1865 List of Abandoned Plantations Edisto Island, South Carolina

Date: About 1865 [unknown]
Location: Edisto Island, Charleston, South Carolina
Surnames/tags: Plantations Slavery Black_Heritage

Background

Plantations of Edisto Island

List of Abandoned Plantations Edisto Island, Charleston County, South Carolina (ca. 1965)

During the Civil War many of the plantation owners moved further inland. Before the end of the Civil War the army told the plantation owners who were still on Edisto Island to vacate their properties.

After the war was over the owners of these plantations slowly returned. However because they had been slaveholders they had to take and oath of allegiance, and if they wanted their property returned they had to file an application for return of property. The following owners of these plantations likely had applications filled out for return of their property by 1866.^[1]

No.	Name of Plantation	Original Owner	Location
1	Becket Place	Theodore Becket
2	Whaley	James Whaley
3	Palmetto	Constantine Bailey
4	Baynard	Ephraim Baynard
5	Eddings	Evans Eddings
6	Eddings	Wm Eddings
7	Mary Seabrook Place	Jas & Berwick? Legare
8	Murray Place	Jas Murray
9	Townsend	John F. Townsend
10	Michael Seabrook Place	John F. Townsend
11	Michael Seabrook Place ?	Wm Seabrook Jr
12	Baileys	Cha Bailey
13	Jas Clarke	Mrs Emma Clark
14	Wescott	Jabez Wescott
15	Holmes Old Store	Hamilton Jenkins
16	Dr. Waring Place	Jabez Wescott
17	Blacksmith Shop	Edio King
18	Peters Point	Jenkins Mikell
19	Joe Whaley Place	Joseph Whaley
20	Mikell	Thomas Mikell
21	Vinegar Hill	Benj Eddings
22	Ewd Whaley Place	E'd Whaley
23	Fuller	Jenkins Mikell
24	Jenkins	Susan Jenkins
25	Hanckel	Episcopal Society
26	Jenkins	Dr. Wm Jenkins
27	John Jenkins	Jno H. Jenkins
28	Chaflin Hill	Berwick Legare
29	Evans Eddings	Evans Eddings
30	Jenkins Hill	Edward Sastree
31	Hopkins	Edw Hopkins
32	Seabrook	Wm Seabrook
33	Legare	Berwick Legare
34	Roach	Ephraim Baynard
35	Mary Seabrook	Miss Mary Seabrook
36	Clark	Archibald Clark
37	Shell House	Ephraim Baynard
38	Hanahan	Rafe Hanahan
39	Hanahan	Wm Hanahan
40	Blue House	Constantine Bailey
41	Lee	Rev Slate Lee
42	Baynards	Thos Baynard
43	Rabbit Point	Ephraim Baynard
44	Bailey Place	Dr. Wm Chas Bailey
45	Middleton	Oliver Middleton
46	Whaley	Wm B. Whaley
47	Whaley	Wm B. Whaley
48	JoL Brick House Place	Joseph Jenkins
49	Baynards	Edw Baynards
50	Gun Bluff Place	Joseph Eddings
51	Small Place	Betsey Seabrook
52	Mitchell	Wm Mitchell
53	Bailey	Dr. Wm Chas Bailey
54	Seabrooks	Henry Seabrook
55	Maggetts	Edw Seabrook
56	Baynards	Wm Baynard
57	Bailey	Ephraim Bailey
58	Old Dominion	Dr. Wm Chas Bailey
59	Maggetts No. 2	Jos Jas Murray
60	Green Point	Wm Whaley
61	Baynards No. 2	Ephraim Baynard	Little Edisto
62	Whaley	Mike Whaley
63	Hanahan	Jas Hanahan
64	Raccoon Island	Edw Seabrook	South Ed River
65	Jehossee	Wm Aiken
66	Bailey	Jenkins Mikell
67	Fenwicks	Jno Jas & Henry Seabrook
68	Samsons	Michael Seabrook
69	Botany Bay	Jno F. Townsend	Edisto Island
70	Eddings	Evans Eddings
71	Pine	Jno Seabrook	South Ed River
72	Otter
73	Eddingsville	Evans Eddings	Edisto Island
74	Hudsons Island		So heper? River
75	Bennetts Point	John Jenkins John River

Sources

1. ↑ United States, Freedmen's...t Commissioner, 1865-1872: "United States, Freedmen's...t Commissioner, 1865-1872"
   Catalog: Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the state of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1870 Captain A. P. Ketchum's records: abandoned land reports 1865-1868. (NARA Series M869, Roll 33)
   Image path: United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 > South Carolina > Roll 33, Captain AP Ketchum's records, abandoned land reports, 1865-1868 > image 154 of 586; citing multiple NARA microfilm publications; Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1861 - 1880, RG 105; (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1969-1980).
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TZ-D338-S (accessed 17 May 2023)
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