Spanish Wells Plantation – Hilton Head Island – Beaufort County

Basic Information

• Location – Broad Creek (a branch of the May River), Hilton Head Island, St. Helena Parish, Beaufort County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1790 – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 1,795

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Thomas Baynard, William Edings Baynard, Mongin
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial references: 4

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