Major General and Governor William MOULTRIE, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1730 - 1805  (74 years)

• Name	William MOULTRIE  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Prefix	Major General and Governor
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	23 Nov 1730	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	2nd husband of Hannah Governor Mountrie was among the greatest leaders of the Revolutionary War and had a long public career to go along with his distinguished military career. Maj. General William Moultrie (Continental Army), Governor William Moultrie Birthdate: November 23, 1730 Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina Death: Died September 27, 1805 in Charleston, South Carolina Immediate Family: Son of John Moultrie and Lucretia Moultrie Husband of Hannah Lynch and Damaris Elizabeth De St. Julien Father of Lucretia Moultrie and William Moultrie Brother of John Moultrie; Captain Thomas Moultrie (Continental Army); James Moultrie and Alexander Moultrie Half brother of Alexander Moultrie Occupation: http://www.gencircles.com/users/jcfoster/1/data/1115 Managed by: Private User Last Updated: December 15, 2014  [2, 5]
  MILI	He commanded the forces at Sullivans Island (South Carolina) that defeated the British; Fort Mountrie was named for him. of Revolutionary War  [5, 7]
  Occupation	planter, militia officer against the Cherokee Indians (1760), member of the FIrst Provincial Congress (1775); lieutenant governor in 1784 and began serving his first term as governor in 1785-87 and 1792-94  [5]
  _UID	E18C39D2BEC549848FFBFB084069271439E5
  Death	27 Sep 1805	Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina   [2]
  Person ID	I8499	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	John MOULTRIE,   b. 1702   d. 1771 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Lucretia
  _UID	0583F389F3D54FF19CE92571E1230FCF0982
  _UID	0583F389F3D54FF19CE92571E1230FCF0982
  Family ID	F75780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Damaris DE ST. JULIEN
  Marriage	10 Dec 1749
  _UID	9A434BD7BAE9430FBEFEB9284AB12EBE78C7
  _UID	9A434BD7BAE9430FBEFEB9284AB12EBE78C7
  Children	1. Colonel William MOULTRIE, Jr.,   b. 7 Aug 1752   d. 11 Dec 1796 (Age 44 years)   2. Lucretia MOULTRIE   3. MOULTRIE
  Family ID	F3106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah MOTTE,   b. 24 Nov 1736   d. Oct 1805 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1779  [5]
  _UID	FB69BBB485304FE397F131F113C88E5825D4
  _UID	FB69BBB485304FE397F131F113C88E5825D4
  Family ID	F72663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2003

  
  

• Notes

  The South Carolina state flag can be traced directly back to a design favored by Mountrie. [5]

  
  

• Sources

  [S23461] Julia Rose Brailsford Hodge. [S23462] . [S64] simons gedcom - received by e-mail. [S881] Dorothy Kelly MacDowell, (The R. L. Bryan Company, Columbia, South Carolina 1972), 8, 227. [S2533] Helen Milliken, (Heritage Information Fund Press, PO Box 1984, Spartanburg, SC 29304). [S47] page 517. [S6790] J. O. C. Tiedeman, (Can be found at the Sumter County Genealogical Society, Sumter, South Carolina), page 986-183.