Basic Information

• Location – Yemassee, Prince William Parish, Beaufort County
  

  Located on Cotton Hall Road off US 17
  

• Origin of name – Named by Daniel Heyward, an early owner
  

• Other names – Part of Tomotley Barony

• Current status – Owned by Joseph Harden since 1981

Timeline

• 1777 – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1865 – Original plantation house burned by General Sherman's troops
  

• ? – Robert (Ed) Edward Turner Jr. became owner. He committed suicide at Cotton Hall in 1963. His son, Ted Turner, sold the plantation in an effort to secure his father's business entities.
  

• ? – Colonel Griffin became owner

• 1971 – Lawrence and Sara Douglas purchased the property from Colonel Griffin.

• 1981 – The Douglases sold Cotton Hall to Joseph Harden.

Land

• Number of acres – 800 in 2004

• Primary crop – Rice in the 19th century. Corn, hay, sugar cane, and cattle today.
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Bingham, Chisolm, DeVeaux, Lawrence and Sara Douglas (1971-1981), Colonel Griffin (?-1971), Joseph Harden (1981-present), Heyward, McPherson, Palmer, Potter, Rast, Simmons, Robert (Ed) Edward Turner Jr. (?-1963)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves –

Buildings

• Plantation house, barn, several other small buildings

Web Resources

• ?
  

Print Resources

• Initial references: 4, 29

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