Thomas Heyward Jr. Grave

1746 1809 In Memory Of Thomas Heyward Jr Patriot Statesman Soldier Jurist Member of the Continental Congress 1775 – Member of the Council of Safety of S.C. 1775- Signer of the Declaration of Independence July 4th 1776 – Signer of the Articles of American Confederation in behalf of the state of S.C. July 9th 1778- Judge of the Court Of Common Pleas 1778- At the siege of Charleston May 12, 1780 he commanded the Charleston Battalion of volunteers and in the surrender of the City was taken prisoner and was confined at St. Augustine Fla, for one year- Member Of The Constitutional Convention Of S.C. 1790- He was the son of Col. Daniel Heyward-by Marla daughter of William Miles Esq. Erected By The State of S.C.