This log cabin was built in the 1760s by my 6th great grandfather Andre Guillebeau. Along with a ship full of French Huguenots fleeing an environment hostile to their Calvinist faith, Guillebeau embarked upon a new life in South Carolina. Together, they formed a settlement near the Savannah River in 1764 and named it New Bordeaux. |
Andre married Marie Jane Roquemore in 1766. She was also born in France and probably came along in the same ship with her mother Susannah. During their time in New Bordeaux, Andre built the log cabin home that still bears his name. Originally, the structure was in the area in which they settled but was later moved to nearby Hickory Knob State Resort Park in 1983. The home has been a point of interest for not just visitors to the property, but also historians and students of architecture in colonial America.
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