Melrose Plantation – Daufuskie Island – Beaufort County

Basic Information

• Location – Daufuskie Island, St Luke's Parish, Beaufort County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – Salt Pond

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1818 – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 770 in 1807

• Primary crop – Sea island cotton
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Richard Russell Ashe, John David Mongin, John Stoddard
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial references: 29, 41