MOUNT PLEASANT PLANTATION SW Cape Fear River near Indian Wells, Bladen County, North Carolina
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PLANTATION NAME: | MOUNT PLEASANT PLANTATION |
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OWNER: | James Elletson |
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Land grant to John McKnight in 1729. Later acquired by James Elletson from Marmaduke Jones. Expanded to 5400 acres and passed to his children in 1783...."Janet, Roger and William Spendlove his reputed children by Price of Westmoreland, Jamaica." Eventually went to Janet's son, Gooden
Elletson Bowen who lived there from the early 1800's to 1840's. |
MISCELLANEOUS: | Submitted by Ruth Bloom |
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