Mississippi – Sankofagen

John Knight Plantation

27 Jan 201927 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Jones County, Mississippi; town of Soso, on the Leaf River, formerly Covington County Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1815 - 1817 Associated Surnames: Baylis, Chambers, Clarke, Coleman, Davis, Harper,…

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,…

Grantham Plantation

25 Jan 201926 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Carroll County, Mississippi; town of Duck Hill Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1850 Associated Surnames: Eskridge, Grantham Historical Notes: John D. Grantham, originally from North Carolina, was working as…

Hector McNeill Plantation

OVERVIEW Location: Carroll County, Mississippi; town of Duck Hill Date Constructed/ Founded: unknown Associated Surnames: Eskridge, Ford, McNeill, Norwood Historical Notes: none Associated Pages: McNeill Plantation (Carroll Co., MS) ASSOCIATED…

McNeill Plantation

24 Jan 201925 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Carroll County, Mississippi; town of Duck Hill Date Constructed/ Founded: unknown Associated Surnames: Eskridge, McNeill Historical Notes: none Associated Pages: Hector McNeill Plantation (Carroll Co., MS), T.L. Eskridge Plantation…

Richard Eskridge Plantation

24 Jan 201925 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Carroll County, Mississippi; town of Duck Hill Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1840 Associated Surnames: Butler, Eskridge, Love, Swift, Weed Historical Notes: Richard Edmund Eskridge (referred to as Richard…

Richard E. Eskridge Plantation

24 Jan 201926 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Carroll County, Mississippi; town of Duck Hill Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1845 Associated Surnames: Ammons, Eskridge Historical Notes: Richard Edmund Eskridge (b.1826 in South Carolina) was the son…

T.L. Eskridge Plantation

24 Jan 201926 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Carroll County, Mississippi; town of Duck Hill Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1835 Associated Surnames: Ammons, Eskridge, Grantham, McNeill Historical Notes: Thomas L. Eskridge, son of the wealthy Duck…

Adams Place

OVERVIEW Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1775 Associated Surnames: Adams, Ballance, Donahue, Grubb, Leonard, Rawls, Thistle, Warnock, Zingline Historical Notes: William Adams was a first cousin to President…

Walnut Grove Plantation

21 Jan 201921 Jan 2019

OVERVIEW Location: Yazoo County, Mississippi Date Constructed/ Founded: unknown Associated Surnames: Adams, Alexander, Brimm, Carter, Cochrine, Chancy, Christmas, Giles, Gould, Hawthorn, Hogan, Jackson, Miles, Morris, Nackle, Payford, Prize, Roach, Rockingham,…