Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Royal Judge John Drayton
Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 15, 2008
1. Royal Judge John Drayton Marker
Born at Magnolia Plantation in 1713, but
failing to inherit Magnolia, he purchased
an adjoining tract and built Drayton Hall in
1740, but later acquiring Magnolia from his
nephew. In a will hastily drawn the night he
died while fleeing the British, he willed
Magnolia to his son Thomas, and the smaller
Drayton Hall tract to his son Charles. For
reasons not know understood, though reputed
the colony's richest man, he left nothing to
his oldest and most illustrious son, William
Henry Drayton, revolutionary patriot, statesman,
and soldier, who died while serving in the
Continental Congress in Philadelphia.Erected by The National Register of Historic Places, South Carolina.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1713.
Location. 32° 52.289′ N, 80° 5.449′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker is on 3550 Ashley River Rd, on the right when traveling
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Magnolia Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rev. John G. Drayton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Drayton Hall / Drayton Family (approx. 0.7 miles away); Archdale Hall (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Andrew’s Parish Church (approx. 3.3 miles away); Middleton Place / Arthur Middleton (approx. 3˝ miles away); Windsor Hill Plantation (approx. 3.6 miles away); a different marker also named Windsor Hill Plantation (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
Regarding Royal Judge John Drayton. Completed in 1742 by Royal Judge John Drayton, Drayton Hall National Historic Landmark stands majestically along the Ashley River. See nearby markers
Photographed By Mike Stroud, November 15, 2008
2. Royal Judge John Drayton Marker, looking north along Ashley River Rd
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Royal Judge John Drayton Marker
At Magnolia Plantation as mentioned on marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 12, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 100 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
