Col. Thomas Middleton

Colonel Thomas Middleton
Also Known As:	"Thomas Middleton of the Oaks"
Birthdate:	July 26, 1753
Birthplace:	Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Death:	August 19, 1797 (44) Sullivan's Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Place of Burial:	Goose Creek, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
Immediate Family:	Son of Henry Middleton, 2nd Pres. of the Cont. Congress and Mary Baker Middleton Husband of Ann Middleton Father of Arthur Middleton; Elizabeth Izard; Hester Margaret Izard and Henry Augustus Middleton Brother of William Middleton; Arthur Middleton, Signer of “the Declaration of Independence”; Henrietta Middleton; Hester Drayton; Sarah Pinckney and 4 others Half brother of John Middleton
Occupation:	Planter

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Last Updated:	April 27, 2022

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Immediate Family

Ann Middleton

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Arthur Middleton

son
Elizabeth Izard

daughter
Hester Margaret Izard

daughter
Henry Augustus Middleton

son
Henry Middleton, 2nd Pres. of th...

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Mary Baker Middleton

mother
William Middleton

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Arthur Middleton, Signer of “t...

brother
Henrietta Middleton

sister
Hester Drayton

sister
Sarah Pinckney

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Notes

From Finding Aid for Thomas Middleton Plantation Book #506-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Thomas Middleton, son of Henry Middleton (1717-1784) and grandson of Arthur Middleton (1681-1737), was a planter on the Combahee River, which forms the border between Colleton and Beaufort counties, S.C. The collection is a volume with the inscription, "Thomas Middleton's Plantation Book," on the first page. The volume contains lists of slaves owned by Thomas Middleton and by the estate of his father, Henry, as well as a copy of an act establishing a free school at Dorchester, S.C., in 1734, and miscellaneous accounts, perhaps of Arthur Middleton (1785-1837).

The son of Henry Middleton of Middleton Place and younger brother of Arthur Middleton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas inherited The Oaks plantation in Berkeley County, South Carolina. Like many other young Charlestonians of his social standing, Thomas was sent to England to continue his education, but returned at the approach of British hostilities in January 1774. This portrait is one of several of Middleton family members West painted between 1770 and 1772. Besides a few patrons from Philadelphia, the Middletons were the only other Americans West painted after he moved to England. Stylistically, Thomas Middleton’s portrait is among those works by West that demonstrate the influence of Anton Raphael Mengs, whom the artist met and copied during his travels to Rome.

Birth: Jul. 26, 1753 Charleston Charleston County South Carolina, USA Death: Aug. 19, 1797 Sullivans Island Charleston County South Carolina, USA

Parents: Henry Middleton (1717 - 1784) Mary Baker Williams Middleton (1721 - 1761)

Spouse: Anne Manigault Middleton (1762 - 1811)*

Children: Arthur Middleton (1785 - 1837)* Elizabeth Middleton Izard (1787 - 1822)* Henry Augustus Middleton (1793 - 1887)*

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1753	July 26, 1753	Birth of Col. Thomas Middleton Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
1785	January 18, 1785	Birth of Arthur Middleton
1787	1787	Birth of Elizabeth Izard
1790	August 21, 1790	Birth of Hester Margaret Izard SC, United States
1793	November 17, 1793	Birth of Henry Augustus Middleton Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
1797	August 19, 1797 Age 44	Death of Col. Thomas Middleton Sullivan's Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
	August 1797 Age 44	Burial of Col. Thomas Middleton St. James Goose Creek Cemetery, Goose Creek, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States

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