History of Charleston south carolina the Barbadians and other west indies settlers

The Barbadians and other West Indian Islands were arriving in Charleston in 1679.
Thomas Drayton, William and Arthur Middleton, and Robert
Daniel, all names of note in Carolina, came to Charleston in 1679.
Moore, Ladson, Grimball, Cantey, Boone, Thomas Smith,
Schenking, and Izard appear in Charleston soon after. All of these took
up lands in Charleston ; many of the original grants still remain, and
the Council Journals show the extent, as " Lands granted
on Goose Creek to Edward Middleton, Gent., one of the
honourable persons of this Province." This land became
afterward the beautiful plantation"
Crowfield," long considered
the handsomest landscape garden in the Province of Charleston.
Another grant of a thousand acres in Charleston to the same person
was the " Oaks," the stately avenue of which still remains.
Mr. Thomas Amy is to have twelve thousand acres
(a barony)
" In consideration of his great services
"
(in encouraging
emigration), and John Gibbs, Esq., kinsman of
the Duke of Albemarle, is to " have every attention paid to
him, and three thousand acres rent free." This last is a
very rare order; the quit-rent, which made much trouble,
was generally to be paid. But although the chief residences
of these gentlemen were on their plantations in Charleston , they
were likewise important citizens; in fact the country for a
radius of twenty miles around was but a greater Charleston.