Middleton Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina

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

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Contents 1 Background 1.1 Owners 1.2 Slaves 2 Sources

Background

Originally known as Chisholm's and at some point as The Launch, the plantation was renamed "Middleton Plantation" after it was taken over by Oliver Hering Middleton in 1827. The earliest grants were made to John Whitmarsh Sr.: 2 grants of 300 acres in 1695 and 500 acres in 1700. The plantation lies across from Peter's Point and Pine Barren at geocoordinates 32°33'28.5"N 80°19'48.2"W. ^[1]

Owners

• John Whitmarsh Sr.: 2 grants 300 acres 1695/500 in 1700
• John Whitmarsh Jr.
• Margaret Barnwell Whitemarsh 1723
• Richard Stevens 1733
• Richard Ash
• Paul Grimball 1750
• William Evans
• Maria Elizabeth Edings Evans 1802
• Dr. Robert Trail Chisholm
• Susan Matilda Harriet Chisholm
• Oliver Hering Middleton 1827

Slaves

• Slave Page links to be added soon

Sources

1. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012), p. 137

• https://edisto.org/protected-property/middleton-plantation/
• https://south-carolina-plantations.com/charleston/middletons.html
• https://www.scpictureproject.org/charleston-county/middletons-edisto.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton%27s_Plantation
• http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710033/index.htm