William Thomas Caldwell is buried at Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, SC. He moved to SC with his mother and lived 2 years with brother in law Patrick Calhoun in Abbeville Dist., SC. He joined his brother John Caldwell in Newberry Dist., SC and became surveyor; joined John's company of Rangers in the Revolution; promoted to Lt.; captured and held prisoner at St. Augustine, FL; he escaped and served more, finally joining a company of militia commanded by his brother James Caldwell; he was in the battle of Cowpens. He inherited his brother John's estate; married and settled on Mill Creek. He and Joseph Wright were appointed in 1787 by the county court to run traverse lines of the district to determine central point for the courthouse. In 1789 he was a county judge. With Col. Waters, he
laid off two acres now constituting the public square in Newberry. In 1804 he was elected Senator for
Newberry. It was said of him, "Rode good horses as long as he lived, and rode well."