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Somerton Plantation: Located three mile north of Pinopolis. First
granted to John Stewart in 1690 (Could be 1696). Acquired by William
Scriven in 1698. (He was the first Baptist minister in South Carolina).
In 1708, he sold the place to Rene Ravenel. Takes it’s name from
Somersetshire, England, the old home of Scriven. One of the principal
homes and burial grounds of the Ravenel family for generations. In area
to be flooded. Area about 1 acre.Records obtained from Santee Cooper
Authority by Mrs. T.L. Connor, Eutawville, SC. The bit of history of
Somerton Plantation by Mr. Henry R. Dwight.
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| Name |
Dates |
Inscription |
Remarks |
| Mazyck, Benjamin | d 11 Feb 1758 @age 19 | | s/o Benjamin & Demaris Mazyck Gr/son of Daniel Ravenel |
| McCall, Catherine Cordes | 5 Apr 1822 - 24 Jul 1838 | | d/o Dr John Ward McCall & Mary Ravenel |
| Ravenel, Catherine Mrs | d 28 Aug 1849 @79yrs 11mo 2da | | d/o Samuel & Catherine Prioleau Widow of Daniel Ravenel |
| Ravenel, Catherine Prioleau | 1 May 1820 - 20 Aug 1821 | | d/o Daniel & Caroline Ravenel |
| Ravenel, Caroline Prioleau | d 27 Aug 1821 | | w/o Daniel Ravenel d/o John Splatt Cripps of Charleston |
| Ravenel, Charlotte Matilda | 11 Oct 1796 - 10 Oct 1826 | | w/o Edmund Ravenel d/o Timothy Ford,Esq
|
| Ravenel, Daniel | 26 Oct 1789 - 7 Sep 1873 | | s/o Daniel Ravenell |
| Ravenel, Daniel | 11 Apr 1762 - 5 Aug 1897 | | d/o Samuel & Catherine Prioleau |
| Ravenel, Daniel Edward MD | 9 Dec 1812 - 4 Aug 1833 @20yrs 7mo 26da | | s/o Daniel & Catherine Ravenel |
| Ravenel, Elizabeth Farr | 19 Apr 1816 - 28 Jul 1822 | | s/o Daniel & Caroline Ravenel |
| Ravenel, Gendron Prioleau | d 4 Aug 1817 | | s/o James & Henrietta Ravenel |
| Ravenel, James MD | d 31 Oct 1817 @27yrs | | |
| Ravenel, John Cripps | 12 Oct 1814 - 21 Jul 1838 @23 yr 9mo 9da | | s/o Daniel & Caroline Ravenel |
| Ravenel, Theodore Gourdin | d 26 Jul 1817 | | |
| Ravenell, Henry | d 15 Jul 1833 @2yr 10mo 10da | | s/o Henry & Elizabeth Ravenell,d of Scarlet Fever |
