George Wymberley Jones De Renne family papers, 1732-1939

Summary

Creator:
Smith, Julianna, Nuttall, Mary Wallace Savage, Jones, Inigo, 1735-1789, Jones, George, 1766-1838, De Renne, Wymberley Wormsloe, 1891-1966, De Renne, Wymberley Jones, 1853-1916, De Renne, Letitia, 1860-1890, and Jones, Noble Wimberly, 1723-1805
Date:
1732-1939
Extent:
30 Linear Feet 38 document boxes, 24 half boxes, 4 oversize boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

George Wymberley Jones De Renne family papers. MS 1064. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of the George Wymberley Jones De Renne family of Savannah, Georgia from 1732-1939. The papers include account books, correspondence, deeds, genealogical materials, indentures, inventories, land grants, legal documents, newspaper clippings, printed material, and transcripts of historical documents pertaining to Georgia history. The materials document the activities of the De Renne family and contain information on land transactions in Georgia; estate or plantation management, particularly Wormsloe Plantation (Savannah, Ga.) and Popular Grove; the Buena Ventura Stock Company and Buena Ventura Ranch (1883-1884) in Tom Green County (Tex.); book and wine purchases for Wormsloe; and the De Rennes' involvement in the Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Bicentennial (1933).

The collection also contains correspondence and other materials pertaining to the George W. Smith family, the Campbell and Stewart families, and accounts and correspondence (1867-1880) with Thomas A. Biddle & Company (Philadelphia, Pa.). Other correspondents include Letitia De Renne, Wymberley Jones De Renne, Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne, William Drayton, George Jones, Inigo Jones, Noble Wymberley Jones, Alva Konkle, Mary Wallace Savage Nuttall, and Julianna Smith.

Biographical / historical:

George Wymberley Jones De Renne (1827-1880), planter and bibliophile, (son of George Jones (1766-1838), physician), was known for his collection of over 1300 volumes collected from 1844-1861; most of this collection pertained to Georgia history. He had three children with his wife Mary Wallace Nuttall De Renne: Wymberley Jones De Renne (1853-1916), Letitia De Renne (1860-1890), and Kentwyn De Renne (1862-1891), who continued their father's legacy of collecting and printing books related to Georgia's history. Wymberley Jones De Renne married Laura Norris and their children included Wymberley Wormsloe De Renne (b. 1891) and Elfrida De Renne (Barrow).

For more information, see the article De Renne Family in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Arrangement:

Arranged by subject.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

George Wymberley Jones De Renne family papers. MS 1064. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.