William
Cantey
Born in , County Cork, Ireland
Son of Tiege Cantey
and Elizabeth (UNKNOWN) Cantey
Husband of
Jane (Baker) Cantey
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 58
in Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Sep 2013
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Biography
William Cantey was born on month day 1657, at birth place, to Teige Cantey and Elizabeth Eleanor Cantey (born Dauly). Teige was born in 1619, in Cork, Cork, Ireland. Elizabeth was born in 1625, in Cork, Cork, Ireland. William had 6 siblings: William Cantey, Mary Cantey and 4 other siblings. William married Jane Cantey (born Baker) in 1703, at age 45 at marriage place, South Carolina. Jane was born in 1656, in Cork, Cork, Ireland. They had 6 children: Mary Cooke (born Cantey), Joseph Cantey and 4 other children. William passed away on month day 1716, at age 59 at death place, South Carolina.
- Father: Teige Cantey
- Early settler of South Carolina
- In 1706, he was a militia captain in an engagement with French & Spanish forces at Charleston
- Owned 22 slaves at the time of his death. Those slaves were bequeathed to his widow Jane and children James, Samuel, and Joseph, and to sons-in-law Joseph White, Capt. William Bellinger (husband of Mary Cantey) and James McClogin.[1][2][3]
Sources
- ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-N4SW-VF?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-8M9%3A210905601%2C211341401 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1724-1725, Vol. 060 > image 35 of 546; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- ↑ Inventory of William Cantey "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-N4S7-44?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-8M9%3A210905601%2C211341401 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1724-1725, Vol. 060 > image 104 of 546; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- ↑ Division of Estate of William Cantey"South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-NWY1-N?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-838%3A210905601%2C211364801 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1729-1731, Vol. 063 > image 142 of 378; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
- Ames, Joseph S. “Cantey Family.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 11, no. 4 (October 1910): 204-205,208-210.
- Six Generations of the Cantey Family of South Carolina by Joseph S. Ames PhD (Johns Hopkins University) reprinted from the South Carolina Historical & Genealogical Magazine, Vol. XI. Publisher: Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co, Charleston SC, 1910. pg. 6-7, image14-15,]
- Find A Grave: Memorial #152973937
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Jack Day
Mary Morgan
Cantey-49 and Cantey-9 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
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by Mary Morgan
Mary Morgan
I have removed all of the text that did not apply to this man. I also added the probate records that name his slaves and their division among his children.
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by Mary Morgan
Jack Day
It is clear from the biography that Cantey was a slave owner. Why was the slave owner category removed?
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by Jack Day
[Living Winter]
Cantey-46 and Cantey-9 appear to represent the same person because: Cantey-46's wife was Jane (likely) Baker. Plus there's the right father and brother George, too. Too bad there's not more exact dates from this time, but this must be the same guy.
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by [Living Winter]
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