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THE COLONIAL HISTORY 
 
 OF THE 
 
 HEYWARD FAMILY 
 
 OF 
 
 SOUTH CAROLINA, 1670-1770 
 
 TOGETHER WITH 
 
 AN ABBREVIATED GENEALOGY, 1770-1870 
 
 BY 
 
 JAMES BARNWELL HEVWARD 
 
 Nashville, Tenn. 
 
 MCQUIDDY PRINTING COMPANY 
 
 1907 
 

 PREFACE. 
 
 No apology is offered for this work, for without pride of an- 
 cestry posterity is an accident. 
 
 Those who may not emulate ancestors are poor creatures, 
 and those who contenm such aspirations lack the essence of 
 " that virtue which makes all men true and leal, all women 
 pure. ' ' 
 
FOREWORD. 
 
 The uncertainty of my ability ever to publish the elaborate 
 genealogical record of the Heyward family, which I have at 
 great pains almost finished compiling, induces me to forthwith 
 furnish the family with this epitome of it. 
 
 Most of the genealogical information relates to the history 
 of the three earliest, or, more strictly speaking, Colonial, gen- 
 erations in Carolina, about whom there has hitherto been more 
 by way of tradition than the official record of documents. 
 
 Whilst traditions are not necessarily nursery tales, very 
 little is of much value that cannot be more or less verified 
 by some public record; therefore be it noted that whoever 
 reads what is herein stated will also have the satisfaction of 
 learning the place, volume, and page of public record when 
 confirmation is to be had. 
 
 Then follows a concise abbreviated birth brief of the fourth 
 generation in Carolina from which emanated the four great 
 branches in the fifth generation, which might be called the 
 *' Revolutionary generation." 
 
 Lastly follows a condensed, but lucid, explanation as to 
 how living descendants can trace their lineage back through 
 any one of the said four stems to the pioneer, as well as learn- 
 ing their respective consanguinity. 
 
THE NAME. 
 
 The pioneer of the family sj^elliiig their name HEY WAR I) 
 in America was amongst the earliest of those enterprising- 
 English colonists who settled on the Ashley River in Carolina 
 during that period known as the " Proprietary Government 
 of the Carolinas. "' 
 
 The precise date of his arrival is not established, but his 
 will indicates that he came from Derby, England. Without 
 dealing too much in surmise, it may be safely assumed that 
 the name spelled HEY WARD is easily to be found for several 
 centuries in use within a certain circuit around where the 
 Carolina pioneer said in his will that his brother, Thomas, 
 lived, as a certain instrument of public record takes the name 
 as sj)elled by the pioneer as far back as A.D. 15()0 — to wit: 
 The Abbot and Convent of Keynsham, in the county of Som- 
 erset, made a grant by indenture reciting: " Whereas one Ed- 
 mund L. holds and occupies certain tenements with lands, 
 meadows, . . . in Batwell for the term of his life, etc.; the said 
 Abbot and Convent in consideration of twenty pounds in the 
 name of a fine have granted and by these presents do demise 
 to the said Thomas Heyward the remainder in said tenement." 
 Dyer's Reports, Vol. 1, p. 46, reign of Henry VIII. 
 
 Again, we find a deed in which " Sir Rowland Heyward, 
 knight, seized in fee of the meadows of Dodderrington and 
 Wenlock, alias Round Acton and Wenlock, in the county of 
 Salop, bargains, sells, etc." Coke's Reports, Vol. 1, p. 524. 
 
 So much of a great deal more that the name spelled HEY- 
 WARD was the way that the ancestors of the Carolina pio- 
 neer spelled their name 
 
'' That man lives happily on a little who can view with pleas- 
 ure the old-fashioned salt cellar on his frugal board ; neither anx- 
 iety nor sordid avarice robs him of gentle sleep." 
 
Generation I. 
 
 I. DANIEL HEYWARD, horn, unknown; died September 
 — , 1684. 
 
 He left no record as to who his wife was. 
 They had issue. 
 
 2. Daniel Hey ward, b. Aug. 10, 1673; d. before 1684. 
 
 3. Thomas Hey ward. b. Aug. 19, 1673; d. 1699. 
 
 m. Margaret Wright — issue. 
 
 4. Elizabeth Heyward, b. Oct. 18, 1676; d. before 1684. 
 
 5. Samuel Heyward, b. Sept. 20, 1678; d. before 1690. 
 
 A memorandum handed down to the compiler in the hand- 
 writing of and signed by Capt. Nathaniel Heyward, No. 21 
 of this record, is the authority for the above birth brief, and 
 reads as follows: '' In a curious old book published in 1532, 
 called 'An Exposition of the Creed,' by John Smith, it ap- 
 pears that Daniel Heyward wrote his name in 1672, and by his 
 memorandum they had two sons born 19th of August, 1673, 
 Daniel and Thomas; also a daughter, Elizabeth, born October 
 18, 1676; also another son, Samuel, born September 20, 1678.'- 
 
 The will of Daniel Heyward is to be found recorded in Vol- 
 ume of Wills, 1672-1692, p. 217, in the office of the South Car- 
 olina Historical Commission at Columbia, S. C, and reads as 
 follows: 
 
 In the name of God, Amen, I, Daniel Haward of Charlestowne 
 in said Province of Carolina being weak in body but sound in 
 mind doe make this my last Will and Testament in form and 
 manner as followeth; Imp. My Will is that my whole Estate, 
 
Generation I. 
 
 money, goods, chattels, all whatsoever and wheresoever it is, be 
 equally divided and distributed between my two sons, Thomas 
 Haward and Samuel Haward and that this distribution be made 
 when my son Samuel arrives at the age of twenty years. 
 
 In the meantime all my Estate is to be left together and im- 
 proved and both my said children be maintained upon it — And 
 my Will is that if either of my said sons shall die before the 
 time appointed for the division of my Estate that the whole 
 Estate shall entirely be given to him that survives. 
 
 Finally, my Will is that Mr. John Gwin of Charlestowne and 
 Mr. William White neare Charlestowne together with my deare 
 brother Thomas Haward of Little Eaton neare Derby in Eng- 
 land be joynt executors of this my last Will and Testament; and 
 I do Will and earnestly desire that my loveing and Trusty Ex- 
 ecutors Mr. Gwin and Mr. White do their endeavor to sell my 
 goods and chattels in Carolina and send the produce thereof 
 with my above said children as soon as may be into England 
 to my above named brother, whom I entreat to be careful in the 
 education of my children and in the improvement of my Estate 
 for them. 
 
 In witness thereof I unto this my last Will and Testament 
 have put my Hand and Seale this first day of October A. D. 1684. 
 Signed, sealed and delivered 
 in the presence and sight of 
 Isaac Rowedon. 
 
 his his 
 
 Philip P Rowland Daniel Haward. 
 
 mark mark 
 
 George Pawley. 
 
 September 8, 1684. 
 
 Memo; the day and year above mentioned and before me came 
 Isaac Rowedon and Philip Rowland and made oath upon the 
 Holy Evangelist that they did see the within named Daniel 
 Haward sign, seal and publicly declare the within written to be 
 his last Will and Testament and that at the making thereof was 
 of sound mind and memory to the best of their knowledge — 
 likewise George Pawley according to the form of his profession 
 did declare the same. Joseph West. 
 
 Recorded Sept. 14, 1684. 
 
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Generation I. 
 
 Note. — There can be no question as to the date, " first day 
 of October," in the foregoing will being error of scribe for 
 that of September, as the attestation to the preceding will re- 
 corded in the same book bears date of September 7, 1684, and 
 recorded on the 13th. 
 
 Query: Was the above the will of Daniel HeywardI 
 
 Be it noted tliat the spelling of any name in the older rec- 
 ords means little. They are copies of instruments hard them- 
 selves to be deciphered, which copies were made by clerks so 
 careless that the names Howard, Haward, and Hay ward, all 
 referring to one person, appear in the same instrument of 
 writing, whilst the contents of the paper substantiate the 
 name intended was that of Heyward. 
 
 Daniel Heyward did not write his own will, and his signa- 
 ture is by mark, not autograph, so the scribe spelled the name 
 Haward; nevertheless, continuing links substantiate said 
 will to be that of Daniel Heyward. That he could write is 
 established by the memorandum handed down by Capt. Na- 
 thaniel Heyward, No. 21 of this record, so it may be presumed 
 that he was on his deathbed and unable to write. 
 
 Whether or not he was a man of much means, his will does 
 not establish, but he certainly had enough, and intended to 
 use whatever was necessary toward the education of his sons, 
 ])ossibly u])on the principle: " Crafty men contemn studies, 
 simple men admire them, and wise men use them." 
 
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Generation II. 
 
 ^ 3. THOMAS HEYWARD (Daniel), bom August 19, 1673; 
 died 1()!)1); ui. Margaret Wright. 
 
 They had issue. 
 
 6. Thomas Heyward, b. 1699: d. March 11, 1737. 
 m. Hester Taylor — issue. 
 
 Our next step is to identify Thomas (No. 3) as the sou of 
 Daniel Heyward, the pioneer, to which end is the record of 
 letters of guardianship for him. Vide Volume of Wills, 1672- 
 1692, p. -1:2-1-, reading as follows: 
 
 Carolina S. 
 
 James Colleton Esqr. Landgrave and Governor of the part of 
 the Province of Carolina that lies from Cape Fear River South 
 and West; 
 
 To Thomas Bolton, Merchant; and James Stanyarne, Tanner; 
 
 For the better preservation and just disposition of the Estate 
 belonging to Thomas Haward the orphan of Daniel Haward late 
 of this province, Deceased; out of the confidence I have and do 
 repose in the integrity and uprightness of ye the said Thomas 
 Bolton and James Stanyarne, upon the petition of the said or- 
 phan, the guardianship as well as of the said orphan as of all and 
 singular the Estate of the said orphan I do commit; And you 
 the said Thomas Bolton and James Stanyarne Administrators 
 of all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits of 
 the Deceased, together with the Will annexed, I do make and 
 ordain — Charging you that a full and faithful inventory of all 
 and every the said Estate, truly and faithfully appraised by 
 three sufficient freeholders upon their oaths, you do make and 
 
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Generation II. 
 
 the same return under their hands into the Secretary's Office 
 within ninety days next after the date hereof — And that you 
 do well and truly satisfy and pay all and every the Deceased's 
 debts to the Lords Proprietors and all other persons whatsoever, 
 as Guardians and Administrators ought to do — And that you do 
 render an account of the said Guardianship and Administrator- 
 ship whensoever you shall be thereunto loyally required— And 
 also that you at all times well and truly save harmless the Lords 
 Proprietors, me and all officers and ministers against all persons 
 by reason of the said Guardianship and Administratorship. 
 
 Given under my Hand and Seal at Arms at Charlestowne ye 
 day of A. D. lfi9U. James Collkton. 
 
 On p. 90, V^oJ. l()*)t)-170o, will be found another item of 
 identification of Tliomas Heyward (No. 3), as follows: 
 
 To ALL People to whom these Presents shall come to be seen, 
 heard or read; I, William White of the County of Berkley of Car- 
 olina, Planter, send greeting; Whereas a certain decree under 
 the Hand and Seal of the Rt. Hon. Seth Sothel, Esq. of the Prov- 
 ince of Carolina dated .Jan. 30, 1690-1 was issued out of the Hon. 
 Court of Chancery for this part of said Province ordering and 
 requiring me the said William White the Surviving Executor 
 hereof of the last Will and Testament of Daniel Haward late 
 of the said Province, Deceased, together with Sarah Gwin widow, 
 and relict of ,Tohn Gwin, Deceased, late one of the other Execu- 
 tors of the said last Will and Testament, to pay and deliver to 
 Thomas Bolton. Merchant; and .James Stanyarne, Tanner; 
 Guardians of Thomas Hey ward orphan of the said Daniel Hey- 
 ward to the use of the said orphan Eighty one pounds, six shil- 
 lings and six pence sterling — Together with a parcel of goods be- 
 longing to the said orphan to the value of Nineteen pounds, four 
 shillings and nine pence as shall in and by the said Decree 
 more fully appears, et<;., etc. William White. 
 
 July 2, 1691. 
 
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Generation II. 
 
 Memo. The 2nd day of July 1692, the within named William 
 White, full, quiet and peaceable seizen and possession of the 
 within bargained premises did have and take — and the like full, 
 quiet and peaceable seizen and possession so had and taken, Did 
 there give and deliver to the within named Thomas Bolton and 
 James Stanyarne according to the tenor and effect of the within 
 Deed in the presence of 
 Dan Courtis. 
 Findla Martin. 
 J. Hobson. 
 
 Memo. This tenth day of Nov. A. D. 1694 personally appeared 
 before me Mr. Daniel Courtis and Mr. Findla Martin and being 
 duly sworn saith that they did see the above named William 
 White Sign and Seal and as his act and deed deliver the above 
 Bill of Sale to the use therein mentioned. William Siniith. 
 
 The foregoing instruments covering a period from 1684 to 
 1694 indicate that Daniel Heyward, the ])ioneer, either did 
 not die as he expected soon after the execution of his will, 
 but lived as late as 1690, when administrators are directed 
 to marshal his estate, pay his debts, etc., or what is more 
 probable — viz., that he did die soon after making his will, 
 but his executors had so failed to carry into effect the intent 
 of said will, that when Thomas, the orphan, reached the age 
 of seventeen years, he demanded investigation, resulting in the 
 ap])ointment of guardians for himself, who were also made 
 administrators of the estate of his father, and that these ad- 
 ministrators brought about the accounting aforesaid by the 
 executors. 
 
 Having identified Thomas Heyward (No. 3) as the only sur- 
 viving son of Daniel Heyward, the pioneer, to proceed: 
 
 There is no parish record of his marriage — none existed at 
 that early date of the province, neither can it be substanti- 
 ated that his wife was born Margaret Wright. Old scraps 
 
 .12 
 
Generation II, 
 
 of writing, however (i'ound by the writer), among the papers 
 left by her grandson, (^ol. Daniel Heyward, No. 7 of this rec- 
 ord, leave little doubt that she was born a Wright; and if she 
 was, then she was probably the daughter of John Wright, 
 one of the early commissioners for Indians and many times 
 a member of the Assembly of Carolina. 
 
 That the wife of Thomas Heyward (No. 3) was Margaret 
 ( Wright f), and not Hester Taylor, as some, family records 
 state, the following instrument. Vol. 1696-1703, of miscellane- 
 ous records at Columbia, S. C, establishes: 
 
 Carolina S. - ■ 
 
 This indenture made this eighteenth day of November, A. D. 
 1700 between Margaret Heyward of Charlestowne in tlie said 
 Province on tlie one part and William Elliott of Berkley County 
 in said Province, bricklayer; and Joseph Keys of the said Towne 
 and Province aforesaid on the other part, Witnesseth That where- 
 as Thomas Hayward late of the Towne and Province aforesaid, 
 Deceased, and Husband to the said Margaret was seized in his 
 demesne as of fee and in one quarter part of a Towne lot 
 (No. 26) with the appurtenances thereunto belonging; and so be- 
 ing seized, by his last Will and Testament in writing bearing 
 date the 28th day of September A. D. 1C99 did among other 
 things devise, give and bequeath the said quarter part of said 
 Towne lot and appurtenances to the said Margaret in manner 
 and form and in these words following, viz; " Item, I give, 
 grant and bequeath to my Deare and Beloved Wife Margaret 
 Hayward all my worldly Estate real and personal to her, her 
 heirs and assigns forever." As in and by said last Will and 
 Testament tiled in the Secretary's Office doth appear — Now these 
 Presents Witness that for said Margaret Hayward in part per- 
 formance of a certain agreement had and made between the 
 said Margaret and one Joseph Keys of the Towne and Province 
 aforesaid, upon a marriage by the Grace of God to be had and 
 solemnized between the said Joseph Keys and the said Margaret, 
 and for the natural love and affection which she beareth to 
 Thomas Hayward her son by Thomas Hayward above mentioned 
 
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Generation II. 
 
 and for divers other good causes, To have and to Hold said 
 quarter-part of said Towne lot unto the said Y/illiam Elliott and 
 Joseph Keys their heirs, etc., etc. her 
 
 Margaret Heywahd. 
 mark 
 Witnesses 
 
 Lewis Pasquereau. 
 Simon Valentyne. 
 Henry Wigington. 
 
 So mueli for the genealogy established by aforesaid trust 
 deed and marriage settlement, the instrument going on to 
 provide: (1) That the property was to be held in trust for 
 said Margaret until her son, Thomas Heyward, attained his 
 majority, at which time it was to be delivered to lier son, 
 Thomas Heyward; (2) in the event her son died before he was 
 of age, the property was to return to Margaret herself, to be 
 disposed of as she chose; (.■)) in the event Tliomas outlived 
 his mother, yet died under age, tlien the property was to pass 
 to John Keys, son of said Joseph Keys. Following the above 
 is a second similar instrument relating to personalty. 
 
 Anotlier item of interest relating to Thomas Heyward (No. 
 3), son of Daniel, is the following record in the Journals of the 
 House of Commons at Charles Town, dated November 16, 
 1700, as follows: 
 
 Whereas by order of Assembly bearing date 19th day of Nov. 
 1698 James Risbee Bsqr. was to pay to Thomas Hayward then Pow- 
 der Receiver, One Hundred and Three pounds of clean serviceable 
 gun powder being so much due to the public from said James 
 Risbee for powder he received for the public — And the said 
 Thomas Hayward dying before the powder was delivered, etc., 
 etc. 
 
 Assented to by the Upper House. James Moore. 
 
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Generation II. 
 
 Now the office of Powder Receiver was one of the most im- 
 portant posts under the Proprietary Grovernment, as powder 
 was a commodity of as mucli consequence as money. 
 
 So then Tliomas Hey ward, son of the pioneer, was an offi- 
 cial of tlie Proprietary Government, and did leave a will, 
 dated September 28, 1691). Furthermore, he did leave a son 
 born either just before or, more pro])ably, just after his death, 
 who was called Thomas. 
 
 Margaret, his widow, married, secondly, Joseph Keys, and 
 they seem to have had issue, as later records show that let- 
 ters of guardianship were issued to Joseph AYragg for ''Jane, 
 infant daughter of Joseph Keys;" and later still St. Philip's 
 Parish register records the marriage of Jane Keys to John 
 Wright, so that those who " build castles " may ask: Did Jane 
 marry her cousin in the son of her mother's brother, "John 
 Wright? " 
 
 15 
 
Generation III. 
 
 1—3. 
 
 6. CAPT. THOMAS HEYWARD (Thomas ^ Daniel M was 
 Iborn , 1699, and died March 11, 1737. 
 
 He married, June 1, 1719, Hester Taylor, born , 
 
 and died November 25, 1757, daughter of John Taylor, Esq., 
 of St. Andrew's Parish, S. C, and his wife, Esther. He (Tay- 
 lor) left a will, dated January 20, 1712, in which he recites 
 wife Esther, daughter Esther, and sons John, James, and 
 Christopher. 
 
 Capt. Thomas Heyward and Hester Taylor had issue: 
 
 7. Daniel Heyward, b. July 20, 1720. 
 
 m. 1st. Mary Miles — issue. 
 
 m. 2nd. Elizabeth Gignilliat — issue. 
 
 m. 3rd. Elizabeth Simons — issue. 
 
 8. Thomas Heyward, b. Jan. 26, 1723. 
 
 m. 1st. Anne Stobo, widow — issue, 
 m. 2nd. Anne Miles — issue. 
 m. 3rd. Anne Gignilliat — issue. 
 
 9. Hannah Heyward, b. 17 , d. y. 
 
 10. John Heyward, b. May 16, 1726. 
 
 m. Elizabeth Wigg — issue. 
 
 11. James Heyward, bapt. 1731. 
 
 died unmarried, leaving will. 
 
 12. Nathaniel Heyward, bapt. 1731, died young. 
 
 13. Samuel Heyward, bapt. 1733. 
 
 died unmarried, leaving will. 
 
 FooTNOTK. — The christening names of James and Nathaniel continuously retained in the Hey- 
 ward family were Taylor family names. There was a Nathaniel Taylor of the same generation 
 and locality as that of John Taylor, father of our Hester. 
 
 16 
 
Generation III. 
 
 Capt. Tlioiuas Hey ward left a will as follows: 
 
 I, Thomas Heyward of James Island, Berkley County and 
 Province of South Carolina, hatmaker, being Weal; of body but 
 of Sound and Disposing Mind and memory, Praised be God for 
 the same, well knowing it is appointed for all men to die (tho 
 time uncertain) I commit my Body to be decently buried in full 
 hope and assurance it shall be raised up again at the General 
 Resurrection through the merits only of my Savior Jesus Christ; 
 and as to such worldly goods as it has pleased the Almighty 
 to bless me with I give, demise and bequeath in manner and 
 form the following. 
 
 I will that my Funeral charges and Lawful debts be paid by 
 my Executors — And in order thereto I appoint my Executors 
 hereafter named to make sale of One Hundred Acres of Land 
 on James Island aforesaid and where I now live, together with 
 twenty acres out of my tract of Seventy Acres of Land joining 
 to the said One Hundred Acres aforesaid, and in as full and 
 ample manner to all intents and purposes as if I myself were 
 Living and did the same, and also that my Executors keep to- 
 gether all my said slaves. 
 
 I will to my loving Wife Hester Fifty Acres of Land out of 
 my said Seventy Acres as aforesaid during her Natural life, she 
 paying to my Executors for the same the rent of Five Shillings 
 yearly as the same shall become due, and on refusal she by them 
 to be discharged from the same — And to have a house built 
 thereon to dwell in decent and becoming manner to bring up my 
 Children — xVnd to be allowed such hands as shall be thought 
 meet by my Executors. 
 
 My further Will is and I hereby give to my Wife Hester afore- 
 said one equal share, or Child's part, of all my Slaves and Per- 
 sonal Estate whatsoever, when she thinks fit — my Debts being 
 first paid. She having the choice Jenny and her issue (if any) 
 except Eve, to her and her heirs forever. And to my son Daniel 
 I give a like share, or Child's part as aforesaid of my Personal 
 Estate when my said Debts are discharged by my Executors, to 
 him and his heirs forever. Also my Watch, Sword, Pistols and 
 other my Accoutrements to him forever. I give to my son 
 Nathaniel my Mustee Child Eve and her issue if any, to him for- 
 ever. 
 
 17 
 
Generation III. 
 
 I give to my sons, Thomas, John, James, Nathaniel m«i Sam- 
 uel Each their like share or Child's part as the same shall be 
 found then forthcoming as they respectively arrive at the age of 
 tvi'enty-one years, and in case of any of their deaths before such 
 attainment, then to go the survivors of them only who have not 
 received their Dividends. 
 
 I give, devise and bequeath all my remaining lands not dis- 
 posed of to be equally and indifferently shared by my Executors 
 amongst all my sons, viz; Daniel, Thomas, John, James, Nathan- 
 iel and Samuel as each shall arrive at the age of twenty-one 
 years or marriage first happening — And in case any dies before 
 such times then to the Survivors their heirs and assigns forever. 
 I appoint my loving Wife Hester Heyward Executrix, and Col. 
 Alex Hext, John Sandiford and Nicholas Smith, Executors tO' 
 this my last Will and Testament the seventh day of March 1736-7. 
 Witnesses. Thomas Heyward. 
 
 William Wilkins. 
 
 James Taylor. 
 
 Hester Taylor. 
 Recorded Jan. 20, 1743-4. 
 
 Thomas Heyward (No. 6), grandson of Daniel, lias the tra- 
 dition attached to his career " that he was drafted to fight 
 the Indians during the Yemassee uprising in 1715, and that 
 his mother petitioned the Governor for his i-elease, as he was 
 an only son and orphan just sixteen years old." The first 
 public record, however, will be found in Vol. 1717-1719, p. 
 280, at Columbia, S. C, when he applies for prize money as 
 one of the volunteer crew of the sloop Revenge, Capt. John 
 Masters, forming one of the fleet which, under command of 
 Governor Johnson, captured the ])irate Richard Worley, who, 
 with the notorious Stede Bonnet and others, had for some 
 time been harassing the commerce along the Carolina coast. 
 
 The next record occurs March 25, 1724, p. 74, Vol. 7 of 
 Journal of Commons (Assembly of Carolina), when tlie 
 
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Generation III. 
 
 cliurch wardens of St. Andrew's Parish (wlio in that day 
 were supervisors of election) returned William Cattle, Henry 
 Toomer, and Thomas Heyward as elected members of the 
 Assembly, which Assembly continued until January 31, 1727. 
 
 The next record occurs in the Journals of Council (Upper 
 House) April 10, 1725, where the commissioners are directed 
 to be " forthwith prepared for Mr. Thomas Heyward to be 
 captain of James Island Company." 
 
 Further indentification of Thomas Heyward (No. 6) will 
 be found in Vol. H, p. 20, at Charleston, where a deed, dated 
 March 12, 1728-1729, conveying aforesaid lot No. 26 by 
 Thomas Heyward and Hester, his wife, to John Raven, re- 
 citing: '' Whereas Thomas Heyward, by his last will, dated 
 September 8, 1699, etc., to Margaret, his lawful wife; and 
 whereas said Margaret Heyward, now deceased, did by deed, 
 November 18, 1700, grant to said Thomas Heyward, her son, 
 by Thomas Heyward, deceased, etc., said Thomas Heyward 
 and Hester, his wife, etc., to John Eaven, etc. Proved before 
 Judge Wright, March 20, 1728." 
 
 Again, an Act in 17o4, etc., for that part of St. Andrew's 
 Parish called James Island, Capt. Thomas Heyward and Will- 
 iam Scriven were a|)pointed Inquirers of Collectors of Taxes. 
 Vide Statutes at Large, Vol. 3, p. 353. 
 
 Again, an Act in 1734 for the better regulating the i)atrol 
 system resulted in the election of Thomas Heyward as caj^tain. 
 Vide Statutes at Large, Vol. 3, p. 395. 
 
 It is i^robable that Capt. Thomas Heyward was the first of 
 his family in Carolina who lived outside of Charles Town. A 
 second tradition attached to him is that he received large 
 
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Generation III. 
 
 grants of laud in Granville County, or Indian land, as it 
 was then called, in reward for his services during several In- 
 dian uprisings. 
 
 Now then, nothing that the puhlic records show of the life 
 of Capt. Thomas Heyward confirms either that he ever did 
 much service as an Indian fighter, or, indeed, that there was 
 much Indian fighting going on during his life, nor is there 
 any record that he ever commanded (as tradition has it) at 
 Fort Johnson; but he is referred to in a receipt hy the captain 
 of Fort Johnson when he, Thomas Heyward, was a member 
 of the Assembly. As to the land grants, the tradition is not 
 substantiated either in his own will or in that of his eldest 
 son. Col. Daniel Heyward, who bequeathed some twenty-five 
 thousand acres of land to his various descendants, but in de- 
 scribing each tract Col. Daniel Heyward distinctly traces the 
 title either by grant to himself or to some other party from 
 w4iom he bought tlie land. 
 
 Five of the sons of Capt. Thomas Heyward lived and be- 
 came very prosperous men, but this seems to have been due 
 to their own enterprise and industry, rather than inheritance. 
 
 Capt. Thomas Heyward, however, was a well-to-do citizen 
 for his day, as, besides liis ])lantations and slaves on James 
 Island, his advertisements in the South Carolina Gazette show 
 that he owned considerable real estate in Charles Town. 
 
 As to his place of burial, many old family records state that 
 he, his wife Hester, and all of tlieir children who died young, 
 as well as the first and second wives of their second son, 
 Thomas, and each of their respective children who died young, 
 were buried at the old homestead on James Island. 
 
 20 
 
Generation III. 
 
 Exactly where this homestead was is not certain. Some 
 family records state that it is the place known as ' ' Cuthbert, ' ' 
 near Dill's Bluff, on New Town Creek, just across the river 
 in front of South Battery in Charleston. 
 
 Whilst an old military map made about 1780 marks said lo- 
 cation as land of " Heyward," and whilst it certainly became 
 the home of Gen. John Alexander Cutlibert, wlio married 
 Mary du Pre (No. 35), it is nmcli more apt to have been land 
 obtained by Thomas Heyward (No. 8), son of Capt. Thomas 
 Heyward and father of Mrs. Cutlibert, than the original home 
 of Capt. Thomas Heyward himself. The size of the tract 
 later on sold by Ann, widow and executrix of James, eldest 
 son of General Cutlibert, to the Lawton family, the present 
 owners, does not correspond with any description of hmd in 
 the will of Capt. Thomas Heyward. 
 
 It is very much more probable that Capt. Thomas Heyward 
 lived, died, and lies buried (together with all of the above- 
 named members of his family) on lands certainly fixed to have 
 been his on that part of James Island bordering on Stono 
 River described in an "Act for the establishment of ferries, 
 one over Stono River from Colonel Hext's plantation to Mr. 
 Thomas Heyward 's plantation on James Island." Vide 
 Grimke's Laws, x>- 137. 
 
 21 
 
Generation IV. 
 
 1—3—6. 
 
 7. COL. DANIEL HEYWARD (Capt. Thomas ^ Thomas ^ 
 DaiiieP), of " Eiihaws," Parish of St. Luke, Granville 
 County, S. C, was born on James Island, February 20, 1720, 
 and died, October 23, 1777, and is buried Avith several of his 
 descendants at his home called " Old House," where he spent 
 his life, a few miles south of Grahamville, S. C Left will. 
 
 He married, first, Mary, daughter of William Miles, of the 
 Parish of St. Andrew, S. C. She was born in 1727 and died 
 in 1761. 
 
 Their children were: 
 
 14. Thomas Hey ward, b. 174G; d. 1809. 
 
 m. 1st. Elizabeth Matthews — issue. 
 
 m. 2nd. Elizabeth Savage — issue. 
 1.5. Nathaniel Hey ward, b. 1748; d. y. 
 
 16. Maria Hey ward, b. ; d. y. 
 
 17. Daniel Heyward, b. 1750; d. . 
 
 m. Margaret Heyward (No. 29) — no issue. 
 
 18. Hester Heyward, b. 1751; d. y. 
 
 19. William Heyward, b. 1753; d. 1786. 
 
 m. Hannah Shubrick — issue. 
 
 Col. Daniel Heyward (No. 7) married, secondly, Jane Eliza- 
 beth, daughter of John Gignilliat, of the Parish of St. Helena, 
 S. C. She was born in 1743 and died in 1761. 
 
 Their children were: 
 
 20. James Heyward, b. 1764; d. 1796. 
 
 m. Susan Cole, of England — no issue. 
 
 21. Nathaniel Heyward, b. 1766; d. 1851. 
 
 m. Henrietta Manigault — issue. 
 
 22. Maria Heyward, b. 1767; d. 1837. 
 
 m. Col. William Brailsford — issue. 
 
 22 
 
Generation IV. 
 
 Col. Daniel Heyward (No. 7) married, thirdly, Elizabeth, 
 daughter of Benjamin Simons, of Charles Town, 8. C. She 
 was born in 1747 and died in 1788. 
 
 Their children Avere: 
 
 23. Elizabeth Heyward, b. : d. y. 
 
 24. Benjamin Heyward, h. 1T7<i; d. unmarried, 1796. 
 
 ARMS. 
 
 In close succession will be found a copy each of the Memo- 
 rial, which explains itself; of the Warrant; and of the Patent, 
 dated December 1, 1768, issued to the family of Heyward, of 
 South Carolina, the same being one of the very few ever is- 
 sued directly to a Colonial family. The Arms in use in Amer- 
 ica srenerallv being taken from those used in the mother 
 countries by such families as the American families claim to 
 be affiliated. 
 
 The Patent of the Heyward Arms is in perfect preservation, 
 now in the custody of C*ol. W. Izard Heyward, of Marietta, 
 Ga., and bears all the evidence of authenticity by the seal at- 
 tached and the indorsements of record. 
 
 Strange though it be, a discrepancy exists between the Pat- 
 ent and the record thereof at the College of Arms in London. 
 In the Patent the weaium foi-ming ])nrt of the Crest is de- 
 
 2.3 
 
ARMS. 
 
 scribed as a " tomahawk," and is depicted with blade down, 
 as it would be held when about to be thrown by an Indian; 
 but the record at the College of Arms depicts the weapon 
 blade up, as a " battle axe " is held. 
 
 This confusion is only explicable by the fact that the old 
 watch mentioned in the Will of Capt. Thomas Heyward, No. 
 6 of this record, which is still in existence, has engraved 
 thereon a " battle axe." 
 
 Now if, as it is probable, the watch was taken to London 
 in substantiation of the claim that the family in Carolina had 
 " long used Arms," then it is possible that the recording- 
 clerk copied the Crest from the watch, negligent of the desired 
 change from a " battle axe " to a " tomahawk," illustrative 
 of Colonial life. 
 
 However this may be, the fact remains that those members 
 of the family who own seals or silver, with the Crest engraved 
 thereon, in London (reference probably being had to the rec- 
 ord), have the Arm with '' battle axe, blade up;" whilst those 
 who have had the opportunity to copy the Patent itself in 
 Carolina have the Arm with " tomahawk, blade down;" and 
 some have both styles. 
 
 Queer to tell, the seal used by Thomas Heyward, Junior, No. 
 14 of this record (who, whilst taking his law course in Lon- 
 don, presented the Memorial in behalf of his father, Daniel 
 Heyward, to whom the Warrant directs the Patent to be is- 
 sued), has the Crest with a '' tomahawk, blade down," as is 
 to be seen in documents to which he himself affixed his seal; 
 yet the seals used by the descendants of said Thomas Hey- 
 ward, Junior, have thereon a " battle axe, blade up," as it 
 is on the old watch left by his grandfather, Capt. Thomas Hey- 
 ward. 
 
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ARMS. 
 
 MEMORIAL. 
 
 To the Right Honorable Richard Earl of Scarbrough, Deputy, 
 (with the Royal Approbation ) to the Most Noble Edward Duke 
 of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England: 
 
 The memorial of Thomas Heyward of the Middle Temple of 
 London Gent, eldest son and heir of Daniel Heyward of the Par- 
 ish of St. Luke in Granville County in the Province of South 
 Carolina Esqr. by Mary his wife Daughter of William Miles of 
 the Parish of St. Andrew in Berkley County in the province 
 aforesaid, Gent, and Grandson of Thomas Heyward of the 
 said Parish of St. Andrew, Gent: deceased — 
 
 Sheweth 
 
 That your memorialist's family have long since used a Coat 
 of Arms and Crest, but not being able through the incidents of 
 time and distance from the Mother Country to ascertain their 
 connection with any family of the name recorded in the Her- 
 ald's office and being unwilling to bear any Ensigns of Honor 
 without lawful authority, requests the favor of your Lordship's 
 Warrant to the Kings of Arms concerned, for their granting 
 and confirming to him and his Descendants and to the Descend- 
 ants of his Grandfather Thomas Heyward above named (your 
 Memorialist making this request on behalf of his father Daniel 
 aforesaid) such Arms and Crest as he and they may lawfully 
 bear and use, and that the same be registered in the College of 
 Arms. 
 
 And your Memorialist shall &c. Tho:ma,s Hkyw.\ri). 
 
 WARRANT. 
 
 Whereas, Thomas Heyward of the Middle Temple London 
 Gent, eldest son and Heir of Daniel Heyward of the Parish of 
 St. Luke; in Granville County in the province of South Carolina, 
 Esqr. by Mary his wife, daughter of William Miles of the Parish 
 of St. Andrew in Berkley County in the province aforesaid, Gent, 
 and grandson of Thomas Heyward of the said Parish of St. 
 Andrew, Gent: deceased, hath represented unto me in behalf 
 of his said father Daniel Heyward that his family have long 
 used a Coat of Arms and Crest, but not being able through the 
 incidents of time and distance from the Mother Country to 
 ascertain their connection with any family of the name recorded 
 in the Herald's office and being unwilling to bear any Ensigns 
 
 25 
 
ARMS. 
 
 of Honor without lawful authority, he hath reqtiested my war- 
 rant for your granting to him and his family such Arms and 
 Crest as he and they may lawfully bear and use. I, Richard Earl 
 of Scarbrough Deputy (v/ith the Royal Approbation) To the 
 Most Noble Edward Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Heredi- 
 tary Marshal of England, do hereby direct and authorize you tiy 
 grant and assign unto the said Daniel Heyward, father of the 
 Memorialist Thomas Heyward, such Arms and Crest accordingly, 
 the same to be borne and used by him the said Daniel Heyward 
 and his Descendants, and also by the Descendants of his father 
 Thomas Heyward, before mentioned, reqtiiring also your care that 
 the same be duly registered in the College of Arms — For which 
 this shall be yotir warrant. 
 
 Given under my Hand and Seal the 26th day of Nov. 1768. 
 
 SCAHBROl'GH M 
 
 To Stephen Martin Leake Esqr. 
 
 Garter Principal King of Arms 
 
 and Sir Charles Townley. Knt. Clarencetix. 
 
 King of Arms. 
 
 LETTERS PATENT GRANTING ARMS TO THE FAMILY OF 
 HEYWARD OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 
 
 1768 
 
 To all and Singular to whom these presents shall come, 
 Stephen xMartin Leake, Esquire, Garter Principal King of Arms, 
 and Sir Charles Townley, Knt. Clarenceux King of Arms of the 
 South, East and West parts of England from the River Trent 
 Southwards, send greeting: Whereas those ancient Badges or 
 Ensigns of Gentility commonly called or known by the name of 
 Arms have heretofore been and still are contintied to be con- 
 ferred tipon deserving Persons, to distinguish them from the 
 common Sort of People, who neither can, or may pretend to, use 
 them without lawful authority; And Whereas THOMAS HEY- 
 WARD of the Middle Temple, London. Gent; Eldest Son and 
 Heir of DANIEL HEYV\^ARD, of the Parish of St. Ltike in Gran- 
 ville County in the province of South Carolina. Esquire, by Mary 
 
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ARMS. 
 
 his wife, daughter of William Miles of the Parish of St. Andrew 
 in Berkley County in the province aforesaid Gent: and Grand- 
 son of THOMAS HEYWARD of the said Parish of St. Andrew, 
 Gentlemen, deceased hath represented unto the Right Honorable 
 Richard, Earl of Scarln'ough Deputy (with the Royal Approba- 
 tion) to the Most Noble Edward Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal 
 and Hereditary Marshal of England, That, his Family have long 
 used a Coat-of-Arms and Crest, but not being able through the 
 Incidents of Time and Distance from the Mother Country, to 
 ascertain their connection with any family of the name recorded 
 in the Heralds Office; and being unwilling to use any Ensigns of 
 Honor without lawful authority, did therefore request the favor 
 of his Lordship's Warrant for Our granting and Confirming to 
 him and his Descendants and to the Descendants of his Grand- 
 father THOMAS HEYWARD above named such Arms and Crest 
 as he and they may lawfully bear and use; And for as much as 
 his Lordship did, by Warrant under his Hand and Seal bearing 
 Date the twenty-sixth day of November last past, direct and 
 authorize us to grant and assign unto the said DANIEL HEY- 
 WARD, Father of the aforesaid, THOMAS HEYWARD, such 
 Arms and Crest accordingly, the same to be borne by him the 
 said DANIEL HEYWARD and his Descendants, and also by the 
 Descendants of his Father THOMAS HEYWARD before men- 
 tioned; Know Ye therefore, that we the said Garter and Claren- 
 ceux, in pursuance of the consent of the said Earl of Scarbrough 
 and by virtue of the Letters Patent of Our Several Offices, to 
 Each of Us respectively granted under the great Seal of Great 
 Britain have granted, and do, by these Presents assign unto the 
 said THOMAS HEYWARD the Arms following, that is to say. 
 Azure, a Chevron per Pale Or and Ermine between three Garbs 
 of the Second, and for the Crest, on a Wreath of the Colours, a 
 dexter Arm embowered, habited Gules, in the Hand lyroper, a 
 'romahav)lz, as the same are, in the margin hereof, more plainly 
 depicted; to be borne and used for Ever hereafter by him the 
 said THOMAS HEYWARD, and his Descendants, and by the 
 said DANIEL HEYWARD and his Descendants and also by the 
 Descendants of THOMAS HEYWARD, Father of the said DAN- 
 TEL HEYWARD with their due and proper differences, according 
 to the ancient Practice and Custom of Arms, without the Let or 
 
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Generation IV. 
 
 Interruption of any Person or Persons whatsoever. In Witness 
 Whereof, We the said Garter and Clarenceux King of Arms have 
 to these presents subscribed Our names and affixed tlie Seals of 
 Our Several Offices this First Day of December, in the Ninth Year 
 of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the third by the 
 Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, De- 
 fender of the Faith, etc.; and in the Year of Our Lord, One 
 Thousand, Seven Hundred and Sixty eight. 
 
 S. MARTIN LEAKE, Garter, 
 Principal King of Arms; 
 
 Charles Townley, Clarenceux, King of Arms. 
 
 1_3_6. 
 
 8. THOMAS HEYWARD (Capt. Thomas % Thomas-', Dan- 
 iel^), of Poeotaligo, S. C, was born on James Island, January 
 26, 1723, and died, October 20, 1795, and is buried at Stoney 
 Creek Church, Beaufort County, S, C. 
 
 He spent his early life on James Island, but later on set- 
 tled on the Poeotaligo Eiver. Left will. 
 
 He married, first, Anne, widow of Stobo, who died in 17-47, 
 and is buried on James Island. 
 
 They had one son. 
 
 25. Thomas Heyward, b. 1747; d. y. 'A 
 
 Thomas Heyward (No. 8) married, secondly, Anne, younger 
 daughter of William Miles aforesaid. She was born in 1731 
 and died in 1763, and is buried on James Island. 
 
 Their children were: 
 
 26. Mary Heyward, b. 1748; d. y. 
 
 27. John Heyward, b. 1750; d. 1820. 
 
 28 
 
Generation IV. 
 
 28. Thomas Heyward, b. 1751; d. y. 
 
 29. Margaret Heyward, b. 1753; d. 1832. 
 
 m. 1st. Daniel Heyward, No. 17 — no issue, 
 m. 2nd. Col. Wilson Glover — issue. 
 
 30. Thomas Heyward, b. 1755; d. y. 
 
 31. Anne Miles Heyward, b. 1757; d . 
 
 m. Thomas Gibbons — issue. 
 
 32. Hester Heyward, b. 1759; d. y. 
 
 33. Daniel Heyward, b. 1761; d. y. 
 
 34. William Miles Heyward, b. 1763; d. . 
 
 m. Charlotte M. Villepontoux — issue. 
 
 Thomas Heyward (No. 8) married, thirdly, Anne, younger 
 daughter of John Gignilliat, Esq., aforesaid. She was born 
 in 1748 and died . 
 
 Their children were: 
 
 35. Mary du Pre Heyward, b. 1771; d. 1828. 
 
 m. Gen'l Alexander Cuthbert — issue. 
 
 36. .Josias Heyward, b. 1775; d. . 
 
 m. Anne Gignilliat, Junior — issue. 
 
 1—3—6. 
 
 i^. JOHN HEYWARD (Capt. Tiiomas ", Thomas ^ Dan- 
 ieP ). of Tullifinny, S. C, was born on James Ishmd, May 16, 
 
 1726, and died, October 28, . Left will. 
 
 He married Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Wigg, Esq., of 
 Port Koyal, S. C. 
 They had one son: 
 
 37. John Heyward, b. 1750; d. 1820. 
 m. Mary Barnwell — no issue. 
 
 29 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 From tliis point the effort will be limited to simply indicat- 
 ing how the various living descendants can learn their own 
 respective consanguinity or trace their lineage from any one 
 of the foregoing great groups — viz.: The elder line of Col. 
 Daniel Heyward (No. 7) through Miles, or the elder line 
 through Gignilliat; also the younger line of Thomas Heyward 
 (No. 8) through Miles or the younger line through Gignilliat. 
 
 ELDER " MILES " GROUP. 
 
 Thomas Heyward, Junior (No. 14) was a signer of the dec- 
 laration from South Carolina. He also became a judge. He 
 first married Elizabeth, daughter of Hon. John Matthews, of 
 South Carolina. They had only one son to reach maturity 
 and leave issue — viz., Daniel (No. 38). Prom Daniel Heyward 
 (No. 38), who married Ann, daughter of Theodore Trezevant, 
 of Charleston, S. C, descends one daughter, Elizabeth, w^ho 
 married Gov. James Hamilton, of South Carolina. They left 
 ten sons and one daughter, from whom there are many de- 
 scendants. The eldest male line, however, thus ended in Dan- 
 iel Heyward (No. 38). 
 
 Judge Thomas Heyward (No. 14) secondly married Eliza- 
 beth, daughter of Col. Thomas Savage, of South Carolina. 
 The}' had three children to reach maturity and leave issue — ■ 
 viz.: Thomas (No. 39), James Hamilton (No. 40), and Eliza- 
 beth (No. 41). 
 
 30 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 From Thomas Heyward (No. 39), who married Aim Kliza, 
 daughter of Gen. John Alexander Cuthbert, who, by the way, 
 had married Mary du Pre Hey ward (No. 35), only daughter 
 of Thomas Hey ward (No. 8) and Anne Gignilliat, descends the 
 succeeding eldest male line as follows: 
 
 1. John Heyward, d. unmarried. 
 
 2. Thomas Savage Heyward. 
 
 m. 1st. Georgiana Hasell — issue.. 
 
 m. 2nd. Katherine Laing Boykin — issue. 
 
 3. Nathaniel Heyward, d. unmarried. 
 
 4. Elizabeth Savage Heyward. 
 
 m. Col. John Webb — issue. 
 
 5. Capt. George Cuthbert Heyward. 
 
 m. Elizabeth Martha Guerard — issue. 
 
 6. Mary Caroline Heyward. 
 
 m. Charles Jones Colcock — issue d. y. 
 
 Descendants of the above group all live either in Charleston. 
 S. C, or Savannah, Ga., or in Beaufort County, S. C. 
 
 From James Hamilton Heyward (No. 40), who married 
 Decima Cecilia, daughter of Col. Thomas Shubrick and Mary 
 Branford, also niece of Mrs. William Heyward (No. 19), de- 
 scends: 
 
 1. Mary Alicia Heyward. 
 
 m. Hon. Edward G. Bradford — issue 
 
 2. Dr. James F. Heyward. 
 
 m. Maria Prestman — issue. 
 
 Judge Bradford's family live in Wilmington, Del., and the 
 family of Dr. James F. Heyward live in Baltimore, Md. 
 
 From Elizabeth Heyward (No. 41), who married Henry 
 Middleton Parker, of South Carolina, descends the Parker, 
 Howard, and Tracy families, of Grahamville, S. C. 
 
 31 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 To return: 
 
 Daniel Hey ward (No. 17) married his cousin, Margaret 
 Hey ward (No. 29). They liad no issue. 
 
 William Hey ward (No. 19) married Hannah, daughter of 
 Thomas Shubrick, Senior, Esq., and Sarah Motte. They had 
 three children to reach maturity and leaye issue — viz.: Will- 
 iam (No. 42), Hannah Shubrick (No. -43), and Maria Miles 
 (No. 44). 
 
 From William Hey ward (No. 42), who married Sarah, 
 daughter of Nicholas Cruger, of Charleston, S. C, descends the 
 New York City branch of Hey ward, of Carolina, now extinct 
 in the male line, but represented in the female line in the Hey- 
 ward branch of Cutting, of New York City, and the Heyward 
 branch of Hone, who now live in Fairfield, Conn. 
 
 From Hannah Shubrick Heyward (No. 4o), who married 
 Benjamin Foissin Trapier, whose mother was also a Shubrick, 
 descends the Heyward branches of Trapier and Jervey, some 
 of whom live in South Carolina and others in Philadelphia, 
 Pa. 
 
 From Maria Miles Heyward (No. 44), who married Hon. 
 Col. William Drayton, M.C. from South Carolina, descends 
 the Heyward branch of Drayton, most of whom live in Phila- 
 delphia, Pa. 
 
 Footnote. — Col. William Cruger Heyward, eldest son of Williair. Heyward (No. 42), was 
 the only representative of that branch of Heyward, of Carolina, who adhered to the Southern 
 cause during the War of Secession. He served in the Confederate Army throughout the war, 
 finally dying from exposure. 
 
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 2 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 ELDER " GIGNILLIAT " GROUP. 
 
 James Heyward (No. 20) married in Euglaud Susan Cole, 
 elder sister of tlie notorious Mary, Countess of Berkeley. 
 They had no issue. She afterwards married Charles Baring, 
 of England, and they retained nearly forty years, her life es- 
 tate in the property of James Heyward. It finally returned 
 to his brother, Capt. Nathaniel Heyward, whose descendants 
 still own and cultivate it. 
 
 Capt. Nathaniel Heyward (No. 21) married Henrietta, 
 daughter of Hon. Peter Manigault, Speaker of the Revolution- 
 ary House of Assembly of South Carolina, and they had seven 
 children to live to reach maturity, six of whom left issue — 
 viz.: William Manigault (No. -45), Nathaniel (No. 46), Joseph 
 (No. 47), Ann (No. 48), Charles (No. 49), Arthur (No. 50), 
 and Elizabeth (No. 51). 
 
 From AVilliam Manigault Heyward (No. 45), who married 
 Susan Simmons, a scion of the Bulline and Ha\me stock, and 
 Nathaniel Heyward (No. 46), who married Esther Barnwell, a 
 scion of the Woodward, Hutson, and Wigg stock (grandpar- 
 ents of the compiler); and Charles Heyward (No. 49), who 
 married Emma Barnwell, sister of aforesaid Esther (grand- 
 parents of lion. D. C. Heyward, recent Governor of South Car- 
 olina); and Arthur Heyward (No. 50), who married Louisa 
 Blake, descend all those known as the Heywards, of Com- 
 bahee River, S. C. Some of them still own and cultivate the 
 lands of Colonial grants, and others live either in Charleston 
 or Columbia, S. C. 
 
 From Ann Heyward (No. 48), who married Major Gabriel 
 Henry Manigault, U. S. A., and Elizabeth Heyward (No. 51), 
 who married Charles Manigault, brothers, descend the Pley- 
 ward branches of Manigault, Grimball, and Jenkins, of South 
 Carolina. 
 
 33 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 To return: 
 
 Maria Heyward (No. 2'2) married Col. William Brailsford, 
 of Soutli Carolina. They moved to Darien, Ga., and had six 
 cliildren to live to reach maturity — viz.: Samuel (No. 52), 
 Elizabeth (No. 53), William (No. 54), Daniel Heyward (No. 
 55), Camilla (No. 56), and Eugenia (No. 57). Several of 
 them married, but the only one who has living issue was Ca- 
 milla (No. 56), who married Dr. James Troup, of Georgia. 
 They have descendants in the Troup, Dent, and Nightengale 
 families. 
 
 YOUNGER '' MILES " GROUP. 
 
 Margaret Heyw^ard (No. 28) married, first, Daniel Heyward 
 (No. 17), who died, leaving no issue. 
 
 Margaret Heyward (No. 28) married, secondly. Col. Wilson 
 Glover, and they had two children, Pegge Ann (No. 58) and 
 John Heyward (No. 59). 
 
 From Pegge Ann Glover (No. 58), who married Maj. John 
 Huger, descends the branches of ** Huger " Elliott, living in 
 Washington, D. C; " Huger " Gaillard, living in Rome, Ga.; 
 and '' Huger " Sinkler, living in Charleston, S. C. 
 
 From John Heyward Glover (No. 59), who married Eliza 
 Vincent, of Northern descent, descends the " Heyward " 
 branch of Glover. Some live in Marietta, Ga. ; others at Gra- 
 hamville, S. C; and the Glover branches of Lynah and Jen- 
 kins, most of whom live in Beaufort County, S. C. 
 
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 let 
 
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 4 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 Ann Miles Hey ward (No. 31) married Thomas Gibbons, and 
 they had four children — William (No. 60), Thomas Heyward 
 (No. 61), Ann (No. 62), and Hannah (No. 6:5). 
 
 From William Gibbons (No. 60), who married Louisa 
 Taintor descends tlie branches of "' Gibbons " McAllister and 
 " Gibbons " Lathrop, of Savannah, Ga., and New Jersey. 
 
 From Thomas Heyward Gibbons (No. 61), who married 
 
 Mary Dayton, descends one daughter, Hannah, who married 
 
 William Wheelwright, and had issue. The}' live in New Jer- 
 sey. 
 
 From Anne Gibbons (No. 62), who married Jonathan M. 
 Trumbull, descends several branches of '' Gibbons " Isham 
 and " Gibbons " Ripley, all of New Jersey. 
 
 William Miles Heyward (No. S-t) married Charlotte M. 
 Villepontoux, and they had five children to reach maturity 
 and leave issue — viz.: Anne Miles (No. 61), William (No. 65), 
 Thomas (No. 66), John (No. 67), and Daniel (No. 68). 
 
 From Anne Miles Heyward (No. 61), who married Col. 
 James Cuthbert, descends (see under No. 61)). 
 
 From W^illiam Heyward (No. 65), " Tiger Bill," who mar- 
 ried Augusta Barron, widow of Grinike, descends one daugh- 
 ter, Augusta, who married Dr. Middleton Hanckel, of Charles- 
 ton, S. C. They left issue. 
 
 From Thomas Heyward (No. (56), who married Charity Wil- 
 son, descends one daughter, Sarah " Tom " Heyward. She 
 married Hon. Thomas M. Hanckel, of Charleston, S. C, but 
 had no children. 
 
 35 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 From John Heyward (No. 67), who married Constantia 
 Pritchard, descends : 
 
 1. William Heyward. 
 
 m. Ann Tobey, of New York — issue. 
 'I. Elizabeth Heyward. 
 
 m. Arminius Oemler — issue. 
 3. Thomas VV. Heyward, d. unmarried. 
 
 The male line in the above group is extinct, but the Hey- 
 ward branch of Oemler live in Savannah, Ga. 
 
 From Daniel Heyward (No. 68), who first married Annie 
 Matilda Maxey, descends: 
 
 1. Annie Matilda Heyward. 
 
 m. Charles Hanckel — issue. 
 
 2. Mary Bull Heyward, d. unmarried. 
 
 3. Charlotte Bull Heyward. 
 
 m. Allen S. Hanckel — no issue. 
 
 4. Daniel Heyward, d. unmarried. 
 
 5. William Milton Heyward. 
 
 m. Elizabeth Faber — issue. 
 
 6. Elizabeth B. Heyward, d. unmarried. 
 
 Daniel Heyward (No. 68) married, secondly, Elizabeth, 
 daughter of I'homas Moore Rhett and Caroline Barnwell, sis- 
 ter of Esther, above. They had two sons — viz.: 
 
 1. Thomas Rhett Heyward. 
 
 m. 1st. Elizabeth St. Clair Bowyer, of Virginia— issue, 
 m. 2nd. Eugenia Coe, of South Carolina — issue. 
 
 2. Benjamin Huger Heyward. 
 
 m. Mariana Tabb Barksdale, of Virginia — issue. 
 
 36 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 YOUNGER '' GIGNILLIAT " GROUP. 
 
 Mary du Pre Heyward (No. 35) married Gen. John Alex- 
 ander Cutlibert, of Charleston, S. C. They had five children 
 to live to reach maturity and leave issue — viz.: James (No. 
 69), Thomas Heyward (No. 70), George (No. 71), John Alex- 
 ander (No. 72), and Ann Eliza (No. 73). 
 
 From Col. James Cutlibert (No. 69), who, as aforesaid, mar- 
 ried Anne Miles Heyward (No. 64:), descends six children. 
 Only one, however, left issue — viz., Mary Cutlibert, who mar- 
 ried Thomas R. S. Elliott, and has several descendants. 
 
 From Thomas Heyward Cuthbert (No. 70), who first mar- 
 ried Eliza Natalie Barnwell, descends one daughter, Eliza 
 Natalie, who married Hon. William Henry Trescot, and has 
 issue. 
 
 Thomas Heyward Cuthbert (No. 70) married, secondly, 
 Louisa, daughter of Lawrence S. Fishburne and Hypatia 
 Bedon, and they had one son. Dr. Thomas L. Cuthbert, who 
 married Mary Lucia Guerard — issue; d. y. 
 
 Dr. George Cuthbert (No. 71) and also his brother, John 
 Alexander, married. They have not been traced. 
 
 Ann Eliza Cuthbert (No. 73) married Thomas Heyward 
 (No. 39). (8ee elder Miles group.) 
 
 Josias Heyward (No. 36) married Ann Gignilliat, Junior, 
 niece of Mrs. Thomas Heyward (No. 8), daughter of James 
 Gignilliat and Charlotte Pepper. They had several children. 
 Only two lived to reach maturity and leave issue — viz.: Dan- 
 iel (No. 74) and Jonathan Thomas (No. 75). 
 
 From Daniel Heyward, Junior (No. 74), who married Jane 
 Vanderliorst Simons, descends: 
 
 1. Benjamin Simons Heyward, died unmarried. 
 
 2. Daniel Heyward, d. unmarried. 
 
 3. Jane Vanderhorst Simons Heyward. 
 
 m. Edmund Bowly, of New Jersey — issue. 
 
 37 
 
Generations V., VI., and VII. 
 
 From Jonathan Thomas Hey ward (No. 75), who married 
 Margaret Hartley Deas, widow of Wilson, descends: 
 
 1. Margaret Heyward, unmarried. 
 
 2. Harriet W. Heyward. 
 
 m. William Robert Gignilliat — issue. 
 
 3. Lieut. Thomas J. Heyward, C. S. A. 
 
 m. Alice Gregorie — issue. 
 
 IN FINIS. 
 
 The history of the family of Heyward, of Carolina, de- 
 cisively classifies them as '* country folk." Whilst during 
 the first seven generations in Carolina each family owned a 
 house in some city or town, they regarded such simply as 
 places of resort, for as soon as cool weather permitted they 
 '^ hied home." 
 
 Great success has attended the efforts of many of the name 
 in agriculture, whilst only a few ever attained any prominence 
 in law, medicine, or politics, and none in trade. 
 
 With a limited number noted for their beauty, the women 
 of the name reached super-excellence in modesty and chastity, 
 each and every one making happy homes; whilst the wives of 
 the men found each a partner ' ' who loved no music so well as 
 his kitchen clock, and the airs which the logs sung to him as 
 they burned on the hearth." 
 
 Twenty of the name served South Carolina in the Confed- 
 erate War, and the loss to the familv bv the result was over 
 four thousand slaves. 
 
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