Andrew Deveaux

Andrew Deveaux was an American Loyalist from South Carolina who is most famous for his recapture of the Bahamas in 1783.

He was born to plantation owners Andrew Deveaux senior amp Catherine Barnwell onApril 1758 at St Helenas Parish in Beaufort, South Carolina. Deveauxs ancestry stretches back to France in 1665 when Andr de Veaux went to the American Colonies in late 17th or early 18th century. Andrew Deveaux was owner of many thousands of acres around Prince Williams Parish amp Port Royal Island.

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