Captain, Major, Colonel-- English Navy; 1708
Governor South Carolina; 1715
Deputy Governor South Carolina; 1716-1717
Lieut. General;
Governor of North Carolina, 1704-05.
Member General Assembly NC, 1708
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A memorial tablet stands on the outside wall at the back of Saint Phillips Church stating:
"Here lie the remains of the Hon. Robert Daniell,
a brave man, who long served King William in his wars,
both on land and sea, and afterwards governed this province under the Lords Proprietors' Majesties Army.
Here, also, lies the body of
Martha Logan, who was 'first the wife' of the above Robert Daniell and afterwards of Colonel George Logan. She died the 5th day of November 1743, at the age of 58.
This vault, also, contains the bodies of the above
Colonel George Logan of His Majesties Army and the bodies of his son
George Logan and of his son's wife,
Martha, who was the daughter of the above Robert Daniell."
Captain, Major, Colonel-- English Navy; 1708
Governor South Carolina; 1715
Deputy Governor South Carolina; 1716-1717
Lieut. General;
Governor of North Carolina, 1704-05.
Member General Assembly NC, 1708
***
A memorial tablet stands on the outside wall at the back of Saint Phillips Church stating:
"Here lie the remains of the Hon. Robert Daniell,
a brave man, who long served King William in his wars,
both on land and sea, and afterwards governed this province under the Lords Proprietors' Majesties Army.
Here, also, lies the body of
Martha Logan, who was 'first the wife' of the above Robert Daniell and afterwards of Colonel George Logan. She died the 5th day of November 1743, at the age of 58.
This vault, also, contains the bodies of the above
Colonel George Logan of His Majesties Army and the bodies of his son
George Logan and of his son's wife,
Martha, who was the daughter of the above Robert Daniell."
Inscription
"HERE LIE THE REMAINS OF THE HONORABLE ROBERT DANIELL, A brave man who had long served King William in his wars both land and sea, and afterwards governed this Provence under the Lords Proprietors. He died on the first day of May in the year 1718, age 72 years
Here also was buried the body of MARTHA LOGAN, who was first the wife of the above Robert Daniell, and afterwards of Colonel George Logan, she died on the 5th day of November in the year 1742, aged 58 years.
This vault also contains the body of the above Colonel George Logan of his majesty's army, and also the bodies of his son GEORGE LOGAN, and his son's wife Martha, who was the daughter of theHonorable Robert Daniell."
The foregoing record is taken from the old tables defaced by the fire that consumed the original edifice of Saint Philip's Church. They are upon the proof of a family vault, in which the above named together with many of their descendants were interred but which is now covered by this chancel.
