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William was one of area's wealthiest nineteenth century planters. He was the son of Captain John Fripp and Martha Scott. A family sketch of William can be found in a booklet "Some Historic Families of South Carolina" by his great-grandson, Frampton Ellis of Atlanta. The book says: "He was a polished scholar, an extensive traveler, and a thoroughly Christian gentleman. He was generous and open-hearted, a large part of his income being set aside for the poor of his county. In fact, so well known were his benevolences and purity of life that he was known all over the state as 'Good Billy Fripp.'"
In 1836 he is said to have visited a cousin "Edward B. Fripp" in Bristol, England, who was said to have been Mayor of Bristol at that time. Records show that Edward, a soap & candle manufaturer, was never Mayor but his 1st cousin William Fripp Jr. was Mayor in 1836. On his return to America he wrote to Edward with details of the South Carolina Fripp branches. The letter was returned after his death, with a miniature picture of him painted in London and is said to be featured in the above booklet by Frampton E. Ellis. I am currently trying to obtain a copy of this booklet but not having much luck. If you can help please contact me at bean95@freeserve.co.uk
William Fripp married Sarah Harriett Reynolds Prentiss, a widow with many possessions, in May 1820. At the time of his death, Fripp is reported to have owned more than 3,000 acres of land on St. Helena Island, encompassing nine plantations and 313 Negro slaves.
He owned a large house in Beaufort called "Tidewater". A picture of it can be found at this site: TidewaterThe Fripp family is documented as having owned the property at the time of the Direct Tax auction of 1862. Subsequent to the war, a Tax Claim was filed by his wife Sarah H. Fripp and daughter Juliana Prioleau. The house was acquired in 1936 by W. Brantley Harvey, Sr., a prominent Beaufort attorney who served in the South Carolina Senate. It remained in the Harvey family until 1997.
"Bio. Dir. SC Hse. Rep." Vol5, p214
"Bio. Dir. SC Hse. Rep." Vol5, p214
The relationship of Frampton Ellis is documented as Grandson but the LDS has different parents for Frampton: William Deloach Ellis & Susan Emily Hay
Found at http://www.mindspring.com/~jtfleming/cemetery.htm
William Fripp Prioleau 1854 - 1896 (could be son of Julianna & Samuel)
John Coming Ball (1714-1764). Son of Elias Ball; son-in-law of JohnGendron (1690-1754); father-in-law of Keating Simons, Benjamin Smith(1735-1790), and Henry Smith (1727-1780); brother-in-law of John Ashby(1698-1729), George Austin, Philip Dawes, John Gendron (d.1755), HenryLaurens (1724-1792), and John Vicaridge.