Planter Graves & Memorials

Richard Taylor

1744–1829 (age 85)

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Richard Taylor was a Virginia planter and father of U.S. President Zachary Taylor.

James Madison, Sr.

1723–1801 (age 78)

Montpelier

James Madison, Sr. was an Orange County planter and patriarch who lived from 1723 to 1801 and was buried at Montpelier.

Charles Willing Byrd

1770–1828 (age 58)

Sinking Spring

Charles Willing Byrd (1770-1828) was a Virginia planter from the prominent Byrd family of Westover plantation.

John Pemburton Pleasants

1766–1825 (age 59)

Green Mount Cemetery

John Pemburton Pleasants (1766-1825) was a Virginia planter and civic figure buried in Baltimore.

Gabriel Manigault

1758–1809 (age 51)

Christ Church Burial Ground

Gabriel Manigault (1758-1809) was a Charleston planter and one of the wealthiest men in the American South.

John Harvie

1742–1807 (age 65)

Hollywood Cemetery

John Harvie was a Virginia planter and landowner from Albemarle County.

Nathaniel Venable

1733–1804 (age 71)

Slate Hill Plantation

Nathaniel Venable was a Virginia planter who lived from 1733 to 1804.

Etienne de Boré

1740–1820 (age 80)

Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1

Etienne de Boré was a French-born planter who lived from 1740 to 1820 and pioneered sugar cultivation in Louisiana.

Thomas Hart

1730–1808 (age 78)

Old Episcopal Third Street Cemetery

Thomas Hart (1730-1808) was a Virginia planter and landowner in Hanover County.

Thomas Mann Randolph

1768–1828 (age 60)

Monticello Graveyard

Thomas Mann Randolph was a Virginia planter and politician, son-in-law of Thomas Jefferson.

Wilson Jefferson Cary

1783–1823 (age 40)

Monticello Graveyard

Wilson Jefferson Cary was the son of Wilson Cary Nicholas and a member of the Virginia gentry.

Nicholas Cabell Jr.

1780–1809 (age 29)

Liberty Hall Cemetery

Nicholas Cabell Jr. was a Virginia planter from a prominent Albemarle County family.

Burgess Ball

1749–1800 (age 51)

Ball Burial Ground

Burgess Ball was a Virginia planter and member of a prominent colonial family with connections to the Washington family.

Nathaniel Heyward II

1790–1819 (age 29)

Saint Helena's Episcopal Churchyard

Nathaniel Heyward II (1790-1819) was a South Carolina planter buried at Saint Helena's Episcopal Churchyard.

Thomas M. Green, Jr.

1758–1813 (age 55)

Green Family Cemetery

Thomas M. Green, Jr. (1758-1813) was a Virginia planter from Williamsburg.

William Fitzhugh

1741–1809 (age 68)

Pohick Episcopal Church Cemetery

William Fitzhugh was a King George, Virginia landowner who lived from 1741 to 1809.

James Calhoun

1779–1843 (age 64)

Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery

James Calhoun (1779-1843) was a South Carolina planter and member of a prominent political family.

William Caldwell Calhoun

1776–1840 (age 64)

Patrick Calhoun Family Cemetery

William Caldwell Calhoun (1776-1840) was a South Carolina gentleman of the early republic era.

William Smith

1768–1846 (age 78)

Mountain Cemetery

William Smith lived from 1768 to 1846 at Flowerdew Hundred Plantation and was buried in Mountain Cemetery.

Thomson Francis Mason

1785–1838 (age 53)

Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery

Thomson Francis Mason (1785-1838) was a Virginia planter connected to Gunston Hall.

John Mercer

1788–1848 (age 60)

Cedar Park Estate Cemetery

John Mercer (1788-1848) was a Maryland planter and likely a relative of Margaret Mercer.

Joseph Dunbar

1783–1846 (age 63)

Oakley Grove Plantation Cemetery

Joseph Dunbar (1783-1846) was a plantation owner in the American South during the early 19th century.

Eldred Simkins

1779–1831 (age 52)

Simkins Family Cemetery

Eldred Simkins (1779-1831) was a South Carolina planter and landowner in Edgefield District.

Leonard Henderson

1772–1833 (age 61)

Montpelier Plantation Cemetery

Leonard Henderson (1772-1833) was a Granville County resident buried at Montpelier Plantation Cemetery, suggesting South...

James Burchill Richardson

1770–1836 (age 66)

Richardson Cemetery

James Burchill Richardson (1770-1836) was a Clarendon County resident buried in the family cemetery, suggesting planter ...

Marquis Calmes

1755–1834 (age 79)

Marquis Calmes Tomb

Marquis Calmes (1755-1834) was a Virginia planter and landowner in the Shenandoah Valley.

Benjamin Glover Shields

1808–1850 (age 42)

Marlin

Benjamin Glover Shields was a South Carolina planter and political figure of the early 19th century.

George Corbin Washington

1789–1854 (age 65)

Oak Hill Cemetery

George Corbin Washington (1789-1854) was a Virginia planter from Westmoreland County.

Joseph Thorpe Elliston

1779–1856 (age 77)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Joseph Thorpe Elliston was a Tennessee planter and landowner of the early American republic.

Mann Page

1791–1850 (age 59)

Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery

Mann Page (1791-1850) was a Virginia planter and landowner of the early 19th century.

Joshua John Ward

1800–1853 (age 53)

All Saints Episcopal Church Cemetery

Joshua John Ward was a South Carolina planter and slaveholder associated with Brookgreen Gardens.

Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook

1793–1855 (age 62)

Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery

Whitemarsh Benjamin Seabrook (1793-1855) was an Edisto Island planter buried at Gun Bluff Plantation Cemetery.

John Augustine Washington

1821–1861 (age 40)

Zion Episcopal Churchyard

John Augustine Washington (1821-1861) died at the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux

1812–1866 (age 54)

Halfway Cemetery

Bannon Goforth Thibodeaux was a Louisiana planter and civic figure from the Thibodaux region.

Henry W. Moncure

1800–1866 (age 66)

Aquia Episcopal Church Cemetery

Henry W. Moncure was a Virginia planter and community leader from the Aquia region.

Robert Francis Withers Allston

1801–1864 (age 63)

Prince George Winyah Cemetery

Robert Francis Withers Allston (1801-1864) was a Georgetown County planter and political figure.

Robert O. Perrin

1823–1878 (age 55)

Eutaw

Robert O. Perrin was a South Carolina planter and political figure in the antebellum South.

Beverly Randolph Wellford

1797–1870 (age 73)

Hollywood Cemetery

Beverly Randolph Wellford (1797-1870) was a Virginia planter and public servant.

William B. Stone

1797–1872 (age 75)

Thomas Stone National Historic Site

William B. Stone (1797-1872) was a Maryland planter and landowner.

Rawlins Lowndes

1801–1877 (age 76)

Saint James Episcopal Churchyard

Rawlins Lowndes was an American planter and political figure from South Carolina.

St. John Richardson Liddell

1815–1870 (age 55)

Llanada Plantation Cemetery

St. John Richardson Liddell was a Wilkinson County planter who lived from 1815 to 1870.

William H. Cabell

1772–1853 (age 81)

Shockoe Hill Cemetery

William H. Cabell (1772-1853) was a Virginia planter and public figure from Cumberland County.

James Lanier

1800–1881 (age 81)

Green-Wood Cemetery

James Lanier (1800-1881) was a Beaufort County planter and businessman.

John Randolph Bryan

1806–1887 (age 81)

Gloucester County

John Randolph Bryan was a 19th-century American planter and landowner from Gloucester County.

Owen Rand Kenan

1804–1887 (age 83)

Kenansville

Owen Rand Kenan (1804-1887) was a prominent North Carolina planter and founder of Kenansville.

Richard Bennehan Haywood

1819–1889 (age 70)

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Richard Bennehan Haywood was a North Carolina planter and businessman whose family was prominent in the state's antebell...

William Woodson Cosby

1824–1885 (age 61)

Hollywood Cemetery

William Woodson Cosby (1824-1885) was a Virginia planter and public figure.

Thomas Howard DuVal

1813–1880 (age 67)

Oakwood Cemetery

Thomas Howard DuVal (1813-1880) was a Buckingham County, Virginia planter and landowner.

William Giles Harding

1808–1886 (age 78)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

William Giles Harding was a wealthy Nashville plantation owner and prominent citizen.

Robert Randolph Carter

1825–1888 (age 63)

Shirley Plantation Cemetery

Robert Randolph Carter (1825-1888) was a Virginia plantation owner at Shirley Plantation.