George Cantey, son of Teige Cantey, was one of the passengers by "the first fleet," sailing from Barbados and reaching South Carolina in March 1670 [1]. His name appears on Mar. 22, 1670-71. as a freeholder; [2] and on June 18, 1672, he is mentioned as liable for military service "with two men able to bear arms." [3]
He received an allotment of land in the first settlement, on the West bank of the Ashley River, [4] and later in the new one, where the City of Charleston now is. [5]
He was granted land at various times in Berkeley County, on the North side of the Ashley, one grant, Feb. 8. 1704. being of 1,000 acres; [6] and he seems to have left Charleston at an early period and settled on these plantations.
Soon after his arrival he sent for his father and had him join him, probably in 1672.
The last reference to him we have is in a deed of gift of "George Cantey, senior" to his granddaughter Martha Ladson. April 2, 1714. [7]
He was a member of the jury, July 1692; [8] an assessor for the North side of the Ashley in 1703; [9] a member of the Commons for Berkley in 1703 and 1704 [10]; and a Vestryman of St. James's, Goose Creek, in 1707. [11]
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[1] Shaftsbury Papers. S.C. Hist. Soc. Coll 5. PP- 271, 340, 356. (In some of these references Teige and George are confused.)
[2] Ibid.
[3] "Journal of Grand Council, 1671-1680," p. 36.
[4] See "Culpepper's drauhht of Ashley River." made about July-Aug., 1671 ; frontispiece of Vol. 5. S.C. Hist. Soc. Coll., or Charleston Year Book, 1883.
[5] Hist. Commission. Columbia. "Bk. 1672-92," p. 124.
[6] Ibid. pp. 52: "Reg. Rec. Bk. 2." p. 88; Memorial Books 2, 3 and 4; M.C.O., Charleston, Y., p. 20.
[7] Charleston P. C, 1714-17. Misc.
[8] "Journal of Grand Council, Apr. 11, 1692-Sept. 26, 1692," p. 46.
[9] S.C. Statutes. Vol. 2, p. 222.
[10] Journal of Commons, Hist. Comm., Columbia.
[11] Dalcho's "Historical Account of the P.E. Church in South Carolina," p. 245.
