Charlestown South Carolina

Descendants of Isaac Benjamin of New Bedford, MA

The New Bedford Benjamin family here considered – some of the descendants of Isaac Benjamin, one of whose sons, the late Isaac W. Benjamin, was for years officially identified with the New Bedford Cordage Company and a public servant of the city of New Bedford of rare fidelity and usefulness – is a branch of the Livermore, Maine, family of the name and it of the still earlier family of Watertown, Mass., where arrived John Benjamin Sept. 16, 1632, in the ship “Lion.”

Heyward Family of South Carolina, 1670-1770

The Colonial History of the Hayward Family

The Heyward family played a significant role in the colonial history of South Carolina, with their lineage tracing back to the arrival of the family’s pioneer during the Proprietary Government period. James Barnwell Heyward’s *The Colonial History of the Heyward Family of South Carolina, 1670-1770* provides a detailed genealogical record of the Heyward family, focusing on the first three generations in Carolina. The work, intended as an epitome of a more comprehensive compilation, emphasizes the family’s rural roots, agricultural successes, and contributions to South Carolina, including their service during the Confederate War. Through documented public records, Heyward offers a thorough account of the family’s evolution from the late 17th century through the American Revolution.