Joseph Chaires Plantation
- Joseph Chaires Plantation
Joseph Chaires Plantation was a large cotton plantation of 3800 acres (15 km2) located in southern Leon County, Florida, USA owned by Joseph Chaires.
Location
The Joseph Chaires Plantation's northern border was located at the southeast tip of Lake Lafayette. The property extended southward across Old St. Augustine Road. Today that land encompasses part of U.S. 27, Louvinia Drive, County Road 2197 (Williams Road), Old St. Augustine Rd, County Road 2195 (WW Kelly Drive) as far south as Tram Road near Lake Erie and Big Lake.
Plantation specifics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Joseph Chaires Plantation had the following:
* Improved Land: 1400 acres (6 km²)
* Unimproved Land: 2400 acres (10 km²)
* Cash value of plantation: $50,000
* Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $150
* Cash value of farm animals: $6,500
* Number of slaves: 130
* Bushels of corn: 5000
* Bales of cotton: 200
The owner
Joseph Chaires was the son of Benjamin Chaires and cousin of Green Chaires.
References
* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/leon/census/1860agri.txt Rootsweb Plantations]
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ajac/flleon.htm Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules]
* [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/fl/leon/xmisc/1845votr.txt 1845 voters]
*Paisley, Clifton; "From Cotton To Quail", University of Florida Press, c1968.
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