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 |
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1 |
John David Thomas |
? |
250 (purchased 1700) |
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None listed |
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1 |
Thomas Martin |
8/19/1739 |
165, part of 250 (purchased 1718/9). |
|
£6 12s 6d |
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1 |
David Evans |
1650/1 (purchased) |
85, part of 250. |
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1 |
John Gronow |
6/10/1757 (purchased 1753) |
165, part of 250. |
18 |
£1 9s 8d |
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2 |
John Griffith patent |
1686 |
250 |
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2 |
Henry Lawrence |
Purchased 1699, sold 1709 |
250 |
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None listed |
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2 |
Stephen David |
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150 of 250 purchased in 1736 |
|
None listed |
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2 |
Samuel Lilly |
2/15/1742 |
100 of 250 |
2 |
2s* |
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2 |
James & Israel Davis |
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100, purchased c. 1758 |
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3 |
Katherine Morgan patent |
1701 |
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39 |
£1 2s 9d |
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3 |
David Jones |
1/24/1739-40 |
212 inherited in 1722 |
17 |
£1 16s |
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4 |
Henry Wright patent |
1682 |
500 |
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4 |
Philip Yarnall |
1702-1719 |
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4 |
William Evans |
1/23/1733 |
100 |
47 |
£11 15s |
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4 |
David Evans |
8/20/1739 |
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6 |
£1 10s |
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4 |
David Evans |
8/11/1710 |
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10 |
£1 10s |
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4 |
Joshua Evans |
5/30/1757 |
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8 |
£2 |
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5 |
Mordecai Moore |
|
500 |
|
None listed |
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6 |
Wynn tract |
8/19/1739 |
400? |
34 |
£6 16s? |
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6 |
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2/29/1741 |
(400) |
2 |
8s* |
|
6 |
Griffith John |
6/10/1757 |
200 |
16 |
32s* |
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6 |
? |
3/7/1740 |
176 |
2 |
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6 |
? |
2/29/1741 |
176 |
1 |
7s 4d |
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7 |
David Powell patent |
1706 |
318 |
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7 |
David Powell? |
1/16/1709 |
318 |
3 |
9s 6d* |
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7 |
? |
8/19/1739 |
318? |
30 |
£4 14s 6d* |
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7 |
Samuel Richards |
6/10/1757 |
200 |
18 |
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7 |
Samuel Jones |
6/10/1757 |
118 |
18 |
|
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8 |
William Standly patent |
1685 (James Atkinson, purchased 1703, died 1711) |
300 |
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None listed |
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9 |
Thomas & Cadwallader Jones |
Patent not found |
100 |
|
None listed |
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9 |
Richard Iddings |
3/1/1740 |
100 |
55? |
£2 15s* |
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10 |
William Powell patent
a) Thomas Jerman 300a, b) John Parry 100a & 50a of David Powell, c ) Thomas Hubbert 100a |
5/31/1688 |
500 |
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10 |
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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) |
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Paid up to 1714 |
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3/6/1740 |
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26 |
£7 7s 4d |
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2/27/1743 |
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3 |
17s |
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5/19/1745 |
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2 |
11s 4d |
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4/10/1765 |
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20 |
£5 |
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12 |
David Meredith patent |
4/16/1706 |
1340 & 160 |
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12a |
John Havard purchased in 1707 |
|
800 |
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12a |
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2/5/1740 |
800 |
34 |
£13 12s* |
|
12a |
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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* |
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12b |
Isaac Davis inherited solely 1742 |
|
400 (actually 300 and 100 to John Howell in 1710) |
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|
12b |
|
2/5/1740 |
400 |
34 |
£6 16s* |
|
12b |
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6/10/1757 |
400 |
17 |
£3 8s* |
|
12c |
Griffith John |
|
100 (purchased by Henry John, 1714, died 1753) |
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|
12c |
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2/5/1740 |
100 |
34 |
£1 14s* |
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12c |
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2/9/1741 |
100 |
1 |
1s* |
|
12d |
Abel Walker |
2/7/1740 |
160 |
54? |
£4 6s 5d* |
|
12d |
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9/4/1746 |
160 |
6 |
9s 7d* |
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William Melchoir |
|
160 (purchased 1746) |
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James Davis? |
1/18/1764 |
160 |
17 |
£1 7s 2d* |
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11a |
Abel Griffith patent |
3/13/1738 |
94 |
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1/10/1738 |
94 |
2 |
7s 10d? |
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13 |
David Powell patent Lewis Walker purchased 202a in 1702; Owen Gethin 166a |
6/3/1702 |
368 (202 & 166) |
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13 |
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2/2/1740 |
368 |
54 |
£9 18s 9d* |
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13 |
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6/4/1755 |
166 |
14 |
£1 3s 3d* |
|
13 |
|
3/26/1774 |
100 |
20 |
£1* |
|
13 |
|
3/30/1774 |
66 |
? |
? |
|
13 |
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3/30/1774 |
202 |
? |
? |
|
14 |
John Kinsey patent |
10/26/1702 |
539 |
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14 |
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2/2/1740 |
? |
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£6 4s 6d |
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14 |
|
1/25/1742 |
260 |
2 |
5s 2d* |
|
14 |
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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 |
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15 |
Philip Howell patent |
7/16/1705 |
200 |
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15 |
|
8/3/1739 |
200 |
34 |
£3 8s* |
|
15 |
|
4/17/1741 |
200 |
2 |
4s* |
|
15 |
|
6/24/1748 |
200 |
7 |
14s* |
|
15 |
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3/30/1774 |
200 |
26 |
£2 12s* |
|
16 |
Elizabeth & Jane Potts patent 7/12/1684 |
|
100 |
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16 |
James David |
|
? |
54 |
£11 5s? |
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17 |
Henry Lewis patent |
5/20/1706 |
352 |
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17 |
James David |
3/1/1740 |
352 |
34 |
£5 19s* |
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17 |
James David |
8/3/1757 |
352 |
17 |
£2 19s 10d* |
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18 |
Jones & Weale patent |
10/1/1684 |
500; 200 in Tredyffrin |
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18 |
Henry Jones, grandson |
8/25/1744 |
200 |
60 |
£6* |
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19 |
Owen Roberts patent |
7/28/1714 |
200 |
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19 |
|
8/1739 |
200 |
21 |
£2 2s* |
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19 |
Thomas McKean |
11/1751 |
109 |
12 |
12s* |
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19 |
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10/11/1752 |
100 |
13 |
13s* |
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20 |
Thomas Symons patent |
4/20/1718 |
200 |
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20 |
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4/26/1718? |
200 |
33? |
£3 6d* |
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21 |
Richard Hunt patent |
3/1/1683 |
500 |
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21 |
Thomas Lloyd |
3/9/1757 |
150 |
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21 |
Timothy Davis |
3/9/1757 |
56 |
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21 |
Mary Jenkin |
3/9/1757 |
50 |
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22 |
David Powell patent |
1/28/1705-6 |
200 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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James David |
5/21/1765 |
100 |
30 |
£6 13s 4d |
£9 8s 2d |
8 |
Thomas Godfrey |
11/24/1773 |
125 |
16 |
£1* |
£1 10s |
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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 |
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