The deed history for the tract occupied by the Inn can be found at: William Moore tract

Licensees for the Inn

Approved unless noted

• 1766 Thomas Ives (Sign of the Bull)
• 1767 Thomas Ives (Sign of the Bull)
• 1768 Thomas Ives (Sign of the Bull)
• 1770 Thomas Ives (Sign of the Bull)
• 1770 Benjamin Coates (Sign of the Bull)
• 1771 Benjamin Coates (Sign of the Bull)
• 1772 Benjamin Coates
• 1773 Benjamin Coates
• 1774 Benjamin Coates
• 1/2/1775 Alexander McCalla purchases 60 acres from Benjamin Coates including the inn.
• 1775 Patrick McFall
• 1778 Alexander McCalla (Sign of the Bull)
• 3/17/1779 Ephraim Jones purchases the tract from Alexander McCalla
• 1782 Alexander McCalla
• 1783 Alexander McCalla
• 1784 Alexander McCalla
• 3/22/1781 Edward Lane purchases the 60 acre tract from Ephraim Jones
• 1782 Edward Lane (Bull?)
• 1783 Edward Lane
• 1784 Edward Lane - bond
• 1785 Edward Lane - bond
• 1786 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1787 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1788 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1789 Samuel Lane
• 1790 Samuel Lane
• 1791 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1792 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1793 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1794 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1795 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1796 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1797 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1798 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1799 Samuel Lane (Sign of the Bull)
• 1803 Samuel Lane (Bull)
• 1805 Samuel Lane (Bull)
• 1806 Samuel Lane
• 1807 Samuel Lane (Bull)
• 1807 Seth John (Bull)
• 1810 Jesse Roberts
• 1811 Jesse Roberts
• 1812 Jesse Roberts
• 1813 Jesse Roberts
• 1814 Jesse Roberts
• 1815 Jesse Roberts
• 1817 Maurice Stephens
• 1819 Maurice Stephens
• 1821 Edward Lane (Bull)
• 1822 Edward Lane
• 1823 Edward Lane
• 1824 Edward Lane (Bull’s Head)
• 1827 Abigail Stephens
• 1828 Abigail Stephens
• 1828 William Dewey (Bull’s Tavern)
• 1829 William Dewees (Bull’s Tavern)
• 1835 Jacob Knows
• 1836 Jacob Knouse
• 1837 Jesse Rittenhouse
• 1838 Jesse Rittenhouse
• 1839 Jesse Rittenhouse
• 1840 Jesse Rittenhouse
• 1841 Jesse Rittenhouse
• 1842 Matthew Ross
• 1843 Matthew Ross
• 1844 Sampson Fudge
• 1845 Sampson Fudge
• 1846 Michael Harner
• 1847 Michael Harner
• 1848 Michael Harner
• 1850 Sampson Fudge
• 1851 Sampson Fudge
• 1852 Sampson Fudge
• 1853 Sampson Fudge
• 1854 Sampson Fudge
• 1855 Sampson Fudge
• 4/2/1869 John Acker purchases the tract from the executors of the will of Sampson Fudge
• 1883 John Acker, 60 acres (Breou’s atlas)
• 1888 John Acker died intestate
• 1933 Wayne Evans (atlas of Chester County)

References

1. Chester County Archives