Lynchwood Plantation – Timrod
Chesterfield County & Kershaw County

Basic Information

• Location – Big Lynches River, near Timrod, Chesterfield and Kershaw Counties
  

  Off Timrod Road (see 3 for directions)
  

• Origin of name – ?

• Other names – ?

• Current status – ?

Timeline

• 1800s – Earliest known date of existence

• Lovick and Jane Young were original owners of Lynchwood Plantation in the early 1800s (2).
  

• ? – House built

• 1825 – On his way to Camden, the Marquis de LaFayette spent the night at the plantation. His entourage was met by a magnificent torchlight procession and a company of the South Carolina militia (1).
  

• 1853 – Jane Young passed away. The Young heirs sold Lynchwood Plantation to Lovick William Rochelle Blair in 1857 (1) (2) (3).
  

• 1880 – William Crowe and Louisa Barfield acquired the plantation.
  

• 1886 – The house was badly damaged by the Charleston earthquake. Since that time the house has had to be propped up with poles.
  

Land

• Number of acres – ?

• Primary crop – ?

• The Young, Lovick Family Cemetery is located on the plantation (3).
  

Slaves

• Number of slaves – ?

Buildings

• Lynchwood Post Office was on the property.
  

References & Resources

1. A Guide to Selected Historical Sites in Kershaw County/District, South Carolina (Kershaw Historical Society, 1992)
   

2. Information contributed by Caroline Young.
   

3. Lovick Young and Jane D. Daniel family of Lynchwood Plantation, Kershaw Co., SC.