Umbria Plantation – Berkeley County

— Gate at Umbria Plantation © Gazie Nagle, 2013 —
(Do Not Use Without Written Consent)

Basic Information

• Location – Western branch of the Cooper River, Berkeley County

  End of Umbria Road at Dr. Evans Road
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

— Oak Avenue at Umbria Plantation, 2013 © Gazie Nagle —

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• ? – John Cordes owned the plantation (1, p. 43)
  

• 1784 – Dr. William Alexander Hyrne owned Umbria, purchasing it from Cordes (1, p. 43)
  

• 1842 – Umbria was owned by Bartholomew Gaillard who was John Cordes' son-in-law (1, p. 35)
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Allen, John Cordes, Bartholomew Gaillard (1842), Dr. William Alexander Hyrne (1784)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

References & Resources

1. John Beaufain Irving, A Day on Cooper River (1842) (Whitefish, MT: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010)