Thomas Randall's Plantation – Little River – Horry County

Basic Information

• Location – Little River, All Saints Parish, Horry County

  Located east of US 17 in the vicinity of Little River Neck
  

• Origin of name – Named for the owner
  

• Other names – Tilghman Point; Little River in modern times (4)
  

• Current status – Privately owned
  

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1860s – A Confederate battery was constructed on the property on a bluff overlooking Little River Inlet. It was known as Fort Randall.
  

  An outline of the battery can still be seen today.
  

• 1920s – Horace Tilghman, Sr. purchased the plantation (4).
  

• 1937 – Horace Tilghman, Sr. continued to purchase property around the house. By the time he died in this year, he owned about 3,000 acres which included Waites Island (4).
  

• 1960 – Horace Tilghman, Jr. inherited the property upon the death of his mother (4).
  

• 1986 – Hunter and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy became owners after the death of Kitty's father Horace Tilghman, Jr. (4).
  

Land

• Number of acres – About 3,000 in 1937 (4)
  

• Primary crop – Cotton, Indian corn, cattle, swine (3)
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Allston; Hunter and Kitty Tilghman McEaddy (1986-?); McLillian Bessent Randall (?); Louis H. Randall (?); Thomas Randall (?); Horace Tilghman, Jr. (1960-1986); Horace Tilghman, Sr. (1920s-?)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – 78 in 1850 (1, p. 5); 85 in 1860 (2, p. 5)
  

Buildings

• ?

References & Resources

1. 1850 Slave Schedules of Horry District, South Carolina - PDF
   

2. 1860 Slave Schedules of Horry District, South Carolina - PDF
   

3. 1860 Agricultural Survey of Horry District, South Carolina
   

4. Information contributed by Kitty Tilghman McEaddy.