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Red Doe Plantation "In 1846, Evander A. Gregg built the home that we know today as "Red Doe". Around the time Evander built this home, he married Sophronia E. Mr.

Born on July 8, 1818 in the Mars Bluff area of Marion District, SC, his parents were Captain John and Jannet Gregg. Harris, daughter of Captain William Harris. After Sophronia’s death in 1849, he married Elizabeth Crane, daughter of Sydney S. Crane of Columbia, South Carolina. The date this home was built is established by the following letter from a Gregg cousin, Mary Marshall Hall of North Carol

ina. She wrote the following to her Aunt Betsy Hall in Louisiana in May 1846, after a visit to the Hopewell section (referring to the Hopewell Presbyterian Church just a few miles south of Evanders’s home), “All the family are married but Evander; all living near each other and so well-fixed. Evander is building a house.”

Evander was a graduate of South Carolina College in 1837; ruling elder in Hopewell Church; owned several plantations in South Carolina, and served in the Confederate States Army as Sergeant Major in Company C, 3rd South Carolina State Troops. He and his wife Elizabeth occupied the home throughout the War Between the States and sold the property to Simons Lucas, on November 1, 1865. They then moved to Spartanburg, SC and later to Arkansas. Evander Gregg spent his last days in Marietta, Georgia, where he died on November 4, 1874. Simon Lucas, unable to pay the first annual payment in January 1867, deeded the property back to Evander. Evander apparently sold it to his brother Ephraim in that same year. Ephraim owned it for a short time, and then sold the property to Robert L. Singletary in December 1867. Robert Legare Singletary was a Captain of Company H, 8th. South Carolina Infantry, and President of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. Singletary lived there for the remainder of his life, and his widow, Sarah Jane Evans Singletary, the sister of General Nathan George “Shanks” Evans, sold the house and property to Joseph Wilds Wallace in December 1912. Wallace sold the house and land to his brother-in-law, Rev. Thomas Hartwell Edwards, in January 1920. In 1928, Mr. Edwards deeded the property and house to the sons of Mr. Wallace, W. G., J. W., Jr., and M. C. Wallace. About 1934, J. W. Wallace, Jr., started calling the home “ Red Doe”, after hearing the story of the famous escape of Andrew Hunter during the American Revolution on the horse “Red Doe”. The house was restored in 1940-41, after Marion Chisholm Wallace and his wife Anne Pearce Wallace acquired it. It has changed hands within the descendents of the Gregg family for 160 years. In 2006, Mr. Robert Pearce Wilkins (nephew of Anne and Chisolm) and family donated the house to Red Doe Plantation, Inc., a [501(c) 3] nonprofit corporation."

03/22/2021

I feel sunshine and blooms on the horizon!

03/21/2021

Happy anniversary to this beautiful couple! Wishing you many more to come!!!

03/10/2021

The girls are back at it!

03/07/2021

Happy 1 YEAR to the Mincey’s!! We hope this year was amazing and wish you many more!

03/05/2021

Calling all future brides and grooms! Want to make your Friday even better?!?! ⭐️⭐️
WE STILL HAVE 2021 dates! We only have a small number so reach out quick! Let us help give you a concierge experience in 2021 while offering a unique venue!
☎️ 843-503-0060
📧 [email protected]
Or DM us! 🌸⭐️

03/03/2021

So dreamy! Just perfect!
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02/22/2021

Might as well embrace the rain. Front door open, burning, Supper cooking, and Billie Holliday playing some tunes. Happy Monday y’all!

02/12/2021

“The only thing that matters is you and me!”
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Making memories at Red Doe!
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02/11/2021

One more vision meeting spot for this Sunday (2/14). If you are looking for a venue spot that is classic, local, and committed to excellent service reach out to reserve this spot today! [email protected]
843-503-0060

02/09/2021

Perfect wedding favors! Love the handmade soap! Plus you can offer a gift of love back to your guests.

We have a few more openings on Sunday for Vision meetings! DM us or email us to hold your spot and tour the grounds. exp...

02/08/2021

We have a few more openings on Sunday for Vision meetings! DM us or email us to hold your spot and tour the grounds. [email protected]
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02/06/2021

Best friends are the best gifts of life! .dream.of.weddings

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1132 Francis Marion Road
Florence, SC
29506

Telephone

+18435030060

Website

http://www.explorereddoe.com/

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