James Cantey I (1755 - 1817)

Born 9 Oct 1755 in Camden, Kershaw, Province of South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Whitaker) Cantey — married 1785 in Fairfield, South Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1817 at age 62 in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Captain James Cantey I served with Marion's Brigade, South Carolina Militia during the American Revolution.

James Cantey I is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A018912.

Captain James Cantey was the son of John Cantey and Mary McGirt. ^[1]

He served as a lieutenant under Colonel Richardson in the Snow Campaign of November 1775 and in Colonel Thompson's Regiment of Rangers in the Continental Army. Also Gen Francis Marion. ^[2]

James married Martha Whitaker in 1785 in Fairfield District, SC.

In 1798, James sold his land in Camden, SC, and with kinsmen Hudson Whitaker and Francis Boykin moved to Georgia where they established homes on the Oconee River near where Town and Gum Creeks empty into the river in the southeastern part of Baldwin County (was Washington County). They lived about 14 miles southeast of Milledgeville, Georgia.

Children

1. John born 1786, m. Emma Richardson
2. Zachariah born 1787,
3. Mary (1790-1849) m. William Whitaker
4. Sarah Catherine (1792-1877) m. Henry Crowell
5. James Willis (1797-1860)

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of John Cantey", Ancestor # A018913.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of James Cantey", Ancestor # A018912.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158323468/james-cantey : accessed 26 May 2022), memorial page for CPT James Cantey (1755–9 Oct 1817), Find a Grave Memorial ID 158323468, citing Whitaker Graveyard, Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Marcia Whitaker Smith (contributor 48944706) .
• https://www.geni.com/people/James-Cantey-Capt-SC-Militia-Rev-War/6000000000806523742
• Revolutionary War Soldiers for NC and SC, Data provided by the website Carolana.