Point of Pines Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina

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

Plantations Index South Carolina Plantations Index

Contents 1 History 1.1 Plantation Owners 1.2 Slaves 1.3 Labor Contracts 2 Sources

History

The name Point of Pines Plantation has long history going back as far back as Paul Grimball who came to Edisto Island in 1682.Grant of 1590 acres to Paul Grimball for the sum of £31.16, in 1683.^[1][2][3]

Plantation Owners

• Paul Grimball (1630-1697)^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}
• Thomas Grimball (1675 - 1723), Paul's son, recorded ownership in 1722^[4][10]
• Joshua Grimball (1707 - 1757), son of Thomas Grimball, recorded ownership in 1751^[4][11]
• Ralph Bailey (1750-1798) owned Point of Pines by 1789, but 400 acres of the property had been sold to James Clark.^[4] Ralph named Point of Pines Plantation in his 1798 will, passing it to his wife Mary Bailey.^[12]
• Henry Bailey (1782-1828) - Henry Bailey, son of Ralph Bailey, died in 1828. In his will he gives his residence plantation to his son Charles Bailey.^[13]
• Charles Joseph Bailey (1824-1854) - Charles J. Bailey, son of Henry Bailey, owned 2 adjoining plantations that grew Cotton:^[4][14] Point of Pines Plantation^[15][16] and the Charles "Bailey's Plantation". Charles Bailey's probate sale at Point of Pines^[17]

Slaves

Slave Cabin pictures at Point of Pines Plantation.^[18]

• Paul Grimball - There was one slave named in the will of Paul Grimball. Her name was Ginny and she was to go to Grimball's widow after his death.^[9]
• Thomas Grimball - There is one slave named in the will of Thomas Grimball in 1722.^[19] Dafny to wife Sarah, if Sarah marries again Dafny gets to be free and no longer a slave. According to the will Dafny would only be a slave through his wife's widowhood and no longer.
• Joshua Grimball named slaves in his will^[20] and in his probate inventory.^[21] For more information please see the Slaves of Joshua Grimball
• Ralph Bailey named slaves in his will^[12] and in his probate records.^[22] For more information please see the Slaves of Ralph Bailey
• The slaves of Henry Bailey - Henry Bailey's probate papers name and value the slaves at his death.^[23] For more information please see the Slaves of Henry Bailey
• The slaves of Charles J. Bailey - His probate papers named and valued the slaves on Edisto Island and Wadmalaw Island after his death.^[24] For more information please see the Slaves of Charles Bailey

Labor Contracts

Labor Contracts for Point of Pines ^[25] p. 17-5

Sampson Gadsen	Sandy Simmons	Maria White & mother
Johnson Fields	Richard Neat	Peter Campbell
Matthew Johnson	George Manigault	Will Wright
Matthias Johnson	Tom Reed	Jim Burnell
Plenty Green	Jacob Drayton	Diana Green
Sandy Simmons	Paul Butler	Phebe Williams
Walley Wilson	Francis Glover (alias)	Titus Finley
Joe Williams

Sources

1. ↑ Spencer, Charles, Edisto Island 1663 to 1860: Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy Charleston, SC: The History Press (2012), p. 139
2. ↑ Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775: "Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775"
   Catalog: Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775 Memorial books, v. 1-2
   Film number: 008621903 > image 114 of 994
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34L-Z3BL-3 (accessed 13 March 2023)
   • land to Paul Grimball Bk 1 p.62
3. ↑ Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775: "Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775"
   Catalog: Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775 Memorial books, v. 1-2
   Film number: 008621903 > image 115 of 994
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34L-ZQMB-H (accessed 27 February 2023)
   • Paul Grimball in Memorial Deed Bk 2 p.62
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Edisto Island, 1663 to 1860, Wild Eden to Cotton Aristocracy, By Charles Spencer (2008) https://www.google.com/books/edition/Edisto_Island_1663_to_1860/12mNCQAAQBAJ?hl=en
   • p.139
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Grimball_House_Ruins
   • the Paul Grimball House
6. ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/27569573
   • Grimball of Edisto Island
7. ↑ https://www.charlestonmuseum.org/research/collection/point-of-pines-plantation/EC4A4D64-CCF8-4113-8231-934132258768
   • Charleston Museum Point of Pines
8. ↑ https://lowcountryafricana.com/south-carolina-slaveholders-genealogy-and-records-a-through-m/
   • see Grimball
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} 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. 1-2 1671-1731
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1671-1724, Vol. 001 > image 157 of 521; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-NH96-TP (accessed 26 February 2023)
   • will of Paul Grimball, Will Bk 1692-1693 p.75
10. ↑ Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775: "Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775"
    Catalog: Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775 Memorial books, v. 1-2
    Film number: 008621903 > image 115 of 994
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34L-ZQMB-H (accessed 13 March 2023)
    • Memorial land book 1 p.63
11. ↑ Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775: "Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775"
    Catalog: Memorials of seventeenth and eighteenth century South Carolina land titles and index to auditor general memorials, 1731-1775 Memorial books, v. 7-8
    Film number: 008621906 > image 576 of 1186
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C34L-W9YF-T (accessed 13 March 2023)
    • Bk 7 p.529
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} 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. 27 1793-1800 Wills v. 28-29 1800-1807
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1793-1800, Vol. 027 > image 174 of 343; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-VQQ7-56 (accessed 13 March 2023)
    • will of Ralph Bailey WB 27 p.810
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. 36 1818-1826 Wills v. 37 1826-1834
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1826-1834, Vol. 037 > image 786 of 855; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-JXSG-78 (accessed 23 February 2023)
    • 1828 Will of Henry Bailey, WB 37 p.347-349
14. ↑ Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867: "Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867"
    Catalog: Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867 1850-1857
    Film number: 007642428 > image 534 of 657
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89GY-B9SL-4 (accessed 23 February 2023)
    • Sales of Cotton receipt in Joseph Bailey probate
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. A13-E13 1853-1888
    Film number: 008300057 > image 79 of 1016
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR8-F92T-N (accessed 23 February 2023)
    • Deed Bk A13 p.131, May 1853, Deed Point of Pines Plantation, from John Berwick Legaré for $1500
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. A13-E13 1853-1888
    Film number: 008300057 > image 423 of 1016
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSR8-F9L4-V (accessed 23 February 2023)
    • Deed Bk B13 p.169 contract with Charles Legare
17. ↑ Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867: "Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867"
    Catalog: Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867 1850-1857
    Film number: 007642428 > image 453 of 657
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89GY-B9SP-B (accessed 23 February 2023)
    • probate sales at the Point of Pines Plantation 7 Feb 1855
18. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_of_Pines_Plantation_Slave_Cabin
19. ↑ South Carolina wills and related probate matters, *land and property records, *public records, some *marriage contracts, 1671, 1692-1868: "South Carolina wills and related probate matters, *land and property records, *public records, some *marriage contracts, 1671, 1692-1868"
    Catalog: South Carolina wills and related probate matters, *land and property records, *public records, some *marriage contracts, 1671, 1692-1868 Wills, etc., 1722-1728
    Film number: 007648970 > image 59 of 689
    FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9PT-PPMC (accessed 26 February 2023)
    • will by Thomas Grimball 1722
20. ↑ 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. 7-8 1752-1763
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1752-1763, Vol. 008 > image 765 of 1225; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-J89S-59 (accessed 26 February 2023)
    • will of Joshua Grimball
21. ↑ 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 1756-1763
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1756-1758 > No File Description Available > image 175 of 234
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-J83D-SN (accessed 13 March 2023)
    • Joshua Grimball probate 13 Jan 1758 Charleston County, South Carolina, p.333
22. ↑ 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 198 of 260
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-VSSP-LB (accessed 13 March 2023)
    • Ralph Bailey probate inventory, p.368-369, 12 Mar 1799
23. ↑ 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 1810-1818 1819-1824 1819-1824 (indexed with last item) 1824-1844
    Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964 > Charleston > Probate Court, Estate inventories > 1824-1834 > No File Description Available > image 144 of 322
    FamilySearch Image: 939L-JJ9M-Q1 (accessed 23 February 2023)
    • 1828 probate inventory of Henry Bailey
24. ↑ Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867: "Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867"
    Catalog: Charleston County, South Carolina inventories, appraisements & sales, ca. 1834-1867 1850-1857
    Film number: 007642428 > image 429 of 657
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89GY-B9ST-R (accessed 23 February 2023)
    • probate inventory of Charles J. Bailey Wadmalaw and Edisto Island Plantations, p.156-158
25. ↑ Spencer, Charles, "Documents on Edisto Island History" Edisto Island, SC: Edisto Island Historic Preservation Society (2008)