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Plantation: Airy Hall of Colleton County,
   
Location Ashepoo River, Colleton County
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Plantation Details
  Timeline:

1701 - Earliest known date of existence. I also found 1850. 1701 granted to William Lashley. Subsequent owners were Richard Wright, Robert Wright, Thomas Shubrick. 1768 - The land was sold to Dr. James Skirving. 1770 - Elizabeth and Philip Smith. 1786 - Philip Skirving Smith. 1796 - Philip Skirving Smith, Jr. 1849 - Philip Smith Price. 1866 - Marie P. E. Price 1906 - Marie Price Farmers children sold to the E.P. Burton Lumber Company. The E.P. Burton Lumber Company also bought Cow Pen Point, Chapman Fort, Palmetto Island and Smyly Plantations which were grouped together under the name of Airy Hall. 1907 - E.P. Burton Lumber Company sold to William Godfrey, John W. Maynard and James P. Maynard. 1911 - Sold to A. E. Gonzales. 1917 - Sold to J. H. Paschall. ? - Sold to the Chehaw Land and Cattle Company. ? - Sold to the Ashepoo Land and Cattle Company. ? - Sold to L. H. Smith. 1928 - Sold to Robert G. Elbert.. Charleston Magazine Feb-Mar 1992 speaks of 1,600 acres plantation , Airy Hall, belonging to Frankie and Buck Limehouse purchased 1979. 1995 - Shows Airy Hall owned by Mr and Mrs. Harry Bancroft Limehouse.



  Currently: Privately owned
  Buildings:

It is believed that the original house was built in 1880 but what happened to it is unknown. It is known that a house was built in 1928 by Robert B. Elbert.



  Number of acres: 1806 - 8,000 more or less. 1849 - 3,221

  Crops: Primary crop - rice

  Owners:

In addition to those shown under Timelines - Barringer, Albert Love, Lawrence Larringer 



Additional Information
 

Originally part of Hutchenson grant.

Smiles became part of Airy Hall and was developed along with other plantations into golf links and extensive gardens



References
 
1.
30-15 Plantation File, South Carolina Historical Society
2.
Neuffer, Claude Henry, ed. "Names in South Carolina." Volume I through 30, 1943-1983, Columbia, SC: Published by the Department of English, University of South Carolina. Printed by The State Printing Company, Columbia, SC.