Individual Details
Margeret Peronneau
(Abt 1738 - 27 Aug 1772)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1738 | Charlestown, South Carolina Province | |||
| Marriage | 11 Apr 1758 | Charles Town, South Carolina, British America - John Edwards |  |  | |
| Death | 27 Aug 1772 | Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States | | | |
| Burial | Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | John Edwards (1731 - 1781) |
| Father | Alexander Peronneau (1709 - 1774) |
| Mother | Mary Pollock (1709 - 1741) |
| Sibling | John Peronneau (1734 - 1736) |
| Sibling | Alexander Peronneau (1735 - 1747) |
Notes
Marriage
There is also a marriage note for - Mr. Ralph Dawes, to Miss Margaret Peronneau, daughter of the deceased Mr. Alexander Peronneau. (Saturday, November 17, 1781). (Salley 36).Death
Tombstone inscription:Underneath
lies what was mortal of
Mrs. Margaret Edwards
Wife of Mr. John Edwards, Merchant of this place
Daughter of Mr. Alexander Peronneau, Gent
She Died
in Travail with her tenth Child
Aged 34 years and about 4 months
a Sincere, modest and humble Christian
... She committed her Soul to Him whom she ardently loved
and died without fear or a groan
Augt 27th, 1772
(Independent or Congregational Church Yard, Charleston, SC)
(Spruill 52)
Burial
Inscription:"Triumphed over the Enemy,
Exulting in the riches of Free Grace.
She committed her soul to him
Whom she ardently loved
And died without a fear or a groan
August 27, 1772"
Endnotes
1. James A. Gabel, "Pedigree Chart - Edwards," The Rice Planter , Old St. Bartholomew Chapter, SCGS Newsletter, 12 (Jul-Sep 2004); (www.bartholomew.scgen.org/.../Rice-Planter-2004-Volume-12-Issue-3.pdf).
2. Salley, A. S., Jr., compiled and edited, Marriage notices in the South-Carolina and American General Gazette from May 30, 1766, to February 28, 1781 and its successor The Royal Gazette (1781-1782) (Columbia, S. C.: The State Company for The Historical Commission of South Carolina, 1914), 36; digital images, DMK Heritage (http://www.dmkheritage.com/store/ : accessed 14 September 2009.
3. Julia Cherry Spruill, Women's life and work in the Southern colonies (W. W. Norton & Company, 1998), ; digital images, Google, Google Books (http://books.google.com : accessed 2 July 2009.