My great-grandfather and second great-grandfather lived on Clifton Plantation in Carroll County, Mississippi. That’s interesting, I’d love to know more. I tried and failed to find it on my own, but luckily, some Smith relatives stepped up to help me locate it – thanks, Smiths!!!
Although no Smiths own any of the property now, and it’s presumably been partitioned up somewhat, the house is still standing. It’s located about a mile down 220 from county road 23 on the left.
Clifton House, photos from the 1960’s. Sketch of the likeness of the home is in the lower right-hand corner and was made in 1960 from an old home of that era, and retouched by Naomi Smith-Brown, Pet Roberts and Judson Smith-DeFoore, all of whom lived there in their childhood. Photos Courtesy Doug Smith.
Here’s how the house appears today. The columns were removed in the mid 1960’s.
The Clifton House as it appeared in May 2017, Photo Courtesy Doug Smith.
Looks like it’s seen better days.
Not “OUR” Clifton Plantation
There seem to be multiple Clifton Plantations in Mississippi. These are the Clifton Plantations that weren’t owned by Smiths:
Clifton Plantation, Holmes County, MS
Here’s a Clifton Plantation in Holmes County, MS. I found it online at a real estate company’s website. This is not “my” Clifton Plantation as the chain of ownership doesn’t match up with my ancestors. Plus it’s in the wrong county.
Clifton Plantation, Holmes County, MS. From https://www.sartainsheritage.com/clifton-plantation-hunting-preserve-stockholder-share/
Here’s their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Clifton-Plantation/214306118588630
The screen shot below is from a book called Must See Mississippi: 50 Favorite Places, available on Google.
Clifton Plantation, Holmes County, MS, from book Must See Mississippi 50 Favorite Places
This book clearly states the owners of the property, none of whom are Smiths.
Clifton Plantation, Jefferson County
I found this newspaper article about the sale of a Clifton Plantation in Clifton, Jefferson County, in 1839.
The Natchez Daily Courier (Natchez, MS) Mon Jan 21, 1839, p1, Clifton Plantation for Sale
This is Uncle HARRY SMITH’s old place where the John Douglas Smith BBQ was held.
I am also doing research into my Smith line and came across some information that may be useful to you.
James Henry Smith may have been an overseer for a planter in Carroll county Mississippi by the name of John W. Mallory. Found this info on 1860 slave schedule for Carroll county. I have had some trouble locating the name of plantation, but it may not have been a plantation per say. If you do some research on J. W. Mallory he was a slave dealer and got into a little legal trouble.
The location according to Land Records put his land somewhere near Hemingway MS.
https://glorecords.blm.gov/details/patent/default.aspx?accession=MS1650__.241&docClass=STA&sid=0gyg1oz1.fsk
Eric,
If you want to know more on James Henry Smith or any Smith in this line send me an email. irbeach@hotmail.com
Doug Smith (great-grandson).
Karen,
Hi! I am Lynn DeFoore Cox and my grandfather was Charles McClellan Smith who was born at Clifton in Carroll County in 1857. My grandmother was Ann Judson Smith DeFoore who also lived at Clifton before eventually living in Sidon, MS. My sisters and I searched all afternoon today for the remains of Clifton and could not find it…can you send me exact directions?
I grew up on pine bluff/smith place. I have always been curios of the history there.