Special thanks to Elizabeth McConnell for providing much of the information on this page.

Basic Information

• Location – Mount Pleasant, Christ Church Parish, Charleston County

• Origin of name – John Perrie, an Irishman, named his plantation Youghal for his birthplace in Cork County, Ireland.
  

• Other names – Hamlin

• Current status – Original land holding has been subdivided numerous times. A portion of it is now a subdivision called Hamlin Plantation.
  

Timeline

• 1696 – Earliest known date of existence

  Captain George Dearsly received a grant for 1,300 acres.
  

• 1696 – Thomas Hamlin purchased this land shortly thereafter and conveyed it in 1704. A portion of this land became Oakland Plantation.
  

  The property went through numerous divisions and owners.
  

• 1811 – Dr. Anthony Vanderhorst Toomer and his son Joshua purchased 876.5 acres from George Barksdale.
  

• 1856 – Joshua Toomer sold Youghal to Edward N. Fuller of Edisto Island, who probably built the house.
  

• 1858 – Sold to George Buist Lamb of Charleston
  

• 1863 – Sold to Dr. Samuel Blackwell, husband of Anna C. Hamlin
  

• 1868 – Sold to Daniel B. Wheelock
  

• 1905 – Acquired by Issac Auld who would pass it on to his son, Joseph Seabrook Auld.
  

• 1992 – House burned

Land

• Number of acres – 1,300 in 1696; 876.5 in 1811; 876 in 1856
  

• Primary crop – ?
  

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Issac Auld (1905-?), Joseph Seabrook Auld (?), George Barksdale (?-1811), Dr. Samuel Blackwell (1863-1868), Captain George Dearsly (1696), Edward N. Fuller (1856-1858), Thomas Hamlin (1696-1704), George Buist Lamb (1858-1863), John Perrie (?), Dr. Anthony Vanderhorst Toomer and Joshua Toomer (1811-1856), Daniel B. Wheelock (1868-?)
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?
  

Buildings

• 1856-1857 – The house was probably built by Edward N. Fuller. It later became known as Auld House and burned in 1992.
  

Web Resources

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Print Resources

• Richard Dwight Porcher and Sarah Fick, The Story of Sea Island Cotton (Charleston: Wyrick & Company, 2005).
  

• Chicora Foundation Research Contribution 385. National Register Evaluation of 38CH932, Youghal Plantation, Charleston County, South Carolina. Michael Trinkley, Nicole Southerland, and Sarah Fick. 2003. 65pp.
  

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