Stony Point Plantation:
Location – East bank of the Ashley River, Charleston Co, SC.
Origin of name – For the outcrop of marlstone located in the area .
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1695 – Hannah English Williams was granted 500 acres on the Ashley River which was called Stony Point. Manley Williamson acquired Stony Point from Hannah English Williams and increased its size to 800 acres.
Upon Manley Williamson's death, the property was divided between his son and daughter. Son, Manley Williamson II received 500 acres which retained the Stony Point name.
1728 – Manley Williamson II conveyed Stony Point Plantation to Edmund Bellinger 2nd Landgrave who also subsequently acquired the 300 acres that Williamson's sister had inherited.
Landgrave Bellinger owned a large amount of property in the Lowcounty but made Stony Point his residence. He also ran a ferry from Stony Point across the Ashley River to Ashley Ferry Town.
1738 – Landgrave Bellinger's oldest son, Edmund Bellinger, inherited the plantation upon his father's death. During Edmund's ownership, he added an additional 175 acres.
1785 – Edmund Bellinger's (1710-1787) will left Stony Point Plantation to his wife for life then, it was to pass to their son William Bellinger. A 1789 map shows William as the owner.
1829 – William Bellinger's will left the plantation to his sons Edmund and Carnot Bellinger.
The courts divided the property between the brothers with the western 518.8 acre section going to Edmund Bellinger and the eastern part to Carnot Bellinger.
Location – East bank of the Ashley River, Charleston Co, SC.
Origin of name – For the outcrop of marlstone located in the area .
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1695 – Hannah English Williams was granted 500 acres on the Ashley River which was called Stony Point. Manley Williamson acquired Stony Point from Hannah English Williams and increased its size to 800 acres.
Upon Manley Williamson's death, the property was divided between his son and daughter. Son, Manley Williamson II received 500 acres which retained the Stony Point name.
1728 – Manley Williamson II conveyed Stony Point Plantation to Edmund Bellinger 2nd Landgrave who also subsequently acquired the 300 acres that Williamson's sister had inherited.
Landgrave Bellinger owned a large amount of property in the Lowcounty but made Stony Point his residence. He also ran a ferry from Stony Point across the Ashley River to Ashley Ferry Town.
1738 – Landgrave Bellinger's oldest son, Edmund Bellinger, inherited the plantation upon his father's death. During Edmund's ownership, he added an additional 175 acres.
1785 – Edmund Bellinger's (1710-1787) will left Stony Point Plantation to his wife for life then, it was to pass to their son William Bellinger. A 1789 map shows William as the owner.
1829 – William Bellinger's will left the plantation to his sons Edmund and Carnot Bellinger.
The courts divided the property between the brothers with the western 518.8 acre section going to Edmund Bellinger and the eastern part to Carnot Bellinger.
Stony Point Plantation:
Location – East bank of the Ashley River, Charleston Co, SC.
Origin of name – For the outcrop of marlstone located in the area .
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1695 – Hannah English Williams was granted 500 acres on the Ashley River which was called Stony Point. Manley Williamson acquired Stony Point from Hannah English Williams and increased its size to 800 acres.
Upon Manley Williamson's death, the property was divided between his son and daughter. Son, Manley Williamson II received 500 acres which retained the Stony Point name.
1728 – Manley Williamson II conveyed Stony Point Plantation to Edmund Bellinger 2nd Landgrave who also subsequently acquired the 300 acres that Williamson's sister had inherited.
Landgrave Bellinger owned a large amount of property in the Lowcounty but made Stony Point his residence. He also ran a ferry from Stony Point across the Ashley River to Ashley Ferry Town.
1738 – Landgrave Bellinger's oldest son, Edmund Bellinger, inherited the plantation upon his father's death. During Edmund's ownership, he added an additional 175 acres.
1785 – Edmund Bellinger's (1710-1787) will left Stony Point Plantation to his wife for life then, it was to pass to their son William Bellinger. A 1789 map shows William as the owner.
1829 – William Bellinger's will left the plantation to his sons Edmund and Carnot Bellinger.
The courts divided the property between the brothers with the western 518.8 acre section going to Edmund Bellinger and the eastern part to Carnot Bellinger.
Location – East bank of the Ashley River, Charleston Co, SC.
Origin of name – For the outcrop of marlstone located in the area .
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1695 – Hannah English Williams was granted 500 acres on the Ashley River which was called Stony Point. Manley Williamson acquired Stony Point from Hannah English Williams and increased its size to 800 acres.
Upon Manley Williamson's death, the property was divided between his son and daughter. Son, Manley Williamson II received 500 acres which retained the Stony Point name.
1728 – Manley Williamson II conveyed Stony Point Plantation to Edmund Bellinger 2nd Landgrave who also subsequently acquired the 300 acres that Williamson's sister had inherited.
Landgrave Bellinger owned a large amount of property in the Lowcounty but made Stony Point his residence. He also ran a ferry from Stony Point across the Ashley River to Ashley Ferry Town.
1738 – Landgrave Bellinger's oldest son, Edmund Bellinger, inherited the plantation upon his father's death. During Edmund's ownership, he added an additional 175 acres.
1785 – Edmund Bellinger's (1710-1787) will left Stony Point Plantation to his wife for life then, it was to pass to their son William Bellinger. A 1789 map shows William as the owner.
1829 – William Bellinger's will left the plantation to his sons Edmund and Carnot Bellinger.
The courts divided the property between the brothers with the western 518.8 acre section going to Edmund Bellinger and the eastern part to Carnot Bellinger.
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