in Downtown Atlanta also commemorates Ivy. Other early settlers Even though Ivy and his wife (Sarah Todd Ivy 1782–1886) were the first settlers within the area which was to become downtown Atlanta there were earlier settlers in the immediate vicinity, most notably Sarah Todd Ivy's brother and his wife - Richard Copeland Todd and Martha Todd. The Todd family had settled nearby in 1823, ten years before Hardy Ivy purchased his land. But their landlot was just outside the original Atlanta city limits when the city was incorporated by charter on December 29, 1847. The Todd's land lot (17 of the 14th district, also 202½ acres) encompassed much of what is now known as the neighborhood of Virginia-Highland and is well within the present city limits of Atlanta. One of the oldest known roads in Atlanta 'Todd Road' is clearly indicated on many civil war maps and its route is a direct connection between the Ivy Homestead and the Todd's. A small portion of 'Todd Road' still exists in Virginia Highland. References Bibliography External links Descendants of Hardy Ivy Hardy Ivy Cabin 1779 births 1842 deaths History of Atlanta Pioneers of Atlanta