Thorntree Plantation – Kingstree – Williamsburg County

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Basic Information

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

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – The plantation house was moved to Fluitt-Nelson Memorial Park in the Town of Kingstree and open to the public by appointment with the Williamsburg Historical Society
  

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Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• 1749 – House built

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Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Gavin Witherspoon; James Witherspoon
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

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Buildings

• House moved from its original site to Fluitt-Nelson Memorial Park within the town limits of Kingstree.
  

References & Resources

1. Thorntree House

2. 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
   

Contact Information

• Williamsburg Historical Society Museum
  135 Hampton Avenue
  Kingstree, SC 29556
  

  Telephone: 843-355-3306
  Website: Click here
  

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