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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.
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(SW corner of Tredyffrin, west boundary East Whiteland; south boundary Willistown)
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From |
To |
Date |
Area |
Cost |
Reference |
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Penn |
John Griffith |
7/23/1686 |
250a |
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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 |
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B-355 |
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John Langworthy |
Jane Pugh (nee Langworthy) |
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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 |
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1737 |
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tax |
Stephen David |
David Davies |
1749 |
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Died, Estate #1267 |
David Davis |
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1760 |
200a |
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tax |
David Davis |
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1765 |
150a |
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Tax |
David Davis |
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1767 |
150a |
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tax |
David Davis |
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1774 |
150a |
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Tax |
David Davis |
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1778 - 1791 |
150a |
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tax |
David Davis |
5 children: Margaret Budden, Ann Phillips, Hannah Bartholomew, Thomas & Stephen Davis |
12/26/1794 |
288.25a 35p |
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Died intestate #4416 |
Heirs of David Davis |
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1798 |
50a |
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Glass tax; occupied by Levi Zimmerman |
Heirs of David Davis |
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1798 |
99a |
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Glass tax; occupied by William McWilliams |
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John Showalter |
1798 |
81a |
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see table AD.1 |
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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 |
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1841 |
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Died intestate |
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 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 |
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1846 |
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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 |
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Miscellaneous M13-4; release |
David Lee |
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1872; 10/9/1859 (will) |
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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 |
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1883 |
147a |
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Breou’s Atlas |
Robert Finley Matthews |
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31a |
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Benjamin C. Betner Co. |
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Vanguard Campus (part) |
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2006 |
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Branch B |
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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 |
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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 |
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1883 |
34a 1r 30p |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1883 |
76a 2r 13p |
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Breou’s Atlas |
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Table AD.1 – Showalter tract
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From |
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Date |
Area |
Cost |
Reference |
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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 |
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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) |
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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 |
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David Showalter |
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1842 |
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died intestate |
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John Showalter, administrator of the estate of David Showalter |
Mary, Ann, Daniel, & Esther Showalter |
4/20/1844 |
38a 142p |
$1,983 26c |
A5-222 |
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Mary, Ann, Daniel, & Esther Showalter |
Frederick Seafers |
12/18/1844 |
38a 142p (Tredyffrin) + 3a 13p (Willistown) |
$3,063 71c |
Z4-375 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1883 |
38a |
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Breou’s Atlas |
AD.1 Branch B |
David & Nancy Showalter |
Thomas Corson |
4/20/1822 |
10a + watering rights |
$680 + 5s |
W3-10 |
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Thomas Corson |
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1834 |
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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) |
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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) |
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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 |
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1881 |
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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 |
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1883 |
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Breou’s Atlas |
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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 |
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4/9/1901 |
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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 |
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David Showalter |
Samuel Acker |
11/12/1840 |
8a 96p |
$662 20c |
T4-513; part of A2-280 |
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Mrs S. Acker |
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1883 |
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Breou’s Atlas |
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