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.
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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