In 1783 Mr. Ferguson, apparently a son of John and Mary Ferguson of St. Helena’s Island, acquired a 316-acre plantation on the south side of Broad Creek, Lot 28 of Bayley’s Barony, formerly leased by Estall Laurence and eventually incorporated into Shipyard Plantation.
Peeples, An Index to Hilton Head Island Names (Before the Contemporary Development). p. 14.
