Richard Henry Lee was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and author of the “Lee Resolution”. These are the pictures we took on our visit to Virginia to visit the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. This family burial site is in the middle of a cornfield, down a dirt road.
John Penn’s Original Burial Site
a Signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, (Part 1) Finding John Penn’s original burial site was quite a challenge! He signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation from North Carolina. We searched for and found Signer, John Penn’s Memorial, his original burial site in the backwoods of North […]
Samuel Huntington
Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Connecticut
The Reinternment of Declaration of Independence signer John Penn
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (U.S. National Park Service) Signer Penn’s final resting place is on a walking path in Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, under a memorial to the signers of the Declaration of Independence in Greensboro, North Carolina. There is a place for each of the three signers from North Carolina, but […]
Thomas Heyward, Jr
Thomas Heyward Jr was a Signer of the Declaration of Independence from South Carolina Thomas Heyward Jr. was an American lawyer, planter, and politician who lived from 1746 to 1809. He was born in St. Luke’s Parish, South Carolina, to a wealthy planter family. Heyward was well-educated and studied law in England before returning to […]