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Sarah Rutledge Mathews

Birth
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Death
Oct 1819 (aged 77)
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Where she is buried is not known at this time. Add to Map
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Her husband Gov. John Mathews was married twice. In 1766 he married Mary Wragg.

After her death, in 1799 he married Sarah Rutledge, the sister of John and Edward Rutledge.

John Rutledge: (brother of: Sarah Rutledge Mathews). Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and also its second Chief Justice. Additionally, he served as the first President of South Carolina and, later, its first Governor after the Declaration of Independence. His sister Sarah Rutledge was the 2nd wife of John Mathews ( 1744–1802 ), whose sister Elizabeth Mathews married Thomas Heyward, Jr. signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Edward Rutledge: (brother of: Sarah Rutledge Mathews). The youngest signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina. His sister Sarah Rutledge was the 2nd wife of John Mathews ( 1744–1802 ), whose sister Elizabeth Mathews married Thomas Heyward, Jr. signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Her husband Gov. John Mathews was married twice. In 1766 he married Mary Wragg.

After her death, in 1799 he married Sarah Rutledge, the sister of John and Edward Rutledge.

John Rutledge: (brother of: Sarah Rutledge Mathews). Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and also its second Chief Justice. Additionally, he served as the first President of South Carolina and, later, its first Governor after the Declaration of Independence. His sister Sarah Rutledge was the 2nd wife of John Mathews ( 1744–1802 ), whose sister Elizabeth Mathews married Thomas Heyward, Jr. signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Edward Rutledge: (brother of: Sarah Rutledge Mathews). The youngest signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina. His sister Sarah Rutledge was the 2nd wife of John Mathews ( 1744–1802 ), whose sister Elizabeth Mathews married Thomas Heyward, Jr. signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence.


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