Alabama… Oak Place Farm 17 Aug 202017 Aug 2020 OVERVIEW Location: Huntsville, Madison Co., AL Date Constructed/ Founded: 1840 (main house built) Associated Surnames: Steele, Weaver, Tracy Historical Notes: George Steele migrated from Virginia to Alabama in 1818. He…
Alabama… Oaklawn Plantation 17 Aug 202017 Aug 2020 OVERVIEW Location: Huntsville, Madison Co., AL Date Constructed/ Founded: 1844 (main plantation house built) Associated Surnames: Robinson Historical Notes: John J. Robinson was a revenue commissioner in Madison County and…
Alabama… The Forks of Cypress 16 Aug 202017 Aug 2020 OVERVIEW Location: Florence, Lauderdale Co., AL Date Constructed/ Founded: 1818 - 1830 (construction of the plantation house) Associated Surnames: Jackson, Moore Historical Notes: James Jackson (b.1782 in Ireland) moved from…
Alabama… Meriwether Plantation 10 Aug 202017 Aug 2020 OVERVIEW Location: Greene Co., AL; town of Eutaw Date Constructed/ Founded: unknown Associated Surnames: Meriwether, Wolstenholm Historical Notes: Joseph Meriwether and his family may have moved from Abbeville District South…
Edgefield… Burdett Eskridge Plantation 18 Aug 201919 Aug 2019 OVERVIEW Location: Ninety-six District, South Carolina; later Edgefield Co. (1785) Date Constructed/ Founded: aft. 1763 Associated Surnames: Eskridge, Grigsby, Thomas Historical Notes: Captain Richard Burdett "Bud" Eskridge (b.1740) migrated from…
State… Sandy Point Plantation 18 Aug 201919 Aug 2019 OVERVIEW Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1700 Associated Surnames: Ashton, Biglands, Bonum, Coulbourne, Eskridge, Grigsby, Rust, Vaulx-Craddock Historical Notes: Colonel George Eskridge, who came to America (Virginia)…
Alabama… Fairhope Plantation 15 Jul 201917 Aug 2020 OVERVIEW Location: Perry County, Alabama; Woodville, one mile east of Uniontown Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1850 Associated Surnames: Selden, Minge, Fowler Historical Notes: The plantation was established by Joseph Selden…
Alabama… Pond Spring Plantation 14 Jul 2019 OVERVIEW Location: Lawrence County, Alabama; historic Pond Spring Date Constructed/ Founded: 1818 Associated Surnames: Jones, Hickman, Sherrod, Wheeler Historical Notes: The first land-seizing colonizers moved into this area of Northern…
Barnwell… Silver Bluff Plantation 14 Jul 201914 Jul 2019 OVERVIEW Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina; Silverton Township, along the east bank of the Savannah River; present day Jackson, Aiken County, SC Date Constructed/ Founded: ca. 1737 Associated Surnames: Beggs,…
Profiles Researcher Profile: Alane Roundtree 13 Jul 201918 Aug 2019 Alane Roundtree has been researching the family histories and genealogies of the Silver Bluff Slave Community of South Carolina and their descendants since 1997. This includes the individuals and families enslaved at…
