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Table 10 Joseph Richards tract

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Joseph Richards		1715	340a		Tax return
Joseph & Gartry Richards, merchant of Philadelphia	John Humphreys of Philadelphia County	11/24/1716	340a		quoted in F2-105
John Humphreys	David (eldest son), Morgan, Ann, Elizabeth, Thomas, Catherine, Daniel, John and Esther				died intestate; quoted in F2-105
Branch A
David Humphreys et al	James Davis	12/8/1729	170.5a		quoted in F2-105
James and Bridget Davis of Charlestown, tailor	Hugh Frazier	5/1/1751			Deed not found
Hugh & Ann Frazier of Charlestown	Samuel Emlen of Philadelphia, shopkeeper	12/5/1754	170.5a	£100	I-446; mortgage

Hugh & Ann Frazier of Charlestown	Samuel Emlen of Philadelphia, shopkeeper	10/15/1755	170.5a	£100	K-109; mortgage

Hugh and Ann Frazier of Charlestown	Nicholas Holderman of Charlestown	5/26/1765	170.5a		T-367

Proprietors of Pennslyvania	Nicholas Holderman	1/14/1774	54a 106p		Patent AA14-132; warrent 5/30/1765, return 7/3/1765; no survey found
Nicholas Holderman of Charlestown and Elizabeth his wife	Christian Holderman	1/20/1775	90a 150p	£405	V-4; all of patent plus remainder part of 170.5a; see Branch A.2 for continuation

Nicholas Holderman of Charlestown and Elizabeth his wife	Abraham Holderman of Charlestown, son	4/10/1777	114.5a	£572	A2-504
Nicholas Holderman of Charlestown and Elizabeth his wife	Abraham Holderman of Charlestown, son	3/1/1786	24.5a 24p		A2-506

Abraham Holderman of Charlestown and Mary his wife	Yost Smith of Charlestown	8/15/1791	18p	£2	F2-401; See Varley tract for bulk of land

Abraham Holderman of Charlestown and Mary his wife	Roger Davis of Charlestown, doctor of physic	4/23/1792	117a	£701 15s	G2-272

Roger Davis, physician		1799	188a		Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 22' x 18'; Stone Kitchen 10' x 10'; Stone Smokehouse 10' x 8'; Log Dwelling 15' x 18'; Log Barn 40' x 24'; Log Horse Stable 10' x 16'
Dr. Roger Davis	Capt. Jones Davis, son	10/29/1813	168a	£2,000 (by installments)	Agreement; N3-17
Jones & Charlotte Davis of Coventry	Isaac Davis of Charlestown	12/21/1816	154a 24p + 2a	$15,415	M3-426
Roger & Sarah Davis	Benjamin Thomas	10-28/1811	117a + 24a 104p	$8,000	F3-440
Benjamin & Abigail Thomas	Watson Thomas	6/1/1816	143a 18p	$14,300	M3-518
Jonathan Jones, Sheriff, debt of Watson Thomas, deceased	Enoch Matlack	2/2/1826	143a 18p	$4,800	Sheriff’s Book #3-109
Enoch & Elizabeth Matlack	John King	3/28/1836	143a 18p	$6,010 72c	L4-342

John King & Phebe, his wife	Benjamin Reeves & Joseph Whitaker	3/16/1837	143a 18p	$8586 75c	O4-17
Benjamin & Abigail Reeves and Joseph & Grace Whitaker	David Reeves of Philadelphia	4/22/1837	6/14 parts of 143a 18p	$3680 3c	O4-242
Representatives of Benjamin Reeves, deceased, and David Reeves	Joseph Whitaker	12/19/1845			Release; Miscellaneous Book 6-95?
Joseph & Grace Whitaker	John Clevenstine	12/1/1848	52a 123p	$1,682 35c	L5-50
Levi Prizer & Alexander Kennedy, trustees of John Clevenstine	Casper Friday	3/31/1870	52a 123p	$3,380	X8-357
Casper Friday		1883	52a 2r 53p		Breou’s atlas
Joseph & Grace Whitaker	Isaac Pennypacker, trustee of Anna Maria Pennypacker, his wife , nee Whitaker, daughter of sellers	4/14/1852	143a 18p	$1	Q5-140
Anna Maria Pennypacker, widow of Isaac Pennypacker	Benjamin Rowland	4/1/1856	143a 18p	$13,250`	B6-335
Benjamin Rowland		1883	143a 18p		Breou’s Atlas
Branch A.1
Abraham Holderman of Charlestown and Mary his wife	Martin Huntersberger, weaver of Charlestown	12/1/1789	22.75a (part of 24.5a 24p)	£182	F2-417

Martin & Magdalena Huntsberger	Roger Davis	1/24/1797	22.75a	£217 10s	Q2-301
Roger Davis, physician		1799	188a		Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 22' x 18'; Stone Kitchen 10' x 10'; Stone Smokehouse 10' x 8'; Log Dwelling 15' x 18'; Log Barn 40' x 24'; Log Horse Stable 10' x 16'
Branch A.2
Nicholas Holderman of Charlestown and Elizabeth his wife	Christian Holderman	1/20/1775	90a 150p	£405	V-4; all of patent plus remainder part of 170.5a; from above

Christian Holderman		1772 - 1781	90a		tax returns
Christian & Elizabeth Holdeman	Philip Defrederick	3/31/1782	90a 150p	£600	X-222

Philip Depederie or Depederic		1799			Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 18' x 22'; Weaver Shop; Log Barn 36' x 22'
Peter & Maria Defrederick	Joseph Wagoner	3/16/1858	40a 138p	$2,399 68c	I6-15
Jacob Rixtine, administrator of the estate of Peter Defrederick	Joseph Wagoner	4/2/1863	49a 150p	$2,996 25c	W6-177
Joseph Wagoner		1883	39a 3r 18p		Breou’s atlas
Branch B
Morgan, Ann, Elizabeth, Thomas, Catherine, Daniel, John and Esther Humphrey	David Humphrey		170a		Release; quoted in F2-105
David & Catherine Humphreys of Charlestown	John Humphreys, son, tanner of Charlestown	11/17/1772	112.5a	£200	F2-105

John Humphreys of Charlestown, tanner and Ann his wife	Samuel Emlen Sr of Philadelphia, merchant	12/11/1773	112.5a	£200	T-164, mortgage
John Humphreys of Charlestown, tanner and Ann his wife	Ezekial Howell of Charlestown	4/24/1790	112.5a	£500	F2-108
Ezekial Howell, farmer		1799	128a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 25' x 19'; Log Kitchen 16' x 16'; Lean to 26' x 11'; Stone Spring house 10' x 12'; Stone Smokehouse 9' x 12'; Frame Waggon house 25' x 16'; Stone Barn 50' x 33'
Ezekial Howell	Ezekial Howell Davis, nephew	9/25/1812 (will); 10/22/1812 (probate			died; to Ezekial Howell Davis the plantation where I now live.
Ezekial Howell Davis	John Shannon	8/17/1848	112.5a	$6,000	H5-118
John & Hannah Shannon	Ezekial H. Davis	8/21/1848	112.5a	$6,000	H5-116; The last 2 deeds are a maneuer concerning ‘barring an entail’. I do not understand why this property needed to be involved with this issue or whether it was an issue with Ezekial Howell’s descendants.
Ezekial H. Davis	John H. Thomas	10/3/1848	112.5a	$4,500	H5-616
John H. & Samaria Thomas	Jacob Rixstine	3/20/1858	112.5a	$10,000	G6-422
Jacob & Mary Rixstine	John H. Thomas	3/30/1861	112.5a	$10,125	P6-477
John H. & Samaria Thomas	William Butt	4/1/1865	35a 20p	$4,390 62c	B7-43

William Butt		1883	35a 20p		Breou’s Atlas
Estate of Thomas H. Thomas		1883	77a 1r 30p		Breou’s Atlas

Yost Smith		1767 - 1778	100a		tax returns
Yost Smith		1779			died intestate; see Administration and Inventory
Jacob Smith of Phildelphia, blacksmith, and Mary, his wife	Henry Smith of Charlestown,blacksmith, both sons of Yost Smith	5/25/1795	½ of 120a	£25	M2-208
Jesse John, high sheriff (debt of Henry Smith)	Isaac Anderson & John Vanderslice	8/10/1807	122a	£651	Sheriff’s deed 2-6
Isaac & Mary Anderson, John & Deborah Vanderslice	Daniel High	4/6/1808	122a	£1,198	E3-228
Matthias Pennypacker, executor of the estate of Daniel High, Samuel Buckwalter and Mary, his wife, previously Mary High	Simeon Buzzard	4/1/1841	122a 148p	$7,129 47c	V4-278
Simeon Buzzard		1883	122a 3r 28p		Schuylkill township, Breou’s Atlas