There are 3 sets of rent rolls of relevance: 1702/3 to 1740, 1741/2, and 1757 to 1775 (Reference: Pennsylvania State Archives, Microfilm Records, Rent Rolls, 1683-1776. {#17.269} LO 32.1-4 (4 rolls)). The first set was started before Tredyffrin came into existence and are under the title Duffryn Mawr (Great Valley) and cover a wider area than just Tredyffrin. These rolls were updated into the 1750s (for example, John Gronow, who paid rent in 6/10/1757, appears in the records). The rent rolls cover all the settled properties in Tredyffrin. It is clear that there were difficulties in collecting the tax and in a couple of cases there are no recorded payments. The tax was meant to be paid annually but this was rarely the case and it was paid in arrears. The record seems to be one rent that was paid 55 years in arrears!

From the records it is clear there were campaigns to collect Quit Rents in 1739 and 1757.

Costs * = equates to rate of 1 shilling per 100 acres per year.

 

Tract #

Name

Date

Acreage

Span/ years

Sterling cost

PA Currency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

John David Thomas

?

250 (purchased 1700)

 

None listed

 

1

Thomas Martin

8/19/1739

165, part of 250 (purchased 1718/9).

 

£6 12s 6d

 

1

David Evans

1650/1 (purchased)

85, part of 250.

 

 

 

1

John Gronow

6/10/1757 (purchased 1753)

165, part of 250.

18

£1 9s 8d

 

2

John Griffith patent

1686

250

 

 

 

2

Henry Lawrence

Purchased 1699, sold 1709

250

 

None listed

 

2

Stephen David

 

150 of 250 purchased in 1736

 

None listed

 

2

Samuel Lilly

2/15/1742

100 of 250

2

2s*

 

2

James & Israel Davis

 

100, purchased c. 1758

 

 

 

3

Katherine Morgan patent

1701

 

39

£1 2s 9d

 

3

David Jones

1/24/1739-40

212 inherited in 1722

17

£1 16s

 

4

Henry Wright patent

1682

500

 

 

 

4

Philip Yarnall

1702-1719

 

 

 

 

4

William Evans

1/23/1733

100

47

£11 15s

 

4

David Evans

8/20/1739

 

6

£1 10s

 

4

David Evans

8/11/1710

 

10

£1 10s

 

4

Joshua Evans

5/30/1757

 

8

£2

 

5

Mordecai Moore

 

500

 

None listed

 

6

Wynn tract

8/19/1739

400?

34

£6 16s?

 

6

 

2/29/1741

(400)

2

8s*

 

6

Griffith John

6/10/1757

200

16

32s*

 

6

?

3/7/1740

176

2

 

 

6

?

2/29/1741

176

1

7s 4d

 

7

David Powell patent

1706

318

 

 

 

7

David Powell?

1/16/1709

318

3

9s 6d*

 

7

?

8/19/1739

318?

30

£4 14s 6d*

 

7

Samuel Richards

6/10/1757

200

18

 

 

7

Samuel Jones

6/10/1757

118

18

 

 

8

William Standly patent

1685 (James Atkinson, purchased 1703, died 1711)

300

 

None listed

 

9

Thomas & Cadwallader Jones

Patent not found

100

 

None listed

 

9

Richard Iddings

3/1/1740

100

55?

£2 15s*

 

10

William Powell patent
a) Thomas Jerman 300a, b) John Parry 100a & 50a of David Powell, c ) Thomas Hubbert 100a

5/31/1688

500

 

 

 

10

 

8/10/1739

500

54

£13 10*

 

10a

Thomas Jerman

6/10/1757

300

18

£2 14s*

 

10c

Thomas Hubbert

6/29/1757

100

18

18s*

 

11

Capt. John Mordent patent. Thomas James, purchased 1650, died 1750

10/24/1681

500 (later surveyed as 607)

 

 

 

 

 

Paid up to 1714

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/6/1740

 

26

£7 7s 4d

 

 

 

2/27/1743

 

3

17s

 

 

 

5/19/1745

 

2

11s 4d

 

 

 

4/10/1765

 

20

£5

 

12

David Meredith patent

4/16/1706

1340 & 160

 

 

 

12a

John Havard purchased in 1707

 

800

 

 

 

12a

 

2/5/1740

800

34

£13 12s*

 

12a

 

3/5/1741

800

1

8s*

 

12a

 

2/12/1746

800

5

£2*

 

12a

 

3/7/1750

800

4

£1 12s*

 

12a

 

5/3/1756

800

6

£2 8s*

 

12b

Isaac Davis inherited solely 1742

 

400 (actually 300 and 100 to John Howell in 1710)

 

 

 

12b

 

2/5/1740

400

34

£6 16s*

 

12b

 

6/10/1757

400

17

£3 8s*

 

12c

Griffith John

 

100 (purchased by Henry John, 1714, died 1753)

 

 

 

12c

 

2/5/1740

100

34

£1 14s*

 

12c

 

2/9/1741

100

1

1s*

 

12d

Abel Walker

2/7/1740

160

54?

£4 6s 5d*

 

12d

 

9/4/1746

160

6

9s 7d*

 

 

William Melchoir

 

160 (purchased 1746)

 

 

 

 

James Davis?

1/18/1764

160

17

£1 7s 2d*

 

11a

Abel Griffith patent

3/13/1738

94

 

 

 

 

 

1/10/1738

94

2

7s 10d?

 

13

David Powell patent Lewis Walker purchased 202a in 1702;  Owen Gethin 166a

6/3/1702

368 (202 & 166)

 

 

 

13

 

2/2/1740

368

54

£9 18s 9d*

 

13

 

6/4/1755

166

14

£1 3s 3d*

 

13

 

3/26/1774

100

20

£1*

 

13

 

3/30/1774

66

?

?

 

13

 

3/30/1774

202

?

?

 

14

John Kinsey patent

10/26/1702

539

 

 

 

14

 

2/2/1740

?

 

£6 4s 6d

 

14

 

1/25/1742

260

2

5s 2d*

 

14

 

3/31/1751

260

9

£1 3s 5d*

 

14

William Currie, purchased 1751

7/26/1757

200

6

12s

 

14

William Currie

5/12/1767

200

10

£1

 

15

Philip Howell patent

7/16/1705

200

 

 

 

15

 

8/3/1739

200

34

£3 8s*

 

15

 

4/17/1741

200

2

4s*

 

15

 

6/24/1748

200

7

14s*

 

15

 

3/30/1774

200

26

£2 12s*

 

16

Elizabeth & Jane Potts patent 7/12/1684

 

100

 

 

 

16

James David

 

?

54

£11 5s?

 

17

Henry Lewis patent

5/20/1706

352

 

 

 

17

James David

3/1/1740

352

34

£5 19s*

 

17

James David

8/3/1757

352

17

£2 19s 10d*

 

18

Jones & Weale patent

10/1/1684

500; 200 in Tredyffrin

 

 

 

18

Henry Jones, grandson

8/25/1744

200

60

£6*

 

19

Owen Roberts patent

7/28/1714

200

 

 

 

19

 

8/1739

200

21

£2 2s*

 

19

Thomas McKean

11/1751

109

12

12s*

 

19

 

10/11/1752

100

13

13s*

 

20

Thomas Symons patent

4/20/1718

200

 

 

 

20

 

4/26/1718?

200

33?

£3 6d*

 

21

Richard Hunt patent

3/1/1683

500

 

 

 

21

Thomas Lloyd

3/9/1757

150

 

 

 

21

Timothy Davis

3/9/1757

56

 

 

 

21

Mary Jenkin

3/9/1757

50

 

 

 

22

David Powell patent

1/28/1705-6

200

 

 

 

22

Methuselah David

2/15/1741

200

56

£5 12s

 

14

Daniel Walker

3/22/1741-2

260

2

5s 2d*

6s 10d

2

Samuel Lilly

4/15/1742

100

2

2s*

2s 8d

 

Rees Francis

5/5/1742

100

1

1s*

1s 4d

10c

Thomas Hubbert

6/29/1757

100

18

18s*

£1 4s

14

William Currie

7/26/1757

200

6

12s

16s 6d

17

James David

8/3/1757

352

1

£2 19s 10d

£3 19s 7d

 

Rees Pritchard (Whiteland)

11/12/1757

100

1

9s

12s

12d

William Melchoir; purchased 160a in 1746

1/18/1764

 

17

£1 7s 2d

£1 18s 7d

14

William Currie

5/12/1767

200

10

£1*

£1 10s

 

Of Griffith John per lands of William Currie

4/26/1769

100 & 176

14

£5 16s 8d

£9 8s

12a

Of Samuel admin. of John Havard

3/8/1771

800

15

£6*

£9

14

Thomas Waters

5/21/1765

125

15

18s 9d

£1 8s 1d

 

James David

5/21/1765

100

30

£6 13s 4d

£9 8s 2d

8

Thomas Godfrey

11/24/1773

125

16

£1*

£1 10s

 

Joseph Walker

3/24/1774

160

24

£1

£1 10s

13

Isaac Walker

3/30/1774

66 & 202

?

£4 1s 10d

£6 0s 8d

15

Of Stephens by Abijah Stephens

3/30/1774

200

26

£2 12s*

£3 15s

8

Of Benjamin Robinson to Thomas McKean; purchased by Robinson 1750. McKean 1763 & 1764

9/20/1774

100

21

£1 1s*

£1 11s 6d