Elliott Family Collection

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Title

Elliott Family Collection

Creator

Piercy, William, 1744-1819

Date

6/28/1779

Subject

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Charleston (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Elliott family

Description

William Piercy (Percy) writes to (presumably) his sister-in-law, Susanna Smith Elliott, widow of Colonel Barnard Elliott. He reports on recent war developments. Mrs. Elliott's baby, Barnard Elliott (3rd) is mentioned. The Elliott family settled in South Carolina after traveling from Barbados. William Elliott was the first of the surname to settle in the Lowcountry and his son, William Elliott, would go on to marry Elizabeth Boigard and have four children. Elliott and Boigard’s oldest son, Barnard Elliott, would become a member of the General Assembly and serve as Lieutenant Colonel in the Continental Artillery of South Carolina. Barnard Elliott Jr. married Juliet Georgiana Gibbes in March 1798 and together had six children: Barnard, Adelaide, Juliet, Barnard Smith, Juliet Georgiana, and Lewis Gibbes.

Contributor

Elliott, Susannah Smith, 1754-1789

Rights

This item is in copyright but can be used for educational purposes. Please contact Charleston Library Society for more information for any use not qualifying as educational use.

Format

image/jpeg

Type

StillImage

Source

Ms. 51, Elliott and Gibbes Family Manuscripts, 1779-1874

Language

English

Identifier

Ms51

Collection Items

Letter to Mrs. Bernard Elliott, June 28, 1779
William Piercy (Percy) writes to (presumably) his sister-in-law, Susanna Smith Elliott, widow of Colonel Barnard Elliott. He reports on recent war developments. Mrs. Elliott's baby, Barnard Elliott (3rd) is mentioned. The Elliott family settled in…
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