Plat contains 59 (1/2) acres. Plat contains the road to Ladson running west to east through the property the plat also includes the location of the house as well as the brickyard. Names associated with this plat include E.J. Jackson, M. Brailsford, Caines, Edon, F.C. Shutty and W.B. Guerard. Notable geographic locations include St. James Parish and Goose Creek.
1850-1859, 1870-1879, 1860-1869, 1840-1849, 1830-1839, and 1820-1829
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This is the plantation register by Mathurin Guerin Gibbs (1788-1849) for Rice Hope Plantation (January 1, 1824 to December 1844) and Jericho Plantation (December 1844 to 1875). Gibbs, a lawyer before becoming a planter, used the first several pages of the manuscript dating January 1824 to May 1829 for summarizing legal cases. The plantation register primarily documents daily labor activities on the plantation including cultivation and harvesting of staple crops such as corn, cotton (Sea Island Cotton and Santee black seed cotton), rice and potatoes, livestock, and building fences. Gibbes also writes about the use and management of slave labor, the movement of enslaved people between the plantation and Charleston, and selling and purchasing of enslaved people. Slave names are included in portions of the register. Gibbs notes throughout the register the struggles he encounters as a planter including being unable to pay the mortgage of Rice Hope Plantation and the property going into foreclosure. Most of the entries at the end of the register are regarding slave births, slave deaths and distribution of blankets. Gibbs died in 1849 and the management of the plantation was carried out by his son.
Plat of 1126 acres in St. James Goose Creek on Wasamasaw [Wassamassaw] Swamp. Plat is in pencil and is difficult to read the few details, although there are a few outlines of buildings included, but difficult to tell what they are. Names associated with this plat include Daniel Gelyer, J. Ferrels, Thomas Cusack [?], and James Haney. Notable geographic locations include Wasamasaw [Wassamassaw] Swamp, Sheep Island, Goose Creek, Road to Dorchester, and Ekells Branch.
Plat of 419 acres near Goose Creek sold to Benjamin Wood by John Parker. Only the trees located on the property line and names on neighboring property owners are included. Names associated with this plat are John Parker, Benjamin Wood, Thomas Barker, John Barley, James Boswood, Benjamin Woods, John Stevens, Thomas Hodson, I. Drayton, Thomas Mell, and Ben Godin.
Plat of land on Goose Creek belonging to Dr. Charles Drayton. Details include an area of marsh and the location of Goose Creek. Names associated with this plat are Dr. Charles Drayton, Michau, Manigault and Richards.
Copy of a plat of 355 Acres of land in Berkeley County near the West side of Cooper River, shows surrounding properties, doesn’t include land type or detailed notations. Names associated with this plat are Edward Keating, William Kimlough, Buvet, Matthew Beard, Colonel Chicken, Chapennoun Elliott, Robert Daniell, Longrove Thomas, Edward Keyting, Andrew Allens, William Gibbons, James Kenloch, William Adams, Allen Anderson, William Gibbons, Matthew Benson, Thomas Smith, John Vecandge [?], Francis Ternandol, and Allen Andrew. Notable geographic locations include St. James Parish, Goose Creek, Cooper River, and Berkeley County.
Plat contains 420 acres But is to the estate of Fulmer and Shubrick and to Shubreek and Hewart also bounding to Hapensack and Izard. Plat includes the location of the house and paths connecting the property to its neighbors. Names associated with this plat include William Conrade Heekeley, Shubrick, Fulmer, Hewart, Hapensack, Ralph Izard, and Thomas Abernethie. Notable geographic locations include St. James Parish, Goose Creek, Wolf Castell, Berkeley County, and Charleston District.
Plat contains 310 acres layer out for John Gamble granted November 6, 1706. Plat contains location of house. Names associated with this plat are John Gamble, Gideon Fishero, Amos Donoly, John Deas, Francis Cobia, Purull, and F. Bremar.
Copy of a plat laid out at Goose Creek now belonging to Benjamin Mazyck. 200 acres of land commonly called Busharia. Butting and bounding on the north and west on Col. James Moore land and the south on Captain Schrenckingh and on the east on Madam Davis' land. Names associated with this plat are Benjamin Mazyck, Davis, Lawson, Thomas Smith, Benjamin Schrenckingh, James Moore, and David Daw. Notable geographic locations include Busharia, Booshee, and Goose Creek.
"Copy of a plat of a tract now belonging to Richard Goughlr." The tract contains 500 acres and states that it was granted to Isaac Lewis on March 21, 1715. Names associated with this plat are Isaac Lewis, John Broughton, John Glover, John Diamond, and Richard Goughlr [?]. Notable geographic locations include Goose Creek, St. James Parish and Black Jon Bay.
Plat contains 360 acres. Plat includes sketch of house. Names associated with this plat include John Glen, Ephraim Mitchell, Crip, Daniel Cannon, and John Richards. Notable geographic locations include St. James Parish, Goose Creek and Charleston District.
Plat of 100 acres of land conveyed by William Norman to Edward Keating situated at Goose Creek. Names associated with this plat are Edward Keating, William Norman, John Bayly, and Moultrie. Notable geographic locations are Goose Creek.
Plan of 101 acres in St. James Parish, Goose Creek belonging to Abram Jones. Details include roads, ports, banks, trees and a field. Names associated with this plat are Abram Jones, Thomas Middleton, and Major Benjamin Smith. Notable geographic locations include Goose Creek, Charleston District, and Black River Road.
Copy of a plat of 150 acres and granted to Jobe Howes now forming part of Hickory Hill plantation in St. James Goose Creek and part in St. John and St. James Parish.
The Mouzon Plat Book surveys lands held by various individuals and families in Craven County [now in parts of Berkeley, Charleston, Georgetown, and Williamsburg counties], Colleton County and Berkeley County in South Carolina. Plats are drawn in pencil and ink. Book includes an index at the beginning and at the end are two pages of accounts and also lands to be resurveyed for the estate of Henry Mouzon Jr.
