Robert WITHERSPOON^[1]

1745 - 1787  (42 years)

• Name	Robert WITHERSPOON
  Birth	1745	South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  _UID	02116C88ECB3494FB102364B77B9907EB047
  Death	1787	South Carolina
  Burial	1787	South Carolina
  Person ID	I13216	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Gavin WITHERSPOON, I,   b. 1712, Knockbracken, Down, Ireland d. 1773, Kingstree, Williamsburg District, South Carolina (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Jane JAMES   d. 1776, Williamsburg, Williamsburg County, South Carolina
  _UID	0291AB2F0CAE43B59580F5EDF9F71BE607CD
  _UID	0291AB2F0CAE43B59580F5EDF9F71BE607CD
  Family ID	F4699	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary JAMES,   b. South Carolina d. South Carolina
  _UID	0ADC270AA31C41AF9DD6289E1030BBFAF4B9
  _UID	0ADC270AA31C41AF9DD6289E1030BBFAF4B9
  Family ID	F4932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  A planter, he resided near Lynches Creek in Prince Frederick Parish where he also operated a ferry. Through grants he received 200 ac on the SW side of Lynches Creek. During the American Revolutionary War, Witherspoon served as a private in Francis Marion's Brigade and supplied provisions to the militia and Continental forces. After the war, he represented Prince Frederick in the Sixth General Assembly (1785-1786). Locally he was a member and elder of the Aimwell Presbyterian Church. He married Mary James but no issue resulted from their union.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Jenkins Gedcom File E-mail - tjjenkins4@juno.com.