Tate Plantation – Spartanburg County

Basic Information

• Location – Along Cherokee Creek, Spartanburg County

• Origin of name – Named for the Tate family who owned the plantation
  

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

• ? – House built

• 1786 – William Tate Sr. purchased 250 acres along Cherokee Creek (1).
  

• 1792 – William Tate Sr. died and his will declared the plantation be given to his son William Tate Jr. (1).
  

Land

• Number of acres – 250 in 1786 (1)

• Primary crop – ?

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

References & Resources

1. Information contributed by Terry Glen Tate, whose fourth great-grandfather was William Tate Sr, from:
   Tate, Taylor, and Southern Families - RootsWeb