Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colonel Joseph Kershaw's Tomb
Photographed By Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011
1. Colonel Joseph Kershaw's Tomb Marker
Inscription.
Colonel Joseph Kershaw's Tomb. . Joseph Kershaw (1727 - 1791) is buried in this family enclosure. He was a successful businessman, politician, district sheriff, and South Carolina Patriot militia colonel in the Revolutionary War. He helped mediate a peaceful settlement to the South Carolina Regulator movement in 1769 by advocating an expansion of law enforcement and courts into the backcountry. On June 20, 1779, he led his militia regiment against the British at the Battle of Stono Ferry. Kershaw County (est. 1791) is named after him. , “Sacred to the Memory of Colonel Joseph Kershaw. A native of the West Riding of Yorkshire, one of the earliest inhabitants of Pine Tree Hill, now Camden, of which town he was the principal founder. In the Revolution, he took a decided part in favor of American liberty and suffered in that memorable contest, a ruinous loss of property, the hardships of a prisoner of war, and deportation as a Rebel Enemy. He departed this life December the 28th, 1791, in the 64th year of his age.” Joseph Kershaw’s Epitaph
Joseph Kershaw (1727 - 1791) is buried in this family enclosure. He was a successful businessman, politician, district sheriff, and South Carolina Patriot militia colonel in the Revolutionary War. He helped mediate a peaceful settlement to the South Carolina Regulator movement in 1769 by advocating an expansion of law enforcement and courts into the backcountry. On June 20, 1779, he led his militia regiment against the British at the Battle of Stono Ferry. Kershaw County (est. 1791) is named after him.
“Sacred to the Memory of Colonel Joseph Kershaw. A native of the West Riding of Yorkshire, one of the earliest inhabitants of Pine Tree Hill, now Camden, of which town he was the principal founder. In the Revolution, he took a decided part in favor of American liberty and suffered in that memorable contest, a ruinous loss of property, the hardships of a prisoner of war, and deportation as a Rebel Enemy. He departed this life December the 28th, 1791, in the 64th year of his age.” Joseph Kershaw’s Epitaph
N, 80° 36.424′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. Marker can be reached from Bull Street. Off of Bull Street between Broad Street and Church Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Milledgeville GA 31061, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Revolutionary Soldier Colonel Joseph Kershaw 1727 - 1791 Placed by Joseph Kershaw NSDAR March 16, 2003
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