Basic Information

• Location – West shore of the Broad River, Beaufort County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1741 – Earliest known date of existence

  Founded by Colonel Daniel Heyward (2, p. 178)
  

• ? – House built

• 1777 – Heyward died (2, p. 178)
  

• ? – James Bolan owned the plantation. He gave Old House Plantation to his daughter when she married Mr. Heyward (3).
  

  Bolan also owned Bolan Hall Plantation (3).
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – Rice (2, p. 178)

Owners

• Alphabetical list – James Bolan; Gilbert; Colonel Daniel Heyward (1741-1777)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

References & Resources

1. News & Courier Newspaper (predecessor to the Charleston Post & Courier) February 26, 1933 issue reprint of Free South April 4, 1863 listing of St. Helena Island plantation sales prior to the Civil War
   

2. Lawrence S. Rowland, Alexander Moore, and George C. Rogers, Jr. The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: Volume 1, 1514-1861 (Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1996)
    Order The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: Volume 1, 1514-1861

3. Information contributed by Iralyn Snyder.
   

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