McCullough Plantation – Chester County

Basic Information

• Location – Fishing Creek, eastern Chester County
  

• Origin of name – We are calling this plantation McCullough after owner Samuel McCullough. Please let us know if you know the formal name of this plantation.
  

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1771 – A plat drawn for Samuel McCullough shows he owned 150 acres on Fishing Creek (2).
  

• 1808 – Samuel McCullough acquired another 13.5 acres on Fishing Creek (1).
  

• 1828 – The will of Samuel McCullough leaves his plantation on Fishing Creek where he resided to his wife Sarah. The will also documents Samuel's ownership of Blackjack Plantation (1).
  

Land

• Number of acres – 163.5 in 1828 (1)

• Primary crop – ?

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

References & Resources

1. 1828 Will of Samuel McCullough - Contributed by Ria Lobato, McCullough family descendant
   

2. 1771 Plat of Samuel McCullough's Property on Fishing Creek - Contributed by Ria Lobato, McCullough family descendant