Bleak Hall Plantation, Edisto Island, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Edisto Island, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: slavery black_heritage

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Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Owners 1.2 Slaves 2 Sources

Introduction

Bleak Hall Plantation was originally granted to James Bullock in 1749, but he probably never lived there. Within 2 years (@ 1751), he sold the property to Richard and Ann Jenkins, who also owned other property in the area. Jenkins's ownership was recorded in 1754. ^[1]

Development of Bleak Hall into a working plantation was accomplished either by Daniel Townsend II or his son Daniel Townsend III, with a mansion built about 1805. Bleak Hall was inherited by John Ferrars Townsend circa 1842, who developed it into the largest sea island cotton plantation on Edisto Island. The cotton grown here was reknowned for its quality. ^[2][3]

Bleak Hall included numerous tracts, including:

• Pocoy Island (received by Townsend from Frampton)
• Watch Island (received by Townsend from William Green)
• Pig (or Fig) Island (received by Townsend from Jeremiah Finckling(
• 2 marsh tracts (including one received by Townsend from Samuel Fairchild)

Neighboring properties include: ^[4]

• A tract granted to John Frampton in 1710.
• A parcel of land granted to Dorothy Ogle (Hamilton) in 1707 (the larger section later became Jack Daw Hall).
• 500 acres granted to John Hamilton in 1695, eventually bought by the Townsends after 1733.

Owners

• James Bullock
• Richard Jenkins/Ann Jenkins
• Daniel Townsend II
• Daniel Townsend III
• John Ferrars Townsend

Slaves

• For Daniel Townsend II, see Slaves of Daniel Townsend II, South Carolina
• For Daniel Townsend III, see Slaves of Daniel Townsend III, South Carolina
• For John Ferrars Townsend, see Slaves of John Ferrars Townsend, South Carolina

Sources

1. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012), p. 119
2. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012), p. 119
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany_Bay_Plantation_Wildlife_Management_Area
4. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012), p. 119