Bellbroughton Plantation – Creston – Calhoun County
Basic Information
- Location – St. Matthews Parish, Santee River, near Creston, Calhoun County
- Origin of name – Named for the founding family's (Broughton) daughter (1, p. 225)
- Other names – Belle Broughton, Bellebroughton, Bell Broughton
- Current status – ?
Timeline
- ? – Earliest known date of existence
Established by the Broughton family (1, p. 225)
- ? – House built
- 1735 – James LaBass received a grant that was described as "...tract of land containing two hundred acres, commonly called and known by the name of Bell Broughton..." (4 and 5).
- ? – William Sabb owned the plantation (1, p. 225).
- ? – William Sabb's daughter Elizabeth owned Bellbroughton. She was born on the plantation in 1761 and married William Russell Thomson (1, p. 225).
- ? – Mary Eugenia Thomason owned Bellbroughton. She married Dr. Artemus Burnham Darby (1, p. 225).
- 1887 – R.E. Edwards purchased Bellbroughton (4).
Land
- Number of acres – 200 in 1735
- Primary crop – Cotton (1, p. 225)
Owners
- Chronological list – Broughton (?); James LaBass (1735-?); William Sabb (?); William Russell and Elizabeth Sabb Thomson (?); Dr. Artemus Burnham and Mary Eugenia Thomson Darby (?); R.E. Edwards (1887-?)
Slaves
- Number of slaves – ?
Buildings
- There once had been a grand house at Bellbroughton that was lost to fire (4).
References & Resources
- Claude Henry Neuffer, editor, Names in South Carolina, Volume I through 30 (Columbia, SC: The State Printing Company)
Order Names in South Carolina, Volumes I-XII, 1954-1965
Order Names in South Carolina, Index XIII-XVIII
- Daniel Marchant Culler, Orangeburgh District, 1768-1868: History and Records
(Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company, 1995)
Order Orangeburgh District, 1768-1868: History and Records
- J.D. Lewis, A History of St. Matthews, South Carolina
- Calhoun County Historical Sites - Calhoun County Museum & Cultural Center
- Information contributed by John W. McKenzie from the SC Department of Archives & History documents
