James Louis Petigru (1789-1863)

of Broad Street, Charleston; Attorney-General of South Carolina & Unionist

He separated himself from his less well-off relatives by reverting to the original French spelling of their surname, "Petigru". He and his wife had five children, three of whom (listed) lived to adulthood, but only his daughters married.

Parents (2)

William Pettigrew

Lived on the Badwell Plantation, Willington, McCormick Co., South Carolina

1758-1837

Louise Guy (Gibert) Petigru

Mrs Louise Guy (Gibert) Petigru

1767-1826

Spouse (1)

Jane Amelia (Postell) Petigru

Mrs Jane Amelia (Postell) Petigru

1795-1868

Children (3)

Caroline (Petigru) Carson

Mrs Caroline (Petigru) Carson; Artist, of Charleston, New York & Rome

1820-1892

Daniel Elliott Huger Petigru

"Dan" Petigru; Private in Calhoun's Guards, died of a throat infection in the Civil War

1822-1863

Susan Petigru King

Mrs "Sue" Susan DuPont (Petigru) King, Bowen; Author "Susan Petigru King"

1824-1875

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