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Table 2 Wood (west) 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.

Copy of deed obtained
Plan created
1777 land owner
1796 land owner
1777 and 1796 land owner

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

William Penn	William Shardlow & William Wood	12/5/1684 (surveyed)	3380a of 5000a quoted in B-25		Phila. Deed G-1-222?
William Wood	Joseph Wood	1690?	Half of 3380a		Inheritance; partition requested;
William Shardlow		1690?	Half of 3380a		partition requested;

Joseph Wood	David Philip	12/5/1705	200a		B-25
Joseph Wood	Ellis Hugh	1/30/1710	490a		Deed not found

Table 2.1 Philip section

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Joseph Wood	David Philip	12/5/1705	200a		B-25
David Philip	David Thomas & Jeremia Jarman	12/3/1705	100a		mortgage; quoted in M-303
David Thomas, Jeremia Jarman, and Margaret Phillip	Evan Thomas	1/17/1711	100a	£53	M-303
Evan Thomas	David Thomas (grandson)	1738 (will filed)	100a		Inheritance
Evan Thomas	Elizabeth Inghorn and William Thomas	1738 (probate)	100a		died
Elizabeth Inghorn and William Thomas	William Bell	1/2/1762	100a		Quoted in X-321; see Enos Williamson tract for continuation
William Bell	Elizabeth Kingham & William Thomas	1/23/1762	100a	£300	M-306 (mortgage)
William Bell	David Bell (son)	11/6/1773			Inheritance
David Bell	Seth Hoopes	8/8/1795	92.5a	£611 3s	M2-126
Seth Hoopes		1796			County tax; Log House, Stable; Benjamin Johnston renting

Hugh Jones	William Miller and Samuel Morrell	3/15/1726-7	250a		quoted in V-69
William Miller and Samuel Morrell		4/4/1732	William Miller 166.67a and Samuel Morrell 83.33a		Partition; quoted in V-69
Samuel Morrell	William Miller	11/10/1732	83.33a		quoted in V69
William Miller	James Lees	5/21/1733	250a		quoted in V-69
James Lees	Benjamin Junkin	4/1/1748	100a	£200	V-69

James Lees					no Chester County probate or administration; no further deeds
Benjamin Junkin, husband of Margaret Junkin (nee Ellis)		1784			Probate
Margaret Junkin		1796	100a		County tax; Stone House, Weaver's Shop, Log Barn

John Steel		1748			mentioned in V-69 description
John Steel	Elizabeth Steel, wife	Probate 7/25/1782			Died, will dated 5/31/1782 will book 7-84, Estate 343
Elizabeth Steel		1796	145a		County tax; Stone House, Log Barn, Springhouse (with John Steel)
Elizabeth Steel	William & John Steel, sons	5/5/1814			Died
John & William Steel	John Godwin	4/6/1816	150a		Not recorded; see Table3 Shardlow(west) for continuing history
John & Mary Godwin	John Hunter	4/6/1816	30a	$2175	M3-167; (includes tract #2 on plan) see deed plan
John & Mary Godwin	John Steel	4/6/1816	16½a+	$1363	Y3-35

Table 2.2 Ellis Hugh section

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Joseph Wood	Ellis Hugh	1/30/1710	490a		Deed not found
Ellis Hugh	Elizabeth Price, daughter	1716	100a		Inheritance (quoted in F2-300)
Ellis Hugh	Rachel Ellis	1716	100a		Inheritance (quoted in G-523)
Rachel Ellis	Evan Ellis (brother)	10/9/1716 (will)	100a		Inheritance (quoted in G-523)
Evan & Sarah Ellis, William Ellis, Rees & Elizabeth Price	Benjamin Ellis (brother)	9/20/1726	100a		quoted in P2-96
Isaac & Lydia (nee Ellis) Minshall	Benjamin Ellis	10/1/1748	100a		G-523
Benjamin Ellis	Thomas Ellis	3/5/1753 (will)	100a?		Inheritance; south of Church Road; being rented by Isaac Hughes
Thomas Ellis	Henry Good	4/13/1771			P2-218; use of watercourse
Thomas Ellis	William Major/Megor	5/1/1773	35.75a	£178 15s	Q3-353
William Major	Martin Butdorff	12/30/1778	35.75a		P2-96; same as Q3-353 but description slightly different
Thomas Ellis of East Whiteland		1779			died; administration
Martin Butdorff		1796	35a		County tax; Stone House, Barn, & Spring House
Unknown; remainder of Thomas Ellis tract		1796	65a
Joseph & Rebecca Potter, Martin & Sarah Potter, Jesse & Elizabeth Morris, Samuel & Atlee Potter	Isaac Wayne	4/2/1819	32a 32p	$2,737	Q3-355

Joseph Sharp		1883	192a 2r 12p		Breou’s atlas

Anne & Ellis Ellis	Charles Norris	6/3/1761	138.75a		M-119 (mortgage); paid off 9/10/1764
Benjamin Ellis	Ellis Ellis	3/5/1763 (probate)			Inheritance
Ellis & Anne (mother) Ellis	Joseph Williams	9/14/1764	138.75a	£350	N-448 (mortgage)
Ann Ellis (widow of Benjamin Ellis)	Ellis Ellis	10/29/1765	(171a)		Release, quoted in F2-300
Ellis Ellis	Thomas Tucker	9/5/1766	117a, part of 171a		quoted in F2-300
Ellis Ellis	Thomas Tucker	4/21/1767	28a	£23 14s	P-122 (mortgage)
Thomas Tucker	Joseph Norris	12/12/1768	117a	£450	P-418 (mortgage)
Thomas Tucker	Margaret Hibbard	1/1/1772	80a		Q-488 (mortgage)
Thomas & Mary Tucker	Martha Davis	5/2/1772	63a 62p	£285 5s	F2-300; messuage
Martha Davis	Thomas Davis	1/28/1793	63a 62p	£100	K2-72; messuage
John Taylor	Thomas Davis	4/1/1897	29.5a 30p	£300	P2-638

Thomas Davis		1799	100a		County Tax; Stone House and Barn.

Thomas Tucker	Samuel Burge	4/20/1777	41a 20p	£369?	V-496; see W-10 for other acquisition by Burge
Thomas & Mary Tucker	John Tucker	5/7/1772	14.5a, part of 117a	£70	Q2-420
Buelah Burge et al	John Tucker	8/10/1785	71a 19p	£200	Q2-422; part of W-10
John Tucker		1796	85a		County Tax; Stone House, Barn, Spring House, Log Kitchen

Benjamin Ellis	William Ellis	3/5/1763 (will)			Inheritance
William Ellis	Samuel Burge	4/2/1777	30.5a 19p	£183	W-10 then see Q2-422

Ellis Hugh	Lydia Ellis	3/11/1716 (will)	250a		Inheritance
Ellis Hugh	John Ellis	3/11/1716 (will)	40a		Inheritance (renounced)
Lydia Ellis			250a + 40a
Lydia Ellis	Hugh Jones	1/12/1719	150a	£40	T-107 Neighbors: Hugh Jones (S); Evan Thomas (W); remainder of Tract (N).
Lydia Ellis	Evan Ellis	4/7/1726	140a, part of 250a		Quoted in D2-152
Evan Ellis	Lydia Ellis, daughter	4/24/1743 (will)	140a?		Died
Isaac & Lydia (nee Ellis) Minshall	Thomas Henderson	1757	150a		Y2-340
Thomas Henderson	Barnhard Vanleer	11/23/1757	150a		K-527(mortgage)
Thomas Henderson	Benjamin Weatherby	6/2/1762	150a		D2-152
Benjamin and Hannah Weatherby	Charles Norris	11/30/1763	150a	£500	N-207 (mortgage)
Sheriff (debt of Benjamin Weatherby, deceased)	Mary Norris	9/28/1769	150a	£150	D2-154
John & Mary (nee Norris) Dickinson	William Smith	11/20/1779	150a	£19,000!	D2-159
William & Elizabeth Smith	Deborah Morris	3/15/1780	150a	£600	D2-160
Deborah Morris	David Jones	8/16/1788	150a	£650	D2-161
David Jones		1796	150a		County tax; Stone House, Kitchen, Barn, Spring House

Isaac & Lydia Minshall	Benjamin Weatherby	9/28/1758	192a	£100	L-142 (mortgage)
Isaac & Lydia Minshall	Charles Norris	1759	192a		L-318 (mortgage)
Isaac & Lydia Minshall	Charles Norris	2/16/1765	192a	£300	O-65 (mortgage)
Sheriff (debt of Isaac and Lydia Minshall)	Mary Norris	5/16/1769	192a		Q-185
Mary Norris	Elisha Price	6/29/1771	192a	£491	T2-611
Elisha Price	Mary Norris	7/1/1771	192a	£491	T2-614
Andrew & Mary Steel		1776	192a		Mortgage deeds A1-322 and 330
Mary Norris	Andrew Steel	5/1/1778	192a		T2-615
Andrew & Mary Steel	Thomas Mason	10/24/1778	192a	£2,700	T2-617
Thomas & Priscilla Mason	Alexander Tod	1/1/1779	192a	£2,950	T2-619
Alexander Tod	James Budden	4/22/1779	192a	£4,050	T2-621
Alexander & Mary Tod	John Taylor	12/15/1781	29.5a 30p	£85	X-10; messuage, part of 192a; see P2-638 above for sale
James Budden	Susanna Budden	10/20/1783	192a	10s	D2-21; deed in trust
Sheriff (land of Andrew Steel)	Frances Budden	4/2/1793	192a	£524 5s	T2-623 (description same as T2-617)
Frances Budden (Peter Uble renting)		1796	200a		County tax; Stone House

Benjamin Ellis	Thomas Ellis	3/5/1753 (will)	100a?		Messuage; now in procession of Isaac Hughes
Thomas Ellis	John Johnston	12/9/1769	33a		R-73 (mortgage)

Estate of Isaac Vanleer	Bernard Vanleer	5/20/1805	54a 13p		Y2-348; partition
Thomas Davis	William Kennedy	4/2/1812	63a 62p + 8.75a 8p + 29.5a 30p	$5,420	I3-298; from K2-72, H2-43, and P2-638
Bernard & Deborah Vanleer	William Kennedy	9/12/1812	2a 19p part of 54a 13p	$160	I3-299