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He was imprisoned at St. Augustine, Fla., until July 1781. Shortly before his release, he celebrated Independence Day by setting patriotic verses to the British national anthem. "God save the King" became "God save the thirteen States," a rendition that soon echoed from New Hampshire to Georgia. As a member of the Continental Congress representing South Carolina, he signed the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Heyward's imprisonment in Florida by the British for nearly a year and the loss of a considerable number of slaves led to his being proclaimed a martyr of the revolution. As the Declaration of Independence's 250th anniversary draws near, Jasper County 250 rededicated the gravesite of 1 of the 4 SC signers, Thomas Heyward Jr. Thomas Heyward Jr. signed the Declaration of Independence and represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress. Special to The Beaufort Gazette Heyward was elected to the Continental Congress in early 1776. As a delegate, he supported Richard Henry Lee's resolution for independence. On July 2, 1776, he voted for independence, and on August 2, he signed the Declaration of Independence. Title Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of the Confederation, Delegate from South Carolina to the Continental Congress, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Date of Birth - Death July 28, 1746 – March or April 1809. The last to survive among the South Carolina signers, he died in 1809 at the age of 62 and was interred in the family cemetery at Old House Plantation. Drawing: Oil, before 1851, by Charles Fraser, after Jeremiah Theus, Independence National Historical Park. Thomas Heyward Jr (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809) was a planter, lawyer, judge, politician, and soldier. One of the Founding Fathers who attended the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, he was among the last to sign the Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776. Thomas Heyward, Jr. was an American judge, a delegate to the Continental Congress for South Carolina, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Heyward did not just fight the battles of the political world, but also participated in the war. Thomas Heyward, Jr. Signer of the Declaration of Independence THOMAS HEYWARD, Jr. was born on July 28, 1746 in St. Luke's parish, South Carolina. His father, Colonel Daniel Heyward was a planter of great wealth, however, he was determined to bestow on his son all the advantages a thorough education would bring him. He selected the best school in the province for young Heyward, who, by his When the Declaration of Independence was signed, South Carolina sent four representatives to the Continental Congress: Arthur Middleton, Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward Jr, and Thomas Lynch, Jr. Arthur Middleton was born in Charleston in 1742 to a planter family. Thomas Heyward, Jr was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a strong proponent of the cause of independence in the American colonies. Coming from a rather aristocratic family, by colonial American standards, his father was a Royalist during the Revolution, while Thomas promoted independence, and even signed his name to the Declaration. Thomas Heyward, Jr was a signer of the Declaration of Independence from the great state of South Carolina. His memorial and burial stone is located about six miles from I-95 in Ridgeland SC. Thomas Heyward, Jr was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and a strong proponent of the cause of independence in the American colonies. Coming from a rather aristocratic family, by colonial American standards, his father was a Royalist during the Revolution, while Thomas promoted independence, and even signed his name to the Declaration. Thomas left political life upon his father’s death to come home and help with the family plantations, but he was a signer of the American Articles of Confederation on behalf of South Carolina on July 9, 1778. He also had a home in Charleston, where he accepted a judgeship of the criminal courts of the new government. Thomas Heyward, Jr. was born in South Carolina in 1746. He received a classical education at home and continued in legal studies, which he completed in England. In 1775 he was elected to the Continental Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence. In 1778 he returned to South Carolina to serve as a Judge. In 1775, Thomas Heyward, Jr. was elected to supply a vacancy in the Continental Congress, occasioned by the recall of the distinguished John Rutledge, whose presence was required at home to assist in defending the state against a threatened invasion. Thomas Heyward Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation as a representative of the South Carolina colony. He served alongside fellow signers Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch Jr., and Arthur Middleton. Thomas Heyward, Jr.- One of America's Founding Fathers in Philadelphia Heyward arrived in Philadelphia as a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1776. While serving as a member of the Second Continental Congress, Heyward worked at Independence Hall, and he signed The Declaration of Independence. More than a Signer: The Military Career of Thomas Heyward, Jr. Thomas Heyward, Jr., 1746-1809 Many know Thomas Heyward, Jr. as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, but less well-known is his service as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War. Heyward was deeply involved in the revolutionary movement in South Carolina, both politically and militarily, however. He was elected to
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