Saltcatchers Plantation – Yemassee – Colleton County

Basic Information

• Location – Salkehatchie River, Yemassee, Colleton County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• 1768 – George Inglis acquired 300 acres "on the waters of Saltcatcher" (present-day Salkehatchie River) that adjoined land he already owned (1).
  

• 1772 – George Inglis acquired an additional 450 acres on the Salkehatchie River bringing the plantation's acreage to over 750 (1).
  

• 1775 – Saltcatchers Plantation was owned by George Inglis at the time of his death in September 1775. The plantation seems to have been inherited by George's son William Inglis (1).
  

• Prior to 1776 – House built (1) (2)
  

  A plantation house was listed in the February 14, 1776 inventory of George Inglis's estate.
  

• 1785 – William Inglis sold Saltcatchers to his nephew, Alexander Inglis (1).
  

Land

• Number of acres – Over 300 acres in 1768; over 750 acres in 1772 (1)
  

• Primary crop – Corn, peas, livestock in 1775 (2)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 64 in 1776 (2)
  

  See February 14, 1776 Inventory of George Inglis Estate for names of the slaves, including their duties
  

References & Resources

1. Information contributed by Mary Anderson, whose sixth-great-grandfather was George Inglis, including sources:
   – Colleton District 1825 surveyed 1820, map by Robert Mills

2. Inventory of George Inglis Estate - February 14, 1776