Charlestown

Cadwalader Hugh tract

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John Parry

Cadwalader Hugh

 

176a

 

No Chester County deed found; Quoted in Futhey & Cope, History of Chester County

Cadwalader Hugh

 

1750

 

 

See deed H-147 plan (neighbor); no Chester County deed sale, will or administration

David Davies

 

1734 - 1747

 

 

Tax returns

David Davies

Nathaniel Davies

2/25/1746-7 (will)

176a

 

Will; All that plantation and premises where I live now upon situate in Charlestown

David Davies 1749 inventory

Nathaniel Davis

 

1749 - 1750

 

 

Tax returns

Nathaniel Davies

 

 

 

 

No Chester County will or administration

?

Ellis Davis

 

 

 

 

Ellis Davis

William Currie

11/1752

 

£200

Mortgage

Sheriff, Isaac Pearson (debt of Ellis Davis to William Currie)

Joseph Mitchell

1753

168a

£153

IJ-120

IJ-120

Joseph Mitchel of Tredyffrin, cordwainer and Mary his wife

Susannna Lewis and William Lewis of Newtown

1758

168a

 

L-16; mortgage

Joseph Mitchell

Benjamin Boyer

4/18/1760

 

 

quoted in E2-141, E2-413, and H2-334

Benjamin Boyer

Jacob Boyer

1783

 

 

died intestate; split 9 ways

Jacob Boyers of Charlestown, blacksmith and Margaret his wife

John Rossiter

4/1/1789

2/9ths of 168a

£127

E2-141

John Byers of Charlestown, Blacksmith

Thomas Annat of Philadelphia, merchant

3/25/1793

1/9 part of 168a

£33 6s 8d

H2-334

John Rossiter

 

1791 - 1798

160a

 

Tax returns

John Rossiter, farmer

 

1799

168a

 

Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 30' x 21'; Log Dwelling house 19' x 21'; Stone Springhouse 16' x 16'; Log Barn 38' x 24'

Caleb Brinton

Benjamin Boyer

4/5/1839

 

$1

Q4-573; release of mortgage lein

William Conard, executor of the will of John Workizer

Benjamin Boyer

4/5/1839

 

$1

Q4-574; release of mortgage lein

Benjamin Boyer

 

1841

 

 

Died intestate

John Boyer, administrator of the estate of Benjamin Boyer

Thomas Peart of Lampeter township, Lancaster county

3/27/1843

122a 56p

$9,535

Y4-298

Thomas Peart

 

11/14/1842 (will); 1844

 

 

died

Elizabeth Peart, widow and executor of the will of Thomas Peart

Lewis Peart of Schuylkill township

4/1/1844

122a 56p

$5,628 10c

Y4-531

Lewis & Abana Peart

Richard Remington of Lower Prividence & Robert Stockton of the United States Navy

3/28/1850

122a 56p

$11,500

K5-453

Robert & Harriet Stockton

Richard Remington

4/19/1851

1/2 part of 98a + 4a 120p + 122a 56p

$10,000

O5-233 (see Frederick Taylor tract for history of first 2 tracts)

Richard Remmington

Lewis Peart

3/25/1852

122a 3p

$7,500

R5-264

Lewis Peart

 

1882

 

 

died

Thomas Peart

 

1883

122a 3p

 

Breou’s Atlas

ThomasPeart,1883 map not found
Thomas Peart tract from Breou’s 1883 atlas

Thomas & Ella Peart

Isaac E. Miller

5/21/1910

8.98a

$538 80c

A14-46, part of R5-264

Thomas & Ella Peart

George C. Priestley

9/13/1919

122a 3p - 8.98a

$1

M15-447

Branch A

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Benjamin Boyer & Gaynor, his wife

James Wallis

4/28/1803

5.25a

£115 10s

E3-413

E3-413

Branch A.1

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James Wallace, wheelmaker

William Rossiter

12/17/1832

2a 8p

$61 50c

C5-433

William & Catharine Rossiter

Nicholas Bean

3/26/1861

2a 8p

$755

T6-331

Nicholas & Mary Ann Bean

Margaret Pennypacker

3/16/1867

2a 8p

$800

H7-119

Samuel & Margaret Pennypacker

George Hartshall

4/2/1868

2a 8p

$800

N7-223

N7-223

George & Mary Ann Hartshall

Ezekial Bowen

2/11/1869

2a 8p

$900

O7-143

John Brittain

 

1883

 

 

Breou’s atlas

Branch A.2

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James Wallace

Alexander McCurdy

4/1/1834

3a 47p

$1,000

 

James Wallace

Alexander McCurdy

4/1/1834

? + 3a 47p

$700

K4-66

Alexander McCurdy, Millwright, of Schuylkill township

Penn Mining & Smelting Company

10/16/1850

3a 47p

$210

M5-339

Penn Mining & Smelting Company

Isaiah Knauer

3/2/1855

3a 47p

$250

X5-302

Isaiah & Mary Knauer

Sarah Auch

3/25/1871

3a 47p

$1,500

Y7-297

Y7-297

Sarah Auck

Peter Edwards

5/13/1871

14.5p

$20

D8-6

Sarah Auck

John Britton

6/3/1890

3a 47p

$900

L12-579; subject to reservations for mining purposes as in X5-302

J. Brittain

 

1900

3a +3a

 

tax return

J. Brittain

 

1906

 

 

Valley Forge village tract plan

Branch A.3

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EISENBREY, MARY K

STROUGH, GEORGE F, STROUGH, LYDIA S

10/07/1929

90p

 

I18-313

STROUGH, HARRY - EXR, STROUGH, LYDIA -
EST

PHILSON, EDITH B, PHILSON, GEORGE H

07/23/1946

90p

 

T22-48

PHILSON, EDITH B, PHILSON, GEORGE H

MERZ, MILDRED B

09/22/1948

90p

 

X23-253

MERZ, MILDRED B

KNERR, JOHN L JR, KNERR, MARIE E

01/07/1958

90p

 

W29-5

KNERR, JOHN L JR, KNERR, MARIE E

DETWILER, NANCY L, DETWILER, WAYNE D

07/27/1967

90p

 

R37-354

DETWILER, NANCY L, DETWILER, WAYNE D 

CATTRON, JOHN G, CATTRON, MARY JANE  

10/15/1969

90p

 

B39-212

CATTRON, JOHN G, CATTRON, MARY JANE

PALMER, LARRY A, PALMER, NANCY A   

06/13/1977

 

 

C51-257

Branch B

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Benjamin & Gainor Boyer

John Nettles

3/30/1804

7a 151p

£142 19s 9d

X2-454

X2-454

Branch C

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Benjamin & Gainor Boyer

Nicholas Bean

4/4/1839

5a 127p

$396 83c

Q4-572 This tract may be located on the west side of Valley Forge village.

Q4-572

Nicholas & Mary Bean

Thomas Vanderslice, gunsmith

4/1/1840

5a

$140

D5-516; see Joseph Barnes tract for continuation

Nicholas & Elizabeth Bean

Henry Richards

11/6/1840

109p

$30

T4-327

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Gainer and John J. Boyer

Thomas Rossiter

9/9/1841

18a 88p

$742

U4-374

U4-374

Branch E

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Alexander Eakins

 

 

 

deed not found

Benjamin Eakins, executor of the will of Alexander Eakins

James Saunders

4/6/1840

8a 20p

$1,425

S4-708

James Saunders

Henry Harpes

3/30/1848

8a 20p

$1,400

H5-156

James & Catharine Saunders

Henry Harpst

3/9/1850

8a 20p

$1

K5-405; deed of confirmation

Henry Harpst

 

1873

 

 

Witmer’s atlas

Estate of Henry Harpst

 

1883

 

 

Breou’s atlas