Mouzon Plantation – Kingstree – Williamsburg County

— Mouzon Plantation © Irwin McIntosh —

Special thanks to Edna Griffith Greenewalt for contributing much of the information on this page.

Basic Information

• Location – Black River, Kingstree, Williamsburg County, Prince Frederick Parish
  

  Located 8 miles northwest of the Town of Kingstree
  

• Origin of name – Named for first owner, Louis de Mouzon

• Other names – White House

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• 1741 – Earliest known date of existence when Louis de Mouzon received land grants.
  

• ? – House built by Louis de Mouzon

• ? – Louis de Mouzon left the plantation to his grandson, William Henry Mouzon II.
  

  This house was burned during the Revolutionary War by Banastre Tarleton's troups.

• 1830 – Another house was built and still stands. The house was painted white and became known as "the White House."
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Chronological list – Louis de Mouzon (1741-?), William Henry Mouzon II
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• The house built in 1830 still stands.
  

References & Resources

1. Claude Henry Neuffer, editor, Names in South Carolina, Volume I through 30 (Columbia, SC: The State Printing Company)
    Order Names in South Carolina, Volumes I-XII, 1954-1965
    Order Names in South Carolina, Index XIII-XVIII