Charlestown

Jenkin David tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Parry

Jenkin David

11/17/1739

200a

£85 1s 6d

V-118

V-118

Jenkin & Margaret David

John David, son and heir apparent

12/1/1740

200a

£80

V-121

Jenkin & Margaret David

Daniel Beaton

12/1/1740

 

 

quoted in X2-459

John David

Trustees of the General Loan Office

12/10/1740

 

£40

mortgage; quoted in V-124

John David, carpenter, and Esther, his wife of Charlestown

Daniel Beaton of Charlestown

5/1/1744

200a

£97 2s 10d

V-124; payment for mortgage; outstanding £32 17s 2d

Daniel Beaton

 

1761, 1763

 

 

tax returns

Daniel Beaton

 

1763

 

 

died intestate, Mary Beaton administrator

Mary Beaton

 

1765 - 1767

200a

 

tax returns

John Beaton, eldest son of Daniel

 

1768, 1770

200a

 

tax returns

John Beaton of Charlestown

Christian Priek of West Whiteland and Adam Ricoback(Rickabaugh) of Tredyffrin

5/27/1771

200a

£550

V-125; proceeds to be divided between Mary and John Beaton. Same description (with minor changes) as V-118

Christian Fike

John & Christian Fike

8/1771 - 9/1771

 

 

died

John Phike & Adam Rickabaugh

Jacob Sturk

3/10/1772

 

 

quoted in Y2-479

Adam Rickabaugh

John & Christian Feik

3/4/1783

36a 37p

 

G2-193; partition

G2-193a

John & Christian Feik

Adam Rickabaugh

3/4/1783

36a 36p

 

G2-193; partition, duplicated in C3-150

G2-193b

Christian Zook and Adam Rickabaugh, executors of the will of Adam Rickabaugh

Adam Rickabaugh

3/7/1808

53a 93p + 30a 106p (woodland) + 18a 29p (woodland - Charlestown)

£1,752 5s 3d

C3-151; including mill and messuage; Tredyffrin & Charlestown (part of above tract of 36 acres.)

Christian Zook and Adam Rickabaugh, executors of the will of Adam Rickabaugh

David Rickabaugh

3/17/1808

55a 99p + 28a 150p (woodland) + 20a 91p (woodland - Charlestown)

£1,010 16s 5d

C3-154; Tredyffrin & Charlestown (part of above tract of 36 acres.)

Christian Zook and Adam Rickabaugh, executors of the will of Adam Rickabaugh

Jacob Rickabaugh

3/8/1808

75a 68p + 32a 70p (woodland) + 17a 121p (woodland - Charlestown)

£1,165 3s 11d

C3-157; Tredyffrin & Charlestown (part of tract of 20 acres. - see Zook tract)

Jacob Rickabaugh

Adam Rickabaugh

3/8/1808

53a 93p + 30a 106p (Tredyffrin) + 18a 29p (Charlestown)

£1,764 15s 3d

C3-160 (this deed seems to swap buyer and seller, and the price does not make sense)

Branch A

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam Rickabaugh

 

1799

50a

 

Tax return; Log Dwelling house 18' x 18'

Jacob Sturk

 

1773

180a

 

Tax return, first entry

Jacob Stork, farmer

 

1799

180a

 

Tax return; Log Dwelling house 30' x 36'; Log Springhouse 12' x 8'; Log Smokehouse 8' x 8' Log Dwelling house 18' x 20'; Log Barn 16' x 22'

Jacob & Margaret Sturk

Henry Shut

4/3/1804

2a 127p, part of 188a

£83 16s 3d

X2-459; see Branch A.1.4 for sale

X2-459

Jacob Sturk, aka John Styrk

 

1805

~188a

 

died; property to be sold by executors and monies to be shared by 5 children

Elijah Funk & George Wersler, executors of the Will of Jacob Styrk

Thomas & Enoch Walker

12/1/1805

138a 76p

£2,007

A3-97; see Branch A.1 for continuation

A3-97

Elijah Funk & George Wersler, executors of the Will of Jacob Sturk

Frederick Rapp

1/3/1806

4a 138p

$539 73c

Y2-479

Elijah Funk & George Wersler, executors of the Will of Jacob Sturk

John Wersler

6/14/1810

6a 26p

$286 67c

F3-190

Elijah Funk & George Wersler, executors of the Will of Jacob Sturk

Mary Mairs

6/14/1810

7a 84p

$356 25c

E3-256

George Wersler, executor of the will of Mary Mairs

John Cain

10/25/1826

 

 

Deed not found; quoted in E4-139

John & Mary Cain

Jeremiah Hagerman

3/20/1830

7a 84p

$400

E4-139

Jeremiah & Mary Hagerman

John File

4/9/1836

7a 84p

$425

M4-376

John & Hannah File

Patrick Conner

12/14/1839

7a 48p

$500

M5-55

Branch A.1

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elijah Funk & George Wersler, executors of the Will of Jacob Styrk

Thomas & Enoch Walker

1805

138a 76p

 

A3-97

Branch A.1.2

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacob Wersler

5/30/1807

 

 

D3-500; deed of partition

Thomas & Margaret Walker and Enoch & Phebe Walker

Jacob Wersler

3/1/1810

29a 97p

£370 1s 6.75d

D3-498

 

 

2/7/1819

2a 127p

 

Q3-295

Jacob & Barbara Wersler

Jacob Marys

4/9/1821

39a 20p; part of D3-500 and all of D3-498 and Q3-295

$1,760 62.5c

S3-275

Jacob Marys

William Garrett

4/1/1834

39a 20p

$2,777 87c

Q4-238

William & Ann Garrett

Francis Lyons

6/7/1839

39a 20p + 11a 35p

$4,500

Z4-333; see Thomas David tract for earlier history of the smaller tract

Francis & Mary Anne Lyons

Elizabeth Richison

4/3/1849

50a 55p

$3,901 64c

K5-54

Elizabeth Richison

William Garrett

4/1/1853

50a 55p

$3,500

V5-103

William Garrett

Lewis Shee

1/7/1854

 

 

Not found; quoted in T8-154

John & Susanna Kline

Lewis Shee

5/21/1855

7a 57p

$294 25c

B6-83

Lewis Shee

 

1861

 

 

Died

Elizabeth Shee, widow

Edwin Dewees

4/17/1876

65a

$6,000

T8-154

T8-154

Edwin Dewees

 

1876

 

 

Died intestate

Harriet Dewees & William Caneford, administrators of the estate of Edwin Dewees

Anthony Binsfield

3/30/1878

 

 

Deed not found; quoted in X10-19

Anthony Binsfield

 

1883

57a 2r 32p

 

Breou’s atlas

James Parker, sheriff, debt of Anthony Binsfield

St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church

4/23/1891

57a 2r 32p

$2,750

X10-19

St. Peter’s Protestant Episcopal Church

A. Murray Vanderslice

1/25/1893

57a 112p

$3,000

B11-207

A. Murray & Fannie Vanderslice

Trust fund of St Peters Church

1/13/1904

57a 2r 32p

$1

R12-90

Trust fund of St Peters Church

Valentine Ashenfelter

4/5/1905

57a 112p

$2,500

W12-435

Valentine Ashenfelter

 

1933

57a

 

Atlas

Branch A.1.3

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas & Margaret Walker and Enoch & Phebe Walker

Barnet Rapp

4/1/1806

2a 15p + 1a 126p

£274 75c

A3-84

Branch A.1.4

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacob & Margaret Sturk

Henry Shut

4/3/1804

2a 127p, part of 188a

£83 16s 3d

X2-459; see Branch A for earlier history

Henry & Susanna Shutt

William Richardson & William Scholfield

4/30/1817

2a 127p

$544 78c

O3-71

Branch B

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christian Fiek

John Fiek

3/15/1783

36a 37p

 

C2-262; release, 3 tracts, 1 in Charlestown

Branch C

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jacob Rickabaugh

Adam Rickabaugh

4/18/1808

18a 29p

 

C3-160, 3 tracts, 1 in Charlestown

C3-160

Adam Rickabaugh

Adam Rickabaugh, nephew

2/28/1823 (will)

Woodland lot #2

 

died

Adam Rickabaugh

David Meconkey

5/2/1839

15a 124 p, part of 18a 29p

$1,283 50c

S4-4

David Meconkey

Thomas J. Grover

5/16/1839

2a 96p

$295 6c

S4-330

Thomas J. Grover

 

8/25/1891

 

 

Died intestate

Thomas D. Grover et al, heirs of Thomas J. Grover

Irvin Rossiter

10/30/1897

2a 96p

$100

Y11-331; Charlestown

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Meconkey

Joseph Whitaker

5/15/1839

4a 99p

$517 30c

S4-78

Joseph & Grace Whitaker

Cadwalader Suplee

4/1/1859

4a 99p

$369 60c

R6-250

Cadwalader & Catharine Suplee

Simeon Grubb

4/1/1864

4a 99p

$80

W6-287

William Harrison, sheriff, (debt of Simeon Grubb)

Benjamin Roberts

2/3/1876

4a 99p

$100

Sheriff’s deed 7-439

Branch D

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Rickabaugh

Jacob Rickabaugh

 

 

 

died; quoted in O8-195

Jacob & Anna Rickabaugh

David Clemens

2/4/1869

9a 21.5p

$433 88c

O8-195

C3-160