James Stephens Bulloch was an early Georgia settler, planter and grandfather of Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States . He is noted for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his leadership of the Progressive Movement, as well as his "cowboy" persona and robust masculinity...

 and great-grandfather of Eleanor Roosevelt

Eleanor Roosevelt

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international...

. Bulloch was the grandson of Georgia governor Archibald Bulloch

Archibald Bulloch

Archibald Bulloch was a lawyer, soldier, and statesman from Georgia during the American Revolution.-Early life:...

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Born in Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

, Bulloch first married Hester Amarintha Elliott, daughter of Senator John Elliott

John Elliott (Georgia)

John Elliott was a United States Senator from Georgia, serving from 1819 to 1825.Elliott graduated from Yale University in 1794 and returned to Georgia to practice law...

 and his first wife Esther Dunwody (more recently the family changed the name spelling to Dunwoody). They had one son James Dunwoody Bulloch

James Dunwoody Bulloch

James Dunwody Bulloch was the Confederate States of America's chief foreign agent in Great Britain during the American Civil War. He was the half-brother of a distinguished Confederate naval officer, Irvine Bulloch and of Martha "Mittie" Bulloch Roosevelt. Mittie was the mother of future U.S...

. The close nature of the Georgia planter class is shown in these marriages and business relationships.

After Hester died, Bulloch married Martha Stewart Elliott, the second wife and widow of Senator John Elliott. James and Martha had four children: Anna Bulloch; Martha Bulloch Roosevelt; Charles Irvine Bulloch, who died at age three; and Irvine Stephens Bulloch. Irvine was born in Cobb County after they moved from Savannah.

Bulloch moved his family in 1839 to north Georgia to partner with Roswell King

Roswell King

Roswell King was an American businessman, planter and industrialist. King and his son, Barrington King, founded Roswell, Georgia in the 1830s. A son , grandson , and great-grandson of Roswell King bore the same name...

 in establishing a cotton mill. There in what would become Roswell, James, Sr. built Bulloch Hall

Bulloch Hall

Bulloch Hall is a Greek Revival mansion in Roswell, Georgia built in 1839. It is one of several historically significant buildings in the city and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This is where Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, mother of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US President, lived as...

 in 1840 with the labor of slaves. Bulloch cultivated cotton as well until his death in 1849. According to the 1850 Slave Schedules, Martha Bulloch, again a widow, still held 31 slaves.

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

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

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