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Table AD - John Griffith Patent

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.


(SW corner of Tredyffrin, west boundary East Whiteland; south boundary Willistown)

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Penn

John Griffith

7/23/1686

250a

 

2mo.20.1686.  In right of John Poyer’s 750a Lease & Release Oct 24-25 1681.  Neither John Poyer (for 750a) or John Griffith found in Chester or Philadelphia County old rights listings.

John Griffith

Henry & Thomas Lawrence

5/25/1699

250a

£12 10s

Y2-117;  metes & bounds: NNW 400p, ENE 100p etc.

Henry Laurence (of Haverford)

John Langworthy

10/10/1709

250a

 

B-355

B-355

John Langworthy

Jane Pugh (nee Langworthy)

 

 

 

Died; no record of death

Ellis & Jane Pugh

James Rowland

4/1/1734

250a

£350

Y2-119

James Rowland

Stephen David

3/9/1736

250a

5s

Y2-117

James Rowland

Stephen David

5/10/1736

250a

£353

Y2-117

Stephen David

 

1737

 

 

tax

Stephen David

David Davies

1749

 

 

Died, Estate #1267

David Davis

 

1760

200a

 

tax

David Davis

 

1765

150a

 

Tax

David Davis

 

1767

150a

 

tax

David Davis

 

1774

150a

 

Tax

David Davis

 

1778 - 1791

150a

 

tax

David Davis

5 children: Margaret Budden, Ann Phillips, Hannah Bartholomew, Thomas & Stephen Davis

12/26/1794

288.25a 35p

 

Died intestate #4416

Heirs of David Davis

 

1798

50a

 

Glass tax; occupied by Levi Zimmerman

Heirs of David Davis

 

1798

99a

 

Glass tax; occupied by William McWilliams

 

John Showalter

1798

81a

 

see table AD.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Branch A

Abraham & Ann Phillips, Joseph & Hannah Bartholomew

Thomas Davis

3/1/1810

34a 2r 36p + 4a

$2,647 75c

D3-284; see Branch B for continuation

Joseph & Hannah Bartholomew

Abram Phillips

3/1/1810

76a 18p + 9a + 11a 20p

$6,399

E3-260

Stephen Davis

Abram Phillips

6/6/1811

½ part of 111a 59p

$3,425 8c

F3-72

Abraham Phillips

 

1841

 

 

Died intestate

Unclear copy see doc 499 for the transcription.

Ann & John Philips, administrators of the estate of Abram Phillips

William C. Thompson

3/28/1844

147a 107p

$10,000

Z4-188; 2 messuages

William Thompson

 

1846

 

 

died intestate

William & Matilda Thompson

Charles & John Thompson

11/6/1846

147a 107p

$10

D5-285

Mary Thompson, Charles & Margaret Thompson, John Thompson, heirs of William Thompson

David Lee

3/31/1847

147a 107p

$9698 46c

E5-462

David Lee

David Gill

12/12/1863

8a

$1,100

E7-200; woodland in Willistown

Ann Phillips

David Lee

5/31/1867

 

 

Miscellaneous M13-4; release

David Lee

 

1872; 10/9/1859 (will)

 

 

Died

Francis & William Lee, executors of the will of David Lee

Allen K. Eberhart

4/19/1873

147a 107p - 8a

$18,156 94c

G8-442

A.K. Eberhart

 

1883

147a

 

Breou’s Atlas

Robert Finley Matthews

 

 

31a

 

 

Benjamin C. Betner Co.

 

 

 

 

 

Vanguard Campus (part)

 

2006

 

 

 

Branch B

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abraham & Ann Phillips, Joseph & Hannah Bartholomew

Thomas Davis

3/1/1810

34a 2r 36p + 4a

$2,647

D3-284

Thomas Davis

John Phillips

4/18/1810

34a 2r 36p

$2,222 40c

D3-282

D3-282

Joseph Lewis

John Phillips

3/27/1812

15a, part of 114a 22p

$750

G3-552

James Malin & David Cope, executors of the will of John Phillips

Henry Detwiler

3/31/1845

34a 7p + 15a

$3,146 30c

B5-59

John & Mary Jane Detwiler

Mansfield O'Donnell

4/3/1866

34a 7p

$5,100

E7-252

Mansfield O'Donnell

 

1883

34a 1r 30p

 

Breou’s Atlas

Lewis W. and Ida May O'Donnell, executors of the will of Mansfield O'Donnell

C. Wilfred Holland

3/26/1906

34a 7p

$5,310

E13-64

Robert and Naomi Chris Hughes

C. Wilfred Holland

3/29/1909

10a

$1,200

Q13-328; see AD.1 branch B for earlier history

C. Wilfred and Elizabeth Cox Holland

Marshall J. Reynolds

12/10/1925

34a 7p + 10a

 

V16-517

Marshall J. Reynolds

C. Wilfred and Elizabeth Cox Holland

12/10/1925

34a 7p + 10a

$1

V16-518

C. Wilfred and Elizabeth Cox Holland

Philadelphia Main Line Airport

1/30/1929

34a 7p + 10a

$1

Y17-101; Tredyffrin; ; see Thomas David Purchase for continuation.

Branch C

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann & John Phillips, administrators of the estate of Abram Phillips

John & Edward Bartholomew

4/1/1843

76a 95p

$7,633 83c

A5-12

Edward & Emily Bartholomew

Thomas Davis

4/21/1866

76a 95p

$10,455 39c

F7-73

Thomas Davis

 

1883

76a 2r 13p

 

Breou’s Atlas

Table AD.1 – Showalter tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

David  & Lucy Jones

John Showater

4/3/1770

109a 3r 30p

£790

A2-280; Jones, Fuller; Fulling mill; see Thomas David tract for earlier history

A2.280

John Showalter

To son David plantation where I now live, estate to be divided among all children

2/19/1803 (will); 2/15/1806 (probate)

 

 

died

David & Ann Showalter

Moses Jenkins

4/2/1842

17a 95p, part of 109a 3r 30p

$1,319 53c

S5-282

Moses & Sarah Jenkins

Henry Detwiler

3/9/1853

17a 95p

$1,809

S5-284

AD.1 Branch A

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Showalter

 

1842

 

 

died intestate

John Showalter, administrator of the estate of David Showalter

Mary, Ann, Daniel, & Esther Showalter

4/20/1844

38a 142p

$1,983 26c

A5-222

Mary, Ann, Daniel, & Esther Showalter

Frederick Seafers

12/18/1844

38a 142p (Tredyffrin) + 3a 13p (Willistown)

$3,063 71c

Z4-375

James Wood, sheriff, suit of guardians of Issac Showalter against Frederick Seafers

Henry Detwiler

4/30/1846

39a (Tredyffrin) + 3a (Willistown)

$550

Sheriff’s deed 5-206 and deed D5-165

Henry & Catherine Detwiler

Edward McCloskey

4/4/1849

38a 142p (Tredyffrin) + 3a 13p (Willistown)

$3,100

I5-185

I5-185

Samuel Acker & Isaac Detwiler, administrators of the estate of Edward McCloskey

Henry Detwiler

3/31/1851

38a 142p

$2,800

N5-185

Henry & Catharine Detwiler

John Detwiler

4/2/1860

38a 142p + 34a 7p

$8,422 25c

B7-473

John & Mary Jane Detwiler

John Dean

4/3/1866

38a 142p + 17a 95p

$6,600

D7-219

John Dean

 

1883

38a

 

Breou’s Atlas

AD.1 Branch B

David & Nancy Showalter

Thomas Corson

4/20/1822

10a + watering rights

$680 + 5s

W3-10

W3-10

Thomas Corson

 

1834

 

 

died

Rebecca Corson, Rebecca Stockton, John & Sarah Ann Phipps, Benjamin & Rachel Corson

Marple Corson

4/7/1835

80a 128p (East Whiteland + 10a & watering rights (Tredyffrin)

 

Miscellaneous 3-34; release

Marple & Ellen Corson

Rebecca Corson

4/3/1837

80a 128p (East Whiteland + 10a & watering rights (Tredyffrin)

$5,000

O4-134

Joseph Corson (having reached 21 years of age)

Rebecca Corson

10/31/1842

80a 128p (East Whiteland + 10a & watering rights (Tredyffrin)

 

Miscellaneous 5-67

Rebecca Corson

Joseph Corson

5/15/1843

80a 128p (East Whiteland + 10a & watering rights (Tredyffrin) + small tract in Charlestown

$10,000

X4-472

Joseph Corson

John Phipps

4/8/1850

3 tracts above

$9,200

M5-49

Clayton Phipps

Joseph Hickman

4/6/1860

3 tracts above

$12,000

R6-40

Joseph Hickman

Marple Corson

4/1/1862

3 tracts above

$10,800

T6-48

Marple Corson

 

1881

 

 

died

Vincent Flynn, administrator of the will of Marple Corson

Joseph Malin

3/30/1881

3 tracts above

$14,779 64c

K9-543

Joseph Malin

 

1883

 

 

Breou’s Atlas

Breou west end

Catharine J. & Joseph Malin, administrators of the estate of Joseph A. Malin

Robert W. Pechin

1/26/1893

80a (East Whiteland) + 10a (Tredyffrin) + 25a 114p (East Whiteland)

$13,092 21c

B11-194

Robert W. Pechin

 

4/9/1901

 

 

Died

Henry L. Evans and William H. Walker, executors of the will of Robert W. Pechin

Robert Hughes

4/1/1905

80a (East Whiteland) + 10a (Tredyffrin) + 25a 114p (East Whiteland)

$7,500

V12-391

AD.1 Branch C

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Showalter

Samuel Acker

11/12/1840

8a 96p

$662 20c

T4-513; part of A2-280

T4-531

Mrs S. Acker

 

1883

 

 

Breou’s Atlas