Adasville Plantation – Johns Island – Charleston County

Basic Information

• Location – Stono River, Johns Island, St John's Colleton Parish, Charleston County

  Located off Chisolm Road in the vicinity of Blue Cross Lane
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – Becketts, Blue Cross
  

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• ? – 450 acres sold to Klinch-Wickenbury and Company who in turn sold it to Blue Cross Union Society. In 1910 the Blue Cross Union Society had only 1/2 acre.
  

Land

• Number of acres – 1,000

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – William and Martha B. Beckett, Klinch-Wickenbury, LaRoche

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial references: See #12

More about Johns Island & Charleston County

• Learn more about historic Charleston County including the port city of Charleston and nearby Johns Island. We have helpful guides to Charleston history and Charleston libraries and museums – plus Charleston bed & breakfasts and Charleston jobs. We also have guides to Johns Island restaurants and Johns Island real estate.