Author: James Edward Mitchell
Benjamin Huger was born *30 Dec 1746 at his parents Limerick plantation mapped at Cooper River near Cordesville, Berkeley County (Co) South Carolina (SC). He was a 4th son of *Daniel Huger (1688-1754) a Huguenot merchant and SC colonial planter and *Mary Cordes (17_-1746), a 2nd wife who died after Benjamin’s delivery; see, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol VII, 16071775 Huger Family, pg 310.

Mary Cordes was characterized as, Issue by Second marriage, sons, Daniel, b. 20th Feb 1742; Isaac, 19th Mar 1743; d. 17th Oct 1797; Brig Gen’l in Revolutionary Army; m. 23 Mar 1762, Eliz. Chambers; John, b. 5th Jun 1744; d. 22nd Jan 1804; etc.; and, Benjamin, our subject, d. 11th May 1779 a Maj in the Revolutionary and member of the House of Assembly and Provincial Congress; sources,
Ibid, Colonial Families of the USA, pg 310.

Benjamin Huger (1746-11 May 1779) became a close friend and a French and English language speaking confident of General Lafayette, having met him upon his arrival by ship at Charleston Harbor near Georgetown in Jun 1777.
Maj Huger and Lafayette became allied military associates prior to the 11 May 1779, friendly fire incident (Charleston Campaign) and tragic death of Maj Huger, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Huger_(American_Revolution)
and, also Adopted Son – Washington Lafayette, and the Friendship That Saved the Revolution, David A. Clary, Copyright 2007, Publ., Bantam Dell Books, A Division of Random House, Inc., New York, NY, pgs 89-91.

At age 21, Benjamin married Mary Esther Golightly, a daughter of Culcheth Golightly (1706-1749) born at Newcastle on Tyne, St. Nicholas Parish, Northumberland, Great Britain.

Benjamin Huger’s family wealth afforded him and his older brothers, Daniel, Isaac and John, academic educations in Europe, where they studied languages and business preparation. Writer, David A. Clary extolled the qualities of Lafayette’s welcome to Maj Benjamin Huger’s plantation after a 13 Jun 1777 landing party. Lafayette, Johann “Baron” de Kalb and 4 other officers were rowed ashore by several black oystermen from their ship anchored at North Island at the entrance of Georgetown Bay, 60 miles from Charleston. The oystermen transported the landing party to the plantation of Maj Benjamin Huger, their master. Lafayette would later write about the delight of Huger’s friendship and character development and strange, new tasty food -cornbread and sweet potatoes, Charlestonians called yams.

Maj Benjamin Huger was found recorded buried at Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church Cemetery, 142 Church St., Charleston, SC mapped at Latitude: 32.778953 and Longitude: -79.929962; see, Find A Grave Memorial# 71572519

[Readers Note: “Historically speaking, lightening so often strikes in the same place” –James Edward Mitchell.]

*Mary Cordes Huger was a daughter of Isaac Cordes (1690s-1745) Cordesville, SC. Her sons were recorded with Revolutionary military service and/or patriotic service paid toward the Cause of American Independence;
http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/revolution_sc_fifth_regiment.html
Issac Cordes, above, married Ellinor Coker at St. John, Berkeley Co., SC approx. in 1715 and their dau *Mary Cordes (17_-1746) was born on her grandfather’s, Anthony (aka Anthoine) Cordes’ plantation tract now, Cordesville, Berkeley Co., SC. Anthonie Cordes (1666-1712) owned Chacan Plantation and, fathered *Mary’s sister, Esther Cordes. She married a neighbor, Gabriel Marion and in 1732 their youngest child was born Francis Marion, and nicknamed -the Swamp Fox.

*Source, Application For Membership in the National Society Sons of the American Revolution for Arthur Middleton Huger, National Number 26299, Louisiana Society State Number 163, approved by the Registrar Gen’l. on 4 Jan 1918.