James CANTEY

1755 - 62.

• Name	James CANTEY  [1]
  Death	9 Oct 1817 aged 62.	Near Milledgeville, Georgia.   [1]
  Birth	1755	Camden District, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	James was a Lieutenant under Colonel Richardson, in the Snow Campaign of Nov. 1775; and was also Lieutenant in Colonel Thomson’s regiment of Rangers in the Continental army, but resigned 26 Mar 1778. He again, however, took service with the State militia, rose to the rank of Captain and was in command of an outpost on Sullivan’s Island at the time of the surrender of Charleston. Returning to Camden, it is said he guided Colonel Washington to Rugeley’s Fort. After the Revolution he was offered many offices but would accept no other than that of Captain of militia. In 1798 he sold his land at Camden, and moved to the neighborhood of Milledgeville, Georgia., where he died. His children are taken from family records.  [1]
  _UID	8D3EC97072EA4F55BEA1C1FDFE36190F7D42
  Person ID	I6233	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	1 Jan 1998

  
  

  Father	Captain John CANTEY,   b. of Camden d. 1792, Died of his plantation “Live Easy” a few miles below Camden, South Carolina.
  Mother	Mary McGIRT,   b. of Camden
  Marriage	1749
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  _UID	6BBDFAB4AE6A47D6A1AA9E243A7A27EEE13D
  Family ID	F2241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha WHITAKER   d. 9 May 1806
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  _UID	EB14838E8D1B4F83B3B7784195054062E9A5
  Children	1. John CANTEY,   b. 11 or 15 Mar 1786   d. 28 Jun 1854 (Age 68 years)   2. Zachariah CANTEY,   b. 10 Dec 1787   d. in youth   3. Mary CANTEY,   b. 25 Jan 1790   4. Sarah Catherine CANTEY,   b. 10 Apr 1792   d. 1877 (Age 84 years)   5. James Willis CANTEY, Sr.,   b. 30 Nov/Jul 1794, on Town Creek below Camden, South Carolina d. 2/10 Aug 1860 (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F2277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

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