New Skene Plantation – Berkeley County

Basic Information

• Location – Ashley River, Berkeley County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

  Alexander Skene was first owner of record (1, p. 326).
  

• 1721 – Skene expanded his land holding by purchasing an additional 3,000 acres on August 6 (1, p. 326).

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – Over 3,000 in 1721
  

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Chronological list – Alexander Skene (1721)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

1. Edward Maccrady, The History of South Carolina under the Proprietary Government, 1670-1719 (British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011)
   
   

2. Henry A. M. Smith, The Historical Writings of Henry A.M. Smith (Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Company, 1988)
    Order The Historical Writings of Henry A.M. Smith