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Phineas and Charles Paist Tract

 

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.


For the earlier deed history see Shardlow(west) tract

Green Bank Farm

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

           
Edward Hunter   1815 165a    
Edward Hunter of Newtown Thomas R. Hunter 4/8/1817 75a 25p $6,300 O3-434; 75a released to Thomas R. Hunter
Thomas R. Hunter   1835 180a    
Thomas R. Hunter   c. 1848     died; Thomas Hunter of Spring Garden Street
  Phineas Paiste 1848     Orphan’s Court sale; no Chester deed record
    1850 150a improved; 4.5a unimproved   Census
Phineas Paiste   1873     Atlas


Orphan’s Court Sale

Two properties of Thomas R. Hunter, in Easttown, 16 miles from Philadelphia, on the road from Lewis’ store in Delaware County to Reeseville in Chester County, 1 mile from the Leopard tavern, 2 miles south of the Philadelphia and Columbia railroad.

#1 150 acres of first rate land in high state of cultivation, recently limed, ... divided into fields of convenient size ... a stream passing through and several other streams in the barnyard.

A large dwelling house, stone barn with corn crib, chairhouse, wagonhouse, good stone springhouse over a never-failing spring.

Also a stone tenement lately built.

A large proportion of heavy valuable timber.

Village Record, December 5, 1848


Property of Phineas Paiste, 1888 ‘Green Bank’ From Futhey & Cope, History of Chester County, 1881; drawn by R. Stopfen, Eng.

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Green Bank Farm, 2015


From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

           
Phineas and Charles Paist   1883 195a   Breou’s Atlas; both sides of Newtown Road
James Pyott   1884     Rented property
Estate of Phineas Paist   1887     Atlas
Estate of Phineas Paist Isaac Paschall 11/1887 150a $17,805  
  W.N. Wilbur 1894 44a   west side Newtown Road; ‘Idlewood’
Isaac Paschall   1897 150a   Atlas; east side Newtown Road
Isaac Paschall Roger Comly 1902     sold property
Roger Comly   1912 151a   Atlas; ‘Lyndon’
Luther M. Tavener   1918      
Theodore M. Harrison   1919      
A. T. Baker   1928      
Brenton G. Wallace   1933 64a   Atlas; SW portion
A. C. Shand   1933 51a   Atlas; north portion
Phillipus Miller   1933 19a   Atlas; SE portion including house. Missing 15a railroad row?
T. Lester Haws   1938      
Girard Trust Co.   1950 64.211a   Atlas; Lyndon farm
Thomas Bradley estate   1950 52a   Atlas
T. Lester Haws   1950 19a   Atlas; Lyndon farm
Girard Trust Co. Alfred M. Campbell & Son 7/12/1950 64.271a   Z23-174
H. Lester & Lois Lee Haws Alfred M. Campbell & Son 7/13/1950 38.122a   Z23-178

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  W.N. Wilbur 1894 44a   west side Newtown Road; ‘Idlewood’
W.N. Wilbur   1897 44a   Atlas; west side Newtown Road; ‘Idlewood’
Samuel Curtis   1933 43.401a   Atlas; west side Newtown Road; ‘Hilltop’
Industrial Trust Co. Thaddeus Trout 10/3/1941 39.697a   N20-272
Thaddeus Trout Industrial Trust Co. 10/3/1941     H13-439; mortgage
Thaddeus Trout   1950 39.697a   Atlas
Thaddeus Trout Dr. W. H. Sterg & Frances O'Dell 1/17/1962 39.697a   V33-74
Dr. W. H. Sterg & Frances O'Dell Easttown township 1996 20+a   Donation

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