The William G. Ponder Plantation was a large forced-labor farm growing cotton on over in northeastern Leon County, Florida, United States. It was named after the planter who established it.
Location The plantation was located west of the settlement of Miccosukee and not bordering any other plantations. Today that land encompasses private property north of Moccasin Gap Road and Veteran's Memorial Drive.
Plantation statistics The Leon County Florida 1860 Agricultural Census shows that the William G. Ponder Plantation had the following: Improved Land: Unimproved Land: Cash value of plantation: $48,000 Cash value of farm implements/machinery: $1500 Cash value of farm animals: $6,125 Number of slaves: 99 Bushels of corn: 8,500 Bales of cotton: 206
The owner W. G. Ponder was one of two absentee planters in northeast Leon County. Originally from Thomas County, Georgia, Ponder began purchasing land in Leon County in 1846.
Agents for William Ponder. B. Regan Jno. J. Courtney
The 1900s In 1913, the W.G. Ponder Plantation grounds were purchased by Lewis S. Thompson of Red Bank, New Jersey renaming it Sunny Hill Plantation.
References Wealth of land owners Enslavers Paisley, Clifton; From Cotton To Quail, University of Florida Press, c1968.