Lyndhurst Plantation, Jefferson County, Florida

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Asheville, Jefferson County, Florida, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Black_Heritage

Index of Plantations

Contents 1 History of William John Bailey 2 History of Lynhurst Plantation 3 Slaves 4 Sources

History of William John Bailey

William John P Bailey (1807-1872) was born in 1807 in Georgia. He was the son of John Bailey and Elizabeth Rains, and nephew of General William Bailey, who served in the Florida Mounted Volunteers during the Seminole war, and was noted for his bravery.^[1]

William married Eliza A. Bellamy, widow of Abraham Melton Bellamy (1800-1839), on 22 January 1844 in Jefferson, Florida, United States.^[2]

History of Lynhurst Plantation

By 1850, William had built Lyndhurst Plantation, near Ashville and not far from Monticello, Jefferson County, Florida.^[1] The plantation contained 6700 acres.^[3]

"The land was purchased by Col. William Bailey. He and his wife, Eliza, lived a short distance away, while their home was being built. Eliza, as a young girl, had gone to school in Lyndhurst, England. Being so fond of her school years, she and Col. Bailey named their plantation site, Lyndhurst. It was a profitable Plantation, in that cotton and corn were some of the crops that were grown. A structure was built near a pond, in order to process the cotton, hence, the Ginhouse pond. It was also used as a grist mill. This Plantation, since its founding, has always been owned by relatives of the Bailey family, until the present day."^[4]

Slaves

See Slaves of William John Bailey, Florida

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Plantations, Jefferson County, pp 123-135
2. ↑ Marriage: "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974"
   citing FHL microfilm: 927281; Record number: 68;
   FamilySearch Record: FW7Q-CP2 (accessed 11 December 2022)
   William T Bailey marriage to Eliza A. Bellamy on 22 Jan 1844 in Jefferson, Florida, United States.
3. ↑ Early Plantations in the Aucilla River Area
4. ↑ Ginhouse Pond, part of Lyndhurst Plantation

• Wikipedia contributors, "Lyndhurst Plantation," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lyndhurst_Plantation&oldid=1090395453 (accessed December 11, 2022).