Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

In Memoriam

Captain John Stoney

— 1749 - 1821 —

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 2008

1. In Memoriam Captain John Stoney Marker

Inscription. 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 died in 1832 in his twenty fifth year. Their earthly remains with those of James Stoney, son of Captain 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.

Erected 1959.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 14, 1781.

Location. 32° 12.121′ N, 80° 41.995′ W. Marker is on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. It can be reached from the intersection of Mathews Drive and Folly Field Road and William Hilton Parkway (U.S. 278). Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery at the southbound merge of Mathews Dr (Folly Field) to US 278. Touch for map. Marker is at or

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near this postal address: 574 William Hilton Pkwy, Hilton Head Island SC 29928, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: Zion Chapel of Ease and Cemetery (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);

In Memoriam Marker and the Stoney Tomb image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2008

2. In Memoriam Marker and the Stoney Tomb

African Methodist Episcopal Church Beginnings (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fort Sherman (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hilton Head Island.

Also see . . .
1. Stoney-Baynard Ruins excerpt:. In 1776, Captain John Stoney bought 1,000 acres that became Braddock’s Point Plantation. (Submitted on June 27, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. Braddock's Point Plantation – Hilton Head Island. (Submitted on June 27, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

In Memoriam Marker located in Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, March 29, 2008

3. In Memoriam Marker located in Zion Chapel of Ease Cemetery

( see nearby markers )

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,803 times since then and 285 times this year. Last updated on July 3, 2018, by Lou Benfante of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.