Hampton County, South Carolina, Welcome! Plantations

Greenwood plantation: Between Allendate and Hampton County lines next to Savannah River, now called Groton Plantation, also has David Deloach's original home and is used as a hunting cabin. You can receive permission to enter and visit the cemetery if you are family member.  Copyright ©2006, Yvonne Deloach

The Richardson family built and owned Oak Grove Plantation (aka, Augusta Stagecoach Plantation) outside of Brunson SC. The house is pre-civil war era.

A LIST OF SOME MORE PLANTATIONS FOR HAMPTON COUNTY:

Here goes what I know of:

Hutson Place

SC RD 17

The house built by Charles Jone Colcok Hutson ca. 1865 replaces earlier Hutson Home which was destroyed during the Civil War. CJC Hutson was a lawyer, SC House of Rep. & member of the Constitution Convention of 1895..

Willock Hogarth House

off SC SECONDARY RD 28

Hogarth built this around ca. 1845. It was one of the few antebellum farmhouses in the country that remained untouched. The House is no longer standing.

Oak Grove Plantation, Old Pocotaligo Rd. James Richardson built home on old stagecoach road around ca. 1852d. The plantation has since been restored to its original appearance.

William Edgar Brunson Home

SC SECONDARY RD 12

House was remodeled in the 1870's, don't know exact year it was built. The town of Brunson was named for him.

Youmans House

1/2 mi. w of SC28

Youmans House is one and 1/2 story farmhouse built in or around 1864 on 999 acres of land. It is still in Youmans Family.

Trott Riley Home

off SC SECONDARY RD 28

Built ca. 1845. Demolished in `1990's.

Cohassat

Hwy. 601

Construction of home around ca. 1865 Belongs to Gooding Family. Still standing.

Lawton Wyman Platts House

SC Road 3

Built ca. 1895 for Dr. and Mrs. H. Wyman by her father John Lawton. John Lawton of Jericho Plantation purchased the structure on Bluffton and had it dismantled and brought up the Savannah River to Cohen's Bluff where it was loaded onto wagons and taken to Lawtonville.

Jericho Plantation

SC Secondary Rd. 194

Built by John Lawton ca. 1850, remains standing.

Woodstock Plantation

Shirley Vicinity

Judge Edmund Martin had this Plantation built in 1823 when he married. The Plantation still standing it is composed of 1400 acres of land which was a land grant to William Maner in the 18th century. It has remained in the same family since the land grant to William Maner.

Woodside Plantation

SC State Rd. 20

Woodside Plantation is part of the same land grant to William Maner and known as Woodstock Plantation. House remains.

Belmont Plantation

(Webb Wildlife Center)

Built around 1890 by Col John Allen Tison on same site of the earlier house which was destroyed by Federal Troops during the Civil War. The land was granted to the Tison family before prior American Revolution. the lands known as Possum Corner. August Belmont purchased the plantation for use as a winter training ground for his race horses. In 1941 the Plantation was purchased by the State of SC and is used as a wildlife center and game management area.

The Tison Place

Mistletoe Grove

Unimproved Rd.

Rueben Tison built this home around 1832 as a summer retreat. He was a large planter in the Black Swamp Area of St. Peters Parish. In 1860 he owned 207 slaves, on two lantations , Turkey Hill and Mistletoe Grove.

Kittles House

one block from SC State RD 20

Constructed during the late Federal Period ca. 1825. It is built as a Carolina Farmhouse. Should still be standing in the Garnett area.

Fitts House

Pocotaligo Rd.

W. D. Fitts built this 2 story farmhouse around 1868. Should still be standing

Bill Tuten Home

Crocketteville vicinity

Built ca. 1850 more additons in 1885. Should still be standing.

EARLY BRANCH PLANTATION ( NO DATE BUT PRE CIVIL WAR)

There is was a plantation pre Civil War on Annie Laurie Road in Early Branch area off Old Saltkehatchie Rd. I can remember the house even though it was falling down and old grain bins. The slave cemeteries are still in the woods.The house is gone now and the bins.

Rose Hill Plantation (Crapps Plantation)

Furman/Scotia Area

Rose Hill Plantation was up and running during the Civil War era I believe it to be owned by Jesse Crapps or his son Micheal. Catherine (Micheal's wife did paper work on the sale of the plantation) It was considered a dairy plantation. Later Dr. Harrison Peeples bought the land the plantation had been on. He has the original paper work which is very old and crumbly. He later sold the land to whom I do not know. (This was my family)

Other Plantations I have found:

List:

Bear Head Tract - Hampton Co. - no info available

Belmont -

Bo Peep - Also known as Greenbriar Plantation was owned by Dykes Family of Savannah

Georgia when purchased in 1991 the owners realized the history and restored the plantation

to its original name Bo Peep Plantation

Boggy Plantation - off US 321 Estill, Hampton acres 5,500 - no other info

Bonnywood - Hampton County - no info

Bostick Plantation - Estill, Hampton Co. - began 200 years ago with a grant from King George

II for 70,000 acres. The Bostick family is one of the fewer 200 families that still hold titles to

an original land title. The original house was burned Jan. 16, 1865 by Federal Troops under

command of Sherman.

Broxton Bridge - Hwy 601 N. Hampton Co. Earliest date of existence is 1700. 1852 year the

house was built. Acres include 7,000. Varns existed ysteryear and today as owners of

Broxton Bridge. Family cemetery on property. Broxton Bridge is also famous for the Battle

of Broxton Bridge fought during the Civil War.

Buckfield Plantation - McPhersonville - Hampton County - no info

Castle Hill Plantation - Yemassee - Hampton Co. Bought by Gov. Morris for his daughter

Ellen who married John Screven in 1849. Acres include 1,800, main crop was rice. Owners

of this plantation are Cuthert, Heyward, Koch, Screven, Watkins

Cypress Vale Plantation - Hampton Co. - owned by Lawton. Crop was cotton no other info

Gravel Hill Plantation - Garnett, Hampton Co. - Earliest date of existance is 1680. House

built same time. Original home burned by Sherman. Rebuilt by Mr. Huntington . Acres are 2,500. Over 12 -13 smaller cabins al made with cypress shingles are are occupied by

employees. One cabin used for cold storage. One is used for dog kennel.

Gregorie Farms Plantation - Hampton Co. - no info

Gregory Farms Plantation - Hampton Co. owner Dominick

Groton Plantation - Located near Savannah River, near Solomons Crossroads, Hampton

and Allendale Counties. Oakland one of the Lawton & Maner Plantations and Elmwood

Plantations are now a part of Groton. Crop is timber.

New Castle Plantation - Hampton Co. - no info

Oak Grove Plantation - Brunson, Hampton Co. also known as the Old Richardson Place. Owner Richardson.

Oak Ridge Plantation - Hampton Co. - no info

Pine Hill Plantation - Hampton Co. - no info

Woodside Plantation - Estill - Hampton Co.

Woodstock Plantation - Estill - Hampton Co.

***Woodside and Woodstock are of the Woodstock Plantation originally land granted by

King George II to Anthony Matthewes in 1737 acres of the tract of land originally granted

was 75,000. Woodside was given to William Martin and his bride., building their home in 1881.

Woodstock was built in 1823. but this plantation was spared by Sherman who sent a message

that he had spared the home at the direction of his friend whom he summered with in N.Y.

Broxton Bridge Plantation

Hwy 601 North. Hampton Co.

During the 1700's the Broxton and Varn families lived in this area next to Salkehatchie River. John W. Broxton married Mary Varn

It is believed that the area of the plantation has been in the Varn family for nine generations. There is a family graveyard located

on the battelfield representing both families. The Battle of Broxton Bridge was fought on the plantation area next to the river.

Prince Williams parishers petitoned that the Senate and HOuse of Representatives to build a road and bridges over Broxton Ford which was used until 1831. The purpose was to make a shorter means of traveling to adjoining counties of Barnwell and

Colleton County so people could get their produce to market.

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