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The Sneed Plantation was the home of several generations of Sneeds who lived in Granville County, North Carolina who were the descendants of Samuel Sneed (1723-1806) and Jane Dudley (1733-1823). Samuel moved probably from Hanover County, Virginia in probably the middle of the 18th century to North Carolina and lived in Granville, and later Person County where he died leaving a large family. One of them was his son, Stephen Sneed (1756�?821), whose son, Richard R. Sneed (1790�?861) owned the Sneed Plantation, and later, his own son, William Morgan Sneed (1819-1892). When Richard moved most of his family to Henderson County, Kentucky in 1853, he gave his eldest son, William M. Sneed, a portion of his slaves, who remained in Granville County. Stephen Sneed was married to Mary Williams (1761-1826), the daughter of William Williams (1733-1775) and Phillis Beckham (1737-1792); William Williams was the brother of Judge John Williams (1731-1799), the founder and owner of Montpelier Plantation, Granville NC in Granville County. Richard Sneed was married to Lucy Farrar Henderson (1800-1868), the daughter of Judge Leonard Henderson (1772-1833), one of the first Chief Justices of North Carolina, and Frances Farrar (1765-1845). Leonard’s father was Col. Richard Henderson (1735-1785)who was famous for his purchase of the land which later became the State of Kentucky.
Location: near Williamsboro, in present day Vance Co.,formerly a part of Granville County