Wherry Plantation – – York County

Basic Information

• Location – York County

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1700 – Earliest known date of existence

  Land grant to the Wherry family
  

• 1804 – House built

• 1992 – The house partially burned and was abandoned.
  

• 1994 – The house was moved by truck to nearby Wooten Road near the border of York and Chester Counties. The current owner, Don Swofford, plans to restore the structure and use it as a weekend family home.
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

Owners

• Alphabetical list – Don Swofford, Aaron Wherry

  Aaron Wherry was born, raised, and worked on the plantation with his mother, father, two brothers, and two sisters.
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• ?

Web Resources

• ?

Print Resources

• Initial references: See #1

  Some of the information listed on this plantation was taken from The Herald, Rock Hill, SC Cir: 28,871, Date of Clip: February 5, 1994
  

Contact Information

• Telephone: ?