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Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina

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  Henry Middleton (1717-1784) — of South Carolina. Born near Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., 1717. Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1774; member of South Carolina state senate, 1778. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., June 13, 1784 (age about 66 years). Interment at Church of St. James, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Middleton (1681-1737) and Susan (Amory) Middleton (1690-1722); married 1741 to Mary Baker Williams (1721-1761); married 1762 to Maria Henrietta Bull; married 1776 to Lady Mary McKenzie; father of Arthur Middleton (1742-1787), Henrietta Middleton (1750-1792; who married Edward Rutledge) and Sarah Middleton (1756-1784; who married Charles Cotesworth Pinckney); uncle of Mary Middleton (1748-1790; who married Pierce Butler); grandfather of Henry Middleton; great-grandfather of John Izard Middleton, Williams Middleton, John Middleton Huger and John Drayton; second great-grandfather of Daniel Elliott Huger Smith; third great-grandfather of Benjamin Huger Rutledge and Francis Fisher Kane.
  Political families: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Henry Middleton (built 1942 at Wilmington, North Carolina; scrapped 1971) was named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
Henry Laurens Henry Laurens (1724-1792) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 6, 1724. Merchant; planter; Vice-President of South Carolina, 1776-77; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1777-80; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1785. Member, Freemasons; American Philosophical Society. Died in Berkeley County, S.C., December 8, 1792 (age 68 years, 277 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Jean Samuel Laurens and Esther (Grasset) Laurens; married, July 6, 1750, to Eleanor Delamere Ball (1731-1770); father of John Laurens, Martha Laurens (1759-1811; who married David Ramsay (1749-1815)) and Mary Eleanor Laurens (1770-1794; who married Charles Pinckney); grandfather of Henry Laurens Pinckney.
  Political family: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Laurens County, S.C. is named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Charles Pinckney (1732-1782) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charles Town (now Charleston), Charleston County, S.C., March 7, 1732. Lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1779-80. Anglican. Member, Freemasons. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., September 22, 1782 (age 50 years, 199 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.; cenotaph at Christ Church Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of William Pinckney (1704-1766) and Ruth (Brewton) Pinckney (1704-1770); married to Frances Brewton (1733-1795; his first cousin); father of Charles Pinckney; grandfather of Henry Laurens Pinckney; first cousin of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) and Thomas Pinckney.
  Political families: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nathaniel Ramsey (1741-1817) — of Maryland. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., May 1, 1741. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1785; Delegate to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1785-87. Presbyterian. Died in Baltimore, Md., October 23, 1817 (age 76 years, 175 days). Interment at Westminster Burying Ground, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of James Rufus Ramsay (1705-1786) and Jane (Montgomery) Ramsay (1711-1755); brother of David Ramsay (1749-1815).
  Political family: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Arthur Middleton (1742-1787) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Berkeley County, S.C., June 26, 1742. Delegate to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1776; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1778; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1781-82. Died January 1, 1787 (age 44 years, 189 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Middleton Place Plantation, Dorchester County, S.C.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Middleton (1717-1784) and Mary Baker (Williams) Middleton (1721-1761); brother of Henrietta Middleton (1750-1792; who married Edward Rutledge) and Sarah Middleton (1756-1784; who married Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825)); married, August 19, 1764, to Mary Izard (1747-1814); father of Henry Middleton (1770-1846) and Isabella Johannes Middleton (1780-1865; who married Daniel Elliott Huger); grandfather of John Izard Middleton, Williams Middleton and John Middleton Huger; granduncle of John Drayton; great-grandfather of Daniel Elliott Huger Smith; second great-grandfather of Benjamin Huger Rutledge and Francis Fisher Kane; first cousin of Mary Middleton (1748-1790; who married Pierce Butler).
  Political families: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., February 25, 1746. Lawyer; law partner of Edward Rutledge; planter; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1783-90; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1790-96, 1800-04; U.S. Minister to France, 1796-97; received one electoral vote, 1796; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1800; candidate for President of the United States, 1804 (Federalist), 1808. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., August 16, 1825 (age 79 years, 172 days). Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Pinckney (1699-1758) and Elizabeth (Lucas) Pinckney (1722-1793); brother of Thomas Pinckney; married to Sarah Middleton (1756-1784; daughter of Henry Middleton (1717-1784); sister of Arthur Middleton; aunt of Henry Middleton (1770-1846)); married 1786 to Mary Stead (1750-1812); first cousin of Charles Pinckney (1732-1782); first cousin once removed of Charles Pinckney (1757-1824); first cousin twice removed of Henry Laurens Pinckney.
  Political families: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  The city of Pinckneyville, Illinois, is named for him.
  Other politicians named for him: Charles P. H. NasonCharles Pinckney McCarverCotesworth P. Means
  Campaign slogan: "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute."
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier
  Books about Charles Cotesworth Pinckney: Marvin R. Zahniser, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Founding Father
  David Ramsay (1749-1815) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Lancaster County, Pa., April 2, 1749. Physician; author; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1782-83, 1785-86; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1783-90; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1790-1800. Shot and mortally wounded by a crazed patient, and died two days later, in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., May 8, 1815 (age 66 years, 36 days). Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of James Rufus Ramsay (1705-1786) and Jane (Montgomery) Ramsay (1711-1755); brother of Nathaniel Ramsey (1741-1817); married to Martha Laurens (1759-1811; daughter of Henry Laurens).
  Political family: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 23, 1750. Lawyer; major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1776-87, 1789-92; Governor of South Carolina, 1787-89; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1792-96; received 59 electoral votes, 1796; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1797-1801 (at-large 1797-99, 1st District 1799-1801); general in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; U.S. Special Diplomatic Agent to Florida, 1812-14. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., November 2, 1828 (age 78 years, 10 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Pinckney (1699-1758) and Elizabet (Lucas) Pinckney (1722-1793); brother of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825); father of Elizabeth Brewton Pinckney (1781-1857; who married William Jones Lowndes); first cousin of Charles Pinckney (1732-1782); first cousin once removed of Charles Pinckney (1757-1824); first cousin twice removed of Henry Laurens Pinckney.
  Political families: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Laurens (1754-1782) — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 28, 1754. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1779-80, 1782. Killed in battle, in Barnwell County, S.C., August 27, 1782 (age 27 years, 303 days). Interment at Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Laurens (1724-1792) and Eleanor Delamere (Ball) Laurens (1731-1770); uncle of Henry Laurens Pinckney.
  Political family: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) — of Christ Church Parish (now Mt. Pleasant), Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 26, 1757. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from South Carolina, 1785-87; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from Christ Church, 1786-89, 1790-91, 1792-96, 1798; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; Governor of South Carolina, 1789-92, 1796-98, 1806-08; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1798-1801; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1801-04; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1819-21. Episcopalian. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., October 29, 1824 (age 67 years, 3 days). Interment at St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Pinckney and Frances (Brewton) Pinckney (1733-1795); married, April 27, 1788, to Mary Eleanor Laurens (1770-1794; daughter of Henry Laurens (1724-1792)); father-in-law of Robert Young Hayne; father of Henry Laurens Pinckney; first cousin once removed of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and Thomas Pinckney.
  Political family: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Middleton (1770-1846) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in London, England, September 28, 1770. Democrat. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1802; member of South Carolina state senate from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1810; Governor of South Carolina, 1810-12; U.S. Representative from South Carolina 1st District, 1815-19; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1820-30. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., June 14, 1846 (age 75 years, 259 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Middleton Place Plantation, Dorchester County, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Arthur Middleton and Mary (Izard) Middleton (1747-1814); married 1794 to Mary Helen Hering (1772-1850); father of John Izard Middleton and Williams Middleton; nephew of Henrietta Middleton (1750-1792; who married Edward Rutledge) and Sarah Middleton (1756-1784; who married Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825)); uncle of John Middleton Huger; grandson of Henry Middleton; granduncle of Daniel Elliott Huger Smith; great-grandfather of Benjamin Huger Rutledge and Francis Fisher Kane; first cousin once removed of John Drayton.
  Political families: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Jones Lowndes (1782-1822) — also known as William Lowndes — of South Carolina. Born in South Carolina, February 11, 1782. Democrat. Lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1806-08; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1811-22 (4th District 1811-13, 2nd District 1813-22). Slaveowner. Died aboard a ship in the North Atlantic Ocean while en route to England, October 27, 1822 (age 40 years, 258 days). Buried at sea in North Atlantic Ocean; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rawlins Lowndes and Sarah (Jones) Lowndes (1757-1801); brother of Thomas Lowndes; married 1802 to Elizabeth Brewton Pinckney (1781-1857; daughter of Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828)); second great-granduncle of Burnet Rhett Maybank; third great-granduncle of Burnet Rhett Maybank Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Charles Pinckney Brown.
  Political families: DeSaussure-Lowndes-Aiken-Rhett family of Charleston, South Carolina; Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lowndes counties in Ala., Ga. and Miss. are named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur Peronneau Hayne (1788-1867) — also known as Arthur P. Hayne — of South Carolina. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., March 12, 1788. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1830; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1858; appointed 1858. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., January 7, 1867 (age 78 years, 301 days). Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Brother of Robert Young Hayne (1791-1839); married to Elizabeth Laura Alston (1799-1867).
  Political family: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
Robert Y. Hayne Robert Young Hayne (1791-1839) — also known as Robert Y. Hayne — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in South Carolina, November 10, 1791. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-18; Speaker of the South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1818; South Carolina state attorney general, 1818-22; U.S. Attorney for South Carolina, 1820; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1823-32; Governor of South Carolina, 1832-34; mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1836-37. Slaveowner. Died in Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., September 24, 1839 (age 47 years, 318 days). Interment at St. Michael's Church Cemetery, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son-in-law of Charles Pinckney; brother of Arthur Peronneau Hayne (1788-1867).
  Political family: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article
  Image source: The South in the Building of the Nation (1909)
  Henry Laurens Pinckney (1794-1863) — of Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., September 24, 1794. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; intendant of Charleston, South Carolina, 1829-30, 1831-33; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1832; U.S. Representative from South Carolina, 1833-37 (1st District 1833-35, 6th District 1835-37); mayor of Charleston, S.C., 1837-40; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1841-42. Slaveowner. Died in Charleston, Charleston District (now Charleston County), S.C., February 3, 1863 (age 68 years, 132 days). Interment at Circular Congregational Church Burying Ground, Charleston, S.C.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) and Mary Eleanor (Laurens) Pinckney (1770-1794); married 1810 to Sabina Elliott Ramsey; married 1814 to Rebecca Pinckney Elliott; married 1825 to Harriet Lee Post; nephew of John Laurens; grandson of Henry Laurens and Charles Pinckney (1732-1782); first cousin twice removed of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825) and Thomas Pinckney.
  Political families: Pinckney-Middleton family of Charleston, South Carolina; Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subsets of the Three Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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