Duckpond Plantation – York County

Basic Information

• Location – York County

  West side of Bullocks Creek (1)
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1763 – Earliest known date of existence (1)
  

  Charles Gillham and his wife, Elizabeth Kinkade, moved to York County from Augusta County, Virginia purchasing land on the west side of Bullocks Creek (1).
  

• ? – House built

• 1800 – Charles Gillham had passed away and his will stipulated that his "well beloved daughter Sarah Gillham and her heirs [receive] 100 acres on the west side of Bullocks Creek known by the name of the Duckpond Plantation or place" (1).
  

Land

• Number of acres – 100 in 1800 (1)
  

• Primary crop – ?

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

References & Resources

1. Information contributed by Lane LeBosquet from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History's Will Transcripts 1782-1855 Collection