SANKOFA'S PLANTATION DATABASE

Ferry Plantation

Location: St. Peter's Parish; Beaufort Co., SC
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History: Dr. Thomas F. Screven owned Ferry Plantation prior to the onset of the Civil War. Like many other plantation owners, he lost possession of his land during wartime. He obtained a pardon from the President of the United States and petitioned to re-claim his land after the war.

Associated Surnames: Screven

Associated Plantations: Proctor Plantation (Beaufort Co., SC)

Associated Free White Names

• James P. Screven: owner of Ferry Plantation and Proctor Plantation
• Dr. Thomas F. Screven: owner; inherited Ferry Plantation from James P. Screven

Associated Black Slave Names

1860: Slaves of Thomas F. Screven
From 1860 Slave Schedule, Extracted by Tom Blake

• SCRIVEN, T. F., 118 slaves, St. Peter, page 10

Agriculture

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Description of Associated Architecture

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RESOURCES

• Beaufort Co. , Georgia: Largest Slaveholders From 1860 Slave Census Schedules, Transcribed by Tom Blake http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/scbeaufort.htm
• The Civil War in South Carolina: Property Losses of Record, Beaufort District http://www.geocities.com/frankoclark/civwar/Beaufortloss.html