Bears Bluff Plantation – Wadmalaw Island
Charleston County

Basic Information

• Location – North Edisto River, Wadmalaw Island, St. John's Colleton Parish, Charleston County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – Martins Point, Ladinwah, Bear-Bluff, Morton Town, Point of Pines (2)
  

• Current status – Part of the plantation's land are Martins Point Plantation, a residential housing community (2)
  

Timeline

• 1700 – Earliest known date of existence (2)
  

  Landgrave Joseph Morton owned Bears Bluff Plantation which consisted of 2,700 acres. The landgrave was the first Royal Governor of Carolina's son (2).
  

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 2,700 in 1700 (2)

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Landgrave Joseph Morton; Seabrook
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

References & Resources

1. 30-15 Plantation File, held by the South Carolina Historical Society
   –  Research Guide
   

2. Information contributed by Joy Skipper Cornwell from History of Martins Point