Peter's Point Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surnames/tags: Jenkins, Mikell Slavery Black_Heritage

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Contents 1 History 2 Owners 3 Slaves 4 Cemetery 5 Labor Contracts 6 Sources

History

Peter's Point Plantation^[1] is located on Edisto Island in Charleston County, South Carolina.^[2] The home on the plantation is said to be of historic significance, and built in 1840 by Isaac Jenkins Mikell.^[3][4] According to Mikell's son, Isaac "Jenkins" Mikell, there were orange groves, figs, pomegranates, and cedar trees trimmed into fantastic shapes by a master hand.^[5] Peter's Point Plantation was said to have been, in 1860, one of the worlds largest "Sea Island Cotton" producers on its 2200 acres.^[3][6]

Today the Edisto Island Open Land Trust now owns a conservation easement on the Peter's Point property.^[7]

Owners

Peter's Point Plantation was in the Jenkins family early in the history of Edisto Island. It was owned by the Jenkins family and then through marriage to the Mikell family.^[8]

• John Jenkins (1685-1739) (researching him as owner)^[9]
• Christopher Jenkins (aft1716-1760) (researching him as owner)^[10] For more information please see Slaves of Christopher Jenkins
• Christopher Jenkins (1738-1774) willed his plantation to his son Christopher Jenkins.^[11][12] For more information please see Slaves of Christopher Jenkins
• Christopher Jenkins (1769-1794), the property was listed in his will in and seen in his probate papers after his decease.^{[13] [14]} For more information please see the Slaves of Christopher Jenkins page.
• Christopher Jenkins (1790-1830) received this property from his father. A deed/mortgage dated 1814 between Jenkins and William Seabrook about Peter's Point.^[15] For more information please see the Slaves of Christopher Jenkins page.

A deed found dated 1822 talks about Peter's Point, but the deed is very difficult to read. It is between Christopher Jenkins and from Ephraim Mikell, possibly a loan using the plantation as mortgage?^[16]

• Ephraim Mikell (1774-1838) may have received Peter's Point Plantation as part of one of the above mortgages, or through his marriage to Providence Jenkins. The plantation is listed in his will, bequeathed to his son Isaac Jenkins Mikell. For more information please see the Slaves of Ephraim Mikell page.
• Isaac Jenkins Mikell (1808-1881)
• J. Jenkins Mikell^[17] Due to various handwriting styles in the 1800's this is probably an error in transcription, and should read I. Jenkins Mikell.

Slaves

Please see the individual Slave Pages noted above for more information about the slaves that lived on this plantation.

For more information about Edisto Island please see the Edisto Island One Place Study

Cemetery

There is a Cemetery at Peter's Point. Not sure if it is on the old plantation site, or just near it.

Labor Contracts

Labor Contracts for Peter's Point per I. Jenkins Mikell 1866 ^[18] p. 17-3

Samuel Black	Dido Green	Richard Bolds & wife
Jack Green & wife	Phillis Brisband	Billinda Banks
Brutus Wilson, wife & aunt	Fanny Seabrook	Tom Simmons & wife
Hanna Edmonson & daughter	Abel Holmes & wife	Joe Flood & wife
Moses Night	Thadwell Seabrook	Moses Gadsden
Harry Washington	Billy Seabrook & wife	Cuffee Byas & wife
Sue Small	Cyrus Seabrook, wife & brother	Queen Simmons
Maryann Higgins	Cain Ford & wife	Abram Brown & wife
Ben Maxwell & wife	Henry Bailey & wife	King David & wife
James Godfrey	Adam Middleton & wife	Phillis Jenkins & daughter
Yates Sampson	Adam Bedeford & wife	Allice Williams, brother & daughter
Peter Taylor & wife	Prince Green & wife	Phillis Flood
Mingo Green	Primus Bragan	Peter Bright Jr.
Limas Brown	Andrew Young & wife	Morris Doctor
Scott Rich ?	Baccus Green & wife	Scilla Singleton
	Harry Walker	Jenett Scott

Labor Contracts for Peter's Point per I. Jenkins Mikell 1867 ^[19] p. 17-3

Peter Bright	Tom Jones	Hager Mikell
Scipio Doctor & daughter	Jack Waring & wife	Grace Neat
Melian Seabrook	Anthony Major McPherson & wife	Charlotte Neat
Tony Flood & wife	Peter Smith	John Ferguson & wife
Billy Seabrook & wife	Peter Smith Jr.	Ellick Snipes
April Snipes & wife	John Cockran & wife	Morris Doctor
Andrew Bull	Tom Simmons & wife	Moses Small
Sam Brown & wife	Toby Simmons & wife	Cain Ford & wife
Larry Pinkney & wife (1 hand)	Frank Watson & wife	Sam Talbirt & wife
Moses Pinkney	Jack Gadsden & wife	Harry Walker & wife
April Doctor & wife	Richard Freer & wife	Abel Himes & wife
George Chapman & wife	Andrew Young & wife	James Walker & wife
Thomas Edwards & wife	Betty Hopkins	Frank Butler & wife
Celia Butler 1/2	Minty Hopkins	Henry Bailey & wife
Mary Lambert		Smart Murray & wife
		Ellick Pinkney & wife

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%27s_Point_Plantation
2. ↑ Images https://rs.locationshub.com/Home/LocationDetail?rsLocationId=027-10125122
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710058/S10817710058.pdf
4. ↑ Historic Photos http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710058/index.htm
5. ↑ Mikell, Isaac Jenkins, Rumbling of the Chariot Wheels, United States: State Company, (1923) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Rumbling_of_the_Chariot_Wheels/6PlLAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=oranges
   • p.163
6. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012), pp. 133-4
7. ↑ https://edisto.org/protected-property/peters-point-plantation-p-mikell/
8. ↑ http://www.ecases.us/case/sc/c3463460/mikell-v-county-of-charleston
   • Facts - year 1720
9. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898: "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
   Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. T-W 1739-1742
   Film number: 008139567 > image 146 of 645
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSK7-TQK5-R (accessed 11 February 2023)
   • 1737 deed Bk T p.318
10. ↑ Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
    Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Inventoris v. 85A-85B 1758-1761
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Inventories, 1758-1761, Vol. 085B > image 37 of 532; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-JX3F-4R (accessed 11 February 2023)
    • 1760 probate inventory of Christopher Jenkins, Bk 85B p.511
11. ↑ Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
    Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 14-16 1771-1779
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1771-1779, Vol. 016 > image 740 of 1138; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-NWS3-N6 (accessed 11 February 2023)
    • 1774 the will of Christopher Jenkins
12. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
    Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1771-1774 1772-1776 1774-1785
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1772-1776 > No File Description Available > image 530 of 809
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-V39L-GY (accessed 11 February 2023)
    • 1774 inventory of Christopher Jenkins
13. ↑ Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868: "South Carolina Probate Re... Bound Volumes, 1671-1977"
    Catalog: Wills and miscellaneous probate records, 1671-1868 Wills v. 24 1786-1793 Wills v. 25-26 1793-1800
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1793-1800, Vol. 025 > image 147 of 341; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-J495-7P (accessed 11 February 2023)
    • 1794 will of Christopher Jenkins
14. ↑ South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964: "South Carolina Probate Re...d Loose Papers, 1732-1964"
    Catalog: Charleston District, South Carolina estate inventories, 1732-1844 1783-1810
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1793-1800 > No File Description Available > image 619 of 1123
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-VSSR-8X (accessed 11 February 2023)
    • property in St. Johns
15. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898: "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
    Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. H8-L8 1813-1815
    Film number: 008196084 > image 202 of 959
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLV-P354 (accessed 13 February 2023)
    • Bk H8-304
16. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898: "Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898"
    Catalog: Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898 Land records, v. I9-M9 1821-1824
    Film number: 008293560 > image 306 of 1080
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR7-BSGC (accessed 13 February 2023)
17. ↑ 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 Unregistered Applications for Restoration of Property, L-Z 1865-1868. (NARA Series M869, Roll 31)
    Image path: United States, Freedmen's Bureau, Records of the Assistant Commissioner, 1865-1872 > South Carolina > Roll 31, Unregistered applications for restoration of property, L-Z, 1865-1868 > image 136 of 740; 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-8QWC-2 (accessed 30 March 2023)
18. ↑ Spencer, Charles, "Documents on Edisto Island History" Edisto Island, SC: Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society (2008)
19. ↑ Spencer, Charles, "Documents on Edisto Island History" Edisto Island, SC: Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society (2008)

• Boat found at Peter's Point https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118438201/1778-peters-point-joseph-jenkins/ The South-Carolina and American General Gazette, Charleston, South Carolina, 02 Apr 1778, Thu, Page 2.