“Litchfield, so called as early as 1794, is believed to have gotten its name from Litchfield, England. This English town probably was the old home of an early owner. The Simons family, followed by the Tuckers, held the plantation during those first years.” (Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)
City Directories and History: “Tucker, John Hyrne (estate of) of “Litchfield” plantation, Pawley’s Island and Charleston. Born July 19, 1780 (S.C.?) ; married Nov., 1805, Frances Carolina Brown (Aug. 18, 1786-Aug. 25, 1806); Jan. 1809, Elizabeth Ann Allston (Nov. 1, 1790-Sept. 13, 1822); Susan Harriet
Courtesy of the New York J.H. Colton and Company, 1856; from Colton’s Atlas of the World
Ramsey (died Apr. 22, 1833); and Martha Lavinia Ramsey (Aug. 28, 1798-Oct. 26, 1857) ; died June 5, 1859. Education: Rhode Island College (later Brown), A.B., 1800; M.A. Church: Episcopalian (Vestryman, All Saints’, Waccamaw, and St. Paul’s, Charleston). Public Service: Commissioner of Free Schools. Other: President, Agricultural Society of S.C.; member, Winyah Indigo Society. Slaves: 160 (Prince George, Winyah, Parish, Georgetown District).”
The Last Foray, C. Gaston Davidson, SC Press – 1971
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