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Benjamin Marion Plat — 400 Acres, Berkeley County, 1763

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Land Plat

BFA Digital Archive

8 November 1763

Benjamin Marion; Sampson Ball; John Lewis; W. Green; Egerton Leigh

St. John’s Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina — branch of the Santee River

Benjamin Marion plat for 400 acres in St. John’s Parish, Berkeley County, situated on a branch of the Santee River and surveyed by John Lewis on 8 November 1763. The plat identifies Sampson Ball’s land as an adjoining boundary, providing direct evidence that Sampson Ball owned or occupied neighboring land in this locality.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH), Plat Collection of John McCrady, identifier L10005000904843000, Benjamin Marion plat for 400 acres in St. John’s Parish, Berkeley County, surveyed by John Lewis, 8 November 1763 (C.256).

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