Ravenel family papers, 1757-1894.

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Ravenel family papers, 1757-1894.

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Early materials include 10 receipts, 1757-1830, including 1 Jan. 1791, signed by Henry Ravenel (1751-1823) acknowleding debt owed to Sammuel Legare and James Theus, merchants of Charleston, S.C., by estate of Henry Ravenel (1729-1785); other receipts document prices of clothing, food, liquor, and transport of rice; sheets from account book, ca. 1829, listing prices of various products; and sales agreement, 17 Mar. 1834, re settlement of estate of John Stephen Ravenel by Henry Ravenel and sale of sixteen identified slaves from the estate. Land papers documenting family real estate holdings in St. John's Parish, S.C., include plats, 18 Feb. 1791, 26 Mar. 1793, 1 Apr. 1806, and undated, including plat of Wantoot plantation, 19 Sept. 1865, owned by Daniel Ravenel, and crediting Richard Y. Macbeth with copying the plat from a survey made 1 Apr. 1795 by Ja[me]s G. Weare; Wantoot plat includes small drawing of manor house next to three rows of slave cabins; canal divides Wantoot from tract labeled Somerton. Genealogical information, 5 items,1791-1894, includes epitaphs from Morristown, N.J. and elsewhere; baptismal records; and two-page translation [ca. 1890s] of marriage certificate, 24 Oct. 1687, of Rene Ravenel, aged 21, and Charlotte de St. Julian, aged 18, who were married at Pumpkin Hill Plantation in South Carolina.

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Ravenel, Henry, 1729-1785.

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Owner of Hanover Plantation, Berkeley County, South Carolina. Henry Ravenel was the son of Rene Louis Ravenel of Pooshee Plantation. From the description of Henry Ravenel ledger, 1750-1783. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32141305 ...

Ravenel, Henry, 1790-1867.

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Berkeley County, S.C. physician and plantation owner. He was the son of Rene Ravenel (1762-1822), and grandson of Henry Ravenel (1729-1785). His uncle was Henry Ravenel (1751-1823). Dr. Henry Ravenel (1790-1867) was married three times, and among his children were Henry William Ravenel (1814-1887) and Thomas Porcher Ravenel (1824-1898). From the description of Henry Ravenel family papers, 1731-1867. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953526 ...

Weare, James G.

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Ravenel, Henry, 1751-1823.

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Berkeley County, S.C. plantation owner. From the description of Henry Ravenel note of hand, 1789. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865535 ...

Ravenel, Daniel, 1789-1873

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The son of Daniel Ravenel (1762-1807) and Catherine C. Prioleau (1769-1849), Daniel Ravenel the younger was an attorney, banker, and writer of Charleston, S.C. He was president of the Planters' and Mechanics' Bank, a member and official of the Huguenot Church, and wrote on topics such as church history and banking. In 1812 Daniel Ravenel married Caroline Cripps (1791-1844), daughter of John Splatt Cripps. From the description of Daniel Ravenel papers, 1815-1871. (The South Carolina H...

Ravenel family.

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Early settlers in St. John's parish, which at various times fell in jurisdiction of Charleston County or Berkeley County, S.C.; Huguenot family descended from Rene Ravenel (b. 1666); Henry Ravenel (1729-1785), known as "Henry of Hanover" [plantation], was the brother of Rene Ravenel (1762-1822) of Pooshee plantation; children of Henry Ravenel (1729-1785) [of Hanover] included Henry Ravenel (1751-1823), Rene Ravenel (1762-1822), Paul de St. Julien Ravenel (1765-1820), and Stephen Ravenel (1770-18...

Ravenel, John Stephen

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Macbeth, Richard Y.

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