Peter Cantrell, Sr.

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About Peter Cantrell, Sr.

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He was the son of Isaac and Elizabeth Cantrell. He moved to South Carolina with his parents in the 1790's.

Peter married first in 1798, Emily Hightower, in the Greenville District, SC. He moved his young family to Buncombe county, NC and Emily died there in 1826.

Peter brought his family back to SC and married in 1827, Sarah Hightower, a sister of his first wife. They were on the 1830 and 1840 census for Spartanburg County.

He died intestate about 1848. John Parris (son-in-law) and assignee of William Cantrell petitioned the court for settlement of the estate including 320 acres of real estate. SPARTANBUTG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA; dated 8 Aug 1851, Probate file 55. All of the heirs are named in the settlement.

He was the father of eighteen children; 1. Ginny b-abt.1800, m-_____ Garner 2. John Hightower b-1802 3. Swan b-21 Nov 1803, m-Mary Tucker 4. Linda b-1806, m-Luke Dempsey 5. Elizabeth b-1808, ______ Hagood 6. Mary b-1811, m-John S. Parris 7. Mahala b-11 Jan 1813, m-Orison Morgan 8. Daniel Draton b-1814 9. Alfred b-1816 10 Calvin b-1818 11 James b-1820, m-Eliza Turner 12 Rachel b-1822, m-Nathaniel Parris 13 Nancy b-1824, m-Samuel Gilbert 14 William b-1827 15 Peter b-1833 16 Memory b-1834, m-Martha Brady 17 Avilina b-1836 18 Sarah A. b-10 Mar 1843, M-Richard Bearden

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Peter Cantrell, Sr.'s Timeline

1772
1772
Guildford, North Carolina, United States
1802
1802
South Carolina, USA
1803
1803
South Carolina, United States
1804
November 21, 1804
South Carolina, USA
1807
1807
South Carolina, United States
1808
December 5, 1808
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
1810
1810
United States
1810
South Carolina, United States
1811
1811
South Carolina