Inscription
Marker Front:
Mason Lee (1770-1821), a wealthy Pee Dee planter known for his eccentricities, is buried in old Brownsville graveyard two miles south of here. He believed all women were witches and that his kinsmen wished him dead to inherit his property. He felt they used supernatural agents to bewitch him and went to great extremes to avoid these supposed powers.
Marker Reverse:
This will, which named S.C. and Tenn. as heirs, was the subject of suits in the 1820's charging Lee was of unsound mind when making his will. An 1827 appellate verdict exonerated Lee and established Heirs at Law of Mason Lee vs. Executor of Mason Lee as the leading case in South Carolina regarding mental capacity in the execution of a will
Mason Lee (1770-1821), a wealthy Pee Dee planter known for his eccentricities, is buried in old Brownsville graveyard two miles south of here. He believed all women were witches and that his kinsmen wished him dead to inherit his property. He felt they used supernatural agents to bewitch him and went to great extremes to avoid these supposed powers.
Marker Reverse:
This will, which named S.C. and Tenn. as heirs, was the subject of suits in the 1820's charging Lee was of unsound mind when making his will. An 1827 appellate verdict exonerated Lee and established Heirs at Law of Mason Lee vs. Executor of Mason Lee as the leading case in South Carolina regarding mental capacity in the execution of a will
Details
| HM Number | HML6I |
|---|---|
| Series | This marker is part of the Strange But True series |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century, 18th Century |
| Historical Place | Memorial |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Commemmorative Marker |
| Marker Number | 35-21 |
| Year Placed | 1975 |
| Placed By | Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 5:55pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 626594 N 3809984 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 34.42358333, -79.62233333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 34° 25.415', W 79° 37.34' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 34° 25' 24.9000" N, 79° 37' 20.4000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 843 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 4200-4598 Screw Pin Rd, Blenheim SC 29516, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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