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Notes from "Some Historic Families of South Carolina" by Frampton Erroll Ellis:
Son of John Fripp and Martha Scott:- Capt. John Fripp of St. Helena married Elizabeth McKean and left four children: Joseph J. Fripp, Elizabeth Katherine and Ella Corine (who married in succession Albert V. Chaplin), and Ellen Charlton, who married William Kirkwood Browne, now of Boston.Notes from John Tison:
Captain John Fripp was one of the wealthiest landowners in the District and was a Union sympathizer. He was noted for humane treatment of his slaves and before he left St. Helena in 1861 briefed them on the consequences of "freedom" and advised them what to expect and how to act in his absence. He died in Columbia.He is probably the Captain John Fripp who owned the Mulberry Hill plantation in 1862.
He is mentioned several times in the book "Letters from Port Royal, 1862-1868" by Elizabeth Ware Pearson. - Page 326 shows a letter written by Edward S. Philbrick in Jan 1866. The letter states that a C. F. Williams is sharing out the land on St. Helena Island, and sold the whole of Fripp Point in small lots to the now freed negroes. He says the whole place only measures 460 acres and was bought for 750, and that Captain John Fripp place is only 460, instead of the 1,000 that he (Edward) bought it. He then says that the old man (Capt. John Fripp) is now dead, leaving his 3 daughters in poverty, to earn their living as best they may.
1830 Census (1st June): St Helena Parish, South Carolina
John Fripp - Head of Household
1 male 40-50 (should be 30-40) Capt. John W. Fripp
1 female 0-5 (Martha Sarah Fripp - Daur)
1 female 5-10 (Caroline Elizabeth Fripp - Daur)
1 female 30-40 (Mrs. Caroline Fripp nee Chaplin - 1st wife)
Burials at Chapel of Ease, (White Church), St. Helena Island - (Courtesy of E A Fripp III - Ed-116)
Caroline E. Fripp, wife of Capt. John Fripp, D. Oct. 5, 1836, age 421830 Census (1st June): St Helena Parish, South Carolina
John Fripp - Head of Household
1 male 40-50 (should be 30-40) Capt. John W. Fripp
1 female 0-5 (Martha Sarah Fripp - Daur)
1 female 5-10 (Caroline Elizabeth Fripp - Daur)
1 female 30-40 (Mrs. Caroline Fripp nee Chaplin - 1st wife)
Details from Jasper County Cemetery Project: (Courtesy of Grace M. Cordial, ML, SL, Beaufort County Library)
Grahamville Cemetery: Section J.
Phoebe Fripp aged 39 years. Daughter of Capt. John and Caroline Fripp.
Burials at Chapel of Ease, (White Church), St. Helena Island - (Courtesy of E A Fripp III - Ed-116)
John B. Fripp, son of John and Caroline E. Fripp, D. 30 May, 1852, age 18
LDS has birth abt. 1798
Rev. W.E. Graham is said to have arrived in South Carolina about 1775. A search at Ancestry.co.uk, under "American Emigrant Ministers, 1690-1811" shows the following information, which could be William.
Name: Mr. Graham Destination: Maryland Date: 12 Mar 1773 Source: Money Book, 52-41
Another entry, in "Emigrants from England to the American Colonies, 1773-1776" shows a William Graham emigrating to St. John's Island, but he was a servant, and aged only 14.
Rev. William Eastwick (Estwick) Graham must have married Sarah (Fripp) between 1775 - July 1781. Her first husband, John Evans, died in 1775, but she is mentioned on her father's will (dated July 1781) as Sarah Graham. She is also listed on a letter written by her nephew, William "Good Billy" Fripp, as a wife of Rev. Graham.
It is possible the marriage took place at Sheldon, Prince William parish, where Rev. William E. Graham was rector in 1775. The church was destroyed by the British in May 1779, so perhaps the records were destroyed in the fire. This could also be where their first few children were born.
Some reports say that William & Sarah were the parents of Captain John Graham (1784-1833), whom Grahamville was named after. The date of birth would be correct, and there is a John Graham listed on the Judgement Roll below. However, proof is being sought.
Their daughter, Catherine, married Robert Brown, and these are thought to be the parents of John Fripp Brown. John married an Indian girl, whom he named Lucy Graybeard. John & Lucy's son, John Frippo Brown was appointed Governer of the Seminole Indian Nation from 1885-1919. John and his sister, Alice, were the subject of a biography by Pulitzer prize winner, Vance H. Trimble, published in 2006.
Rev. Wm. E. Graham's first wife, Sarah, must have died between 1786-1800, as he had married Elizabeth Norton before his death in 1800. Elizabeth was said to be very wealthy and raised several stepchildren, who must have been William's and Sarah's. Elizabeth is featured in the family records of Norton & Mosse, and was known as "Aunt Graham". See HERE for further details.
In 1786 William applied for a mortgage to buy 385 acres of land at Hilton Head, from Benjamin Reynolds. A Judgement Roll at SC Dept. of Archives & History, dated 26 Nov 1808, shows a dispute involving William's second wife, Elizabeth, with Benjamin Reynolds. It suggests further possible children for William and Sarah. The names indexed are: Elizabeth Graham, James Graham, John Graham, Thomas Graham, James Mair, Ann Mair, Ann Graham, Robert Brown, Catherine Brown, Catherine Graham, Martha Graham, William Graham, Benjamin Reynolds.
NOTE: Ann Mair & Catherine Brown are William's daughters.
A copy of this document could show further evidence of William's affairs.
Notes from descendant of John Fripp Brown:
William Estwick Graham served briefly at the Episcopal Church in St. Helena Island, between 1777 - 1778, and then left abruptly. He is on record as having complained that the parsonage was in deplorable condition. At the church's request, he returned in 1798, and served there until his death in 1800. During his final year, he donated his year's salary to the church to make needed repairs. Information on the internet suggests that Wm. Estwick Graham had a plantation near Hilton Head, SC. If this is the same William, he could have managed without his meager church salary of 100 pounds per year.
TIMELINE for Rev. William E. Graham:
1775: Sent by the Bishop of London to be Rector of Prince William Parish (Sheldon) Source
1776 (or later): Claimed for losses from the American Revolution
May 1779: Espoused the American cause, after his church was burned by the British, and associated with his brother-in-law, Dr. George Mosse.
1786: Applied for mortgage for 385 acres on Hilton Head island, owned by Benjamin Reynolds.
18 Jan 1798: Officiated at wedding of Thomas Webb & Lydia Davant. (See below)
28 Jan 1800: Rev. William E. Graham named in South Carolina Gazette as father of Catherine (her marriage)
4 Oct 1800: Died at St Helena Parish, Beaufort, SC., aged 52 (SCHG Magazine vol. 23)
18 Nov 1800: W. E. Graham (Deceased) named in Charleston Times as father of Anne (her marriage)
15 Jan 1805: Martha Graham named in Charleston Times as youngest daughter of the Rev. Wm. E. Graham, deceased.
Notes from: http://www.seanjefferies.com/family_history/Norton/GMI520_documentary.html#title4Dr. Mosse and Dorothy Phoebe Norton were parents of seven children, all daughters, all of whom they raised and lived to see well-married. The first five children were all baptized in St. Helena's Church, but in 1789 Dr. Mosse was talked, by Rev. Joseph Cook of Euhaw, into joining the Baptists, as were ultimately his brother-in-law, William Norton, and even his sister-in-law, ELIZABETH NORTON GRAHAM. This wealthy and highly respected lady, known by all the Mosse sisters as "Aunt Graham", was the wife of the Rev. WILLIAM EASTWICK GRAHAM who was sent by the Bishop of London in 1775 to be Rector of Prince William Parish.
Following the barabarous destruction of his elegant Church at Sheldon (Prince William), by General Augustine Prevost in May 1779, he espoused the American cause and was frequently associated with Dr. Mosse in ventures on behalf of the patriots. He was also the owner of plantation lands on Hilton Head Island adjoining his nephew, William Pope, Sr.
Shortly after 1790 Dr. Mosse moved his family to Savannah where they lived on the southeast corner of Broughton and West Broad Streets. In February 1793 his sixteen year old daughter, Elizabeth, there married James Stoney of 770-acre Otterburn (variously Otter Hall and Otter Hole) Plantation, Hilton Head Island. -- REFERENCE: Tales of Ante Bellum Hilton Head Island Families; Hilton Head Island and Our Family Circle; pp. 3-4; Peoples, Rev. Robert E. H.; S. Carolina; 1970
Possible siblings / parents: (SCHG Mag. Vol 23. St Helena Parish)
Thomas Graham was born to Thomas & Martha 18 Mar 1744 in Frederica, Georgia
Francis Graham was born to Ditto 5 Feb 1747 at Frederica, GeorgiaNOTE: These two are also listed on the LDS Website as born at St. Helena, Beaufort, SC. It is also noted that William and Sarah named two of their children Thomas & Martha, perhaps, after William's parents.
Other references to Rev. William Eastwick Graham:
Date: c.1776 or later
Description: GRAHAM, WILLIAM EASTWICK, ACCOUNT AUDITED (FILE NO. 3032A) OF CLAIMS GROWING OUT OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Names Indexed: GRAHAM, WILLIAM EASTWICK
Source: http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/Date: 1786/05/10
Description: GRAYHAM, WILLIAM EASTWICK TO COMMISSIONERS OF THE LOAN OFFICE, MORTGAGE FOR 385 ACRES ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, BEAUFORT DISTRICT, PURCHASED FROM COMMISSIONERS OF FORFEITED ESTATES BY BENJAMIN REYNOLDS AND PURCHASED FROM REYNOLDS BY SAID GRAYHAM.
Names Indexed: GRAYHAM, WILLIAM EASTWICK/REYNOLDS, BENJAMIN/
Locations: HILTON HEAD ISLAND/BEAUFORT DISTRICT/SAINT HELENAS PARISH
Type: MORTGAGE/
Topics: FORFEITED ESTATES, COMMISSIONERS OF/BAILEYS BARONY
Source: http://www.state.sc.us/scdah/Webb Plantation
The Rev. William Eastwick Graham, Rector of St. Helena’s Parish, on January 18, 1798, doubtlessly in Zion Chapel of Ease, officiated at the wedding of Thomas Webb (1769-1816) to Lydia Davant (1780-1824), daughter of planter James Davant and heiress to Lot 31 of Bayley’s Barony, 323 acre Possum Point Plantation. They made their home on Webb’s 400 acre Marshlands Plantation, formerly Lot 22 of Bayley’s Barony. There their four children: Samuel B. (1799-1836), William, John and Robert Thomas (1807-1842) were born. William Fripp Chaplin bought Marshlands after 1820 from the estate of Thomas Webb.
Peeples, An Index to Hilton Head Island Names (Before the Contemporary Development), p. 43
Source: http://www.heritagelib.org/History/WaightsPlantation.htmDate: 1811/12/02
Description: REYNOLDS, BENJAMIN, PETITION AND SUPPORTING PAPERS ASKING TO BE INDEMNIFIED FOR LANDS PURCHASED FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF FORFEITED ESTATES, SAID LANDS HAVING FAULTY TITLES. (8 PAGES)
Names Indexed: REYNOLDS, BENJAMIN/LINDER, JOHN SR./GRAHAM, WILLIAM ESTWICK/BECK, JOHN/BROUGHTON, THOMAS/JEANNERET, ANN/
Locations: WADMALAW ISLAND/SAINT PETERS PARISH/BEAUFORT DISTRICT
Type: PETITION/
Topics: FORFEITED ESTATES/
Some say that William also married an Elizabeth D. Raven, before he married Sarah Fripp (Evans). However this appears to be another William, whose marriage is shown below (from LDS official records). This marriage took place before William arrived in the USA, and he always used his middle name, which is not shown on this record.
WILLIAM GRAHAM
Spouse: EIZABETH DIANA RAVEN
Marriage: 1 JAN 1771, Saint Philip, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Elizabeth is said to have first married a Mr Joyner, before her marriage to Rev. William E. Graham. She never gave birth to her own children, but raised her step-children, who must have been the children of Rev. William E. Graham & Sarah Fripp.
She is mentioned several times on a website HERE, which gives several sources.
The first item is from the "Norton & Mosse family records" held at the South Carolina Historical Society Fireproof Building, 100 Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 29401
During the old Revolutionary War of Seventy-Six our grandfather served, that is William Norton. He was captured by the British. His sister, Elizabeth Joyner, afterwards Graham (the "Aunt Graham" of the narrative), hearing that he was sick, rode on horseback to the enemy's camp, with a permit she had obtained from their commander, asking for her brother. Having him placed on a horse, she returned, leading the horse right by their troops. She wore a cap with a white feather in it to show that she was on the American side. Every British officer pulled off his cap as she passed, and the ranks were opened for her to pass through. The Yankee army never did anything like that. She died at the house of her nephew and niece, Robert G. and Sarah Mosse Norton. The first one who was buried in Robertville Churchyard in 1832. She was 83 years old. The next one buried there was Rev. Martin Swift, the pastor of that church.
Aunt Graham had stepchildren only, for one of whom the village of Grahamville is named.Grahamville is said to be named after Captain John Graham (1784-1833), who is thought to be a son of Rev. William Eastwick Graham & Sarah Fripp, although no documented details have been located at present.
Notes from: http://www.seanjefferies.com/family_history/Norton/GMI520_documentary.html#title4Dr. Mosse and Dorothy Phoebe Norton were parents of seven children, all daughters, all of whom they raised and lived to see well-married. The first five children were all baptized in St. Helena's Church, but in 1789 Dr. Mosse was talked, by Rev. Joseph Cook of Euhaw, into joining the Baptists, as were ultimately his brother-in-law, William Norton, and even his sister-in-law, ELIZABETH NORTON GRAHAM. This wealthy and highly respected lady, known by all the Mosse sisters as "Aunt Graham", was the wife of the Rev. WILLIAM EASTWICK GRAHAM who was sent by the Bishop of London in 1775 to be Rector of Prince William Parish.
Following the barabarous destruction of his elegant Church at Sheldon (Prince William), by General Augustine Prevost in May 1779, he espoused the American cause and was frequently associated with Dr. Mosse in ventures on behalf of the patriots. He was also the owner of plantation lands on Hilton Head Island adjoining his nephew, William Pope, Sr.
Shortly after 1790 Dr. Mosse moved his family to Savannah where they lived on the southeast corner of Broughton and West Broad Streets. In February 1793 his sixteen year old daughter, Elizabeth, there married James Stoney of 770-acre Otterburn (variously Otter Hall and Otter Hole) Plantation, Hilton Head Island. -- REFERENCE: Tales of Ante Bellum Hilton Head Island Families; Hilton Head Island and Our Family Circle; pp. 3-4; Peoples, Rev. Robert E. H.; S. Carolina; 1970
The following Judgement Roll at SCDAH appears to show a dispute between Elizabeth Graham (nee Norton) and Benjamin Reynolds, over the land that Rev. William Eastwick Graham bought off of Benjamin in 1786. Most of the names mentioned are William's previous children (with Sarah Fripp) and their spouses:
Date: 1808/11/26
Description: GRAHAM, ELIZABETH AND OTHERS VS BENJAMIN REYNOLDS, JUDGMENT ROLL.
Names Indexed: GRAHAM, ELIZABETH/GRAHAM, JAMES/GRAHAM, JOHN/GRAHAM, THOMAS/MAIR, JAMES/MAIR, ANN/GRAHAM, ANN/BROWN, ROBERT/BROWN, CATHARINE/GRAHAM, CATHARINE/GRAHAM, MARTHA/GRAHAM, WILLIAM/REYNOLDS, BENJAMIN
Type: JUDGMENT-ROLL/