Drayton family
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The Drayton family was a prominent colonial-era planter and political dynasty in South Carolina, closely associated with major plantations such as Drayton Hall and Magnolia Plantation along the Ashley and Cooper Rivers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drayton family canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical family
ⓘ
planter family ⓘ political family ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleAssociatedWith | Palladian architecture at Drayton Hall ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ashley River
ⓘ
Charleston planter society ⓘ Cooper River ⓘ Drayton Hall ⓘ Magnolia Plantation and Gardens ⓘ St. Andrew’s Parish, South Carolina ⓘ |
| built |
Drayton Hall
ⓘ
Magnolia Plantation ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crop |
indigo
ⓘ
rice ⓘ |
| economicBase | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| economicSystem | slave-based plantation economy ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | English descent ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAssociatedWith |
Drayton Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark (Drayton Hall)
National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places (Magnolia Plantation and Gardens)
|
| historicalImpact | participation in governance of colonial and early state South Carolina ⓘ |
| influence |
contributed to development of Lowcountry plantation culture
ⓘ
shaped political life of colonial South Carolina ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Patriot (American Revolution)
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution (Patriot side)
|
| knownFor | ownership of enslaved Africans ⓘ |
| landholdings |
plantations along Ashley River
ⓘ
plantations along Cooper River ⓘ |
| legacy |
documented role in slavery and plantation economy
ⓘ
historic plantations open to the public ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Carolina ⓘ |
| member |
Charles Drayton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Drayton ⓘ Thomas Drayton ⓘ William Henry Drayton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
political influence in South Carolina
ⓘ
rice planting ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Patriot leadership during American Revolution ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
members served as governors of South Carolina
ⓘ
members served in colonial assemblies ⓘ |
| region |
Lowcountry of South Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowcountry South Carolina
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican
|
| settledIn |
Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston area
|
| socialClass | planter elite ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.