Tarlton Brown (1757 - 1845)
(Front text)
The grave of Tarlton Brown (1757 - 1845),
militia officer, state representative, and
state senator, is located here. Brown, a
native of Virginia, moved to S.C. at an
early age and settled in what was then
Orangeburg District, near Briar Creek and
Savannah River. He enlisted as a pvt. in
the S.C. militia in 1776, was commissioned
a lt. in 1778, and promoted to capt. in 1780.
(Reverse text)
Brown, who served in the Revolution under
Gens. Francis Marion and Andrew Pickens,
wrote his memoirs in 1843, first published
in 1862. After the war Brown served as coroner
and sheriff of what then was Winton Co., then
in the S.C. House 1792 - 97 and in the Senate
1797 - 99, resigning to become sheriff of the
new Barnwell District, a position he held
1799 - 1804: he died in 1845 at age 88.
Marker is on Boiling Springs Road (South Carolina Route S-6-39), on the left when traveling west.
Courtesy hmdb.org
