Individual Details
Arthur Peronneau
(Bef 18 Mar 1735 - 15 Oct 1774)
ARTHUR PERONNEAU (Henry, Henry) was baptized on March 18, 1735, by the Rev. Nathan Bassett of the Circular Church. As a Charleston merchant , he was engaged in the indigo trade, and with his brother Henry, owned an interest in a merchant ship trading with Europe. Upon his death on October 15. 1774, he left his family 'in easy and affluent circumstances, " with an estate consisting of several buildings on Broad Street, Charleston, and "a considerable amount in good and well secured Bonds.' Arthur Peronneau married on June 10, 1762, Mary Hutson, born in 1744, the daughter of Rev. William Hutson, minister of the Circular Church, and Mary Woodward. During the British occupation of Charleston in 1781, Mary Hutson Peronneau unsuccessfully appealed to Lord Rawdon in order to try t o save the life of her brother-in-law, Col. Isaac Hayne, a patriot who was hanged by the British for taking up arms against them. For her efforts, Alexander
Garden wrote that "Mrs. Arthur Peronneau .. . Is richly entitled to a place among the most distinguished of our female patriots.'' Arthur and Mary
Peronneau are both probably buried in the Peronneau Vault in the Circular Churchyard, where Mary's brother Richard Hutson, Continental Congressman and first Intendant (Mayor) of Charleston, is also buried.
Garden wrote that "Mrs. Arthur Peronneau .. . Is richly entitled to a place among the most distinguished of our female patriots.'' Arthur and Mary
Peronneau are both probably buried in the Peronneau Vault in the Circular Churchyard, where Mary's brother Richard Hutson, Continental Congressman and first Intendant (Mayor) of Charleston, is also buried.
Events
| Birth | Bef 18 Mar 1735 | Charles Town, South Carolina, British America |  | ||
| Christen | 18 Mar 1735 | Independent Congregational Circular Church, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, British America | | ||
| Marriage | 10 Jun 1762 | Charleston, South Carolina, British America - Mary Hutson |  | ||
| Death | 15 Oct 1774 | ||||
| Burial | Circular Church, Charles Town, South Carolina, British America | |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Hutson (1744 - ) |
| Father | Henry Peronneau (1700 - 1754) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Hall ( - 1754) |
| Sibling | Henry Peronneau Jr (1730 - ) |
| Sibling | Robert Peronneau (1731 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Peronneau (1733 - 1746) |
| Sibling | James Peronneau (1734 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Peronneau (1738 - ) |
| Sibling | Ann Peronneau (1740 - ) |
| Sibling | Christopher Peronneau (1743 - 1743) |
| Sibling | Sarah Peronneau (1744 - 1747) |
Notes
Marriage
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Arthur Peronneau, who died in 1774, may have been the first person buried in this large brick vault near the center of the yard identified as Hutson-Peronneau. This is by far the largest burial monument in the church yard– approximately 10'x10'x10'. An archeological survey made in the early 1980’s found that at least 18 persons had been buried in the vault, many of whom are listed in church records.Endnotes
1. Withington, Lothrop, "South Carolina Gleanings in England," The South Carolina Historical Magazine, 1904, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com/ : accessed 2 July 2009).
2. "South Carolina Births and Christenings, 1681-1935," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 19 January 2020), Henry Peronneau in entry for Arthur Peronneau, 18 Mar 1735; Christening, citing INDEPENDENT CONGREGATIONAL CIRCULAR CHURCH,CHARLESTON,CHARLESTON,SOUTH CAROLINA; FHL microfilm 975.7 B2S V.38..