Boiling Springs in Barnwell County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Tarlton Brown (1757 - 1845)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 8, 2008
1. Tarlton Brown ( 1757 - 1845 ) Marker
The grave of Tarlton Brown (1757 - 1845), militia officer, state representative, and state senator, is located here. Brown, a native of Virginia, moved to S.C. at an early age and settled in what was then Orangeburg District, near Briar Creek and Savannah River. He enlisted as a pvt. in the S.C. militia in 1776, was commissioned a lt. in 1778, and promoted to capt. in 1780.
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Brown, who served in the Revolution under Gens. Francis Marion and Andrew Pickens, wrote his memoirs in 1843, first published in 1862. After the war Brown served as coroner and sheriff of what then was Winton Co., then in the S.C. House 1792 - 97 and in the Senate 1797 - 99, resigning to become sheriff of the new Barnwell District, a position he held 1799 - 1804: he died in 1845 at age 88.
Erected 1998 by Barnwell Co. Museum & Historical Board. (Marker Number 6-7.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 33° 8.157′ N, 81° 26.126′ W. Marker is in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, in Barnwell County
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Boiling Springs Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Boiling Springs Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Winton County Court House Site (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lower Three Runs Baptist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Morris Ford Earthworks (approx. 7 miles away); Speedwell Methodist Church (approx. 7.1 miles away); Town of Ellenton (approx. 7.3 miles away); Ellenton Agricultural Club (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boiling Springs.
Also see . . . Memoirs of Tarleton Brown. A Captain in the Revolutionary Army (Written by Himself) (First published, New York, 1862) (Submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 8, 2008
2. Tarlton Brown ( 1757 - 1845 ) Marker, reverse side
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3. Tarlton Brown Cemetery
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4. Tarlton Brown headstone, reverse side
April 5, 1757
September 4, 1845
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5. Tarlton Brown Headstone, front view
To The Memory
Col. Tarlton Brown
Who departed this life
On the 4th Sept. 1845,
In the 89th Year,
Of his age.
" Blessed are the dead.
Which die in the Lord.
From henceforth: Yea, saith
The spirit, that they may rest
From their labours; and their
Works do follow them."
Rev. 14C. 13v.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 8, 2008
6. Nearby headstone, from a later era
Co. D
2 S.C. Inf.
C.S.A.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,550 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 4, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Christopher Busta-Peck was the editor who published this page.
