Property of Plowden Weston 1827 South Carolina

Date: [unknown] to 1827
Location: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Surname/tag: Weston

Background

The following properties, all in South Carolina, were named in the will of Plowden Weston.^[1][2]

• his house at 35 Queen Street in Charleston, to wife
• Plantation at Wando in Christ Church Parish, where he occasionally resides, descended from John Hollybush, bequeathed to granddaughter Alice A. Weston
• tract of land at Long Bay, was gained in exchange for the Brewhouse in Charleston, to son Francis M. Weston
• house and lot of land at Hampstead, to son Paul Weston, where he now resides
• lands at Wando in Christ Church Parish, consisting of the plantations and tracts of land purchased of George Singler Capers, Captain John Hatter, Elisha Whilden, William Dorrell, Richard Rowser, John Dorrell, Mrss? Winter & Wallace, James Dorrell, and all the marshland run out by me, to son Paul Weston
• residence plantation, the undivided part that Plowden Weston resides on, to son Paul Weston
• Island called Cat Island on Wando River, lately purchased of James Moon and John R. Wyatt, to son Paul Weston
• Lands in the Georgetown District, to son Francis M. Weston, comprises the lands in All Saints and St. Georges Parish
• Laurel Hill Plantation, in the neighborhood of Waccamaw in Georgetown County, swampland and settlements on both sides of the river, purchased of Gabriel Marion, Mr. Goddard, and John Lefsesne, bequeathed to son Francis Marion Weston (Laurel Hill is now Brookgreen Gardens) Please see the Slaves of Plowden Weston for more information on this plantation.
• Sea Shore and Pine Lands near Laurel Hill, to son Francis Marion Weston
• Lands at Long Bay, to son Francis Marion Weston
• Lands at Loceastee, to son Francis Marion Weston
• Lot no. 115 in Georgetown, to son Francis Marion Weston
• Lot or parcel of land in the Village of Hampstead lately purchased of Richard Cunningham lying adjacent to my lot in Hampstead now occupied by my son, to son Paul Weston
• 150 acres of land in All Saints Parish purchased of the Sheriff of George Town District, formerly the property of Joseph Allston, bounding northerly on lands devised by me to my said son in said will (to Francis?), westerly on lands of the estate of Robert Whithers, easterly on marsh and Murrells Inlet, to son Paul Weston
• 85 acres of land in Christ Church Parish butting and bounding to the lands South East South and West on lands now belonging to me and devised by me in my said will to son Paul Weston, to the North and Northwest on lands of Joseph Frazier, to the East on the Glebe lands of the Congregational Church, to son Paul Weston
• Lot of land lately purchased on the Southwest corner of Meeting and Queen Streets, from the heirs of Mrs. Ward, has been taken for the erection of a Brick Chair House and a Stable, separated by a brick wall from the remainder of the said lot, and communicating with the house and lot which I now occupy, to sons Paul and Francis Weston
• a three-story brick house purchased of Mrs Ward and all other buildings thereon, to sons Paul and Francis Weston
• Lot of land in Hampstead known as No. 69, lately purchased of James Righton, to sons Paul and Francis Weston

Petitions and Reports, regarding property for Paul, Francis, and John, 1829-1834^[3]

Sources

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. 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 607 of 855; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JXS5-X8 (accessed 3 May 2023)
   • 1827 will of Plowden Weston
2. ↑ 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. 38-39 1826-1834
   Image path: South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977 > Charleston > Wills, 1826-1834, Vol. 038 > image 173 of 874; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   FamilySearch Image: 939L-JLS3-2N (accessed 3 May 2023)
   • will of Plowden Weston part 2
3. ↑ Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868: "Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868"
   Catalog: Bills of complaint, 1800-1863; indexes, 1721-1868 Bills index, v. 1-3 1800-1847
   Film number: 008196330 > image 122 of 586
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSLK-DR4T (accessed 21 December 2023)
   • index to reports