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Robert McClenachan sales in Easttown
Amelia McClenachan inherited part of the Shardlow eastern tract around 1790. Her husband Robert planned the development of a new town called Glassley (see The Story of Glassley Common by Franklin Burns). The following sales are mainly associated with Glassley.
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Area |
Cost |
Reference |
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Robert & Amelia McClenachan |
John Taylor |
1789 |
one half part of 763a (Easttown), & 2 tracts in Norrington |
F2-286; part of bankruptcy proceedings. McClenachan repurchased the tracts 5 days after the sale. |
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1. |
Jonathan Mifflin, late husband of Mary who was Amelia’s sister |
1791 |
160a |
5s |
G2-91; southern section of the tract; see the Shardlow (east) tract history |
2. |
Isaac Wayne |
1800 |
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W2-573 |
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3. |
Henry Bowman |
11/3/1800 |
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T2-640 |
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Henry Bowman |
John Campbell |
7/2/1804 |
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$30 |
Y2-168 (sale deed not found) |
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4. |
Margaret Finley |
1800 |
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V2-135 |
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5. |
Thomas & Mary Brown |
11/3/1800 |
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A3-38 |
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Thomas & Mary Brown |
Edmund Gallagher |
9/2/1806 |
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A3-151 |
Edmund & Lydia Gallagher |
Patrick McGuigan |
4/29/1817 |
Lots #3 & 4 of square #10 |
$700 |
Q3-197 |
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6. |
John Killough |
1800 |
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V2-335 |
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7. |
Francis O’Neill |
1801 |
17a 60p |
W2-458 |
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7.1 Francis & Sarah O’Neill |
William Ilree |
8/11/1802 |
7a 106p |
$306 50c |
W2-136 |
William Ilree |
Edmund Gallagher |
6/4/1804 |
7a 106p |
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Deed not found; quoted in H3-404 |
Edmund & Anne Gallagher |
John Taylor |
4/3/1806 |
7a 106p |
£210 |
H3-404 |
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Jesse Taylor, administrator of the estate of John Taylor |
Davis Taylor |
3/24/1857 |
7a 106p |
$1,060 |
F6-549 |
Davis Taylor |
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1873 |
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Witmer’s atlas |
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7.2 Francis & Sarah O’Neill |
Daniel Markley |
4/2/1803 |
9a 114p |
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W2-457 |
Daniel & Elizabeth Markley |
Patrick McGuigan |
2/28/1814 |
9a 114p |
£195 |
K3-306 |
Patrick & Catharine McGuigan |
Samuel Young |
4/23/1833 |
9a 114p & Lots #3 & 4 of square #10 (see purchase #6) |
$1650 |
F4-428 (2 messuages) |
Samuel & Catharine Young |
Patrick McGuigan |
7/20/1836 |
9a 114p & Lots #3 & 4 of square #10 |
$1350 |
M4-587 (2 messuages) |
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8. |
William Williams |
1801 |
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W2-259 |
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9, |
Thomas Hirst |
1801 |
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B3-433 |
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10. |
John Rohr |
1801 |
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T2-850 |
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11. |
Abel Lewis |
7/28/1801 |
Lots #1 & #2 of square 12 |
$46 10c |
W2-137 |
Abel Lewis |
John Lile |
4/2/1804 |
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£100? |
Y2-8 |
John Lisle |
Abigail McCochron |
11/8/1814 |
2 lots |
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died |
Abigail McCochron |
Francis McClennan, son |
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died |
Francis McClennan |
Patrick McGuigan sr. |
4/9/1821 |
2 lots |
$100 |
S3-435 |
Patrick McGuigan |
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1840 |
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died; probate |
Catherine McGuigan, widow of Patrick |
Robert Gamble |
1848 |
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$100 |
G5-544 |
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12. |
Martin Saurman |
1801 |
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V2-308 |
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13. |
Seth Hoopes |
1801 |
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G3-418 |
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14. |
Peter Scravendyke |
1801 |
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X2-158 |
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15. |
Peter Scravendyke |
1801 |
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X2-157 |
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16. |
Frederick Houseman |
12/1/1801 |
32.25a |
£475 |
T2-832 |
17. |
William Williams |
9/8/1801 |
81a 100p |
£816 5s |
V2-200 |
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18. |
Watkin Watkins |
3/2/1802 |
Lots 4 & 13 of Square #1 |
W2-104 |
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Frederick & Elizabeth Houseman |
Watkin Watkins |
8/24/1802 |
4a 8p |
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Chester county deed not found |
Watkin & Elizabeth Watkins |
Joseph Phillips |
4/26/1810 |
3 lots; one 2a 4p? |
$1,200 |
D3-281 |
Joseph & Catherine Phillips |
James McGugin |
3/29/1814 |
2a 4p |
$650 |
K3-307 |
Joseph & Catherine Phillips |
Dr. John H. Davis |
2/11/1815 |
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$400 |
K3-459 |
Sheriff (debt of Dr. John H. Davis) |
Alexander Finely |
1819 |
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N4-69; Sheriff's deed |
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Jacob Idle |
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B3-174 |
John & Elizabeth McGoodin |
William Campbell of Tredyffrin, farmer |
4/3/1815 |
1a 2p |
$450 |
K3-521 |
Joseph & Catherine Phillips |
William Campbell |
2/11/1815 |
21.89p; part of 2a 4p |
$27 |
K3-522 |
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William & Mary Campbell |
Jacob Epright |
4/17/1824 |
1a 2p + 21.89p |
$350 |
X3-66; messuage |
Jacob & Mary Epright |
Evan Roberts |
3/26/1840 |
1a 2p + 21.89p |
$200 |
U4-39 |
Evan and Harriet Roberts |
Jacob Biddle |
3/31/1845 |
1a 2p + 21.89p |
$200 |
Z4-485 |
Jacob Biddle |
James Hutchinson |
4/2/1850 |
1a 2p + 21.89p |
$375 |
L5-230 |
John McMinn, administrator of the estate of Samuel McMinn |
James Hutchinson |
3/1/1851 |
1a 2p |
$52 |
L6-367 |
James & Isabella Hutchinson |
Patrick Williams |
8/4/1859 |
1a 2p + 21.89p + 1a 2p |
$700 |
M6-292 |
Estate of Pat Williams |
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1887 |
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Atlas |
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Joseph B. & Mary C. Williams and Margaret Williams |
Eliza Ann Williams |
7/26/1892 |
1a 2p + 21.89p + 1a 2p |
$700 |
A11-551 |
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Eliza A. Williams |
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1897 |
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Atlas |
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19. |
Samuel Goff |
1802 |
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W2-103; Lamb Tavern tract |
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20. |
Joseph Musgrave |
7/1/1802 |
28a |
$1,680 |
W2-485 |
Joseph Musgrave |
Robert Kennedy |
5/9/1803 |
28a |
$448 |
W2-459 |
21. |
Ezekial Hall |
1802 |
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W2-564 |
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22. |
Jacob Carver |
1803 |
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W2-536 |
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23. |
William Marley |
1803 |
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D3-354 |
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24. |
George Tryon |
1803 |
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X2-331 |
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25. |
Robert Smith |
1804 |
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H3-359 |
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26. |
Barnett Hansell |
1804 |
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E3-516 |
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27. |
Thomas Plowman |
1804 |
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D3-24 |
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28. |
Robert Kennedy |
1805 |
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A3-12 |
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29. |
Elisha & Mordecai Moore |
1805 |
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Z2-215 |
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30. |
John Pugh |
1806 |
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C3-42 |
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31. |
Josiah Siddons |
1807 |
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I3-452 |
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32. |
Samuel Relf |
1807 |
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B3-373 |
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33. |
John Lewis & George Ehrenzeller |
1808 |
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F3-358 |
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34. |
Lemuel Franklin |
1809 |
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G3-338 |
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35. |
Lewis Alloway |
1809 |
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E3-500 |
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36. |
Melchoir Larer |
1810 |
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E3-245 |
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37. |
John Smith, Edmund Gallagher, John Gooden, Benjamin Brown, Robert Stark, trustees |
2/2/1810 |
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5s | E3-321; Glassley School |
38. |
Jesse Brooke |
1811 |
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E3-518 |
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39. |
Joseph Lyndall & John Thomas |
1811 |
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E3-314 |
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40. |
Elisha Moore |
5/28/1811 |
100p |
$90 | F3-261 |
41. |
Nathan Evans |
1811 |
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E3-514 |
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42. |
John Burns |
1812 |
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N3-203 |
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43. |
Benjamin Warner & Jacob Johnson |
12/31/1813 |
251.5a |
$20,120 | N3-124 |
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44. |
Abel Lewis |
10/25/1813 |
1a 28p + 49p |
$210 |
H3-441 |
45. |
Robert Sleeth |
1814 |
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P3-90 |
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46. |
Guy Johnston |
1819 |
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P3-389 |
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47. |
Guy Johnston |
1819 |
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P3-390 |
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McGuigan sales | |||||
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John Lisle |
Abigail McCochron |
11/8/1814 |
2 lots |
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died |
Abigail McCochron |
Francis McClennan, son |
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died |
Francis McClennan |
Patrick McGuigan sr. |
4/9/1821 |
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$100 |
S3-435 |
Catharine McGuigan |
Henry Root |
3/31/1849 |
9a 114p + lots 3 and 4 in square 10 + 4a |
$625 |
K5-89 |
Hugh Steen & John Beitler, executors of the will of Henry Root |
Deborah Tartar |
3/30/1877 |
22a 40p |
$2,511 |
C9-242 |
Deborah Tartar |
Nathan Leamy |
1877 |
22a 40p |
$2,811 |
W8-285 |
