He engaged in agricultural pursuits in Anderson County, near Golden Grove, South Carolina.
Also, he operated a public ferry across the Saluda River at what is now known as Pelzer.
He died at his home near Golden Grove, in Anderson County, South Carolina, August 13, 1828.
He was interred in the family cemetery on his plantation, which is now a part of the industrial city of Pelzer, South Carolina.
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