— Avenue at Roseland Plantation, 2006 © Edward Ulric Huguenin —

Basic Information

• Location – Jasper County, St. Luke's Parish

  3 miles south of Coosawhatchie on SC 462

• Origin of name – Probably named for John Rose, the Tory baron from whom the land was confiscated before it was purchased by David Huguenin, Jr. in 1782
  

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Pieces of Roseland were gradually sold outside the family following the Civil War. Today, the plantation is expanding again as the pieces are repurchased by David Lloyd Huguenin, who lived on Roseland as a child and is a descendant of the original Huguenin owner.
  

— Family Cemetery at Roseland Plantation, 2010 © Edward Ulric Huguenin —

Timeline

• 1782 – Earliest known date of existence

  Land purchased by David Huguenin, Jr. after being confiscated from Tory baron John Rose

• 1865 – The mansion was burned by troops of the 144th New York Volunteers under the command of General William T. Sherman. Ironically, the sergeant in charge of burning Roseland was Leonard H. Huguenin, an ancestor of current owner David Lloyd Huguenin.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 25,000 originally; 842 as of April 2003

  At least 158 acres are covered by a conservation easement.

• Primary crop – ?

• The Huguenin Family Cemetery is located on the property and dates back to the 1790s.
  

• "The plantation has nearly perfectly preserved Civil War breastworks that were constructed under the supervision of General Robert E. Lee before the war" ( Lynne Langley )

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Captain Abraham ("Abram") Huguenin, David Huguenin (1782)

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• Three antebellum houses once occupied the 25,000 acres that comprised Roseland; all were burned by Sherman's troops. Their ruins remain today.

Web Resources

• Huguenin Family
• More about Roseland Plantation: Click here
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: 4, 38