The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-02
From the News and Courier.


Revolution he remained in South Car:
solina and married, IN January, Is84,
Mrs Nary Cattell Her rmaiden;n name
was was Mcesally, of Philadelph Gen..
Gistnamed his two. sons States ;and
sndepende dence. He died July 1872
and was buried In st. Michaels.
C:Ehurchyard His grandson, Brig.
Cen States Rights Gist, gave his life
for the; nfederacy on the bloody.
field OF Franklin.
Lieut.. Col Ham Washing
scomndandanbs Of the Sd Continental
Eight Dragons, from November 90,
STT8, the close Of the War;, came to
South Carolina some months ahead Of
Greene, but his regiments formed a
Spartsof Greene army. t the close
softhe war arhesremainedsin Charleston,
where he had married Ia Miss Elliot,
andsms fonaer town residence lssst1u z
standing at the northwest cornero of
East Battery and Church street. He
also left descendants whose names
grace the annals of this State.
sol Lewis Morris, sr., of
Sen. Greene's staff, remained in.
South Carolina, where he had mar
ned, in Eebluary, 1I883, Miss Ann
Elliott, daughter Of Wi liam Elliott.
HeW native of Marrisania, New
York, and a son Of Iewisa Morris, a
ssigner OF the Declaration of ndepen-
sdence. He became fully identified;
with South Carolina; lived at old
so Accabee, plantation, and left de-
scendants In this State.
Major James Hamil lton, of the I'd
Pennsylvania to South Carolina
after the capture Of Yorktown, and,
hayingsretired from tthesarmy January
I7Ss3, settled In South Carolina.
His son, James HAM lton, sr., was
Governorsof South Carolina in 1830-32,s
and subsequently removed to Texas
whence he was sent to the United
States Senate.
Major Evan Edwards, of the 4th.
Continental regiment,
also settled In South Carolina, (afters
his retirement, January 1888, where
he married His descendants have:
sevre ance been prominenss IN the poll
slca1, commercial and social life Of the
State.
John Marklands came to South Caro-.
Ina asa captain in Wayne's Pennsyl
syania brigade and served to November
1783, after which he settled IN
charleston, and in 1888 entered into
;copartnership with John Mc1ver, as
sMarkland & McIYer, ard published
the City Gazette for some years. He
died February %, 1881.
Enos Reeves who also came to
South Carolina as captain In the
sPennsylvania line, settled in Charles
ton and married Miss Amy Legare,
and has many descendants In this
State. Capt. Reeves kept diary
during his service in the army, which
has been published lately by the
Pennsylvania Historical Society.
Capt. Nathaniel Pend dleton, Of Vir-s
ginia, who served on Gen Greene's
staff settled IN South Carolina and in
October, 1785, married Mss Susannah
Bard, Of Savannah.
Lieut.. Adam Gilchrist was another
officer Of the Pennsylvania line VINO
settled IN Charleston after the Revolu-
ton. He became one Of the wealthiest
merchants in the city; married "a
daughter of DR.. John S.. Bndd, Of
Charleston, and was the father of the
Hon. R. Gilchrist, at one time
United States District Judge for South
Carolina, and Of Mrs. Cogdell, wife
of John S. Cogdell the banker, sculp-
tor and artist.
Major John Forsyth, of the Virginia
line Capt. Thomas b. Bowen, Of the
Pennsylvania line: Capt. Patrick
5Carnes, OF Lees Legion Capt. Archi-
bald McCalester, Of the Maryland line:
sLieuts vii liam Murren, George Reid,
James Johnston, and William Thomp-
son, Of the Pennsylvania line, andsDr.
Benjamin L. Perry, Of the Pennsylva-
mia line, also remained in South Caro-
lima, and we're among the founders Of
the Society Of the Cincinnati in South
Carolina A S.#Salley, Jr.