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Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery
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By Mike Stroud, March 2008 | |
| | | 1. Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery Marker | | |
Inscription. A Chapel of St. Luke's Parrish,
established May 23, 1767, built of
wood shortly after 1786 under the
direction of Captain John Stoney
and Isaac Fripp, was consecrated
in 1833. Members of the Barksdale,
Baynard, Chaplin, Davant, Fripp,
Kirk, Mathews, Pope, Stoney, and
Webb families worshiped here.
By 1868 the chapel was destroyed.
Erected 1973 by Hilton Head Island Historical Society. (Marker Number 7-12.)
Location. 32° 12.112′ N, 80° 41.978′ W. Marker is in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. Marker is on Mathews Drive near Folly Field Road and William Hilton Parkway (U.S. 278), on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Marker is near a driveway at the southbound merge of Mathews Drive (Folly Field) to US 278 (William Hilton Parkway). Marker is in this post office area: Hilton Head Island SC 29928, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. In Memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Ambush (within shouting distance of this marker); Hilton Head Island Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.5 miles away); Fort Sherman (approx. 1.9 miles away); History Of The Dolphin Head Area (approx. 2.2 miles away); Fort Howell - 1864 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fort Howell (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. James Baptist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Hilton Head Island.| | | | 
By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery Marker | | |
Regarding Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery. During the American Revolution nearby Daufuskie Island split with the main of South Carolina and maintained its ties to England, from which the planters had gained a generous price for their main crop of indigo. This created tension with Patriots on Hilton Head; their derisive moniker for Daufuskie was "Little Bermuda," and the island's inhabitants. This mutual disdain occasionally erupted into violence, including the murder of Daufuskian Capt. Martinangel by a "Bloody Legion" from Hilton Head, who retaliated for his killing of Hilton Head planter Charles Davant.
Also see . . .
1. Historic cemeteries tell island's heritage. An article by the Associated Press published on the web by The Augusta Cronicle, on November 22, 1998. (Submitted on April 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Wikipedia entry for Hilton Head Island, SC. In 1788, a small Episcopal church called the Zion Chapel of Ease was constructed for plantation owners. The old cemetery, located near the corner of William Hilton Parkway and Mathews Drive (Folly Field), is all that remains. Charles Davant, a prominent island planter during the Revolutionary War, is buried there.
He was shot by Captain Martinangel of Daufuskie Island in 1781. [ "Reference Desk," Beaufort County Public Library - Hilton Head Island, Accessed May 19, 2007] (Submitted on April 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Captain John Stoney, as mentioned in Marker | | " In Memoriam
Captain John Stoney 1749- 1821, native of
Ireland, soldier in the Revolution, planter
on this island, a founder of the Episcopal
Church on Hilton Head, the ancestor of
the Stoneys of South Carolina.Also of his
grandson, John Safford Stoney, eldest
son of John and Elizabeth Gaillard
Stoney, who who died in 1832 in his twenty
fifth year. Their earthly remainswith
those of James Stoney, son of Captaon
John Stoney, who is commemorated by
this tomb, rest where they were interred
in unmarked graves at the northwestern
extremity of this island. The tomb was
removed to this place for safekeeping
May 14,1959." | | |
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By Mike Stroud, March 2008 | |
| | | 4. Wm. E. Baynard | | oldest intact structure on Hilton Head Island, the Baynard Mausoleum, which was built in 1846. | | |
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By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 5. Charles Davant, | | " Pvt. SC Militia 1750 ~ 1781
On 22 October 1871, returning from a patrol with the Patriot Malitia, Charles Davant was mortally wounded from ambush near here by Captain Martinangel's Royal Militia from Daufuskie Island. He managed to ride
his horse to his nearby plantation, Two Oaks, where he died. Captain John Leacraft's Bloody Legion avenged his death." | | |
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By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 6. Revolutionary War Soldier | |
Charles Davant
1750 1781
Placed by
Captain William Hilton
Chapter DAR | | |
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By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 7. Isaac Baldwin | | Pvt SC Malitia
Revolutionary War
1752 1826 | | |
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By Mike Stroud, 2008 | |
| | | 8. James Davant and wife | | Revolutionary Veteran
Pvt S.C. Militia 1779 - 1782
1744 - 1803 | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on April 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,634 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on April 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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