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The Fripp family of South Carolina

Notes

Thomas Burton

Extract from an article in the Beaufort Gazzette 19 Oct 2003

Thomas Burton
The Burton family name goes back to the early days of Beaufort history, and with a plantation just north of Beaufort. In the early 1900s, some maps had a dot standing for the village of Burton, on the old Shell Road, now U.S. 21. Direct Tax maps and records misspelled the name as "Button Hill."

Thomas Burton was a colonial planter as well as one of the early settlers of the town of Beaufort. In 1727, he was elected a vestryman of St. Helena's Church. In the 1740s, Thomas Burton purchased a 250-acre plantation located on or near the present-day Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort.

A daughter, Mary, married Robert Wilkinson, also of Beaufort, and a daughter of that marriage was wed to Capt. John Laboularderie DeTreville in St. Helena's Church in December 1778. Capt. DeTreville was then an officer of the Continental Army, commanding the Beaufort Artillery of Beaufort.

St. Helena's parish register
St. Helena's parish register has the entry "Burton, Mary, Daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, Born Apr. 24, 1733; Bapt. June 10, 1733 by Jones; Parents sureties. Married by Lewis July 6, 1757 (to) Robert Wilkinson, Bach. Buried Nov. 17th, 1774 and 41 years."

The same register has the entry "De Treville, John Laboularderie, born at Louisburg, 26 Jan. 1742, bapt. Jan. 28, 1742, married 27 Dec. 1778, Sarah Wilkinson." Another entry reads, "Wilkinson, Sarah, Daughter of Robert and Mary (Burton) born Nov. 8, 1761, married by Gourlay 27 Dec. 1778, John Laboularderie DeTreville."

1740 Letter
In 1740, Thomas Burton wrote a letter from Beaufort to his brother, "living in Whithaven in the County of Cumberland, Old England," dated Oct. 21. Referring to an ill-fated expedition led by Gen. James Oglethorpe for which the general was blamed by most Carolinians, Thomas Burton wrote, "At present, we are in this place very much exposed to our enemies and little or no defense for ourselves. We have a fort, which formerly had a company of men, but since the Expedition the general keeps all the men at St. Simon in the colony of Georgia, except the captain and Ensign and about five or six men." The original letter is still preserved by the S.C. Historical Society and was brought to Beaufort some years ago for a brief showing by the society.

William Joyner de Treville

William is probably the William J. Detreville mentioned in the 1858 marriage settlement between Annie Perry Fripp & Charles Cochrane Lee. See Annie's notes.

1850 Census: Beaufort, Parish of St Helena, South Carolina
R. De Treville, 49, Lawyer & Planter, 5,500, b. South Carolina
Cornelia De Treville, 39, b. South Carolina
William De Treville, 19, Student, b. South Carolina
Robert De Treville, 17, Student, b. South Carolina
Richard De Treville, 15, b. South Carolina
Cornelia De Treville, 13, b. South Carolina
Florance De Treville, 9, b. South Carolina
Emma De Treville, 7, b. South Carolina
Edward De Treville, 5, b. South Carolina
John De Treville, 3, b. South Carolina
Prince De Treville, 1, b. South Carolina
Mrs Susan Joyner, 71, b. South Carolina (mother-in-law)

Possible family for William & Agnes:
1880 Census: Orangeburgh, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William DETREVILLE Self M Male W 50 SC Lawyer SC SC
Mary E. DETREVILLE Wife M Female W 30 SC Keeping House SC SC
Franklin DETREVILLE Son S Male W 25 SC Clerk SC SC
William DETREVILLE Son S Male W 23 SC Teacher Of School SC SC
Agnes DETREVILLE Dau S Female W 19 SC At Home SC SC
Iseabell DETREVILLE Dau S Female W 16 SC At Home SC SC
Derrell DETREVILLE Son S Male W 1 SC SC SC
Lizzie HAMILTON Other S Female B 17 SC Domestic SC SC
A. Mercer DARLEY Sister S Female W 24 SC At Home SC SC
Ema DETREVILLE Sister S Female W 30 SC At Home SC SC

NOTE: This William has a daughter named Agnes. Mary must be a 2nd wife, as she is 20 years younger and is too young to have had his earlier children. The last son, Derrell, is probably Mary's.

William Joyner de Treville

William is probably the William J. Detreville mentioned in the 1858 marriage settlement between Annie Perry Fripp & Charles Cochrane Lee. See Annie's notes.

1850 Census: Beaufort, Parish of St Helena, South Carolina
R. De Treville, 49, Lawyer & Planter, 5,500, b. South Carolina
Cornelia De Treville, 39, b. South Carolina
William De Treville, 19, Student, b. South Carolina
Robert De Treville, 17, Student, b. South Carolina
Richard De Treville, 15, b. South Carolina
Cornelia De Treville, 13, b. South Carolina
Florance De Treville, 9, b. South Carolina
Emma De Treville, 7, b. South Carolina
Edward De Treville, 5, b. South Carolina
John De Treville, 3, b. South Carolina
Prince De Treville, 1, b. South Carolina
Mrs Susan Joyner, 71, b. South Carolina (mother-in-law)

Possible family for William & Agnes:
1880 Census: Orangeburgh, Orangeburg, South Carolina
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
William DETREVILLE Self M Male W 50 SC Lawyer SC SC
Mary E. DETREVILLE Wife M Female W 30 SC Keeping House SC SC
Franklin DETREVILLE Son S Male W 25 SC Clerk SC SC
William DETREVILLE Son S Male W 23 SC Teacher Of School SC SC
Agnes DETREVILLE Dau S Female W 19 SC At Home SC SC
Iseabell DETREVILLE Dau S Female W 16 SC At Home SC SC
Derrell DETREVILLE Son S Male W 1 SC SC SC
Lizzie HAMILTON Other S Female B 17 SC Domestic SC SC
A. Mercer DARLEY Sister S Female W 24 SC At Home SC SC
Ema DETREVILLE Sister S Female W 30 SC At Home SC SC

NOTE: This William has a daughter named Agnes. Mary must be a 2nd wife, as she is 20 years younger and is too young to have had his earlier children. The last son, Derrell, is probably Mary's.