Charleston County ScArchives Obituaries.....Fishburne, William November 15, 1819
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The Charleston Daily Courier, 8 November 1819, page 2, column 4
"OBITUARY.

DIED, at Walterborough, on the 3d inst. Major-General WILLIAM FISHBURNE, in the 
60th year of his age.  The general gloom which the death of this excellent man 
has cast over the society in which he resided, is the best evidence of his 
exalted worth – He still lives in the affections of his friends, and will live 
long in the example of his private virtues, and the recollection of his public 
services.  Thrown upon the world at an early age, and made dependent upon his 
own exertions, General F raised himself to no considerable degree of public 
estimation.  At the onset of the American revolution, when only sixteen years of 
age, he took up arms in defence [sic] of his country.  His few surviving 
companions In arms can attest the ardor with which he espoused, the bravery and 
constancy with which he supported, the cause of his country.  After the peace he 
was elected a member of the Convention that formed the Constitution of South 
Carolina, and subsequently a member of the State Legislature.  His singular 
qualifications as a military man, recommended him to some of the highest 
commands in the militia of this state.  During the late war with Great Britain 
he contributed greatly to the organization of the means of defence [sic], and 
the militia under his command looked up to him with confidence, as a leader in 
whom they could rely in the hour of danger.  But it was in private life his 
character shone with peculiar lustre; His hospitality was the hospitality of 
benevolence; his cheerfulness enlivened, while his kindness conciliated the good 
will of all around him.  He was charitable to the poor, sincere in his 
friendships, an affectionate husband, a tender parent and humane master.  During 
a protracted illness of nine months, under the most painful sufferings, he 
exhibited a humble, patient resignation to his fate, which philosophy could not 
teach, nor human consolation afford.  He often and gratefully acknowledged the 
divine comforts he received, and confidently relied on the merits of a Saviour.  
His frequent exclamations under his sufferings were, “Thy will, O God, and not 
mine, be done!” “

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