Basic Information

• Location – Beaufort County

• Origin of name – Name of original owner

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – Thomas Aston Coffin, as manager of his father's estate on behalf of the siblings, purchased McTureus to expand the family's holdings which, at the time, also included Coffin Point Plantation and Cherry Hill Plantation.
  

• 1861 – The Coffins abandoned all their Beaufort County holdings when they left the area fleeing the advancing Union troops.
  

• ? – House built

Land

• Number of acres – 200 acres when Coffin family purchased

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Coffin family (?-1861), McTureus

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial references: 21, 33, 67

More about Beaufort County

• Learn more about historic Beaufort County, including the lovely town of Beaufort SC as well as Hilton Head. We have helpful guides to Beaufort SC history and Beaufort SC libraries and museums – plus Beaufort SC restaurants, Beaufort SC bed & breakfasts, Beaufort SC hotels, and Beaufort SC real estate.