Born the son of French Huguenot parents on March 15th, 1743, Peter Horry played an important role in South Carolina's history diring the Revolutionary War and thereafter.

During the Revolutionary War, Horry was commissioned as a captain serving in the Second Regiment at the Battle of Fort Moultrie. By July of 1781, he was in command of the Fifth Regiment and was united with General Francis Marion in the Battle of Quinby Bridge. After the war he was elected to the S.C. House by Prince George Winyah Parish in 1782. He also served in the Senate for the Sixth and Seventh General Assemblies and again in the House for the Tenth. Peter Horry Is buried in Trinity Churchyard in Columbia, SC.

For additional information about Peter Horry read the article found in the S.C. Historical and Genealogical Magazine - April, 1937