We took South Carolina Highway 462 home (from Hilton Head Island to Hendersonville, NC) and passed a road named Old House Road.
Soon after, we saw a historic marker for the tomb of Thomas Heyward, Jr. Look for it on the east side of the road, just north of Old House Rd.
Tomb of Thomas Heyward, Jr 1746 – 1809 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 the militia at Charleston. Prisoner of war 1780-81. Circuit Court Judge 1778-89Thomas Heyward, Jr. Gravesite Roadside Marker
If you drive down the driveway, overhung with live oak, you will find the Old House. Or what’s left, which is pretty much nothing. This is the historic Daniel Heyward Plantation.
Old House PlantationOld House PlantationOld House Plantation Settled around 1740 by Daniel Heyward who built tidal mill, textile factory and export-import business on the grounds before his death in 1777. Original 500 acres Kings Grant grew to 16,000 acres. All destroyed by fire c. 1865.Old House Plantation
This is where Thomas Heyward, Jr., who signed the Declaration of Independence was born. His grave is here in the Heyward family cemetery.
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