From Death record. He was the son of John Drayton and Margaret Glenn. He was the owner of Magnolia Plantation and when he died he willed the property to his daughter's sons, Thomas and John Grimke.
Upon his death in 1825, Thomas Drayton, the great grandson of Magnolia's first Drayton, willed the estate successively to his daughter's sons, Thomas and John Grimké. Thomas Drayton had no male heirs so when he willed the estate to his grandsons he made it a condition that the grandsons assume their mother's maiden name of Drayton. John Grimké Drayton became a wealthy plantation owner at the age of 22. While in New York he fell in love with, and married, Julia Ewing, daughter of a prominent Philadelphia attorney. He wanted to create a series of romantic gardens for his wife to make her feel more at home in the South Carolina Lowcountry. He based the style and methods of the gardens on the English style gardens that were common in the North at that time.
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From Death record. He was the son of John Drayton and Margaret Glenn. He was the owner of Magnolia Plantation and when he died he willed the property to his daughter's sons, Thomas and John Grimke.
Upon his death in 1825, Thomas Drayton, the great grandson of Magnolia's first Drayton, willed the estate successively to his daughter's sons, Thomas and John Grimké. Thomas Drayton had no male heirs so when he willed the estate to his grandsons he made it a condition that the grandsons assume their mother's maiden name of Drayton. John Grimké Drayton became a wealthy plantation owner at the age of 22. While in New York he fell in love with, and married, Julia Ewing, daughter of a prominent Philadelphia attorney. He wanted to create a series of romantic gardens for his wife to make her feel more at home in the South Carolina Lowcountry. He based the style and methods of the gardens on the English style gardens that were common in the North at that time.
Taken from http://rvhavinfun.com/index.php/2017/12/11/of-plants-and-peacocks-120417/ and other site with same information.
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