New Hill Plantation – Sheldon – Beaufort County
Special thanks to Rob Johnston for contributing the information on this page.
Basic Information
- Location – Off Charleston Highway, Sheldon, Beaufort County – just to the north of Old Sheldon Church (1)
- Origin of name – Nnamed for its topographical position on one of the few high bluffs overlooking the Sheldon/Yemassee marshlands (1)
- Other names – ?
- Current status – Has been subdivided over time; privately owned (1)
Timeline
- Earliest known date of existence – 1727 (2)
- House built – ?
- 2025 – Rob Johnston purchased 22 acres of farmland. When he had the property surveyed, he was told that this tract was the dominant piece of what was once the 617 acre New Hill Plantation (1).
Land
Owners
- Alphabetical list – Bull; Edwards; Johnston
- Rob Johnston shares:
Because New Hill lacks a dedicated standalone micro-history in public archives, local genealogy researchers cross-reference the land tracts of the immediate neighboring estates in Sheldon to identify the prominent family lines that owned, managed, or were enslaved on these nearby plantations.
The Primary Landowning Surnames: Ancestral research in this specific area of Beaufort include around the Bull, DeVeaux, Seabrook, and Chisolm families, who controlled the overlapping tracts stretching between Sheldon, Tomotley, and White Hall. However, Bull (likely referring to Royal Gov. William Bull) is one of the surnames included in South Carolina Historical Society's file reference on New Hill Plantation.
Slaves
- Number of slaves – ?
Buildings
References & Resources
- Information contributed by Rob Johnston and included the following:
- The South Carolina Historical Society Archives file on New Hill Plantation with the following reference:
Mitchell & Horlbeck Property Records
SCHS #576.00
Box 22
Folder 576/22/426
Date range: 1726/1906?
Location: Walnut Hill Plantation; New Hill Plantation, Beaufort County
Names: Edwards; Bull
Fuller Description: 617 acres
