John Fraser (d. 1754), a native of Scotland, settled in South Carolina around 1700. His children included Susan Fraser (d. 1785), who married Charles Lorimer, and Alexander Fraser (1722-1791), a plantation owner and S.C. state legislator. Alexander Fraser's children included Alexander Fraser (1758-1798), Frederick Fraser (1762-1816), and Charles Fraser (1782-1860), a Charleston, S.C. attorney and artist. Frederick Fraser (1762-1816) was a Beaufort, S.C. factor and a plantation owner (Bellevue, near the Pocotaligo River); his only son was Frederick Grimke Fraser (d. 1852). John Fraser (1777-1854), also a native of Scotland, became a merchant in Charleston, S.C., where he established the mercantile and factorage firm of John Fraser & Company, a business which continued under the same name long after his death.
From the description of Fraser family papers, 1755-1872. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35916179
