Ann Timothy

She worked alongside her husband until his death in 1782, and after she had published by herself for years, she became the official printer for the state of South Carolina.

He announced that he had pursued other lines of business, and also suggested that he would welcome "any Employment in His Majesty’s Service, that will not degrade me, which any Friend may think me fit for or can procure by his Interest.

[11] Peter was subsequently captured and exiled to a prison in St. Augustine, Florida for ten months for failing to take the loyalty oath.

[13] Peter and Ann's surviving children at that point were Sarah, Robert (disabled), and Benjamin Franklin Timothy.

[13] Timothy resumed operating the newspaper on July 16, 1783, after the death of Peter, upon the removal of the British from the city, and after peace was restored.

[4] Her son, Benjamin Franklin Timothy, continued the family printing business[9] with the September 20, 1792 edition.