52 REMINISCENCES OF 



of his wife, Mr. Cordes married Catharine Mazyck 

 of Woodboo. He became the owner of Peru, and 

 resided there until his death. 



'^l. Sandyhill was formerly the residence of Rene 

 Richbourgh. He had two daughters : Elizabeth, 

 wife of Thomas Palmer of Grave Hill, who left two 

 children — Thomas, who died single ; and Marianne, 

 wife of Thomas Gaillard of Alabama. Catharine, 

 Mr. Richbourgh's second daughter, married O'Neal 

 Gough Stevens. Their children were : Charles, who 

 married Susan, daughter of Rene Ravenel of Poo- 

 shee ; Catharine, wife of Dr. Henry Ravenel ; and 

 Mary, wife of Isaac Porcher. Mr. O. G. Stevens, 

 after his wife's death, married Anne Palmer, by 

 whom he had two daughters : Anne Palmer, second 

 wife of Samuel Dubose ; and Laura, wife of William 

 Dubose. 



34. Next is the Parsonage, owned by the Epis- 

 copal church of the parish, and formerly the resi- 

 dence of the rector. It has long been without a 

 house. 



35. East of the Parsonage was the residence of 

 Zachariah Villepontoux. His wife was a Miss 

 Baird. They left no family. 



36. The next place was the residence of Charles 

 Cantey, Jn, who married Margaret Evance, by 

 whom he had two daughters : Margaret, wife of 

 Press M. Smith ; and Susan, wife of John Dubose. 

 Mr. Cantey died in 1789, and his widow survived 



