Upper Merion Digital Archives
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Note: in these deed histories distances are quoted in perches (p) of length 16.5 feet. Areas are quoted in acres (a) and square perches (p). There are 160 square perches to an acre. In a few cases roods (a quarter of an acre) are also used.
Deed Files
- FT - see Forge Tracts for deed history
- Cotton Mill tract
- Encampment Interior
- FloatingTracts
- King of Prussia
- Mount Joy
- Outer Line
- Port Kennedy
- Washingtons HQ area
Deeds copies from V59-484
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| Abijah Stephens | 17a 29p | Woodland | |||
Michael & Letticia Sisler |
William Wetherell |
12/16/1834 |
2a 77p |
$322 56c |
50-431; previous deed not quoted; lot #5 of Abijah Stephens tract below |
| David & William M. Stephens, executors of the will of Abijah Stephens | Henry Schultz | 1/1/1835 | 4a 142p | $668 8c | 54-178; lots 3 & 4 |
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Henry & Anna Schultz |
Mahlon Ambler |
3/4/1842 |
4a 142p |
$855 31c |
59-647 |
Joseph & Martha Johnson, Joseph & Catharine Anderson, William & Lydia Decket, Samuel & Ann Buley, Joseph & Sarah Owens, Joseph Henry, Charles & Sarah Megonigal |
Bridget McMenamin |
1/30/1865 |
3a 22p |
$381 |
151-89; lot #7 of woodland |
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| James Jones | Ann Jones, widow, and 5 children | 7/30/1849 (will proven) | died | ||
John P. & Margaret Jones |
Nathan H. Jones, Hannah P. Ogden, Cabet P. Jones, Ann Jones (intermarried with George Chrisman) |
10/30/1852 |
65a 62p |
$2,000 |
85-398; messuages & grist mill |
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George & Ann Jones Chrisman |
Nathan H. Jones, Hannah P. Ogden, Cabet P. Jones |
12/29/1852 |
65a 62p |
$2,500 |
85-400 |
Hannah Ogden |
Nathan H. Jones |
4/21/1866 |
82.46p |
$100 |
142-538; part of James Jones property |
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| Rebecca Robins | Jacob Vodges | 3/12/1814 | 321a + 15a | $22,000 | 30-150 |
| Jacob & Mary Vodges | Alexander Crawford | 10/29/1814 | 2a 2r 32p | $570 | 31-193 |
| John Smith, M. Richards Peters and Alexander Hampton, assignees of Jacob Vodges | Alexander Crawford | 3/26/1817 | 2a 2r 32p | $405 | 35-334 |
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Isabella Crawford |
Jacob Massey |
1/1/1855 |
5a 64p |
$350 |
95-324 |
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| John Sharples | William Anderson | 3/30/1840 | 61-262? | ||
| William Anderson | 3/16/1861 | died intestate | |||
William & Elizabeth Holloway |
Samuel F. Jarrett |
9/28/1865 |
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139-249? |
Charles H. Rodgers |
Sarah H. Shaw |
5/22/1868 |
50a 143p |
$5,000 |
160-61 |
| John Smith, M. Richards Peters and Alexander Hampton, assignees of Jacob Vodges | Abraham Brower | 8/28/1816 | 1a 116p + 3a 104p | 96-329; part of 30-150 | |
Charles Shepard & Joseph Brower, administrators of the estate of Abraham Brower |
Edward B. English |
5/7/1874 |
3a 104p |
$456 98p |
217-432 |
| Thomas M. Walker & Mattias Walker, executors of the will of William Walker | David Havard | 1874 | |||
David Havard |
Mattias P. Walker |
8/30/1874 |
21a 133p + 6a +64a 5p (total 91a 138p) |
$11,400 |
220-238 |
Samuel Fetters, assignee of James & Elizabeth Robinson |
Robert T. Robinson |
3/31/1879 |
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373-475? |
John & Hannah Rhoads |
Joseph Mullen |
3/3/1883 |
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270-138 ? |
| 161-239? Chester County U8-176 | |||||
Isaiah Knauer |
Martha J. Bean |
7/16/1892 |
4a 82p |
$500 |
373-487 |
Clinton Rorer Heigh, sheriff |
Charles J. Johnson |
6/18/1892 |
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Sheriff's book J-94 |
Charles J. & Hattie Johnson |
George W. Pawling |
6/18/1892 |
31a 14p + 51a 113p + 2.5a + 4a 4p |
$3,700 |
369-184; ½ interest in messuage & 4 tracts |
| Charles J. Johnson | Charles J. Johnson jr. | 8/13/1892 | 7a 16p | ||
Charles J. jr. & Hattie Johnson |
Susannah M. Johnson |
8/13/1893 |
7a 16p |
$710 |
393-419 |
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George W. Pawling |
Bernard McMenamin |
4/30/1894 |
7.3551a |
$1 |
408-373 |
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William & Mary Stephens |
William M. Stephens |
1/1/1896 |
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410-386 |
Hannah Vodges |
State of Pennsylvania |
4/16/1896 |
3.973a |
$1 |
423-366 |
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Florence Mews |
Equitable Trust Company |
5/22/1905 |
Bounded on North and West by Centennial & Memorial Association; on South by a private lane leading to Mill Road and on the east by a private land formerly leading to Valley Forge station |
$1 |
612-412; frame barn |
| Equitable Trust | Thomas & Anna Maria Cutler | 4/20/1911 | 1.432a | $2,500 | 658-332 |
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| Thomas & Anna Maria Cutler | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | 1/24/1916 | 1.432a | $5,500 | 738-543 |
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| Thomas & Anna Maria Cutler | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | 4/24/1916 | 69.955a | $14,000 | 747-155 purchased by 563-108 and 596-385 |
| Jesse Hannis Perot | Edward J. Mc C. White | 6/5/1918 | quoted in 770-306 | ||
| Edward J. Mc C. White | Thomas & Anna Maria Cutler | 6/6/1918 | 7a 16p | $1 | 770-306; Hotel or restaurant, Dwelling house, 8 tenant houses |
| Thomas & Anna Maria Cutler | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | 7/15/1918 | 1.531a | $10,000 | 774-122; Potts-Dewees House. purchased by 563-108 and 596-385; hotel & restaurant, dwelling house, 8 tenant houses |
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| Thomas & Anna Maria Cutler | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | 10/27/1923 | not stated | $2,000 | 1117-119 |
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Washington's Headquarters Area - north of Port Kennedy road | |||||
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| Henry Potts | James Jones | 8/30/1826 | 67-105; image of deed not available | ||
James Jones |
Ann Jones, wife |
7/30/1849 |
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RW3209 & OC9388; in lifetime and then to daughters Ann and Hannah |
Ann Jones, junior |
Hannah Ogden, sister |
9/23/1850 |
½ of 2a |
not quoted |
Mont. 77-632 |
Hannah Ogden |
William Holstein for the Centennial and Memorial Association |
5/1/1879 |
2a 22.83p |
$6,000 |
Mont. 252-83; Washington’s HQ; see Valley Forge - Making and Remaking a National Symbol by Lorett Treese |
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Hannah Ogden |
William Holstein |
2/4/1880 |
1a 40p |
$6,000 |
Mont. 252-88 |
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William & Anna Holstein |
Centennial and Memorial Association |
11/9/1886 |
1a 40p |
$6,000 |
Mont. 306-67 |
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Joseph & Elizabeth Paul |
Joseph L. Thomas |
1/30/1826 |
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Joseph L. & Mary Thomas |
James Jones |
8/19/1826 |
114a 115p |
$10,000 |
54-105; messuage and grist mill |
Nathan H. Jones |
Centennial Memorial Association of Valley Forge |
4/19/1890 |
1.498a |
$1,200 |
345-339 |
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| John Smith, M. Richard Peters, Alexander Hampton, assignees of Jacob Vodges | Richard Moore | 8/28/1816 | 1a 50p | ||
| Richard Moore | Edwin Moore | 11/1/1823 | ~2a | died | |
Edwin Moore |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
12/26/1893 |
1a 50p |
$105 |
389-439 |
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142-53? |
Nathan H. & Elizabeth Jones |
Robert Crawford |
2/26/1886 |
2a? |
$4,000 |
296-157; messuage |
Robert Crawford |
Centennial Memorial Association of Valley Forge |
1/6/1894 |
1.249a |
$3,000 |
397-292 |
Centennial and Memorial Association |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
6/1905 |
3.7a |
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Condemnation |
Hannah H. Ogden |
Nathan H. Jones |
4/21/1866 |
82.46p |
$100 |
142-538 |
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Isaiah Knauer |
Martha J. Bean |
7/16/1892 |
421p, part of 4a 84p |
$400 |
373-487 |
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James Jones |
Nathan H. Jones, Hannah M. Ogden, John H. Jones, Ann P. Chrisman, Calab P. Jones |
2/17/1848 (will) |
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died |
Nathan H. Jones |
Charles J. Johnson |
4/17/1893 |
7a 16p |
$710 |
413-494 |
Charles J. & Susanna Johnson |
Charles J. Johnson junior |
8/7/1893 |
7a 16p |
$710 |
413-485 |
Charles & Hattie Johnson |
Susanna M. Johnson |
8/7/1893 |
7a 16p |
$710 |
393-419 |
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Sheriff |
Charles J. Johnson |
6/18/1892 |
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Sheriff's deed J-94 |
Charles J. & Hattie Johnson |
George W. Pawling |
6/18/1892 |
½ interest |
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369-184 |
| Bernard McMenamin | George W. Pawling | 4/30/1894 | 395-121 | ||
George W. Pawling |
Bernard McMenamin |
4/30/1894 |
7.3591a |
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408-373 |
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Samuel Fetters, assignee of James & Elizabeth Robinson |
Robert T. Robinson |
3/31/1879 |
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383-475 |
Samuel & Sarah Harvey |
Charles Homer Rogers |
7/18/1844 |
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67-116 |
William & Elizabeth Holloway |
Samuel F. Jarrett |
9/28/1865 |
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139-429 |
Charles Shepard & Joseph Brower. administrators of the estate of Abraham Brower |
Edward B. English |
5/7/1874 |
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217-432 |
