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Their children were Jane, who married Joseph 

 Glover, of Colleton ; Peter, who married Mary, 

 daughter of Richard Walter ; James, who never 

 married ; and Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Dubose 

 of Murrell's. His second wife was Miss Boisseau, 

 who died childless. His third wife was Catharine, 

 daughter of Joseph Palmer of Webdo. She had a 

 daughter, Catharine, who married Francis Peyre. 

 His fourth wife was the widow of Rene Peyre ; her 

 daughter by her first husband, Florida Peyre, mar- 

 ried John P. Richardson. 



Few patriots of the revolution suffered more than 

 Peter Sinkler, and as woe even if long continued is 

 soon told, we shall dwell briefly upon his sufferings. 

 His age, position, and strongly marked character 

 gave him considerable influence with his fellow citi- 

 zens ; and the British, who were aware of it, deter- 

 mined to get him in their power. After many ineffect- 

 ual attempts to take him, they succeeded by bribing 

 his brother-in-law James Boisseau, an ingrate who 

 betrayed the man that gave him a home. Like 

 most of the Whigs, Mr. Sinkler was accustomed oc- 

 casionally to enjoy in the bosom of his family a res- 

 pite from the fatigues and privations of Marion's 

 camp. Aware of the danger to which he was ex- 

 posed, but totally unsuspicious of the person who 

 was to betray him, he had a hiding-place in the 

 swamp that lay not fifty yards north of his house, 

 where he could be secure from everything but 



