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Thomas Stone 1743-1787 Maryland
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
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1743
- Born at Poynton Manor on Nanjemoy Creek. |
Oil
Painting by John Beale Bordley, 1836 The
Senate Chamber of the Maryland State House |
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1768
- Married Margaret Brown of “Rose Hill”. |
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1770
- Built “Habre De Venture”. |
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1773
- Member of Charles County’s Committee of Correspondence. |
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1775
– 1779 - Member of the Continental Congress |
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1776
- Youngest Signer of the Declaration of Independence |
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1776
- 1781 - Served in the Maryland Senate, Western Shore. |
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1780 - Represented Charles County in the lower house of the Assembly. |
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1784,
1785 - Member of the Continental Congress. |
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1784
- President pro tempore of the Continental Congress. |
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1787
- Death of wife Margaret Brown Stone on June 3rd. 1787
- Died on October 5th in Alexandria, Virginia. |
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1787
- Buried at “Habre De Venture”. |
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“Southern Maryland, This is Living” Photo |
Thomas Stone
Son
of David and Elizabeth Stone
departed
this life on
the 5th of Oct. 1787 Aged
44 years The
archives of Maryland will show the offices of trust he has held. He
was an able and faithful lawyer, a wise and virtuous Patriot, an honest and good man. |
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Thomas Stone Youngest Signer of the Declaration of Independence
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