James Stephens Bulloch

James Stephens Bulloch (1793 — February 18, 1849) was an early Georgia settler and planter. He was the maternal grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt and a great-grandfather of Eleanor Roosevelt. Major Bulloch was a grandson of Georgia governor Archibald Bulloch.

He was born in Savannah, Georgia to Captain James Bulloch II (1765 — February 9, 1806) and Ann Irvine (January 14, 1770 — 1810). He and an elder brother, John Irvine Bulloch, and two younger sisters, Jane Bulloch and Ann Bulloch. Major Bulloch first married Hester Amarintha "Hettie" Elliott (1797 — February 1831), daughter of Senator John Elliott and his first wife Esther Dunwoody. They had two sons:


 * John Elliott Bulloch (January 1819 — September 1821)
 * James Dunwoody Bulloch (1823—1901)

After Hettie died, Major Bulloch married on May 8, 1832 Martha "Patsy" Stewart (1799 — October 30, 1964), the second wife and widow of Senator John Elliott. Her parents were General Daniel Stewart and Susannah Oswald. James and Patsy had four children:


 * Anna Louisa Bulloch (1833—1893)
 * Martha Stewart "Mittie" Bulloch (1835—1884)
 * Charles Irvine Bulloch (October 1837 — 1840)
 * Irvine Stephens Bulloch (1842—1898)

Irvine was born in Cobb County after they moved from Savannah.

Major Bulloch moved his family in 1839 to north Georgia to partner with Roswell King in establishing a cotton mill. There in what would become Roswell, James Stephens built Bulloch Hall in 1840 with the labor of slaves. Bulloch cultivated cotton as well until his death in 1849. According to the 1850 Slave Schedules, Patsy, again a widow, still held 31 slaves.

Bulloch Hall has been restored and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.