Charles Elliott (1737 - 1781)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Charles Elliott, born 17 August 1737, was the son of Thomas Elliott, a prominent planter in St. Paul's Parish, Colleton County, Province of South Carolina, and his second wife Susannah. ^[1]He created Sandy Hill and Live Oak plantations in Colleton County from land he inherited from his father. ^[2]

Charles represented St. Paul's Parish in the Commons House of Assembly in 1768 and 1769-1771. He was a supporter of Independence and lent the state 4,000 pounds during the Revolution. He served in the First (1775) and Second (1775-1776) Provincial Congresses and the First (1776), Second (1776-1779), and Third (1779-1780) General Assemblies for St. Paul's Parish.^[2]

During the Revolution Charles lent money 4,000 pounds; he served in 1st and 2nd Prov Congresses, 1775-1776 & served in the SC General Assembly, 1776-1780 ^[3]

He married first Jane Stanyarne, daughter of Joseph Stanyarne. She died sometime beween March 1763, when her daughter was born, and January 1766, when her husband remarried. They had two children:^[1]

• Charles
• Jane Riley

He married second, after 3 January 1766, Ann Ferguson, daughter of Thomas Ferguson. ^[4] They had no children.

Charles Elliott wrote his Will 11 January 1781. He mentions his wife Ann, daughter Jane Rily, and niece Sarah Johnston. He was buried at the Live Oak family cemetery known today as the Elliott Rowand cemetery. The brick walled cemetery contains twenty one family members seven of whom are children. It is located at the end of Waldon Road off of Highway 17 in Charleston County. This cemetery is maintained by a committee of the Washington Light Infantry, a militia unit that was established in 1807 and exists today and operates out of it’s armory located on the southwestern corner of Meeting and George Streets in downtown Charleston. Also buried there are his children Charles and Jane with her husband Revolutionary War hero Colonel William Washington who is General George Washington’s third cousin. There are Ancrum and Rowand family members buried there including Mary Elliott Rowand, Jane’s aunt who most assuredly helped raise her after her mother passed away. ^[5]Charles Elliott died 16 January 1781 at Sandy Hill Plantation.^[6]

Source

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Webber, Mabel L. “Records from the Elliott-Rowand Bible. Accompanied by an Account of the First Thomas Elliott and of Some of His Descendants.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 11, no. 1 (1910): 57-71 http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575259.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Edgar, Walter B. and N. Louise Bailey. Biographical Directory of the South Carolina House of Representatives, Volume II: the Commons House of Assembly 1692-1775 (1977), pp. 220-21
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 31 Aug 2024), "Record of Charles Elliott", Ancestor # A202140.Meehan-411
4. ↑ “Register of Marriage Licenses Granted, December, 1765, to August, 1766.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 22, no. 1 (1921): 34. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569549
5. ↑ "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JXS5-Z6?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-F36%3A210905601%2C211788702 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1780-1783, Vol. 019 > image 348 of 435; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
6. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. “Death Notices from the South Carolina and American General Gazette, and Its Continuation the Royal Gazette: May 1766-June 1782 (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 17, no. 4 (1916): 157. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569405.