Perry Hill Plantation – West Ashley – Charleston County

Basic Information

• Location – Ashley River, West Ashley, St. Andrew's Parish, Charleston County

  Original plantation lands were located west of Magnolia Plantation on Highway 61.
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Part of Magnolia Plantation

Timeline

• 1696 – Earliest known date of existence

  Francis Ladson received a grant for 100 acres on the Ashley River (Kennerty, p. 17).
  

  Later, 60 acres of marshland was added to the property.
  

• 1820 – Thomas Drayton purchased the property and combined it with Magnolia Plantation (Kennerty, p. 17).
  

Land

• Number of acres – 100 in 1696; 160 in 1820
  

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Thomas Drayton; Francis Ladson
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
  

Print Resources

• Rosina Sottile Kennerty, Plantations on the South Side of Ashley River (Charleston, SC: Nelson Printing Corporation, 1983).
  

Contact Information

• Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
  3550 Ashley River Road
  Charleston, SC 29414
  

  Telephone: 843-571-1266 or 800-367-3517