MARTHA GALPHIN MILLEDGE

Martha Galphin Milledge (1764 - 1811) was born at Silver Bluff, South Carolina, to the well-known Irish-born Indian trader George Galphin (1709 - 1780) and his wife Rachael Dupree.  Dupree was one of the many women with whom Galphin had children.  Martha's step-siblings included the children of Native American and enslaved African mothers.

Martha married John Milledge (1757 - 1818) whose father was among the first settlers of Georgia in 1733.  John Milledge was active in the Revolutionary cause, and served as governor of Georgia from 1802-1806.  In 1803 Georgia's capital was moved inland to a new city, Milledgeville, named in his honor.  Between 1806 and 1809 he served as United States Senator.  It was while he was serving in Congress that Martha had her portrait miniature painted by James Peale.