![]() ![]() In May 1817 Elliott married Anne Hutchinson Smith. In 1815 he was awarded a master of arts degree from Harvard. In 1810 Harvard awarded him an honorary bachelor of arts degree as a consequence of his outstanding academic record. Elliott withdrew from Harvard due to ill health before his graduation. In 1860 he owned twelve plantations in the lowcountry a summer home in Flat Rock, North Carolina and 217 slaves.Įlliott was educated at Beaufort College (1803–1806) and at Harvard College (1806–1808). As a consequence, William Elliott III, the eldest son, became one of the wealthiest planters in South Carolina. His father, William Elliott II, was a patriot soldier in the Revolutionary War and pioneer of Sea Island cotton culture in South Carolina. He was born on April 27, 1788, in Beaufort, descended from the pioneer families of the old Beaufort District, principally the Elliotts and the Barnwells. ![]() Elliott was the scion of one of South Carolina’s wealthiest and most distinguished families. ![]()
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