Governor of South Carolina. The son of Arthur Middleton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, he was a South Carolina planter and political leader. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1802 to 1810, served as Governor of South Carolina from 1810 to 1812, served in the United States Congress as a Representative from South Carolina from 1815 to 1819, and was United States Minister to Russia from 1820 to 1830.
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Death and Burial
Henry Middleton died in 1846. He wrote his will 4 May 1846, proven 17 Jun 1846.[1]
Middleton Place Gardens & Tomb, Charleston, Dorchester, South Carolina
Henry Middleton was a slave holder. His probate inventory named and valued the enslaved after his death.[2]
Henry mortgaged for $100,000 the Newport Plantation and all the enslaved on it (100+). The enslaved were named in the mortgage documents.[3] This plantation was to be mortgaged to Henry A. Middleton in 1837-1842[4]
For more information please see the Slaves of Henry Middleton 1846. (page coming soon)
Sources
↑Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868:
"South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 44-45 1845-1851
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1845-1851, Vol. 044 > image 68 of 955; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia
FamilySearch Image: 939L-JFC7-8 (accessed 10 December 2023)
will of Henry Middleton
↑South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977:
"South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
Catalog: Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867 ca. 1834-1850
Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Inventories, Appraisements, Sales, 1844-1850, Vol.B > image 482 of 636; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia
FamilySearch Image: 939L-JD9C-76 (accessed 10 December 2023)
1847 probate inventory of Henry Middleton
↑Mortgage records, 1734-1860; index, 1709-1840:
"Mortgage records, 1734-1860; index, 1709-1840"
Catalog: Mortgage records, 1734-1860; index, 1709-1840 Mortgages, v. XXX-YYY 1832-1834
Film number: 008616190 > image 297 of 483
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C348-P3HV-R (accessed 25 February 2024)
Mortgage Bk 3Y p. 62, 11 Jun 1835, with the Bank of the state of South Carolina, for Newport Plantation in the Prince William Parish, Beaufort District.
↑Mortgage records, 1734-1860; index, 1709-1840:
"Mortgage records, 1734-1860; index, 1709-1840"
Catalog: Mortgage records, 1734-1860; index, 1709-1840 Mortgages, v. XXX-YYY 1832-1834
Film number: 008616190 > image 346 of 483
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C348-P3H7-B (accessed 25 February 2024)
Mtg Bk 3Y p.163, 1837 mortgage of Newport Plantation to Henry A. Middleton
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