Colonel Thomas Porcher, Colonel^{[1, 2]}

1767 - 1836  (69 years)

• Name	Thomas Porcher
  Prefix	Colonel
  Suffix	Colonel
  Birth	1767  [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Feb 1836
  Person ID	I575	First tree
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Porcher   d. 1793
  Family ID	F48374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Sinkler Dubose,   b. Abt 4 Jul 1788   d. 21 Nov 1866 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1806  [4]
  Children	1. Martha Maria Porcher,   b. 5 Jan 1807   d. 31 Aug 1842 (Age 35 years)   2. Jane Sinkler Porcher,   b. 25 Apr 1808   d. Mar 1862 (Age 53 years)   3. Anna Marie Porcher,   b. 4 May 1811   d. 14 Aug 1896 (Age 85 years)   4. Peter Cordes Porcher, Md,   b. 3 Mar 1814   d. 25 Jan 1853 (Age 38 years)   5. Captain Henry Francis Porcher, Captain,   b. 29 Nov 1819   d. 18 Jan 1860 (Age 40 years)   6. Elizabeth Sinkler Porcher,   b. 18 Jan 1822   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Laura Ann Porcher,   b. 14 Apr 1827   d. 29 Apr 1846 (Age 19 years)   8. Octavius Theodore Porcher,   b. 9 Jun 1829   d. 30 Dec 1873 (Age 44 years)   9. Isaac Dubose Porcher,   b. 21 Sep 1832   d. 21 Mar 1866 (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F63529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

• Notes

  The 2nd son, Colonel Thomas Porcher inherited the Ophir Plantation, in (South Carolina? )and built the house there about 1816. He is the ancestor of all the "Ophir Porchers," and many there are. The Colonel was blessed with twenty-four children, fourteen of whom lived to maturity. Ophir house is large and beautiful. Like all the houses of that period it is constructed of hand-sawn lumber. Including a large basement and attic, it is four stories. During recent years it has been leased by members of Yeaman's Hall as a hunting reserve. The house and grounds are in excellent condition. There seem to have been little trouble at Ophir with slaves during the War Between the States. When Yankee soldiers marched up the avenue to the house, they were met by slaves who assured them that their mistress gave them so much they did not want anymore. Whereupon the soldiers marched away without molesting the place. A large church was built for the plantation slaves, remains of which were standing until a few years ago. There they worshiped on sundays, contentedly going about their work during the week. Emancipation meant nothing to them. Of the "mighty nation" or Porchers, only two Porcher men now live in St. John's, both the sons of the late Percival Ravenel Porcher who, with his brother, the late Isaac de C. Porcher, were said to have been the last two pure-blooded Huguenots in America.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1712] Ted Hughes. [S154] Source. [S3492] Submitter: Lonne Heath, Cochran Gedcom File. [S130] simons gedcom - received by e-mail.