Maurice was married to Mary Mitchell and was a Colonel in the Rev. War from the state of South Carolina.
William Clay Snipes - A distinguished officer of the Revolution, of the Round O, Colleton. Fought and killed Col. Maurice Simons in a duel near Wallace's Bridge, Saturday, Nov 12, 1785, which resulted from testimony Simons gave against Snipes in a trial. Simons was buried in St. Phillip's, and Snipes was convicted of manslaughter and gave 2000 pounds bail. His sentence of confiscation and branding was later pardoned by the governor.
William Clay Snipes - A distinguished officer of the Revolution, of the Round O, Colleton. Fought and killed Col. Maurice Simons in a duel near Wallace's Bridge, Saturday, Nov 12, 1785, which resulted from testimony Simons gave against Snipes in a trial. Simons was buried in St. Phillip's, and Snipes was convicted of manslaughter and gave 2000 pounds bail. His sentence of confiscation and branding was later pardoned by the governor.
Maurice was married to Mary Mitchell and was a Colonel in the Rev. War from the state of South Carolina.
William Clay Snipes - A distinguished officer of the Revolution, of the Round O, Colleton. Fought and killed Col. Maurice Simons in a duel near Wallace's Bridge, Saturday, Nov 12, 1785, which resulted from testimony Simons gave against Snipes in a trial. Simons was buried in St. Phillip's, and Snipes was convicted of manslaughter and gave 2000 pounds bail. His sentence of confiscation and branding was later pardoned by the governor.
William Clay Snipes - A distinguished officer of the Revolution, of the Round O, Colleton. Fought and killed Col. Maurice Simons in a duel near Wallace's Bridge, Saturday, Nov 12, 1785, which resulted from testimony Simons gave against Snipes in a trial. Simons was buried in St. Phillip's, and Snipes was convicted of manslaughter and gave 2000 pounds bail. His sentence of confiscation and branding was later pardoned by the governor.
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