Major William Capers

Major William Capers
Birthdate:	October 13, 1758
Birthplace:	ST Thomas Parish, Berkeley County, SC
Death:	December 12, 1812 (54) Sumter District, South Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Richard Capers, Jr. and Martha Capers Husband of Mary Singletary; Mary Wragg and Hannah Coachman Father of Dr. William Capers; Sarah Guerry; Samuel Wragg Capers and Legrand Guerry Capers, Sr. Brother of George Capers
Occupation:	First Lieutenant, 7th Co., Col. Francis Marion's SC Regiment; South Carolina
DAR:	Ancestor #: A018990

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Last Updated:	September 21, 2020

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for SOUTH CAROLINA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor # A018990

William Capers, Captain, South Carolina

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William Capers [Richard3, Richard2, William x.], b. in St. Thomas's Parish Oct. 13, 1758; w., Sept. 10", 1783, Mary Singeltary {b. Nov. 6, 1766), daughter of John Singeltary, who d. Maren, 1792 ; m. again, Nov. 11, 1793, Mary Wragg, of Georgetown, who d. Feb. 7, 180l; m. again, May 15, 1803, Mrs. Hannah (Coachman) Postell, widow of Col. Jehu Postell; d. on his plantation, "Woodland", on the High Hills of the Santee, Sumter District, S. C, Dec. 7, 1812.^
He was commissioned lieutenant in the 2nd South Carolina Continental Regiment (Motte's) Feb. 24, 1778, served through the Georgia campaign and the siege of Savannah, and resigned in Jany. 1780. Be then entered the militia where he served to the end of the war in Marion's brigade, attaining the rank of captain. One fight in which his company and that of his brother Sinclair attacked a party of British and Tories on the Georgetown road near Whitehall is described in Johnson's Traditions of the Revolution, p. 583. read more....

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1758	October 13, 1758	Birth of Major William Capers ST Thomas Parish, Berkeley County, SC
1784	1784	Birth of Sarah Guerry Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States
1790	January 26, 1790	Birth of Dr. William Capers South Carolina, United States
1797	1797	Birth of Samuel Wragg Capers SC, United States
1808	September 15, 1808	Birth of Legrand Guerry Capers, Sr.
1812	December 12, 1812 Age 54	Death of Major William Capers at Sumter District Sumter District, South Carolina, United States

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