Old House Plantation – Grahamville – Jasper County
Basic Information
- Location – West shore of the Broad River, Grahamville, Jasper County
- Origin of name – ?
- Other names – ?
- Current status – Plantation's cemetery is open to the public (4)
Timeline
- Circa 1740 – Earliest known date of existence
Founded by Colonel Daniel Heyward when he received a King's Grant for 500 acres (2, p. 178 and 4).
Heyward built a tidal rice mill, textile factory, and ran an import/export business at Old House Plantation (4).
- ? – House built
- 1777 – Heyward died (2, p. 178)
- ? – James Bolan owned the plantation. He gave Old House Plantation to his daughter when she married Mr. Heyward (3).
Bolan also owned Bolan Hall Plantation (3).
- Circa 1865 – The plantation was ravished by fire (4)
Land
- Number of acres – 500 1740; 16,000 (4)
- Primary crop – Rice (2, p. 178)
- Colonel Daniel Heyward's son, Thomas, and family are buried in the cemetery at Old House Plantation (4).
Slaves
- Number of slaves – ?
Buildings
References & Resources
- News & Courier Newspaper (predecessor to the Charleston Post & Courier) February 26, 1933 issue reprint of Free South April 4, 1863 listing of St. Helena Island plantation sales prior to the Civil War
- Lawrence S. Rowland, Alexander Moore, and George C. Rogers, Jr. The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: Volume 1, 1514-1861
(Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1996)
Order The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina: Volume 1, 1514-1861 - Information contributed by Iralyn Snyder.
- Information contributed by Gazie Nagle.
- Preliminary Archaeological and Historical Investigations at Old House Plantation, Jasper County, South Carolina - PDF
