1739 Events

1739 Sep 9 Twenty Black Carolinians Meet Near The Stono River
Early on the morning of Sunday, September 9, 1739, twenty black Carolinians met near the Stono River, approximately twenty miles southwest of Charleston. At Stono's bridge, they took guns...
1739 Sep 13 Andrew Pickens Is Born
Andrew Pickens (September 13, 1739 – August 11, 1817) was a militia leader in the American Revolution and a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina. Pi...