Foxbank Plantation House – 1932 or 1933
Photograph courtesy of Dee Boehme
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Basic Information

• Location – Moncks Corner, St John's Berkeley Parish, Berkeley County
  

  Located off US 52 on Cypress Gardens Road
  

• Origin of name –

• Other names –

• Current status – The plantation is being developed into a planned housing community (2005).
  

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• ? – George and Elizabeth Whitfield Lynes purchased the plantation. George was an overseer for several plantations in Berkeley and Beaufort Counties: Exeter Plantation, Pineland Plantation, Fife Plantation, Swamp Place Plantation, and Comingtee Plantation.
  

  The Lynes had a large family, however, several of their children did not survive into adulthood. One of their sons, George Lynes, Jr., was also employed on rice plantations: Fish Pond Plantation, Comingtee Plantation, and Fife Plantation.
  

Land

• Number of acres –

• Primary crop –

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Robert Haynes, George and Elizabeth Whitfield Lynes, Simms
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

Web Resources

Print Resources

• Initial references: 4, 19

Contact Information

• If you would like more information on the George Lynes family, please contact us and we will direct you to other descendants.
  

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