Archaeological Investigations at Yourhaney Plantation (38GE18)

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28Figure 9Mills’ Atlas Showing the Area in 1820Project Area
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT YOURHANEY PLANTATION29The plaintiffs believed their grandfather, Joseph Alston (1734-1784), acquired the property andthen willed it to his sons, William Alston of Clifton and Thomas Alston (1764-1794) of ProspectHill. Thomas died without children and his portion of this property went to his nephews, theplaintiffs in this case. Robert Collins claimed ownership to nearly all of tract no. 5 under two juniorgrants and had been in possession of it long enough to acquire statutory title. An unrecorded platdrawn in 1787 found amongst William’s papers proved the parcels adjoined one another and itwas submitted as evidence. Ultimately, the court ruled in favor of both parties.Although the plat was not found, the case does reveal some interesting information about the ferryat Yauhannah Bluff. Parcel No. 1 contained the site of the “Yuhaney ferry” and it was occupied bya series of tenants and not William or his sons. For 30 years or more, “there had been asuccession of persons who held the ferry and took the tolls, each buying from his predecessor, andselling to his successor, what was called the privilege and his improvements.” They made no claimon the soil, but also did not pay William Alston any rent. They did, however, acknowledge his titleand there was usually a person living on the opposite side of the river who, as a general agent,had supervision over all of his land. Several tenants testified during the trial. They includedWilliam M. Newton who began his tenure at the ferry in 1824 or 1825 and remained until April1832. He was succeeded by a Mr. Woodward who stayed only a few years and was replacedby Elijah Cox. Cox had nine people in his household according to the 1840 census, whichincluded five slaves. The ferry property included “houses and small fields.” (Speers 1844: 187-191; Allston, Elizabeth Deas 1936: 27).The Allston family was one of the wealthiest in the Georgetown District. John (d. 1750) andWilliam Allston (1698-1744) came to the area from St. John’s Berkeley parish and received grantson the Waccamaw in the 1730s. Their descendents gained a vast fortune in land in what wouldbecome Georgetown County. (Rogers 1970: 21).Joseph Allston (1733-1784), son of William (1698-1744), developed a significant estate in themid-18 th century owning five plantations each with 100 or more slaves. He resided at The Oaks onthe Waccamaw River and served in the General Assembly as well as a member of the committeefor enforcement of the Continental Association (1774) and member of the First (1775) and Second(1775-1776) Provincial Congresses. He passed his land and wealth to his two sons William(1756-1839) and Thomas (1764-1794) (Edgar 1977: 35-36). William Alston dropped the second“l” in his last name to distinguish himself from other family members and inherited FairfieldPlantation where he constructed a rice mill around 1787. He acquired several other plantationsalong the Waccamaw during his lifetime and resided at Clifton until it burned in the earlynineteenth century. At his death, his estate totaled $573,232 and consisted of 723 slaves, 600shares of stock in the Pennsylvania Bank of the United States, 88 shares in the Bank of Charleston,a library of 250 books, and various other goods. He was aptly named “King Billy.” He served inthe General Assembly as a house member and a senator on several occasions and as a captain inFrancis Marion’s Brigade during the Revolutionary War. He had 11 children by two wives andthree of his sons were the plaintiffs in the 1844 case (Bailey and Cooper 1981: 35-37). WilliamA. Alston (1782-1860) served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and as a Justice ofthe Peace. He owned 400 slaves and resided at Rose Hill on the Waccamaw River (Davidson1971: 173). Thomas P. Alston (1795-1861) served as a South Carolina senator representing AllSaints Parish (1832-1838) (Reynolds and Faunt 1964: 172).
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APPENDIX A. ARTIFACT CATALOG
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Key: Surface - S = Smoothed; RS = R
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APPENDIX C. ZOOARCHAEOLOGICALANALYS
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ELEMENT LISTCode Element1 Indetermi
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ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL CATALOGBag Number
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