Thomas Heyward, Jr.
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Thomas Heyward, Jr. (July 28, 1746–March 6, 1809), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of South Carolina.
He was born in St. Luke's Parish, South Carolina and educated at home, then traveled to England to study law where he was a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1775, and returned to South Carolina in 1778 to serve as a judge. In command of a militia force, he was taken prisoner by the British during the siege of Charleston. He continued to serve as a judge after the war, retiring from the bench in 1798.
A descendant of Thomas Heyward was DuBose Heyward (1885-1940), a poet, novelist and playwright who was a large influence on the Southern Renaissance and is most well-known for the 1925 and 1927 play Porgy and the libretto to the 1935 opera by George Gershwin based on the former, Porgy and Bess.
A great-nephew was Confederate General James Heyward Trapier [1] who was a 2nd cousin once removed of South Carolina Congressman Daniel Huger and was also a grandson of South Carolina Congressman Paul Trapier.(Paul Trapier's wife was a cousin of South Carolina revolutionary War General Peter Horry). James Heyward Trapier's wife (& 1st cousin once removed) was a 2nd cousin once removed of the following:
- The wife of Confederate General Roswell Sabine Ripley [2].
- Confederate General Arthur Middleton[3] Arthur Middleton Manigault- a great nephew of the Congressman
- Confederate Lt. Charles Manigault Morris- great grandson of Lewis Morris
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