| 1676/00/00 |
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Arriving from Barbados to the new English colony of Charles Towne, Thomas Drayton and his wife Ann establish Magnolia Plantation along the Ashley River. |
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| 1700/00/00 |
Thomas Drayton III |
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Thomas Drayton is born at Magnolia Plantation along the Ashley River, outside of Charleston, the son of Thomas Drayton Jr and Ann Fox Drayton. |
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| 1708/00/00 |
Thomas Drayton IV |
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Thomas Drayton is born. |
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| 1716/00/00 |
John Drayton |
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John Drayton is born in 1715 or early 1716, the youngest of three sons to Thomas Drayton III and Ann Drayton at the family's Magnolia Plantation. |
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| 1724/00/00 |
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Thomas Drayton III dies. His estate includes 1380 head of cattle, 112 horses, 3027 acres and 91 slaves who work 5 rice plantations. |
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| 1732/03/21 |
Judge William Drayton |
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William Drayton is born the son of Hon Thomas and Elizabeth Bull Drayton at Magnolia Plantation, St Andrews Parish, in the Province of South Carolina, British America. |
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| 1825/00/00 |
Rev John Grimke Drayton |
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Thomas and John Grimke inherit Magnolia Plantation from their uncle, Thomas Drayton, the great grandson of Magnolia's first Drayton (Thomas). A condition in the will requires that they take their mother's maiden name of Drayton. |
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| 1840/00/00 |
Rev John Grimke Drayton |
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After contracting tuberculosis, John G Drayton takes the advise of his doctor, ("If you want to live, John, you must dig in the soil.") begins gardening at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley. |
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| 1870/00/00 |
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Magnolia Plantation and Gardens opens for public tours. |
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| 1886/08/31 |
Rev John Grimke Drayton |
Plantation Owner |
Charleston Earthquake destroys plantation buildings and cracks the Drayton family tomb at Magnolia-on-the-Ashley. |
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1886 Charleston Earthquake |
