Mary “Polly” CANTEY

1723 - 1817  (94 years)

• Name	Mary “Polly” CANTEY  [1]
  Birth	1723
  Gender	Female
  HIST	Reference: "GAMECOCK", Robert Boss, 1961 P.226: ....he fetched his 2 illegitimate grandchildren, Louisa and William, to Home House and gave them the name of Sumter, rearing them as his own. Mary, his wife, had a stroke but lived 30 more years. P.246: Mary Cantey Sumter lived to be 94 years old, tended much by Louisa. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- " Reminiscences of St. Stephen's Parish" by Samuel Dubose, names many of the plantations and owners of early days:....Lifeland, which was purchased by the Sinklers from Mrs. Jamison (wife of Gen. Sumter), .....residence of Charles Cantey, Jr.," ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference: "Thomas Sumter" by Anne King Gregarie, PHD (Published 1931, R. L Bryan co.) P. 29: Charles Cantey of Maltasee Plantation (Berkly County) has seven daughters, all said to be beautiful. Thomas Sumter purchased a small plantation nearby. Neighbor William Jamison, married to Mary Cantey, died the summer of 1766. Bequeathed 19,000 pounds to Mary and his sister Agnes Stit of Ireland. In addition, she received a gift of nine slaves from her father, Charles Cantey. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter from Jeannette Broadway Watts gives Mary's birth as between 1723 and 1727. She also gives death year as 1817 rather than 1766. 1766 cannot be correct since Mary married Thomas Sumter in 1767.
  _UID	CD3A6342451847EBAC23CB2C7F2A257D4C7B
  Death	1817  [1]
  Burial	Thomas Sumter Memorial Park, Sumter County, South Carolina   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I6183	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2000

  
  

  Father	Captain Joseph CANTEY,   b. 1702, of St. Marks Parish, South Carolina d. 23 Jan 1763 (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Mary,   b. BET. 1691 - 1714   d. 2 Aug 1761, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	BET. 1735 - 1758  [4]
  _UID	F3655C34624D4D798A8F16C8BCCC0D917A95
  _UID	F3655C34624D4D798A8F16C8BCCC0D917A95
  Family ID	F2235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Henry DAWKINS
  _UID	8D0F578E961E4A1984980C7DD67D11AF5061
  _UID	8D0F578E961E4A1984980C7DD67D11AF5061
  Family ID	F16004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Robert JONES
  _UID	BF0BC5F708C14A8AADF09199DCEB28714A9C
  _UID	BF0BC5F708C14A8AADF09199DCEB28714A9C
  Children	1. Robert JONES, Jr.   2. Richard JONES   3. Sturgen JONES   4. Mary JONES
  Family ID	F16005	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 3	William JAMESON   d. 1766
  Marriage	Bef 1762  [1]
  _UID	2F0BF316C8B94093A213A08BE901D53B7193
  _UID	2F0BF316C8B94093A213A08BE901D53B7193
  Family ID	F2259	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 4	General Thomas SUMTER, Sr. the “Gamecock”,   b. 14 Aug 1734, Preddy’s Creek, Hanover County, Virginia d. 1 Jun 1832, South Mount, Stateburg, South Carolina (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	1767  [1]
  _UID	CB6291FB38734928B69DADCE49533540B4C4
  _UID	CB6291FB38734928B69DADCE49533540B4C4
  Children	1. Thomas SUMTER, Jr.,   b. 30 Aug 1768, Stateburg, South Carolina d. 15 Jun 1840, Stateburg, South Carolina (Age 71 years)   2. Mary SUMTER,   b. May 1771   d. 1779 (Age 7 years)
  Family ID	F2260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  According to the Chart she was Mary Cantey (Jameson) [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] . [S83] Page 165. [S8] . [S68] Cochran Gedcom File. [S19] .