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Comment by Toni Carrier on July 12, 2009 at 11:23am

Hi Everyone,
A big welcome to Bill Grimke Drayton and the Drayton Fellowship! Here is more information on Bill's family and deep connection to Magnolia Plantation. As Bill has mentioned, you can read more here: http://lowcountryafricana.net/research-update-john-paul-grim.asp

The histories of the Drayton and Grimke families of Charleston are closely intertwined. The connection began with the marriage of Thomas Smith Grimke (1786-1834), son of John Faucheraud Grimke (1752-1819) and Sarah Smith (1764-1839), to Sarah Daniel Drayton (1794-1867), daughter of Thomas Drayton (1758-1825 ) and Mary Wilson of Magnolia Plantation.

Having no male heirs to leave his estate to, Thomas Drayton bequeathed Magnolia Plantation successively to grandsons Thomas Grimke and John Grimke, sons of his daughter Sarah Drayton Grimke. The bequest was made on the condition that his grandsons would adopt the surname Drayton.

In the event of Thomas Grimke's death, Magnolia plantation was to pass to John Grimke. Thomas died in a tragic hunting accident in 1836 and his brother John Grimke, barely into his twenties, adopted the surname Drayton and inherited Magnolia Plantation.

Toni :)

Comment by Lowcountry Africana on July 12, 2009 at 9:50am

Thanks Bill! We too will make sure to keep up with The Drayton Fellowship on Facebook! Please make sure to let your FB cousins know LCA is here & would welcome their participation in the community!

LCA
www.LowCountryAfricana.com

Comment by Bill Drayton on July 12, 2009 at 3:22am

If any of you have family connections with either the Draytons or the Grimkes and have not yet joined "The Drayton Fellowship" on facebook, may I encourage you to do so? We're now up to 170 members worldwide - with connections to South Carolina or Barbados or both throughout the world - even as far as Helsinki and New Caledonia in the Pacific. Most are of African descent, although some of my SC cousins are also members. I've posted some old photos on the DF site, and details of a forthcoming visit by members of the DF to Charleston over the Labor Day Weekend, including visits to Drayton Hall and Magnolia Gardens.

Comment by Lowcountry Africana on July 11, 2009 at 6:55pm

Welcome to our new members!

LCA Crew

Comment by Luckie Daniels on July 9, 2009 at 3:12pm

Hi Angela! I'm Luckie Daniels, moderator for the LCA Forum. Thanks for supporting LCA & for the phenomenal work you are doing via the African Roots Podcast!:-)

Luckie.

Comment by Angela Walton-Raji on July 9, 2009 at 3:09pm

Saying hello to this group. BTW I featured LowCountry Africana about 2 weeks ago in my weekly podcast. (africanrootspodcast.com)

Comment by Toni Carrier on July 9, 2009 at 2:31pm

Efforts to Emancipate Abigail, Mahala, Rebecca and Abba

Rebecca Perry Drayton's efforts to emancipate four slaves during a time was manumission was against the law. Her petitions to the House and Senate and how she used her last will and testament to accomplish partial emancipation for Abba... http://lowcountryafricana.net/abby-cripps-free-african-ameri.asp

Comment by Toni Carrier on July 9, 2009 at 1:28pm

Drayton Family Research Update: Adam Frost, Former House Servant of Governor John Drayton

The life story of Adam Frost, formerly enslaved by Governor John Drayton, continues to unfold and is a wonderful example of the genealogy research community working together to solve a research problem.

http://lowcountryafricana.net/adam_frost_spartanburg_sc.asp

Comment by Luckie Daniels on July 9, 2009 at 1:27pm

Friends, as Rico mentioned, LowCountry Africana can be found at http://LowCountryAfricana.net, as well as on Twitter at http://twitter.com/LCAfricana

Comment by Toni Carrier on July 9, 2009 at 1:26pm

Drayton Family Research Update: African Americans in Grimke Family Records

The histories of the Drayton and Grimke families of Charleston are closely intertwined. The connection began with the marriage of Thomas Smith Grimke (1786-1834), son of John Faucheraud Grimke (1752-1819) and Sarah Smith (1764-1839), to Sarah Daniel Drayton (1794-1867), daughter of Thomas Drayton (1758-1825 ) and Mary Wilson of Magnolia Plantation. Having no male heirs to leave his estate to, Thomas Drayton bequeathed Magnolia Plantation successively to grandsons Thomas Grimke and John Grimke, sons of his daughter Sarah Drayton Grimke. The bequest was made on the condition that his grandsons would adopt the surname Drayton... http://lowcountryafricana.net/research-update-john-paul-grim.asp

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