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

The Martinangeles

Photographed by Mark St. Martin, March 26, 2024

1. The Martinangeles Marker

Inscription. Phillip Martinangele, born in Italy, immigrated to this country and settled in St. Helena’s Parish. He married Mary Foster in 1743, but had died by 1762 when his widow bought 500 acres on Daufuskie Island. Their son Phillip, a captain in the British Royal Militia, in December 1781 during the closing days of the American Revolution was killed by the Bloody Legion, a partisan band on Hilton Head Island. He is probably buried here with others of his family.

Erected 1962 by Hilton Head Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1781.

Location. 32° 5.51′ N, 80° 53.285′ W. Marker is on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County. It can be reached from Prospect Road east of Martinangele Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located at the Mary Dunn cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Daufuskie Island SC 29915, 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Intracoastal Waterway (approx. 3 miles away); Battery Hambright (approx. 4.3 miles away in Georgia); John Wesley Landing Site

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(approx. 4.3 miles away in Georgia); North Pier Trail (approx. 4.4 miles away in Georgia); Model 1859 Seacoast Carriage (approx. 4.4 miles away in Georgia); Key to the South (approx. 4.4 miles away in Georgia); John Wesley (approx. 4.4 miles away in Georgia); Changing Landscape (approx. 4.4 miles away in Georgia).

Another marker is no longer nearby. A Changing Landscape (was approx. 4.4 miles away in Georgia but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Mark St. Martin, March 26, 2024

2. The Martinangeles Marker

Photographed by Mark St. Martin, March 26, 2024

3. The Martinangeles Marker

Photographed by Merril Buckhorn, May 12, 2026

4. The Martinangeles Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2024, by Mark St. Martin of Kalamazoo, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 362 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 1, 2024, by Mark St. Martin of Kalamazoo, Michigan. 4. submitted on May 22, 2026, by Merril Buckhorn of Hopkins, Minnesota. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.