ST. STEPHEN'S PARISH. 6 1 



in St. John's, and spent his summers in PinopoHs in 

 the same parish, where he died in 185 1. His vir- 

 tues were celebrated in the sketch of Craven County, 

 pubHshed in the Sotct/ier7i Quartci^ly Review, and I 

 shall not dwell on them here. With him died the 

 name of Peyre. The descendants of that once 

 numerous and respected family exist only in the 

 female line. His plantation is now owned by H. R. 

 Banks, Esq., of Charleston. 



52. South of Spring Grove was the residence of 

 Pierre Robert^ Esq., who never married. 



53. The last plantation to be named in St. 

 Stephen's Parish is LeBois, formerly the residence 



of Pinckney, and afterwards of Peter Porcher, 



son of Philip, and father of Dr. Peter Porcher of 

 Charleston. 



Besides the swamp lands, the margin of Biggin 

 Swamp abounds in fertile land, and it was early 

 taken possession of by a dense population, chiefly 

 Huguenot, who cultivated indigo. These were 

 principally the St. Juliens, Marions, Mazycks, Rave- 

 nels, etc., and their descendants still retain the 

 greater part of these valuable lands. It is said that 

 the St. Julien family consisted once of nine brothers, 

 only one of whom married. His two daughters 

 married : the one, General Moultrie ; and the other, 

 Daniel Ravenel of Somerton. This name, like that 

 of Peyre, has perished, and the blood subsists only 

 in the female line. 



