Key Plantation – Richburg – Chester County

— Key Plantation © Roxann Yarborough James, 2016 —
(Do Not Use Without Written Consent)

Basic Information

• Location – Richburg, Chester County

  2314 Old Richburg Road

• Origin of name – Named for plantation's founder, Luck Key
  

• Other names – Backstrom, Marion (1)
  

• Current status – Privately owned

Timeline

• ? – Earliest known date of existence

  Luck Key acquired the property (1).
  

• Circa 1805 – Daniel Key inherited the property from his father Luck Key (1).
  

• Circa 1805 – House built by Daniel Key (1).
  

• 1848 – Captain John Garner Backstrom purchased the plantation which consisted of 400+ acres at the time (1).
  

• 1883 – John Alexander Marion bought the plantation (1).
  

• 1948 – The plantation was subdivided with the portion with the house being purchased by the George Yarborough family (1).
  

• 2016 – George Yarborough's granddaughter, Roxann Yarborough James, owned the plantation (1).
  

Land

• Number of acres – 400+ in 1848 (1)
  

• Primary crop – ?

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

  We are actively seeking information on the slaves who lived and worked at this plantation. If you find a resource that might help, please fill out this form. Thank you.
  

References & Resources

• Information contributor by owner Roxann Yarborough James.