Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Royal Judge John Drayton
National Register of Historic Places
| | South Carolina Department of Archives and History | |
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 South Carolina Department of Archives and History.
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. It is on 3550 Ashley River Rd, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29414, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Magnolia Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rev. John G. Drayton (approx.
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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 May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,722 times since then and 27 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.
