Plat Representing Fair Spring Plantation, Charleston District, Saint George Parish, SC, 617.5 Acres, ca. 1791

A plan of Fair Spring Plantation situated on the South [incorrect: actually North] Side of Ashley River in the Parish of St George Charleston district & containing in the whole abt 479 1/2 acres compiled from old plats and a survey taken in May 1794

A. 126 acres part of a Tract originally granted to William Norman for 320 acres Plat certd [certified] the 22d of September 1684 [22 Sep 1684] Grant dated the 23d of February 1697 [23 Feb 1697]

B. 115 Acre tract originally granted to Mr. Moses Norman plat certd [certified] the 23d of November 1732 [23 Nov 1732] Grant dated the May 4th 1733 [04 May 1733]

C. 197 Acres part of a Tract originally Granted to Benjamin Waring for (Conveyed by Andrew Slann to Ralph Izard August 9th 1748 [09 Aug 1748]

D. A Tract in two parcels one of 26 and the other of 15 1/2 Acres part of 200 acres given by John Stevens Senr [Senior] to Joseph Stevens being part and taken off September 3d 1742 [03 Sep 1742] a Tract of 1000 acres

E. A Tract of 56 Acres claimed by Mr James Coborn agreeable to a survey taken for Mr. Thomas Grimball in June 30th 1774 [30 Jun 1774] by N. [Nathaniel] Bradwell

F. A Tract of 82 Acres claimed by Ditto - - part of the said 320 Acre tract –

The line a b is an accommodation line marked and agreed to by David Oliphant and Ralph Izard Jur [Junior] as by their Instrument of writing dated the 8th of March 1784 [08 Mar 1784]

The Line coloured yellow show [sic] the limits and bounds of Fair Spring plantation agreeable to the above mentioned papers –

The Line coloured red show [sic] the line claimed by Mr. Coborn by the above recited plat & papers –

The whole of these tracts now belonging to Ralph Izard Junr. Eq [Esquire]

Original Copy
  • South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm C3188. Plat Collection of John McCrady. Series L10005, Reel 9, Plat 4886.
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