Trapier, Paul, 1806-1872

South Carolina Episcopal priest and plantation owner (Serenity Plantation) of Huguenot descent. Paul Trapier, educated at Harvard and the General Theological Seminary in New York, married Sarah Dehon in 1833. Trapier served at St. Andrew's Parish (1830-1835), St. Stephen's Chapel (1835-1840), and St. Michael's in Charleston (1840-1846). He organized the Calvary Church in Charleston for "colored communicants" and served there until 1857. He then served as a professor of the short-lived Diocesan Theological Seminary in Camden (S.C.). During the Civil War Trapier was a member of the Councils of the Confederate Church. He served as rector for the church at Union (S.C., 1868-1870). He then served briefly in the Diocese of Maryland before returning to South Carolina.

From the description of Trapier reminiscences, 1865-1936. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 31741003