Turquetts Plantation – James Island – Charleston County

Basic Information

• Location – James Island, Charleston County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – Has been combined with Stono Plantation

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – Indigo

Owners

• Alphabetical list – John Clafe; John Dill (1784); Jane Elizabeth Taylor Dill; Sarah Dill (1789); Ribton Hutchinson; Captain John Rivers; Taylor, Torquet (1748)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 45

Buildings

• ?

References & Resources

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

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