Editing Henry Middleton (section)

==Early life==
Henry Middleton was born in 1717 on the family plantation, "The Oaks", near [[Charles Town, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[Province of South Carolina]]. He was the second son of Susan ([[née]] Amory) Middleton (1690-1722) and [[Arthur Middleton (1681–1737)|Arthur Middleton]] (1681–1737), a wealthy planter who had served as an acting [[governor of South Carolina]].<ref name="DAB">{{cite book |first=John G. |last=Van Deusen |chapter=Middleton, Henry |title=Dictionary of American Biography |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer6john/page/600/mode/2up?view=theater |edition=revised |location=New York |publisher=Scribner's |year=1961 |volume=6 |page=600}}</ref> His grandfather, Edward Middleton, emigrated from England via [[Barbados]].<ref name="middletonplace">{{cite web |title=Middleton Place And Middleton Family Stories, Enslaved Charleston History, Plantation Life |url=https://www.middletonplace.org/explore/stories/ |website=www.middletonplace.org |publisher=[[Middleton Place]] |access-date=June 4, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604174823/https://www.middletonplace.org/explore/stories/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was educated in England before returning to South Carolina to inherit his father's plantation. He became one of the largest landowners in the colony, owning {{convert|50000|acre|km2}} and about 800 slaves.<ref name="DAB" />