Robert W. Williams Plantation
- Robert W. Williams Plantation
The Robert W. Williams Plantation was a small cotton plantation located in of approximately convert|800|acre|km2 located in northern Leon County, Florida, U.S. established by Robert W. Williams.
Location
The Robert W. Williams Plantation was located on the south shore of Lake Iamonia.
Plantation specifics
The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the Robert W. Williams Plantation had the following:
* Improved Land: 400 acres (1.6 km²)
* Unimproved Land: 400 acres (1.6 km²)
* Cash value of plantation: $8,000
* Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $300
* Cash value of farm animals: N/A
* Number of slaves: 37
*Bushels of corn: N/A
*Bales of cotton: N/A
The owner
Robert W. Williams was an attorney and represented the Marquis de Lafayette and his heirs over the Lafayette lands. Williams also belonged to the National Agricultural Society and served as vice-president from 1841-1842 and was considered a scientific farmer
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]
*Paisley, Clifton; "From Cotton To Quail", University of Florida Press, c1968.
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