Isaac Potts 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.

Reference: Garry Wheeler Stone. "The Mount Joy Forge on Valley Creek." In The Scope of Historical Archaeology: Essays in Honor of John L. Cotter. Edited by David G. Orr and Daniel G. Crozier. Philadelphia: Temple University Department of Anthropology, 1984. Page 102.

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Warrant	Peter Mather	3/17/1757	96¾a		Survey C152-108 (1757). Owned 90 acres by 1760 tax

Peter Mather	John Potts	1761	96.75a		Stone: Springfield tract
Commonwealth	Isaac Potts	7/15/1791	96¾a		Patent P18-179 from Peter Mather’s warrant/survey M-183 4th, survey C152-108
Isaac & Martha Potts	John Davis	11/16/1791	32¼a	£83 4s	F2-508; see deed plan
Isaac & Martha Potts	John Koogler	11/16/1791	32¼a	£83	G2-166; see deed plan
Isaac & Martha Potts	Henry Zook, miller	11/30/1791	32¼a	£83.45	F2-503 Western portion of Springfield; see deed plan

					see Table G for Zook sales to Adam Siter
Henry & Barbara Zook	John Garber	3/24/1797	108a	£1215	O2-377

John Davis		1798	32a		Glass tax; hill land
John Koogler		1798	34a		Glass tax; hill land
John Garber or Garner		1798	107a		Glass tax; stone house 30’ x 16’
Village Record 09-26-1821 See Newspaper clipping in Document database for commentary
Village Record 02-13-1822 See Newspaper clipping in Document database for commentary
John Garber	Henry Garber	3/25/1823	108a	$3240	W3-87
Henry & Elizabeth Garber	Samuel Jones	3/31/1825	108a	$3672	X3-478
John Garber	Jacob Beitler	9/1/1845	6a		C5-91
Samuel Jones	Ann Garber, daughter	2/9/1851 (Orphans Court)	108a – 6a		Died intestate
Ann Garber	John Beaver	2/9/1851	108a – 6a	$6120	M5-539
Estate of John Beaver	Alexander Holland	4/1/1853	108a – 6a		T5-109
Alexander Holland	Samuel J. Garber	4/1/1874	108a – 6a	$10,500	H8-50
Samuel J. Garber	Archibald Russell	6/3/1874	108a – 6a	$7,500	N8-210
Samuel J. Garber	Archibald Russell	6/22/1878	12a 107p	$1	A9-104; inherited from John Garber
Archibald Russell	Restore B. Lamb	6/4/1881	108a – 6a	$11,000	J9-186
Valentine Kugler	Jesse H. Dice	3/20/1854	7a 6p		V5-241
William Davis & wife	Jesse H. Dice	12/30/1826	2a 33p		G3-381 containing 2a 33p
Gabriel McCahan et al, heirs of Jesse Dice	Restore B. Lamb	7/5/1881	7a 6p & 2a 33p	$1800	J9-196
Breou’s atlas
Restore B. Lamb		1883	108a		Breou’s atlas
Restore B. Lamb	Adam Anderson Golder	3/1884	7a 6p & 2a 33p?	$2500	V9-250
John Simpson		1897			Atlas
Mary Rainer TenBroeck		1912			Mueller’s atlas
Mary Rainer TenBroeck	Philip TenBoeck				Brother
	Henry Woolman	1929	Part
Edward Tenbrook		1933	10a		Atlas
Henry N. Woolman		1933	116a		Atlas
Edward H. Tenbroeck		1950	10a		Atlas
Henry N. Woolman		1950	112a		Atlas
	Albert Zug				Craig TenBroeck

Note: The farmhouse has a 2 bay core attributed to around 1730 (that is most unlikely).

J9-186 Beginning at a stone in the line of Deborah Beaver’s land (Now John Groff) thence by said land N62°30’E 85.5p to a stone set in the line of Valentine Krugler’s land (now John Krugler), thence by said land N27°30’W, 96.5p, thence N62°30’E 29.5p to a heap of stones, thence by land now or late of John Davis N27°30’W 123p to a heap of stones set for a corner of lands formerly of Adam Siter. Thence by the same S68°W 13p to a heap of stones, thence 27°30’E 44p to a heap of stones, thence S74°W 77.5p to a corner of Jacob Beitler’s land (now Israel Beitler), thence by the same S11°E 30.5p to a white oak, thence S15°30’E 36.2p to a rock, thence S73°W 9.2p to a stone, thence S27°30’E 120p to the place of beginning. Excepting 6a which John Garber & wife conveyed to Jacob Beitler, C5-914, 9/1/1845, the same as Samuel Jones Garber & Sarah Emma, his wife conveyed to Archibald Russell N8-210 or 21, 6/3/1874.

J9-196 #1: Beginning at a stone a corner of land formerly of Jesse H. Dice, thence by the same N24¼°W 22.44p to another stone in the edge of a public road; thence along the edge of said public road N65¼°E 43.88p to a heap of stones, thence by land formerly of Valentine Krugler S25°E 29.2p to a corner in a public road being 8½’ from the northern edge of said public road, thence along said road S74°W 44.44p to the place of beginning. 7a 16p

#2: Beginning at a post near an old stump in the line of land now or late of John Garber, thence along the same S63¼°W 16.8p, thence along land of said Gerber S27¾°E 20p, thence N71°E 16.8p, thence N27°W 22.3p to the place of beginning. 2a 33p

Table D.1 John Potts / Henry Zook patent

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

James John		3/9/1759	39a		Warrant J-47 2nd 30a
	John Potts	1761	39a		Stone: Chestnut ridge
Samuel & John Potts, assignees of James John		3/1765			Survey S-174
Commonwealth	Henry Zook	6/10/1796	39a		Patent P29-109 Chestnut ridge
Henry Zook	John Stewart	6/16/1796	22a 8p	$213 15s	N2-232

Isaac Potts	Henry Zook	6/16/1798	39a	£50	F2-510; do not understand
John Stewart		1798	22a		Glass tax
John & Margaret Stewart	Peter Supplee	2/3/1802	23a 51p		W2-279
Peter & Hannah Supplee	Spicer Hall	4/8/1803	15a 51p, part of 23a 51p	£255 6s 3d	W2-373 (see also W2-375); see deed plan

Peter & Hannah Supplee	John Zook	4/5/1803	4a 47p		X2-267
John Zook	John Davis	3/23/1811	4a 47p	£91 10s	E3-294; see deed plan

Spicer & Elizabeth Hall	Daniel Evans	4/5/1810	15a 51p	$925	E3-63
Anne & Levi Evans, administrators of the estate of Daniel Evans	John Thomas	4/1/1815	15a 51p	$1,306 68c	L3-429
John Thomas	John Campbell	1/20/1818	15a 51p	$1,463 49c	N3-418
Samuel & Jane Campbell, Thomas & John Campbell, heirs of the estate of John Campbell	Joseph McClure	3/25/1857	15a 51p + 3.5a	$975	R6-544
J. McClure		1883	area not given		Breou’s Atlas
Joseph & Mary McClure	Susan Evanson	7/25/1883	4a 34p	$737 18c	O9-376; see Table D.6
Estate of Joseph McClure		1897	15a 51p + 3.8a + 4.97a		Atlas

Table D.2

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

John Campbell excrs.	Joseph McClure	3/25/1857			3 fifths parts X6-544
John Campbell excrs.	Joseph McClure	4/20/1857			2 fifths parts R6-542
Joseph McClure & wife	George W. Bean	6/2/1881	1a 25p	$231 25c	H9-589

H9-589 Beginning at a stone in the Welsh or Bilton line and at a course of the aforesaid George W. Bean’s land, thence along said G.W. Bean’s land S6ºE 13.65 perches to a stone, said course being intended to conform to the general line dividing the McClure tract from woodland adjoining. Thence along other land of said Joseph McClure S77.25ºW 13.65 perches to a stone, said line intended to be parallel with the Bilton line. Thence again along other land of the said Joseph McClure N6ºW 13.65 perches to a stone in the aforesaid Bilton line, and said line last measured is intended to be parallel with the line first measured. Thence along said Welsh or Bilton line N77.25ºW 13.65 perches to the place of beginning.

Table D.3

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

John Beaver excrs.	John Groff	4/4/1867			P7-448
John Groff & Susanna, his wife	George W. Bean	4/4/1881	7a 32 perches	$200	H9-434

H9-434 Beginning said chestnut oak tree thence by land of Joseph McClure N4ºW 69.5 perches to a stake in Bilton or Welsh line, thence along said line N76.25ºE 11.55 perches to a stake, thence by land of David R. Clemens S13º 18’E 66.9 perches to a stake, thence by land of Thomas(?) Brown S72º 15’W 22.85 perches to the place of beginning.

Table D.4

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Joseph Batt	H. & B.F. Bean	1866	7a 52p	$950	T7-303

T7-303 Beginning at a limestone set for a corner of land about to be conveyed to Francis J.N. Bloomhart and in a line of land of Isaac Detwiler, thence by said line N22.75ºW 46.6 perches to a limestone a corner of Joseph Batts sprout lot and near a ledge of rocks on top of the hill, thence by same lot N75.75ºE 27 perches to a limestone in line of C.H. Garden, thence by same S22.5ºE 46.6 perches to a limestone in another corner of Francis J.N. Bloomhart, thence by same S75.75ºW 26.8 perches to the place of beginning.

Table D.5

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Major McVeigh & Margaret, his wife	Nicholas Bean	12/8/1853	8a Sch. woodlot	$303	U5-312
Execs. of Nicholas Bean	Alfred U. Bean	12/23/1878	a) 8a Sch. b) 4a 66p		F9-205 a) woodlot b) bounded by Bilton line and Diamond Rock Road
Execs. of Nicholas Bean	Alfred U. Bean	12/23/1878	5a 115p woodlot & sandstone quarry		F9-205 Part of B6-87
Alfred U. Bean & Sadie, his wife	Albert Klaus	3/31/1880	5a 115p woodlot & sandstone quarry	$200	G9-247
Albert Klaus & Mollie, his wife	Sadie Bean	8/6/1880	5a 115p woodlot & sandstone quarry	$200	F10-107
Alfred U. Bean & Sadie, his wife	Mary Jane Bean	9/3/1899	a) 4a 66p b) 4a 27p c) 3a Sch. d) 5a 115p stone quarry	$850	O10-292
See A12-22 for sale

Table D.6

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Joseph & Mary McClure	Susan Eavenson	7/25/1883	4a 34p	$737 18c	O9-376

Alben Eavenson, exectuor fo the will of Susan Eavenson	Martha Jane Bean	3/24/1893	4a 34p	$800	B11-479
R. Thomas Garrett, sheriff, debt of Martha Jane Bean	G. W. Bean	12/20/1906	4a 34p	$1	D13-51