As early as 1798 William and Samuel Fickling were Hilton Head planters, owning both Possum Point and Shipyard Plantations, more than 2000 acres, stretching from Broad Creek to the Atlantic between Point Comfort and Leamington. Samuel Fickling married Elizabeth Devant (1775-1808), daughter of John and Lydia (Page) Devant, heiress of a 310-acre ocean front plantation, Lot 38 of Bayley’s Barony.
Peeples, An Index to Hilton Head Island Names (Before the Contemporary Development). p.15
