Greenwich Plantation – Georgetown – Georgetown County

Basic Information

• Location – Black River, Georgetown, Prince George Winyah Parish, Georgetown County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Part of the city of Georgetown

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• Circa 1752 – Thomas Mitchell obtained the plantation (4).
  

• 1837 – Greenwich remained in the Mitchell family until they sold it to John Taylor in this year (4).
  

• 1841 – Anna Marie Taylor's son-in-law Dr. Francis Simons Parker traded his plantation, Wedgefield, with her for ownership of Mansfield and Greenwich plantations (3).
  

• 1865 – The house was burned by a slave riot that had been initiated by federal troops (3).
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – Rice (4)

Owners

• Chronological list – Thomas Mitchell (Circa 1752-?); John Taylor (1837-?); Anna Marie Taylor (?-1841); Dr. Francis Simons Parker (1841-?); Mitchell; Julian Bolick
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• The plantation's kitchen building is still standing and has been converted into a private residence (4).
  

References & Resources

1. Claude Henry Neuffer, editor, Names in South Carolina, Volume I through 30 (Columbia, SC: The State Printing Company)
    Order Names in South Carolina, Volumes I-XII, 1954-1965
    Order Names in South Carolina, Index XIII-XVIII
   

2. George C. Rogers, Jr., The History of Georgetown County, South Carolina (Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Company, 1990)
    Order The History of Georgetown County, South Carolina

3. Mansfield Plantation History: Click here
   

4. Information provided by Karen L. MacNutt