The entire memorial reads:

[illegible] the remains of JAMES GREGORIE Esq.

a native of Scotland

but resident in America for near fifty years

and for upwards of twenty

an eminent merchant in this city.

where he lived and esteemed and beloved

by his fellow Citizens

He was a member of this presbyterian church

and for many years an active and useful elder

And a constant attendant in all

its sacred services

Being in an ill state of health

he was on his passage to New York

when attacked by the last great enemy of mankind

and in peace yielded his soul into the hands

of his merciful creator on the

11th Nov 1807

In the 67th year of his age.

His affectionate widow and two surviving

sons have erected this stone to his memory.

Also to the memory of Mrs. Theodosia Ross,

her daughter Mrs. Ann Gregorie and

Ann Elizabeth Theodosius.

Children of James and Ann Gregorie

who perished at sea in the ship Earl of Galloway

on their passage from London

to this place in the year 1784.

Husband of Ann Ross.

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A record I've found recently (Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=50015&h=147300&indiv=try) indicates "Gregorie, James , an old merchant of Charleston, died on Sun. last, on board the brig Hunters Breeze, from Charleston on his way to the Springs for the benefit of his health. Interred at the Quarantine Grounds on Wed. (July 18,1807 [publish date])".

Referencing a July 1807 calendar, it appears James died on 12 Jul 1807 and was buried on 15 Jul 1807 at the Quarantine Grounds. The memorial may have been placed at First Scots Presbyterian Church Cemetery since the Quarantine Grounds were some distance away (on James Island on the south side of the harbor) and were not open to the public. I reference https://www.ccpl.org/charleston-time-machine/quarantine-charleston-harbor-1698-1949. I haven't been able to locate any burial records for the "Quarantine Grounds"

Doug Oscarson

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