Col James S. Harley (1801-1867) - Find a Grave Memorial

Col James S. Harley

Birth

15 Sep 1801

Death

22 Nov 1867 (aged 66)

Burial

Old Harley Cemetery

Harleyville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map

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The S may stand for Sinclair.

Parents: William Harley and Ann Riddlespurger

Inherited a Tavern/Post Office near this site from his parents (shown on the 1822 J. Dreyton map of South Carolina, 1825 Robert Mills map of Colleton District, South Carolina, and the 1838 Thomas Gamaliel Bradford map of South Carolina).

Historical marker near grave:
FOUR HOLES SWAMP BRIDGE / HARLEY'S TAVERN
(Front) The first bridge across Four Holes Swamp, a branch of the Edisto River, was built between 1770 and 1780 and was located about 200 ft. N. of the present bridge. The old bridge, on the road from Orangeburg to Charleston, was the site of several actions in 1781 and 1782 where S.C. militia and Patriot forces under Cols. Henry and Wade Hampton and William Harden clashed with Loyalists./ (Reverse) The first post office in what is now Dorchester County was opened in 1803 by William Harley at his tavern, a frequent stop for travelers on the Columbia Road. It stood near the present site of the Department of Public Works. Harley's son James (1801-1867) is buried just N. of the site on U.S. Hwy. 178; the town of Harleyville was named for William's grandson William W. (1825-1906)./ Erected by Dorchester County, 1999

Inscription

SACRED
To the Memory of
Col. James S. Harley
He was born 15th Sept. 1801,
and died 22nd Nov. 1867.
He was an affectionate Husband,
an indulgent Parent, a kind Master,
a staunch Friend, a good Citizen,
and an honest Man.

Departed one, farewell.
A long a last farewell we bid thee now;
Pale death has set his signet on thy brow;
And in that dreamless cell,
Where worn mortality cast off its woes,
In blest oblivion of all eartly throes,
Where but the lifeless dwell,
Thou has laid down in everlasting rest,
Cares cannot reach thee now, nor grief distract thy breast.