Ursino Plantation, Warren County, Mississippi
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Location: Warren, Mississippi, United States
Surnames/tags: Slavery Wood
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Introduction
Under Construction - 29 April 2023
Colonel James Gillam Wood was born November 14, 1770, in Prince Charles County, Maryland. Wood grew up to become a planter, a judge, and a member of the Maryland legislature.
In 1811, Col Wood migrated to Jefferson County, settling on the banks on 1,000 acres of land of Coles Creek. This is the same part of the state where [Davis-11|Samuel Emory Davis (1756-1824)]], the father of Joseph and Jefferson had settled around the same time and established their home called Rosemont.
Col. Wood and Joseph Davis both served on the County Court. When Joseph decided to sell off portions of Davis Bend to people he thought would make good neighbors, Col. Wood was one of those people. On February 26, 1836, he bought 1,570 acres from Joseph Davis. Then on April 12, 1836, his son Robert Young Wood bought 513 additional acres for $15,390. The property became known as Ursino Plantation and was operated for many years by Robert Y. Wood and his brother, Edgar.
In the ensuing years the relationship between the Davis brothers and the Wood brothers began to deteriorate, primarily due to the failure of the Woods to maintain their levees. By the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 Ursino was being run by overseers with both of the Wood brothers returning to Jefferson County —Robert Young Wood to Woodland Plantation and Edgar Wood to Calviton Plantation.
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Plantation Records
Owners: James Gillam Wood
James Wood had a mansion in Jefferson County called Auburn Hall
See Also
- Auburn Plantation: http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/14230349/Auburn%20Plantation%20-%20Jefferson%20MS
- Calviton Plantation: http://sankofagen.pbworks.com/w/page/14230426/Calviton%20Plantation
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