Editing Bluffton, South Carolina (section)

===Colonial era (1670–1776)===
During the 17th and the 18th centuries, the area comprising southern Beaufort County was known as Granville County of St. Luke's Parish. The [[Yamasee]] people were invited to settle in the area by Lord Cardoss, leader of the nearby Scottish settlement in Beaufort. The Yamasee established ten towns with over 1,200 inhabitants in the area. In 1715, the [[Yamasee War]] broke out, and after several years of fighting, the Yamasee migrated to [[Florida]], opening the "Indian Lands" to European settlement. In 1718, the Lords Proprietors carved the area into several new baronies, including the Devil's Elbow Barony that contained the future town of Bluffton. The first titled owner of the land was the [[Barbados|Barbadian]] planter Sir John Colleton. Following the departure of the Yamasee people, colonists began building plantations in the Bluffton area in 1728. The Colletons prospered by growing cotton, corn and [[indigo dye|indigo]].<ref name="RoseHillHistory">Rose Hill Mansion [https://archive.today/20130411180929/http://www.rosehillmansion.com/James_Kirk.html rosehillmansion.com]</ref>