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Note: Murray Robinson, born in Charleston, S.C., July 9, 1817; died at Oak Grove Plantation near Orangeburg, S.C, Feb. 7, 1880. Married Dec. 13, 1839, Felicia Jeane Hurtel, born in Bordeaux, France, Dec. 20, 1822; died Nov. 6, 1907, S.C. (She was the daughter of Pierre Hyacinthe Baptiste Hurtel and Lea Rise Victoria Jude) Felicia came to America when she was a little child and settled first in Mobile Ala. The miniature of Mrs. Lea Rise Jude Victoria Hurtel, painted by Sir Norman Peale, was inherited by Felicia Robinson, her grand-daughter, and is now owned by the Charleston Art Gallery. Murray Robinson inherited a plantation and slaves, and was a wealthy planter. He was awarded a silver prize for raising the largest amount of cotton to the acre in S.C. He lived at "Oak Grove Plantation", which was one mile North of Rowesville and eight miles below Orangeburg, S.C. This plantation had been known as the Oak Grove Plantation since Revolutionary days. Judge Nash Roach, the owner, who had married the grand-daughter of Andrew Cavan, the original owner of the place, sold the home and later it came into the possession of Murray Robinson. There is a long avenue of sturdy oaks leading to this old ante-bellum home, which is known as Lover's Lane. Here Henry Timrod, the Poet of S.C. was Tutor to the children of Murray Robinson. The old coach road from Charleston came by the old plantation. At first the home was a single story with 10 rooms, but Captain Murray Robinson found it entirely too small to accommodate the visitors who were constantly coming to spend days and weeks at Oak Grove and also too small for his large family. So in April 1834, Capt. Robinson began the erection of his new home and all the material came from his own plantation. The best pine trees were cut, planed, and dried, and put together with wooden pegs. The carpenters and other laborers were the negro slaves he owned. The beautiful big house was finished, the broad porches extending across the two stories, and Oak Grove was large enough to suit the master. Murray owned Oak Grove jointly with his father, and was the operator of the plantation. He inherited Oak Grove upon his father's death in 1849. Some years later, Capt. Robinson, tired of the plantation and looking forward to a village life, built a home on East Russell St. in Orangeburg, S.C., dividing his time between the two homes. Life after the War Between the States was not the same on the plantation. (Oak Grove plantation was inherited by his daughter Felicia who married Edwin North Chisholm). Buried at the 1st Presbyterian Church, Orangeburg, SC. Headstone says:Murray Robinson, Born in Charleston, SC July 9, 1817, Died at Oak Grove, Orangeburg, SC, Feb 7, 1880, Aged 82 yrs, 6 mo, 29 days. Footstone: MR From The Orangeburg Times, Feb 13, 1880: CAPT. MURRAY ROBINSON Old and respected citizen of Orangeburg... in feeble health for several years...Charleston was his native place. He also lived some time in Alabama, but Orangeburg was his adopted home. He was one of the founders of the old Agricultural Society of Orangeburg along with Dr. Elliott, Judge Glover, Rev. T.M. Legare, Col. Burton and others.. He always exhibited a taste for agricultural matters, and was a successful planter. From The Orangeburg Democrat, 13 Feb 1880: CAPT. MURRAY ROBINSON... An old and highly esteemed citizen of our County died at his residence near Rowesville on Friday night last, and was buried at the Presbyterian Church yard in Orangeburg on Sunday...a noble example of what a man could achieve in the midst of misfortunes..... See also:1268180 ged See also GED 1818897.
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