Plantations of Leon County
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Plantations of Leon County were numerous and vast. Leon County
Leon County, Florida
Leon County is a county located in the state of Florida, named after the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León. At the 2010 Census, the population was 275,487. The county seat of Leon County is Tallahassee which also serves as the state capital. The county seat is home to two of Florida's major...

, Florida
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 was a true cotton
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 kingdom. From the 1820s
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 through 1850s
1850s
- Wars :* Crimean war fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire...

 Leon County attracted cotton planters from Georgia
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, Virginia
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, Maryland
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, North
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, South Carolina
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, plus other states and abroad to its fertile red clay soils and long growing season.

For some time and up until the early stages of the Civil War
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, Leon County was the 5th largest producer of cotton between all counties in Georgia and Florida. (C. Paisley).

Plantations In 1860

Note: Value = Plantation Value in United States dollar
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s. TA = Total area. IA = Improved area. UA = Unimproved area. Corn = In Bushel
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s. Cotton = Bales of Cotton
Leon County Plantations 1860
Plantation Value TA (acre) IA UA Slaves Corn Cotton
William Alderman $
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5000
980 acres (4 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 480 acres (1.9 km²) 36 3000 75
Silas D. Allen $2000 550 acres (2.2 km²) 250 acres (1 km²) 300 acres (1.2 km²) 22 1000 180
Jesse Averett, Sr. N/A 19601 acres (79 km²) 1200 acres (5 km²) 680 acres (2.8 km²) 60 2500 80
William Bailey
William Bailey Plantation
The William Bailey Plantation was a large cotton plantation of 2510 acres located in central Leon County, Florida, USA established by William Bailey.-Location:...

 
$42,670 2510 acres (10 km²) 825 acres (3.3 km²) 564 acres (2.3 km²) 75 4000 352
Bannerman
Bannerman Plantation
Bannerman Plantation was a small plantation of approximately and located in northwest Leon County, Florida, just north of the old unincorporated community of Meridian and west-northwest of Lake Iamonia. Bannerman Plantation was established by Charles Bannerman and known to be in existence in...

 
$14,475 1440 acres (6 km²) 700 acres (2.8 km²) 840 acres (3.4 km²) 67 4000 120
Barrow Hill
Barrow Hill Plantation
This article is about the plantation.For the adventure game, see Barrow Hill.Barrow Hill Plantation was a large cotton plantation of located in central Leon County, Florida, USA established by John S. Winthrop.-Location:...

 
$10,000 3990 acres (16 km²) 2590 acres (10 km²) 1400 acres (6 km²) 71 3200 204
S. A. Belton $12,000 N/A 600 acres (2.4 km²) 400 acres (1.6 km²) N/A 500 N/A
Betton Hill  $00,000 0000 0000 00 0000 000 000
Blakely
Blakely Plantation
Blakely was a small cotton plantation of located in extreme northeast Leon County, Florida and established by Miles Blake.-Location:Blakely was bounded on the east by Susan's son's Ingleside Plantation and would have been bound on the west by what is now County Road 59...

 
$9000 900 acres (3.6 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 400 N/A 3000 40
William D. Bloxham
William D. Bloxham Plantation
The William D. Bloxham Plantation was a small cotton plantation of located southwest of Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA established by William D. Bloxham.-Plantation specifics:The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the William D...

 
$7000 1400 acres (6 km²) 600 acres (2.4 km²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) 52 2500 100
J. R. Bradford  $1300 N/A 700 acres (2.8 km²) 300 acres (1.2 km²) N/A 1500 75
Burgesstown
Burgesstown Plantation
Burgesstown Plantation was a large cotton plantation of in northern Leon County, Florida, United States established by Frederich R. Cotten between 1850 and 1855.-Plantation location:...

 
$22,000 8100 acres (33 km²) 3800 acres (15 km²) 4300 acres (17 km²) 274 1300 825
William H. Branch $13,375 1070 acres (4 km²) 670 acres (2.7 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 57 3000 120
William A. Carr
William A. Carr Plantation
The William A. Carr Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 2000 acres in northwestern Leon County, Florida established by William A. Carr.-Location:...

 
$31,000 2000 acres (8 km²) 1000 acres (4 km²) 1000 acres (4 km²) 77 5000 260
Casa de Laga
Casa de Laga Plantation
Casa de Laga Plantation was a moderate sized cotton plantation of located in west central Leon County, Florida, USA established by George Alexander Croom. It was also known as the Ball and McCabe Place and later as Shidzuoka.-Location:...

 
$15,000 1228 acres (5 km²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) 428 acres (1.7 km²) 70 3000 200
Josesph Chaires
Joseph Chaires Plantation
Joseph Chaires Plantation was a large cotton plantation of located in southern Leon County, Florida, USA owned by Joseph Chaires.-Location:The Joseph Chaires Plantation's northern border was located at the southeast tip of Lake Lafayette. The property extended southward across Old St. Augustine...

 
$50,000 3800 acres (15 km²) 1400 acres (6 km²) 2400 acres (10 km²) 130 5000 200
Chemonie
Chemonie Plantation
Chemonie Plantation was a medium sized cotton plantation of in northern Leon County, Florida, USA established by Hector Braden.-Location:Chemonie Plantion was situated on two separate tracts of land. The first tract was located between Centerville Road and the Monticello Road occupying a large...

 
$18,400 1840 acres (7 km²) 1000 acres (4 km²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) 64 5000 200
J. B. Christie $12,000 1420 acres (6 km²) 600 acres (2.4 km²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) 37 1500 80
Charles Cole $7680 N/A 600 acres (2.4 km²) 300 acres (1.2 km²) 30 1500 85
Henry Copeland $10,000 N/A 300 acres (1.2 km²) 200 acre (0.809372 km²) 55 3000 81
John A. Craig $20,000 1150 acres (5 km²) 600 acres (2.4 km²) 550 acres (2.2 km²) 44 3500 150
William P. Craig $13,000 1150 acres (5 km²) 690 acres (2.8 km²) 350 acres (1.4 km²) 38 1000 62
Alex Cromartie $12,600 1255 acres (5 km²) 600 acres (2.4 km²) 700 acres (2.8 km²) 53 4000 90
John Cromartie $5760 960 acres (3.9 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 460 acres (1.9 km²) 52 1500 37
J. Q. Cromartie $13,000 1320 acres (5 km²) 300 acres (1.2 km²) 840 acres (3.4 km²) 40 3000 50

Leon County Plantations 1860 (Continued)
Plantation Value TA IA UA Slaves Corn Cotton
Edgewood
Edgewood Plantation
Edgewood Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 1840 acres located in northern Leon County, Florida, USA owned by Dr. William Bradford.- Location :...

 
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Evergreen Hills
Evergreen Hills Plantation
Evergreen Hills Plantation was a large cotton plantation of 6700 acres located in eastern Leon County, Florida, United States established by Green A. Chaires.-Location:Evergreen Hills was located in 2 tracts...

 
$53,600 6700 acres (27 km²) 3600 acres (15 km²) 3100 acres (13 km²) 135 6000 350
Francis Eppes
Francis Eppes Plantation
The Francis Eppes Plantation was a small cotton plantation of 1920 acres situated in east-central Leon County, Florida, United States and established by Francis W. Eppes in 1829.-Location:...

 
$24,000 1920 acres (8 km²) 950 acres (3.8 km²) 970 acres (3.9 km²) 70 3000 70
A. A. Fisher N/A 1144 acres (5 km²) 625 acres (2.5 km²) 475 acres (1.9 km²) 46 3000 105
R. N. Fisher $11,800 1080 acres (4 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 580 acres (2.3 km²) 45 3000 100
Dr. George Galphin $12,500 989 acres (4 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 50 1300 75
C. B. Gamble $10,000 N/A 600 acres (2.4 km²) 240 acre (0.9712464 km²) N/A 2500 60
William Germany $20,000 3240 acres (13 km²) 1000 acres (4 km²) 1240 acres (5 km²) 40 1500 47
Goodwood
Goodwood Plantation
Goodwood Plantation was a medium sized cotton plantation of about 1,675 acres in central Leon County, Florida, established by Hardy Bryan Croom. It is located at 1500 Miccosukee Road. The plantation was added to the U.S...

 
$33,640 1675 acres (7 km²) 1050 acres (4 km²) 625 acres (2.5 km²) 58 2500 150
William A. Harvin $11,500 N/A 600 acres (2.4 km²) 550 acres (2.2 km²) 36 3000 91
Alex B. Hawkins $38,700 2000 acres (8 km²) 1130 acres (5 km²) 860 acres (3.5 km²) 51 1800 93
Richard Hayward $62,680 N/A 7444 acres (30 km²) 450 acres (1.8 km²) 51 2000 150
Griffin W. Holland  $30,000 1600 acres (6 km²) 1200 acres (5 km²) 1400 acres (6 km²) 95 7000 225
Horseshoe Plantation
Horseshoe Plantation
Horseshoe Plantation is an cotton plantation located in northern Leon County, Florida and established around 1840 by Dr. Edward Bradford, a planter from Enfield, North Carolina.It is currently owned and maintained by Frederic C. Hamilton. Mr...

 
See (Pine Hill)
The House Place
The House Place Plantation
The House Place Plantation was a small cotton plantation of located in central Leon County, Florida, United States established by R.A. Whitfield.- Location :...

 
$16,600 1800 acres (7 km²) 900 acres (3.6 km²) 900 acres (3.6 km²) 47 3000 216
Edward Houstoun $25,000 N/A 900 acres (3.6 km²) 3600 acres (15 km²) 78 3500 180
Ingleside
Ingleside Plantation
Ingleside Plantation was a medium sized cotton plantation of located in extreme northeast Leon County, Florida and established by Joel C. Blake.-Location:...

 
$25,000 2620 acres (11 km²) 1500 acres (6 km²) 1140 acres (5 km²) 116 7000 181
James A. Kirksey
James Kirksey Plantation
The James A. Kirksey Plantation was a moderate plantation of located in northwestern Leon County, Florida, United States, established by James A. Kirksey....

 
$33,000 2600 acres (11 km²) 1320 acres (5 km²) 1280 acres (5 km²) 180 6000 454
La Grange
La Grange Plantation
La Grange Plantation was a large cotton plantation of located in central Leon County, Florida, USA established by Joseph John Williams.-Location:La Grange Plantation was located just east of Tallahassee in 2 tracts of land...

 
$55,200 4150 acres (17 km²) 3150 acres (13 km²) 1000 acres (4 km²) 232 N/A N/A
T. B. Lamar $1500 1120 acres (5 km²) 1200 acres (5 km²) 750 acres (3 km²) 41 2000 100
Thomas J. Laversage $8000 1560 acres (6 km²) 1700 acres (7 km²) 300 acres (1.2 km²) 48 2000 70
Live Oak
Live Oak Plantation, Florida
Live Oak Plantation was originally a small cotton plantation of located in central Leon County, Florida, USA established by John Branch who arrived in Florida in 1832 and served as Florida Territorial Governor while living at Live Oak for 15 years.-Location:...

 
$4000 1560 acres (6 km²) 820 acres (3.3 km²) 260 acres (1.1 km²) 68 2000 73
Ellen C. Long $13,000 N/A 700 acres (2.8 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 52 1800 120
Daniel B. Meginniss
Daniel B. Meginniss Plantation
The Daniel B. Meginniss Plantation was a small cotton plantation of located in Leon County, Florida, USA established by Daniel B. Meginniss.-Plantation specifics:...

 
$40,000 1600 acres (6 km²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) 810 acres (3.3 km²) 70 3000 150
John Miller $35,000 2517 acres (10 km²) 1400 acres (6 km²) 1300 acres (5 km²) 80 5000 180

Leon County Plantations 1860 (Continued)
Plantation Value TA IA UA Slaves Corn Cotton
Miccosukee
Miccosukee Plantation
Miccosukee Plantation was a medium sized cotton plantation of 2517 acres located in eastern Leon County, Florida, USA established by John Miller.-Location:...

 
$35,000 2517 acres (10 km²) 1400 acres (6 km²) 1300 acres (5 km²) 80 5000 180
John C. Montford $800 1080 acres (4 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 540 acres (2.2 km²) 35 2000 41
Mossview
Mossview Plantation
Mossview Plantation was a medium sized cotton plantation of located in Leon County, Florida, USA established by Amos Whitehead.-Location:Mossview Plantation was located in north central Leon County on the southeast shore of Lake Jackson and just north of Live Oak Plantation-Plantation...

 
$20,000 2204 acres (9 km²) 1200 acres (5 km²) 1200 acres (5 km²) 80 2000 80
William S. Murray $8000 1120 acres (5 km²) 520 acres (2.1 km²) 400 acres (1.6 km²) 33 2500 45
Oaklawn
Oaklawn Plantation
Oaklawn Plantation was a large plantation of 5326 acres in northern Leon County in the U.S. state of Florida. It was established around 1850 by Captain William Lester of Burke County, Georgia.-Location:...

 
$26,720 5640 acres (23 km²) 1200 acres (5 km²) 4440 acres (18 km²) 20 5000 300
Orchard Pond
Orchard Pond Plantation
Orchard Pond Plantation was a large cotton plantation originally of 8754 acres located in northwestern Leon County, Florida, USA established by Richard Keith Call.-Location:...

 
$31,000 3844 acres (16 km²) 1300 acres (5 km²) 2544 acres (10 km²) 118 4500 167
M. D. Papy $9000 1200 acres (5 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 700 acres (2.8 km²) 43 3000 54
William Perkins $15,300 1568 acres (6 km²) 900 acres (3.6 km²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) 42 2500 93
Julian S. Pettes $3000 N/A 350 acres (1.4 km²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) N/A 3000 75
Pine Hill
Pine Hill Plantation
Pine Hill Plantation was a large cotton plantation of established between 1829 and 1832 in northern Leon County, Florida, United States touching the southeast arm of Lake Iamonia established by Dr...

 
$28,000 3270 acres (13 km²) 1500 acres (6 km²) 1770 acres (7 km²) 130 4000 225
Ponder  $48,000 5000 acres (20 km²) 4756 acres (19 km²) 5756 acres (23 km²) 99 8500 206
L. S. Raines $10,000 1000 acres (4 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 500 acres (2 km²) 43 1500 75
Thomas Randall $40,000 N/A 800 acres (3.2 km²) 2800 acres (11 km²) 38 2500 75
W. F. Robertson $12,000 1320 acres (5 km²) 600 acres (2.4 km²) 720 acres (2.9 km²) 30 2000 100
J. A. J. Roney $27,000 N/A 1580 acres (6 km²) 550 acres (2.2 km²) 77 6000 198
G. W. Scott
George W. Scott Plantation
The George W. Scott Plantation was a 1036 acre cotton plantation in central Leon County, Florida, United States established by George Washington Scott in 1852 and located 2 miles south of Tallahassee.-Plantation specifics:...

 
$4000 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) 50 acres (202,343 m²) 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) N/A N/A N/A
R. G. Shepard  $24,000 1400 acres (6 km²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) 600 acres (2.4 km²) 90 1000 225
Solomon Sills  $5000 840 acres (3.4 km²) 225 acre (0.9105435 km²) N/A 26 97 1800
Smithwick  $10,000 520 acres (2.1 km²) 350 acres (1.4 km²) 250 acres (1 km²) N/A 80 1500
Southwood
Southwood Plantation
Southwood Plantation was a large cotton plantation of located in southern Leon County, Florida, United States and owned by George Taliafero Ward.-Location:Southwood Plantation bordered the Francis Eppes Plantation on the north and the R. G...

 
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Daniel Switzer $6000 620 acres (2.5 km²) 300 acres (1.2 km²) 320 acres (1.3 km²) N/A N/A N/A
Tuscawilla
Tuscawilla Plantation
Tuscawilla Plantation was a large cotton plantation of located in eastern Leon County, Florida, USA established by George W. Parkhill.- Location :Tuscawilla Plantation bordered the northern tip of the south tract of Chemonie Plantation...

 
$36,000 3000 acres (12 km²) 1500 acres (6 km²) 1500 acres (6 km²) 172 3000 200
Walnut Hill
Walnut Hill Plantation
Walnut Hill Plantation was a small cotton plantation of located in northern Leon County, Florida, USA owned by Thomas Anderson Bradford.-Location:...

 
$12,000 2120 acres (9 km²) 1700 acres (7 km²) 420 acres (1.7 km²) 65 2500 80
Water Oak
Water Oak Plantation
Water Oak Plantation was a was a small cotton plantation of located in northern Leon County, Florida, USA established by Richard Bradford.- Location :Water Oak was located in the general area of Bradfordville.Adjacent plantations:...

 
$18,400 1840 acres (7 km²) 900 acres (3.6 km²) 940 acres (3.8 km²) 65 2500 130
Waverly
Waverly Plantation
Waverly Plantation was a large cotton plantation of unknown area located in southern Leon County, Florida, United States and owned by George Taliafero Ward.-Multiple Plantation Statistics:...

 
$00,000 0000 000 000 000 000 000
J. E. Whitaker N/A 2280 acres (9 km²) 1300 acres (5 km²) 1200 acres (5 km²) 94 2000 157
Robert W. Williams $8000 N/A 400 acres (1.6 km²) 400 acres (1.6 km²) 37 acres (149,733.8 m²) 2000 100
T. B. Winn $13,920 N/A 800 acres (3.2 km²) 364 acres (1.5 km²) 52 acres (210,436.7 m²) 3000 81
Woodlawn
Woodlawn Plantation (Florida)
Woodlawn Plantation was a large plantation located in eastern Leon County, Florida, U.S. owned by Thomas Peter Chaires.Thomas Peter Chaires, along with his 2 brothers Green A. Chaires and Benjamin A. Chaires, established large plantations during the Florida Territorial Period of 1821-1845...

 
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Vendura
Vendura Plantation
Vendura Plantation was a large cotton plantation of in eastern Leon County, Florida, USA established by Benjamin Chaires, Sr.The Benjamin Chaires who owned VERDURA was not Benjamin Chaires Sr...

$20,000 2500 acres (10 km²) 1000 acres (4 km²) 1500 acres (6 km²) 63 2500 160


Note: Value = Plantation Value. IA = Improved Acres. UA = Unimproved Acres. Slaves = Number of slaves. Machinery = Worth of machinery. Livestock = Worth of livestock.
Leon County Smaller Farms 1860
Owner Value IA UA Slaves Machinery Livestock
E. P. Johnson $1410 88 acres (356,123.7 m²) 388 acres (1.6 km²) N/A $10 $260
William Johnson $1410 88 acres (356,123.7 m²) 388 acres (1.6 km²) N/A $10 $260
E. S. McCollum $1000 75 acres (303,514.5 m²) 800 acres (3.2 km²) N/A $125 $880
Jackson Moody $500 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) 165 acre (0.6677319 km²) N/A $20 $300
S. W. Sweatman $1440 117 acre (0.47348262 km²) 123 acre (0.49776378 km²) N/A $100 $550
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