Jasper County · Marker 27-07
Tomb of Thomas Heyward, Jr., 1746-1809
just SW of the intersection of Old House Rd. (U.S. Hwy. 278/S.C. Hwy. 336) & S.C. Hwy. 462, 5 mi. E of Ridgeland
Front inscription
Member of South Carolina Provincial Congress and Council of Safety and of Continental Congress. Signer of Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation and captain of militia at Battle of Port Royal and Siege of Charleston. Prisoner of war 1780-81. Circuit Court judge 1778-89.