Alabama… Grassdale Plantation 11 Jul 2019 OVERVIEW Location: Greene County, Alabama; city of Eutaw Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1817 or 1819 Associated Surnames: Cobb, Coleman, Johnson Historical Notes: John Coleman traveled from Edgecombe Co., NC to…
Marengo… Faunsdale Plantation 26 Jan 201926 Jan 2019 OVERVIEW Location: Marengo County, Alabama; near the town of Dayton; one of the Alabama Canebreak Plantations Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1830 Associated Surnames: Barron, Bennett, Brown, Collins, Dixon, Francis, Fortune,…
Alabama… Finnely Plantation 9 Jan 2019 OVERVIEW Location: Jackson County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Finnely Historical Notes: none Associated Pages: none ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS 1860: From the narrative of John Finnely, "Voices From Slavery"…
Alabama… Bellevue Plantation 18 Jun 2018 OVERVIEW Location: Burke County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Carswell Historical Notes: none Associated Pages: none ASSOCIATED ENSLAVED PERSONS None listed yet ASSOCIATED FREE PERSONS Carswell family:…
Alabama… Strawberry Hill Plantation 28 Jun 2017 OVERVIEW Location: Forkland, Greene County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: unknown Associated Surnames: Walton, Webb Historical Notes: William Walton and his family migrated from South Carolina ot Alabama around 1820. Associated…
Alabama… Thornhill Plantation 25 Jun 201725 Jun 2017 OVERVIEW Location: Watsonia, Greene County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: 1833 Associated Surnames: Glover, Thornton Historical Notes: none Associated Pages: Fall Hill Plantation (Spotsylvania Co., VA), Rosemount Plantation (Greene Co., AL)…
Alabama… Rosemount Plantation 24 Jun 2017 OVERVIEW Location: Forkland, Greene County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: 1818 Associated Surnames: Alcorn, Glover, Hadden, Lyon, Thornton Historical Notes: Allen Glover migrated with his wife Sarah Serena Norwood Glover from…
Alabama… Hill of Howth 24 Jun 2017 OVERVIEW Location: Greene County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: 1816 Associated Surnames: Gould, Gowdy, McKee Historical Notes: Hill of Howth, the first house erected by a white settler in Boligee, Greene…
Alabama… Hays’ Mount Plantation 24 Jun 201724 Jun 2017 OVERVIEW Location: Greene County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Carnathan, Hays, Hairston, Gould, Ormond, Wright Historical Notes: George Hayes was one of the wealthiest men in Greene…
Alabama… Fairview Plantation 24 Jun 2017 OVERVIEW Location: Greene County, Alabama Date Constructed/ Founded: not determined Associated Surnames: Hays, Gould Historical Notes: George Hays was one of the wealthiest men in Greene County, Alabama. Hays inherited…