Dr. John Moultrie Sr. ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Magazine: South Carolina Historical Magazine: Sketch of Dr. John Moultrie Sr by the late Dr. James Moultrie., 1904, Charleston, Charleston, SC. ¹ Dr. John Moultrie the Emigrant and the progenitor of the Moultrie family of South Carolina was born in Culross, Shire of Fife, Scotland. He was a physician of eminence and a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. He came to Charles Town S.C. anterior to 1729 in which year his name appears among the signatures of the original founders of the St.Andrew's Club, now Society. Born 1702. Died in 1771. Married 22 April 1728, Lucretia Cooper *1, who was born in 1704 and died 9th May 1747 *2 .

He married again 29 June 1748 Elizabeth Mathewes who was born and who died December 1787.

Issue: First Wife
(2) John Royal Lieut. Gov. E. Florida, born 1729. *3
(3) William, Major General in American Revolution, born 30 Nov 1728 *4 died 27th Sept 1805.
(4) James, Chief Justice E Florida, died 1765.
(5) Thomas, Capt. in American Revolution.
Issue: Second Wife.
(6) Alexander, Attorney General of South Carolina.

2. Magazine: South Carolina Historical Magazine: Scottish Lineage of the Moultries, 1904, Charleston, Charleston, SC. ³ The Scottish ancestry of the Moultrie family line is found in this article based on a sketch prepared in 1878 by the Rev. Gerald Moultrie of South Leigh Vicrarge, Oxfordshire, England, for Peter Gourdin, Esq., of St. John's Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. See the source citation for links to read it online.

John married Lucretia Cooper on 22 Apr 1728 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.¹ (Lucretia Cooper was born in 1704 ¹ and died on 9 May 1747 in Charleston, Charleston, SC ¹.)

John next married Elizabeth Mathewes on 29 Jun 1748 in Charleston, Charleston, SC.^{1 2} (Elizabeth Mathewes died in Dec 1787 in Charleston, Charleston, SC ¹.)