Dulles, Joseph H., 1795-1876

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania resident, nephew of Mrs. Anne Heatly Reid Lovell (1756-1834, Dulles's mother's sister) of St. Matthew's Parish, South Carolina. Lovell owned several plantations and managed her affairs independently of her husband. After Lovell's death in 1834 her 3,925 acre (according to an 1836 survey) plantation on Halfway Swamp and the Santee River, Good Hope (which had been purchased from Joseph Manigault), was left to her nephew Joseph Heatly Dulles. A grand niece, Rachel Susan Bee, also inherited an adjoining plantation, some of which was taken from Good Hope. After Bee's marriage her husband (a nephew of Dulles), John Cheves, planted cotton on both plantations for a number of years.

Joseph Heatly Dulles was born in Charleston, S.C., but moved with his parents to Philadelphia in 1812. He graduated from Yale in 1814 and thereafter lived in Philadelphia although he spent time in S.C. managing his plantation, Good Hope; Dulles is credited as author of 1826 religious book, The Union Primer, or, First Book for Children (compiled for the Sunday School Union).

Dulles was a nephew of Mrs. Anne Heatly Reid Lovell (1756-1834) of St. Matthew's Parish, S.C. Lovell owned several plantations and managed her affairs independently of her husband. After Lovell's death in 1834 her 3,925 acre (according to an 1836 survey) plantation on Halfway Swamp and the Santee River, Good Hope (which had been purchased from Joseph Manigault), was left to her nephew Joseph Heatly Dulles.