Darlington County · Marker 16-50
Andrew Hunter
intersection of E. McIver Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 16-179/Old Darlington Hwy.) and Pisgah Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 16-112), SE of Darlington
Front inscription
Andrew Hunter (d. 1823), planter, state representative, and county official, is buried in the Hunter family cemetery about 400 ft. south. During the American Revolution he ran a grist mill several miles south on High Hill Creek, supplying meal and corn to the Patriots in the Southern Department. He also served as a scout in the state militia under Gen. Francis Marion.
Reverse inscription
In 1782 Hunter, scouting in N.C., was captured by Col. David Fanning, a prominent Loyalist. He escaped on Fanning’s horse, taking his saddle, holsters, pistols, and papers. After the war he represented St. David’s Parish (1787-88) and Darlington County (1796-97) in the S.C. House of Representatives and served on commissions for roads, navigation, and a new courthouse and jail.