SANKOFA'S PLANTATION DATABASE

Brantley Plantation

Location: Buena Vista, Marion Co., GA; Currently on Brantley Road
Constructed: circa 1730
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Information: The Burt family of Marion Co., present-day owners

History: When James Owens first settled in Marion Co., GA, the population consisted of 1327 white people and 109 slaves.

Associated Free White Names

• James Owens: owner of Brantley plantation; listed as slave owner in Marion Co.; earliest listing of James Owens in Marion is 1830

Associated Black Slave Names

• none found yet

Agriculture

• Cotton

Description of Associated Architecture

• The old cotton silo once used by the slaves there remains at the site.
• The church and the cemetary is still in use by the descendants of the plantation.