Mossview Plantation was a medium-sized
cotton plantation
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of located in
Leon County,
Florida
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, United States established by Amos Whitehead.
Location
Mossview Plantation was located in north central Leon County on the southeast shore of
Lake Jackson and just north of
Live Oak Plantation
Plantation specifics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that Mossview Plantation had the following:
* Improved Land:
* Unimproved Land:
* Cash value of plantation:
$20,000
* Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $800
* Cash value of farm animals: $3600
* Number of slaves: 58
* Bushels of corn: 2000
* Bales of cotton: 80
The Owner
Amos Whitehead was from
Burke County, Georgia
Burke County is a county located along the eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia in the Piedmont. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,596. The county seat is Waynesboro.
Burke County is part of the Augusta-Richmond County, GA ...
. On June 18, 1858, he married Miss Margaret M. Bradford, daughter of Dr. Edward Bradford of
Pine Hill Plantation
Pine Hill Plantation was a large cotton plantation of established between 1829 and 1832 in northern Leon County, Florida, by Edward Bradford. It touched the southeast arm of Lake Iamonia. The area today is known as Bradfordville.
Location
Adjace ...
at Pine Hill. The Rev. Dr. Nash officiated.
In 1915 Mossview would become
Meridian Plantation having been sold to Arthur B. Lapsley of
Pomfret, Connecticut
Pomfret is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,266 in 2020 according to the 2020 United States Census. The land was purchased from Native Americans in 1686 (the "Mashmuket Purchase" or "Mashamoquet Purchase ...
.
References
Rootsweb Plantations*Paisley, Clifton; ''From Cotton To Quail'', University of Florida Press, c1968.
*Rootsweb - Amos Whitehead
Plantations in Leon County, Florida
Cotton plantations in Florida
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