Person:Thomas Sumter (1)
Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter
b.14 Aug 1734 Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
d.1 Jun 1832 South Mount, Plantation, South Carolina
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Jun 1728
  1. Patience SumpterAbt 1729 - Abt 1813
  2. William Sumpter1731 - 1820
  3. Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter1734 - 1832
  4. Edmund SumpterAbt 1738 - 1791
  5. John Sumpter1740 - 1809
  6. Anne SumpterAbt 1740 -
  7. Dorcas SumpterAbt 1742 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter1734 - 1832
  • W.  Mary CanteyEst 1728 - 1817
m. Abt 1767
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Facts and Events
Name Brig. Gen. Thomas Sumter
Alt Name Thomas Sumpter
Gender Male
Birth? 14 Aug 1734 Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Marriage Abt 1767 Prob. Virginiato Mary Cantey
Death? 1 Jun 1832 South Mount, Plantation, South Carolina
Reference Number? Q328197?
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Information on Gen. Thomas Sumpter

From "History of Orange County, Virginia", by William Wallace Scott, pg. 194:

Sumpter, Gen. Thomas. Born in Orange, 1734; died in South Carolina 1832; was probably at Braddock's Defeat, and was known, like Gen. Francis Marion, as the Swamp Fox of the Revolution; was Member of Congress and United States Senator from South Carolina; Minister of United States to Brasil. (VII, Va. Hist. Mag. 243).


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Thomas Sumter (August 14, 1734June 1, 1832) was a soldier in the Colony of Virginia militia; a brigadier general in the South Carolina militia during the American Revolution, a planter, and a politician. After the United States gained independence, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives and to the United States Senate, where he served from 1801 to 1810, when he retired. Sumter was nicknamed the "Fighting Gamecock" for his fierce fighting style against British soldiers after they burned down his house during the Revolution.

Sumter, South Carolina and Sumter County are named for him.

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