Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 5, 2013
1. Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery Marker with modern paint scheme
Erected 1973 by Hilton Head Island Historical Society. (Marker Number 7-12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Landmarks • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
Location. 32° 12.118′ N, 80° 41.961′ W. Marker is on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. It is on William Hilton Parkway near Mathews Drive and William Hilton Parkway (Route 278), on the right when traveling south. Marker is near a driveway at the southbound merge of Mathews Drive (Folly Field) to US 278 (William Hilton Parkway). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry and on the Sea Islands. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured 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. 1½ miles away); First African Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named First African Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Queen Chapel A.M.E. Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); African Methodist Episcopal Church Beginnings (approx. 1.8 miles
Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 5, 2013
2. Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery Marker, at Mathews Drive and William Hilton Parkway (U.S. 278)
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 . . . 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
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008
3. Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
4. Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
5. 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."
Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008
6. Wm. E. Baynard
oldest intact structure on Hilton Head Island, the Baynard Mausoleum, which was built in 1846.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
7. 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."
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
8. Revolutionary War Soldier
Charles Davant
1750 1781
Placed by
Captain William Hilton
Chapter DAR
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
9. Isaac Baldwin
Pvt SC Malitia
Revolutionary War
1752 1826
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008
10. James Davant and wife
Revolutionary Veteran
Pvt S.C. Militia 1779 - 1782
1744 - 1803
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2018. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 5,552 times since then and 313 times this year. Last updated on July 3, 2018, by Lou Benfante of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on April 3, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
