Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . ; Antonio, a distinguished soldier of the17th century ; Gonzalo, bishop of Urgel; and threemagistrates of the kingdom of Majorca. But thename is now extinct in those islands. The admi-rals grandfather married Juana Mesquida, and thatsurname appears to have superseded Ferragut. Theadmirals father, George Farragut, b. in Minorca,29 Sept., 1755 ; d. at Point Plaquet, West Pasca-goula, La., 4 June, 1817, emigrated to this countryin 1776, took part in the Revolutionary war, andwas the friend and companion of Gen. AndrewJackson during his Indian campaign
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . ; Antonio, a distinguished soldier of the17th century ; Gonzalo, bishop of Urgel; and threemagistrates of the kingdom of Majorca. But thename is now extinct in those islands. The admi-rals grandfather married Juana Mesquida, and thatsurname appears to have superseded Ferragut. Theadmirals father, George Farragut, b. in Minorca,29 Sept., 1755 ; d. at Point Plaquet, West Pasca-goula, La., 4 June, 1817, emigrated to this countryin 1776, took part in the Revolutionary war, andwas the friend and companion of Gen. AndrewJackson during his Indian campaigns of journal of the U. S. house of representativesfor 1797 records that William C. C. Claiborne pre-sented the petition of George Farragut, prayingthat he may be allowed the balance of pay due tohim for services rendered the United States asmuster-master of the militia of the district ofWashington [East Tennessee], employed in actualservice for the protection of the frontiers of theUnited States south of the Ohio, from the 1st of. D .Appleton. &. Cc FARRAGUT FARRAGUT 413 March, 1792, to the 20th of October, 1703. GeorgeFarragut, as sailing-master ol* an expedition to theBay of Pascagoula in 1810—11, sent by Gov. Clai-borne, of the Mississippi territory, bore a principalpart in securing from the Spaniards the disputedterritory on that coast. Dr. Flood, the commis-sioner, wrote in his report* At the special re-quest of the inhabitants of Pascagoula, by whomhe is greatly beloved, I prevailed on Sailing-MasterGeorge Farragut to accept the commission of magis-trate. George Farragut married Elizabeth Shine,of North Carolina, who bore him five children—three sons and two daughters—and died in NewOrleans in 1808, of yellow fever. The boyhood of David Glasgow Farragut lackednone of the dangers and hardships of frontier his journal he says: I remember that on oneoccasion, during my fathers absence, a party ofIndians came to our house, which was somewhatisolated
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