John Colleton
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Sir John Colleton, 1st Baronet (1608–1666) served Charles I
during the English Civil War
. He rose through the Royalist ranks during the conflict, but later had his holdings seized when the Cavaliers were finally defeated by Parliamentary forces. Following the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, Colleton was one of eight individuals Charles II
rewarded for supporting his efforts to regain the throne of England.
In 1663, he granted Colleton and the other seven individuals, called Lords Proprietors, the land called Carolina, named in honor of his father, Charles I. Colleton brought a group of settlers from the Caribbean Isle of Barbados
, who brought with them slaves from Africa. These settlers also introduced the cultivation of rice
to the area.
Colleton County, South Carolina
is named after him.
, pre-Revolutionary, English colonial titles of nobility in the "low lands" of South Carolina and Charleston, South Carolina in the late 17th and 18th centuries. One of his great grandsons Charles Garth
MP was Colonial Agent for South Carolina
, Georgia and Maryland, between 1763 and 1765 and another, General George Garth
fought for the British in the American Revolutionary war
.
Charles I of England
Charles I was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles...
during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
. He rose through the Royalist ranks during the conflict, but later had his holdings seized when the Cavaliers were finally defeated by Parliamentary forces. Following the restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, Colleton was one of eight individuals Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
rewarded for supporting his efforts to regain the throne of England.
In 1663, he granted Colleton and the other seven individuals, called Lords Proprietors, the land called Carolina, named in honor of his father, Charles I. Colleton brought a group of settlers from the Caribbean Isle of Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
, who brought with them slaves from Africa. These settlers also introduced the cultivation of rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
to the area.
Colleton County, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
is named after him.
Family
Colleton's family connections with America continued after his death. He had three sons, Peter Thomas and James who were given the titles of LandgraveCassiques
Cassiques and Landgraves were intended to be a fresh new system of titles of specifically American lesser nobility, created for hereditary representatives in a proposed upper house of a bicameral Carolina assembly. They were proposed in the late 17th century and set out in the Fundamental...
, pre-Revolutionary, English colonial titles of nobility in the "low lands" of South Carolina and Charleston, South Carolina in the late 17th and 18th centuries. One of his great grandsons Charles Garth
Charles Garth
Charles Garth, Member of Parliament, Colonial Agent in pre revolutionary America was born in about 1734, son of John Garth MP, and Rebecca, daughter of John Brompton and granddaughter of Sir Richard Raynsford, Lord chief justice of the Kings bench.-Career:...
MP was Colonial Agent for South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, Georgia and Maryland, between 1763 and 1765 and another, General George Garth
George Garth
George Garth was a British General, a commander in the American Revolutionary War, and Colonel of the 17th Regiment of Foot.-Life:...
fought for the British in the American Revolutionary war
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
.