Sarah Ellis Place Plantation – Beaufort County

Basic Information

• Location – Beaufort County

• Origin of name – Named for owner Sarah Ellis

• Other names – Cedar Point (2)

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• ? – Richard Ellis owned the plantation and called it Cedar Point (2).
  

• ? – Richard Ellis gave Cedar Point to his daughter Sarah Ellis. It is believed it was either renamed Sarah Ellis Place or was folded into other property owned by Sarah (2).
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Carleton; Richard Ellis; Sarah Ellis
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

References & Resources

1. News & Courier Newspaper (predecessor to the Charleston Post & Courier) February 26, 1933 issue reprint of Free South April 4, 1863 listing of St. Helena Island plantation sales prior to the Civil War
   

2. Information contributed by descendant Thomas Ellis