James Screven

James Screven (1744 – November 24, 1778) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was killed in action, having died from wounds received during battle.

Fort Screven, on Tybee Island, is named for him, as is Screven County, Georgia, and (formerly) the SS James Screven.

Early life Screven was born on James Island, Province of South Carolina, in 1744 to James Screven and Mary Hyrne Smith. Charles's great-grandfather, the Reverend William Screven, had been a Baptist minister in Kittery, Province of Maine, before moving to South Carolina.

He established a plantation, Screven's Hill, just to the north of today's Midway Congregational Church in Midway, Georgia.

Political career Screven was a member of the Provincial Congress of Georgia which met in Savannah on July 4, 1775. He was then a member of St. John's Parish. Screven was shot several times and taken as prisoner. The church was burned by the British.

Death

Screven died from his wounds in Midway on November 24, 1778, aged 34. which was erected by the United States Congress in 1915. became a noted Baptist minister.