Marker
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 among 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.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in 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
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain, on the Georgia Coast and the Golden Isles, and on the Sea Islands. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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.
Horton House Historical Site Marker
2. Ann Amelia Nicolau portrait, from the collection of the Jekyll Island Museum
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.
Horton House Historical Site Marker
4. The du Bignon Family
Bold italic mames are those buried in the du Bignon Family Cemetery.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 18, 2009
5. Du Bignon Cemetery
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 18, 2009
6. Joseph Du Bignon Grave, listed on marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,148 times since then and 29 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.
