Horry, Elias, 1773-1834

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South Carolina plantation owner, businessman, mayor of Charleston S.C., and South Carolina state representative. He was the son of Thomas Horry (1748-1820), a plantation owner and South Carolina state legislator. His first wife was Harriet Vanderhorst (d. 1815), who was the mother of William Branford Horry (1799-1808), Thomas Lynch Horry (1806-1871), and Harriet Vanderhorst Horry (1808-1900), who married Edward Frost.

From the description of Letters to Thomas Horry, 1807-1808. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865830

Georgetown County, South Carolina plantation owner. Elias Horry was a Charleston, South Carolina attorney and a South Carolina Representative. Horry married Harriet Vanderhorst (d. 1815) in 1797. After the death of his first wife, Horry married Mary Rutledge Shubrick in 1817. His children were William Branford Shubrick Horry (1818-1863), Julia Elizabeth Horry Trapier (1825-1881), Edward Shubrick Horry (1827-1892), and Paul Trapier Horry (1829-1878).

From the description of Elias Horry estate book, 1837-1864. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139104

Charleston, South Carolina city council member (appointed to the committee for the inspection, adjustment, and regulation of weights and measures), St. Andrew's Parish plantation owner, and South Carolina Senator.

From the description of Elias Horry scrapbook, 1810-1815, (bulk 1814) (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139107

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referencedIn Poyas, James, d. 1799. James Poyas daybook, 1764-1766. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Horry, Elias, 1773-1834. Elias Horry estate book, 1837-1864. South Carolina Historical Society
referencedIn List of books from the library of Mr. Elias Horry, ca. 1834? South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Howard, William, civil engineer. South Carolina Canal and Railroad Company pamphlet collection. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Horry, Elias, 1773-1834. Letters to Thomas Horry, 1807-1808. South Carolina Historical Society
creatorOf Horry, Elias, 1773-1834. Elias Horry scrapbook, 1810-1815, (bulk 1814) South Carolina Historical Society
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associatedWith Charleston Orphan House. corporateBody
associatedWith Charleston (S.C.). City Council. corporateBody
associatedWith Horry, Edward Shubrick, 1827-1892. person
associatedWith Horry family. family
associatedWith Horry, Paul Trapier, 1829-1878. person
associatedWith Horry, Thomas, 1748-1820. person
associatedWith Horry, William Branford Shubrick, 1818-1863. person
associatedWith Poyas, James, d. 1799. person
associatedWith Trapier, Julia Elizabeth Horry, 1825-1881. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Southern States
Midland Plantation (Georgetown County, S.C.)
Newland Plantation (Georgetown County, S.C.)
Charleston (S.C.)
Newport (R.I.)
Charleston (S.C.)
Milldam Plantation (Georgetown County, S.C.)
Wambaw (S.C.)
South Carolina--Charleston
United States
Greenville (S.C.)
South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina
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American poetry
Embargo, 1807-1809
Plantations
Registers of birth, etc.
Rice
Rice trade
Scrapbooks
Ship names
Slave records
Slaves
Slaves
Weights and measures
Occupation
Plantation owners
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Birth 1773-06-21

Death 1834-09-17

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