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
Inscription.
Royal Judge John Drayton. . 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.
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.
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 north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29414, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
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 1,317 times since then and 45 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.
