Charlestown

John Martin patent - 500 acre tract

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Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

William Penn

Thomas Chalkley, Ralf Jackson, & John Machiner, execs of John Martin

10/11/1703

490a

 

Patent A2-583; Warrant 3/3/1701; Survey D73-105

D73-105

John Martin (executors) patent, 1703. Survey D73-105.

Thomas Chalkley, Ralf Jackson, & John Machiner

Rebecca Abel, only child of Chalkley

 

 

died; quoted in G2-182

James & Rebecca Abel

Edward Catherall, John Reynoll, John Morris, John Armitt, John Smith, Israel Pemberton, and Joshua Emlen

12/24/1751

 

 

quoted in G2-182

25 acres of patent found to be in Pikeland; additional 25a patented in Charlestown

Proprietors

Edward Catherel, John Reynel, John Morris, John Armit, John Smith, Joshua Emlen, and Israel Pemberton

1755

24.75a & allowance

 

Warrant 4/8/1752; Survey A66-171

SurveyA-66p340

Edward Catherel, John Reynel, John Morris, John Armit, John Smith, Joshua Emlen, and Israel Pemberton patent, 1755.
Survey A66-171 (Warrant 4/8/1755; return 12/4/1755).

Usually when there are a large number of names on a deed or patent it is because the tract is to be used for a school or church. There is no evidence that this is the case for this patent.

Edward Catherel, John Reynel, John Morris, John Armit, John Smith, Joshua Emlen, and Israel Pemberton

Clement Rigg

2/26//1756

296a 70p

£6 per annum

quoted in G2-182

Clement & Rachel Rigg

James Thomas

12/15/1764

269a 70p

£6 per annum

quoted in G2-182

James Thomas of the 500 hundred tract

Provides for wife, Mary; Isaac & Nathan Thomas, sons

3/21/1775 (probate)

Isaac & Nathan land at 21

 

Inheritence; will 5/18/1773

Mary Thomas of the 500 hundred tract

Mentions Isaac & Nathan Thomas’ inheritence at 21

11/6/1778 (probate)

 

 

Will 7/1/1778

Isaac Thomas of Charlestown, mason

William James of Will Town, Bucks Co., tailor

1/26/1791

149a (western end)

£300

G2-182

G2-182

William & Rachel James, tailor of Charlestown

James Kenny

5/11/1792

73a 56p

£244 10s

Q3-537

James Kenny

 

1799

 

 

Not in County tax return.

Isaac Thomas

 

1799

 

 

Not in County tax return.

Alexander Kenny

 

1799

80a

 

County tax return, probably rented from James Kenny senior. Stone Dwelling house 18' x 18'; Log Dwelling house 18' x 18'; Log Barn 30' x 20'

James Kenny

Daniel, James, & Alexander Kenny

5/19/1846 (will)

137a 94p (2 tracts, 1 in West Pikeland;, 1 in Charlestown)

 

quoted in H5-65; all real estate

Daniel & Lucy Kenny; James & Juliann Kenny; all of Charlestown. Administration of James Kenny

Alexander Kenny

4/6/1848

2/3 part of 73a 56p in Charlestown + land in West Pikeland

$3,653

H5-65; release

H5-65

Enos Miles owned land in Uwchlan

Alexander Kenny

administrators George Shoffuer and Lydia Kenny, widow

1867

 

 

died intestate

George Shoffuer, administrator of the estate of Alexander Kenny

Oliver Shermann

4/8/1872

73a 56p

$11,700

E8-210; same description as H5-65

Oliver Sheneman

 

1883

73a 145p

 

Breou’s Atlas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Kenny

 

1799

114a

 

Tax return; Log Dwelling house 18' x 18'; Log Springhouse10' x 12';Log Barn 60' x 20'; Log Stable 15' x 16'

Daniel & Elinor Kenny

Jacob Stonaker

2/22/1804

134a

5s

X2-424

Jacob Stonaker

Daniel Kenny

2/22/1804

134a

5s

X2-350

X2-350

Daniel Kenney

Daniel Shaffner

3/26/1804

134a

£1,200

Y2-48

Y2-48

Daniel & Catharine Shaffner

Jesse Jones

3/26/1804

4a 16p

£64 25s 5d

Y2-110

Jesse & Mary Jones

John Acker

4/2/1805

4a 16p

£100

Z2-1

Daniel & Catharine Shaffner

John King

4/2/1804

2a 1p

£30 12s 11d

Y2-111

John & Elizabeth King

Abraham Zook

3/22/1813

2a 1p

$80

H3-16

Abraham & Elizabeth Zook

Henry Zook

6/16/1814

128a 133p + 139a (both East Whiteland) + 2a 1p (Charlestown)

$27,000

K3-183

Henry & Barbara Zook

James Isaac

5/17/1819

2a 1p + 1a (part of 128a 133p, Charlestown?)

$250

Q3-525

Cromwell Peirce, John Roberts, and John Bartholomew, by writ of attachment (Plea of trespass by Abraham Zook against James Issac deceased))

Thomas H. B. Jacobs

2/28/1824

2a 1p + 1a (both Charlestown)

$323

X3-81; see Joseph Jacobs tract for continuation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel & Catharine Shaffner

Jacob Shuman

4/2/1804

2a 7p

£32 16s

Y2-112

Daniel & Catharine Shaffner

Michael Slonaker

4/2/1804

5a 138p

£85 14s 9d

Y2-107

Jacob, Michael, & Samuel Slonaker, executors of the will of Michael Slonaker sr.

Benjamin Kugler

3/28/1840

5a 138p

$178 35c

W4-99

Benjamin & Emeline Kugler

William Harrison

4/16/1844

5a 138p

$225

A5-109

William & Mary Harrison

John Davis

4/10/1851

5a 138p

$685

O5-147

John & Rebecca Davis

John Dougherty

3/29/1855

5a 138p

$762 50c

Y5-409

Martin Shaffner

 

1883

104a

 

Breou’s Atlas

Subdivision of William James tract

Note: none of these tracts appear in the 1799 tax return

Branch A

David & Rachel Davis of Charlestown

Ezekial & Robert Alexander of East Whiteland

4/1/1812

100a

£2,000

G3-38

Administrator of estate of Robert Alexander

Joseph Henry

1827

13/16ths of 100a

 

Z3-537

Branch B

William & Rachel James, tailor of Pikeland

Andrew Whisler of Warwick, and Abraham Whisler of Pikeland. miller

5/13/1793

10a 16p

£70 14s

K2-280; neighbors James Kenny (to the north) and Jonathan Jones to the south

Andrew & Magdalen Whisler of Warwick and Abraham Whisler, miller of Pikeland

Henry Laubaugh of Uwchlan

8/23/1800

6a 6p

$180

S2-455

S2-455

John Laubaugh, John Acker, and Jacob Latshaw, executors of the will of Henry Laubaugh

Peter Acker

1/23/1818

6a 6p

$210

N3-390

Peter & Elizabeth Acker

John Acker

1/26/1818

6a 6p

$210

P3-8

John Acker

John Acker, son

1846

 

 

will

John & Mary Acker of Kentucky

George W. Stine

4/18/1888

6a 6p

$259 61c

M10-112

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Jacobs, Hannah & William Fredennick, administrators of the estate of John Norris

Thomas Jacobs

2/4/1828

15a 100p

$703 12.5c

X3-2

Thomas Jacobs

John Davis

4/11/1844

15a 100p

$583 24c

Z4-165

Z4-165

John & Rebecca Davis

Samuel Fetters

3/31/1845

7a, part of 15a 100p

$249 20c

B5-129

Branch C

William & Rachel James, tailor of Charlestown

Jonathan Jones of Pikeland, carpenter

5/10/1793

3a 25p

£21 10s

O2-105; neighbors Andrew and Abraham Whisler (to the north)

Jonathan Jones

Daniel Meredith

1/26/1797

3a 25p

£28 7s

O2-114

Daniel & Ruth Meredith

Samuel Lewis

4/2/1824

3a 25p

$268 28c

X3-211

Branch D

William & Rachel James, tailor of Charlestown

John Quinn, innkeeper, of West Whiteland

5/11/1792 (not 1794; see recording date)

15a 22p

£92 14s 10p

L2-244; subject to ground rent for the Friends of the City of Philadelphia

L2-244

John Quin

Executor, Thomas Ross, to sell real estate

7/27/1793 (will); 8/19/1793 (probate)

 

 

died

John Quin or Executor

 

 

 

 

No Chester County sale deed found

Branch E

William & Rachel James, tailor of Charlestown

Griffith Lewis of West Whiteland

9/3/1792

15a 20p

£98 17s 10d

H2-279; neighbors John Quinn (to the north) and William James’ other land (to the south)

Branch F

William & Rachel James, tailor of Uwchlan

Michael Lapp of East Whiteland

12/15/1794

13a 100p

£109 6s

L2-547

L2-547