Tuscarora WarIn the first decade of the eighteenth century the Tuscaroras, an Iroquoian tribe, inhabited eastern North Carolina in fifteen towns…
Tynte, EdwardGovernor. Tynte was from a Somerset, England, family that had recently risen to a baronetcy, but neither his parents nor…
Vanderhorst, ArnoldusFollowing the war, Vanderhorst spent most of his time in Charleston. He operated a mercantile firm and came to own considerable property around the city.
Walter, ThomasBotanist, planter, patriot, politician. Walter was probably born in Hampshire, England. His aunt Frances Knight died there in 1784. She…
Washington, WilliamSoldier. Washington was born on February 28, 1752, in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia, the son of Bailey Washington and…
West, JosephGovernor. Nothing is known of the birth and parentage of Joseph West, who commanded the fleet that brought the first…
Whitefield, GeorgeClergyman. Whitefield was born on December 16, 1714, in Gloucester, England, the son of Thomas Whitefield and Elizabeth Edwards, innkeepers.…
Wilkinson, Eliza YongeChronicler, letter writer. Born on February 7, 1757, on Yonge’s Island, St. Paul’s Parish, Eliza Wilkerson was the third child…
Williams, Hannah EnglishNaturalist. Not much has been recorded about Hannah English Williams’s early life. Her birth date, birthplace, and parents’ names are…
Williamson, AndrewSoldier. Williamson immigrated to Ninety Six District from his native Scotland. He was earning a living as a cattle driver…
Woodmason, CharlesClergyman. Little is known about Woodmason before he came to South Carolina. He was born in England and was probably…
Woodward, HenryPhysician, Indian agent. Woodward was among the earliest English settlers of South Carolina. Little is known about his formative years,…
Wragg, WilliamLoyalist. Wragg was born in South Carolina, the son of Samuel Wragg and Marie DuBosc. His father was a prosperous…
Yamassee WarDespite its name, the Yamassee War also involved the Cherokees, Creeks, and Choctaws in a far-ranging rebellion from the Savannah River to Charleston.
Yeamans, Sir JohnWhen Yeamans belatedly came to South Carolina in the summer of that year, he claimed the office of governor. Interim governor Joseph West and the Grand Council initially rejected his claim, but they accepted Yeamans as governor when a proprietary commission arrived in April 1672.
Zubly, John JoachimAlthough Zubly appreciated colonial opposition to British imperial policy, some of which he believed was oppressive, he remained convinced that nothing should sever ties between colonies and mother country.
