| Name |
Samuel CANTEY [1, 2] |
| Prefix |
Major |
| Birth |
7 Jun 1731 |
St. Mark’s Parish/Camden District, South Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| HIST |
Samuel was Captain Josph and Mary Cantey’s eldest son. In Samuel’s will written 16 May 1771and proved 1 Feb 1777, he mentions his wife Martha, his son Joseph, his daugher Christiana, his brother John, his nephew Thomas Sumter and his niece Mary Sumter. He inherited all the plantations of his father, and took a prominent part in the civil and military life of the province. In Oct 1749, he was an Ensign in Captain Isaac Brunson’s company of foot; in Lyttleton’s campaign against the Cherokees, in 1759-60, he was Captain of a company in Colonel Richardson’s regiment,-his brother John Cantey being his adjutant; and shortly before his death he was Major of the Camden Provincial Militia. [3] |
| MILI |
Revolutionary War in Sumter District, or Camden District, South Carolina [1] |
| _UID |
F48A10FCFD5D4942934593F15A597682768C |
| Death |
16 Dec 1776 |
St. Mark’s Parish/Camden District, South Carolina [1, 3] |
| Person ID |
I6174 |
Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified |
16 Mar 2010 |
| Family 2 |
Martha BROWN, b. 21/14 Feb 1737/8 d. Aft 1777, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age > 40 years) |
| Marriage |
18 May 1760 |
St. Marks Parish, Craven County, South Carolina [1, 3] |
| _UID |
F497BDC4D65E45C2ADC6C199C1B41BAA4E4E |
| _UID |
F497BDC4D65E45C2ADC6C199C1B41BAA4E4E |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F2255 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
28 Jun 2003 |
1731 - 1776 (45 years)