Basic Information

• Location – North Myrtle Beach, All Saints Parish, Horry County
  

  Original plantation lands were located in the Cherry Beach vicinity.
  

• Origin of name – The name comes from the cherry trees that are native to the area.
  

• Other names – Minor's Island

• Current status – Plantation no longer exists due to development.
  

Timeline

• 1735 – Earliest known date of existence

  John Morrall received a land grant for 453 acres.
  

• 1808 – The Morrall family was still in possession of the plantation which now consisted of 1,898 acres. The plantationnow stretched from the ocean across Little River Neck to Little River.
  

• ? – The Morralls sold much of this land to John Bellamy, an early settler of French Huguenot descent. John Bellamy had a house on Little River Neck.
  

• 1848 – The Bellamy lands were sold to Colonel Daniel W. Jordan.
  

• 1859 – Colonel Jordan sold his holdings of 9,940 acres to Nicholas N. Nixon for $25,000. Jordan moved to Laurel Hill in Georgetown County.
  

• 1920s – The Nixon families started to develop the Cherry Grove lands.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 453 in 1735; 1,898 in 1808; 9,940 in 1859
  

• Primary crop –

Owners

• Alphabetical list – John Bellamy; Colonel Daniel W. Jordan; John Morrall; Nicholas N. Nixon
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 59 in 1850 (Jordan)

Buildings

Web Resources

Print Resources

• Initial references: 1

• 1850 Slave Schedules of Horry District, SC
  

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