Near Greeleyville in Clarendon County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cantey Family Cemetery

Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 24, 2012

1. Cantey Family Cemetery Marker

Inscription. (Front)

This cemetery was established about 1739 by Joseph Cantey (d. 1763), planter and member of the Commons House of Assembly. It is on the site of Mount Hope, Cantey's plantation near the Santee River. Cantey served what was then Craven County as a captain in the militia and justice of the peace, then served Prince Frederick's Parish in the Commons House of Assembly 1754-1757.

(Reverse)

Several generations of Canteys, as well as members of the Burgess, Clemons, Keels, McDonald, Montgomery (McGomery), Oliver, and Rhodus families related to the Canteys, are buried here. In 1883 Joseph Cantey's great-great grandson Joseph Samuel Cantey deeded this two-acre tract to eight trustees. The cemetery is owned and maintained by the Cantey Cemetery Association.

Erected 2011 by Cantey Cemetery Association. (Marker Number 14-19.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era. A significant historical year for this entry is 1739.

Location. 33° 32.652′ N, 80° 5.35′ W. Marker is near Greeleyville, South Carolina, in Clarendon County. It is on Kenwood Road near Henry Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greeleyville SC 29056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McCollum-Murray House (approx. 6.2 miles away); The Elusive Francis Marion: Guerrilla Commander (approx. 6.2 miles away); The Elusive Francis Marion: The Stuff of Legend (approx. 6.3 miles away); Francis Marion’s Grave (approx. 6.3 miles away); Francis Marion / Francis Marion's Grave (approx. 7.3 miles away); Revolutionary Skirmish Near Wyboo Swamp (approx. 7.4 miles away); Wyboo Swamp: (approx. 7.4 miles away); Maude E. Callen Clinic (approx. 7.4 miles away).

Cantey Family Cemetery Marker Reverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 24, 2012

2. Cantey Family Cemetery Marker Reverse

Photographed by Anna Inbody, March 24, 2012

3. Overview

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,971 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 25, 2012, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.