Henry Collins Flagg

A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA with the rank of STAFF OFFICER. DAR Ancestor # A009724

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Dr. Henry Collins Flagg was an officer in the Continental Army, a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and the chief of the medical staff under General Greene during the Revolutionary War.

The Flagg's provided lodging for President George Washington at their estate, Brookgreen Plantation on Waccamaw Neck, during his nationwide tour.

Dr. Henry Collins Flagg of Charleston S.C.:

He early joined the army of the Rev. and continued to serve to the close of the war in capacity of Surgeon; was in the Medical Dept. of the Southern Division of the Army and had the title of Dep. Apothecary General.

He accompanied General Greene in his march South, at which time he may have met his future wife, Mrs. Allston. After his marriage to her, he took up his residence at or near Charleston, S.C. He owned a plantation in the St. Thomas Parish on the Cooper River, which is known to this day as ("Flaggs"). During the War, he was at one time captured and imprisoned at Charleston. He was disciplined for fighting at the Battle of Savannah. After the War, he recommenced the excercise of his profession, but in his later years, devoted himself to the pursuits of agriculture and literature. He was honored and beloved by those who knew him and had a large circle of friends in the State of his adoption. He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. His gravestone stands in the Churchyard of the Parish Church, known as the "Brick church" in the parish of St. Thomas and St. Denis, situated three miles north of the village of Wando (Cainboy) and fifteen miles from Charleston. In the census of 1790, he appears as living in the Georgetown District of All Saints Parish and as having 43 slaves.

Reference: Genealogical notes on the founding of New England, by Ernest Flagg. (1926)