Thomas Fletchall

Thomas Fletchall (1725–1789) was a colonel of the militia in South Carolina. He was also a coroner and justice of the peace. He was a loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, having proclaimed his loyalty to King George III. He fought against the patriots, also known as the rebels, with little success. He was captured and imprisoned twice during the war. The second time he was released it was with the understanding that he would not fight against the patriots. He left his plantation and went to Charleston for his and his family's safety. They boarded a ship for Jamaica, where Fletchall lived until his death in 1789.

Personal life Thomas Fletchall was born in 1725 in Maryland. in what is now Union, South Carolina. Major Joseph Robinson

Latter years After the loyalists lost at the Battle of Kings Mountain in October 1780, Fletchall and other supporters of the king were less popular in South Carolina. Fletchall received threats against his family from the patriots. On October 10, 1780, Fletchall and his family fled the area for their safety. They went to Charleston, which was controlled by the British. On December 1, 1789 or December 1782, the Fletchals boarded the HMS Milford for Jamaica. The family settled at Saint James Parish in Cornwall County. Thomas Fletchall died there in 1789.

After the end of the war, his property was confiscated and sold. The Union County Historical Society erected a highway marker about him and his plantation in 2008. It is located on State Highway 49 in Union, South Carolina.