William Tennent (43-19)
N 33° 56.672 W 080° 31.385
17S E 544071 N 3756108
A local preacher was a patriot during the Revolution.
Waymark Code: WM9F83
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2010
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Third Presbyterian preacher of this name, Tennent died several miles south in 1777. He was born in 1740 of a renowned family of ministers and educators. From 1772 he served as pastor of the Independent Church of Charlestown. As a patriot, he prepared the up country for the Revolution and advocated the dissenters' appeal for equality in religious rights.
1977 by The Presbyterian Synod of the Southeast. (Marker Number 43-19.)
Marker Name: William Tennent
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker number: 43-19
County: Sumter
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