G-232 Mortgage. On 30 Dec 1747 Arnst Rafe Snider of Charlestown, yeoman, to William Coleman & James Pemberton both of the City of Philadelphia, merchants & executors of the will of Samuel Powell, the younger, late of the City of Philadelphia, merchant, dec. Arnst Rafe Snider for £150 granted to William Coleman & James Pemberton a tract in Charlestown bounded by the Welsh Line, land of Daniel Walker & Company, the Great Road, land of David Mathias, Schuylkill River & Valley Creek - containing 280 acres. Arnst Rafe Snider to pay £150 plus interest to William Coleman & James Pemberton, executors of the will of Samuel Powell, in yearly payments to be paid in full on or before 30 Dec 1751. Signed Arnst Rafe Snider. Delivered in the presence of John Fimsey, Joseph Galloway & Samuel Emleson, Jr. Recorded 18 Jan 1747/8.
Sheriff
Thomas Burch
5/27/1752
280a
H-322
H-322 Sheriff’s Deed. On 26 May 1752 William Hay, Esq., High Sheriff of Chester County, to Thomas Burch of the county of Chester. Whereas James Jones, executrix of the will of John Jones in the court of Common Pleas recovered against Arnst Rafe Snyder a debt of £200 & 72 shillings damages to be levied on the goods & lands of Arnst Rafe Snyder. Now William Hay, sheriff, for £136 grants to Thomas Burch a tract in Charlestown bounded by land of Daniel Walker, the Great Road, land of David Matthias, the River Schuykill, Valley Creek & the Welch Tract, containing 280 acres. Signed William Hay, sheriff. Delivered in the presence of Joseph Parker. Recorded 1 June 1752.
Thomas Burch
Daniel Bennizen
5/23/1753
280a
£200
H-547; mortgage
H-547 Mortgage. On 23 May 1753 Thomas Burch of Charles Town, yeoman & Sarah his wife, to Daniel Bennezett of the City of Philadelphia, merchant. Thomas Burch stands bound to Daniel Bennizett for £400 conditioned on payment of £200 plus interest on 23 May 1754. Thomas Burch & Sarah his wife to better secure said payment grant to Daniel Bennezett a tract in Charlestown bounded by the Welch Lone, land of Daniel Walker & Company, land of David Matthias, the River Schuylkill, Valley Creek & the Great Road, containing 280 acres. Signed Thomas Burch & Sarah Burch. Delivered in the presence of Michael Coopin (dutch) & John Bowen. Recorded 18 June 1753.
Pennsylvania Gazette
10/11/1753
280a
A certain messuage, plantation, and tract of land, containing 280 acres , or thereabouts, situated in the township of Charlestown, lying 110 perches on the river Schuylkill, and 53 perches on Valley Creek, joining the lands of Daniel Walker, and Company, being late the property of Thomas Burch.
Sheriff
Robert White
11/29/1753
280a
£224 10s
I-93
I-93
Sheriff’s Deed. On 29 Nov 1753 Isaac Pearson, sheriff of Chester County to Robert White of the County of Philadelphia. Whereas Thomas Lawrence, the younger, in the court of Common Pleas , recovered against Thomas Burch a debt of £372.45 damages to be levied on the lands of Thomas Burch subject to the payment of a mortgage from Thomas Burch to Daniel Benezet of the City of Philadelphia, for the sum of £200 plus interest. Isaac Pearson for £24.10 granted to Robert White all the tenement & tract of land in Charlestown bounded by the Welsh Line, land of Daniel Walker & Company, the Great Road, land of David Mathias & the river Schuykill containing 280 acres. Signed Isaac Pearson, sheriff. Delivered in the presence of John Ross, Thomas Otway, Elisha Price & Henry Hale Graham. Recorded 7 Jan 1754.
Isabel & Thomas Bodley, Administrators of the estate of William Bodley of Charlestown
Alexander McCalla, innkeeper
11/6/1782
280a
£1,260
X-12
Alexander & Margaret McCalla
Thomas Bodley
11/6/1782
280a
£1,260
X-13
Thomas Bodley
Joseph Shambough / Shambo
11/7/1782
139a 82p
£834
X-14
Thomas Bodley of Charlestown
Isaac Potts of Upper Merion, miller
6/19/1784
133a 82p
£450
C2-1
Joseph Shambough
Catherine Shambough
1784
died; estate #3624
Catherine Shambough
Philip Shambough
3/30/1786
133a 82p
£3 10s
D2-16
Philip & Lydia Shambough
David Potts
4/20/1796
Deed not found, quoted in S2-458
Branch A
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
David & Mary Potts
David Morris
8/20/1796
54a 18p
£750
S2-458
David Morris
1799
111a
Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 37' x 34'; Stone Kitchen 28' x 17'; Stone Smokehouse 28' x 12';
Stone Dwelling house 18' x 20'; Frame Barrack 14' x 12'; Stone Barn 24' x 30'
Michael Lynch and Thomas Walker, administrators of the estate of David Morris
Ralph Peacock of Philadelphia
4/1/1807
54a 18p & 27a 90p
£1,994
C3-371; see Branch B for a short history of the 27a tract
Sheriff, estate of Ralph Peacock
George Suckley
11/12/1808
85a
£1,300
C3-431
George Suckley of New York, merchant and Catharine Rusten, his wife
John Workizer of Upper Merion
7/20/1810
74a 23p (-8a?)
$4,482 62c
E3-144
George & Catherine Suckley
John Workizer
7/20/1810
8a
$1,400
E3-146
John Smith, M. Richard Peters, & Alexander Hampton, assignees of Jacob Vogdes
Joseph Thropp & Elijah Pennpacker, executors of the will of Isaiah Thropp
Marietta Wright
3/28/1874
1a 86p
$600
M8-314, see table A.1.b for continuation
Executors of the will of Isaiah Thropp
William Pierson
3/31/1874
9a 45p
$5,500
M8-80; E4-168 and remainder of E4-164
William Morrison, sheriff, debt of William Pearson
Executors of the will of Isaiah Thropp
8/12/1875
9a 45p
$1,000
Sheriff’s deed 7-386, includes mill
Executors of the will of Isaiah Thropp
Catharine Glathery or McGlathery
12/1/1876
6a 11p
$1,213 75c
V8-408; part of 12a 36p above
Executors of the will of Isaiah Thropp
Mary Jane Bean
3/19/1881
9a 45p
$2,000
L9-424
Mary Bean tract from Breou’s atlas, 1883 for sale see Forge Tracts
Michael Towers (assignee of Mary Jane Bean)
Mortimer Bickley
9/12/1899
1) 9a 45p (Thropp Mill see L9-424)
plus other tracts (see Bean for full list of properties)
$8,350
A12-22
Mortimer & Caroline Bickley
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co.
4/14/1910
1.28a
$392
Z13-14
Milton & Mary Bickley, Walter & Josephine Bickley, Mary & Henry Robinson, heirs of Mortimer Bickley
Francis M. Bean
4/1/1913
1) 9a 45p, excluding 0.128a sold to Reading Railroad
$25,100
K14-312
Branch A.2.a - north side of route 23
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Joseph & Catharine Glathery
Benjamin R. Thomas
3/19/1879
8,500 ft2
$100
D9-110; lot #9
Joseph & Catharine Glathery
Benjamin R. Thomas
8/3/1879
8,500 ft2
$100
A9-51; lot #10
Benjamin R. & Jennie Thomas
Phebe Mulvaney
3/25/1895
8,500 ft2 + 8,500 ft2
$875
H11-88
Heirs of Phebe Mulvaney, Charles & Eleanor Mulvaney and Lewis Free
John Mulvaney
7/27/1896
3/8 of (8,500 ft2 + 8,500 ft2)
$1,500
R11-58
Guardian of Laurie Free
John & George Mulvaney
8/20/1896
1/8 of (8,500 ft2 + 8,500 ft2)
$500
R11-55
John & George Mulvaney
Laura Kirkner
11/17/1904
8,500 ft2 + 8,500 ft2
$1,000
T12-238
Laura K. Samuel
Morris Ray
11/2/1912
8,500 ft2 + 8,500 ft2
$1,950
O14-58; see Branch A.2.g for continuation
Branch A.2.b - north side of route 23
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Joseph & Catharine McGlathery
Augustes Reiman
4/23/1878
29,658 ft2
$375
A9-47, Lots #7 & 8
A. Raymond
1883
Breou’s atlas
William Baker, sheriff, debt of August Reiman
Henry Stockman
1/1/1884
0.5a
$361
Sheriff’s deed #9-113
David Hause, Trstee of the estate of Marietta Wright
William Crawford
3/9/1886
1a 86p + 80.5p
B10-493
Henry & Sabina Stockman
William Crawford
7/12/1886
29,658 ft2
$250
E10-122
William & Henrietta Crawford
Davis Hause
3/25/1887
1a 86p + 80.5p + 29,658 ft2
$2,300
G10-18
Davis & Catharine Hause
Henrietta Crawford
3/25/1887
1a 86p + 80.5p + 29,658 ft2
$2,300
G10-19
William & Henrietta Crawford
Nicholas Bean
11/1/1889
1a 86p + 80.5p + 29,658 ft2
$300
S10-121
Nicholas Bean
~1890
Died intestate, administration 1890
Winfield & Mary Jarrett
Mary Jane Bean
3/2/1897
1a 86p + 8.5p + 29,658 ft2
$1
M11-203
Mary Jane Bean Nichols
Jerome & Mathilde Shea
4/18/1913
1a 86p + 81.5p
$3,200
P14-33
Nicholas Bean
Mary Jane Bean
2/4/1890
1a 6p
$250
Y10-259
Mary Jane Bean Nichols, widow
Mathilda Sheas
11/9/1914
1a 6p
$400
V14-261
Mathilde & Jerome Sheas
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6/25/1919
0.526a
$131
D16-511; part of condemnation proceedings
Jerome Sheas
Mathilde Sheas
8/17/1922
not quoted
$1
D16-8; V14-261 and part of P14-33
Mathilde Sheas, widow
Samuel R. & Marion J. Brittain
12/26/1947
0.811a
$1
X23-76
Mathilde Sheas, widow
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
2/4/1955
0.77a
$9,000
X24-63; Allows Mrs Sheas to live in the house during her lifetime
Samuel & Marion Brittain
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
1/13/1958
0.809a
$2,725
W29-124;
Mary Jane Bean Nichols
Margaret Lincoln Lund
9/30/1909
X13-68; Lot #7
Margaret Lincoln Lund
Ebenezer Lund
7/17/1934
died
Ebenezer Lund
Florence Clegg & Laura May Lund Highley
3/5/1935
died
Florence Clegg & Laura May Lund Highley
Fred & Ruth Midgley
9/9/1968
29,658 ft2
$14,500
K38-307
Fred Midgley
U.S.A.
11/4/1980
512-438
Branch A.2.c lots 5 & 6 - north side of route 23
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To
Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Joseph & Catharine McGlathery
Mary Hayman
3/28/1877
96 1/3p
$330
X8-276, Lots #5 & 6; part of V8-408 (see above)
Mrs Hamen
1883
Breou’s atlas
L36-320
Ronald & Mary Anne Houck
U.S.A.
6/6/1978
0.6a
$71,000
H52-324
Branch A.2.d - Lot 4- north side of route 23
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Cost
Reference
Joseph McGlathery
Joseph Orner
12/1/1910
X13-540; part of V8-408
P48-66
Dorothy & William Dombert
U.S.A.
10/12/1977
0.36a
$59,500
W51-549
Branch A.2.e lots 1, 2, 3 - north side of route 23
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Joseph & Catharine McGlathery
Isaac Smith
2/27/1877
26,232 ft2
$325
U8-291; Lots #1 & 2
Joseph & Catharine McGlathery
Isaac Smith
7/31/1877
7,378 ft2
$100
Y8-49; Lot 3
Isaac & Mary Smith
Jane Dunn
6/4/1883
$2,500
T9-254
Mrs Dunn
1883
Breou’s atlas
Jane Dunn
Ella Boyer
4/24/1886
33,610ft2
$2,500
C10-243
A37-1033
John & Mary Halpine
U.S.A.
6/2/1978
0.77a
$55,200
Z52-89
Branch A.2.f - north side of lots #9 and #10
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To
Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Joseph McGlathery
Nicholas Bean
10/1/1886
130,696 ft2
$612 50c
E10-465; part of V8-408
Nicholas Bean
Mary Jane Bean
1/1/1887
130,696 ft2
$612 50c
W10-98
Mary Jane Bean Nicholas
Benjamin F. Bean jr.
8/1/1913
0.701a
$350
T14-16; part of W10-98
Mary Jane Bean Nichols
M. Jane Garrett
2/16/1924
not quoted
$1
M16-53; remaining part of W10-98 between Benjamin Bean's and Mrs. Sheas land.
M. Jane Garrett
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11/18/1941
not quoted
$600
Q20-334
Branch A.2.g - Orchard Lane
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Mary Jane Bean
Aaron Robinson
10/10/1914
3977 ft2?
$500
C15-469
Aaron Robinson
Morris Ray
12/11/1917
39770 ft2
$1,000
C15-470
Morris & Catharine Ray
George Rowan
3/30/1918
39770 ft2 + 8,500 ft2 + 8,500 ft2
$3,125
O15-58; 3 plots on Orchard Lane; see Branch A.2.a for earlier history of smaller tracts
O30-275
Sabina Setzler
U. S. A.
3/10/1978
1.39a
$86,500
O52-315
Branch A.2.h
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Cost
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George Suckley of New York, merchant and Catharine Rusten, his wife
John Workizer
7/20/1810
74a
E3-144 & E3-146; See James White Farm.Note that this tract is north of Nutt’s Road while the 80.5p tract is south
John & Sarah Workizer
Brook Evans, in trust for the use of Mary Truman
2/13/1824
80.5p
$80 50c
X3-127
Brook Evans, Manufacturer
Abishai Woodman
8/5/1825
80.5p
$1
Y3-299
Abishai Woodman, inn holder & trustee of Mary Truman
Simon Antry
6/4/1832
80.5p
$700
E4-620
Major McVeigh, assignee of Simon Antry
James C. Ogden
3/24/1847
80.5p
$1,000
F5-44
Jacob Heffelfinger, sheriff, debt of James Ogden
Matthew Ross
8/16/1860
80.5p
$5
Sheriff’s deed 6-211
Matthew & Susannah Ross
Bernard McMeniman
3/30/1865
80.5p
$950
G7-45
Bernard & Bridget McMeniman
Matthew Ross
7/20/1868
Matthew Ross
James F. Hoy
7/24/1868
80.5p
$550
N7-98
James & Madaline Hoy
George Wright
11/6/1868
80.5p
$1,400
O7-18
George Wright
1873
Witmer’s atlas
George & Marietta Wright
Isabel McGlathery
5/22/1871
80.5p
$1
B8-124
Isabel McGlathery
Marietta Wright
5/22/1871
80.5p
$1
B8-125
Mrs White
1883
Breou’s atlas; no purchase deed found
Branch A.2.i
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Joseph Thropp & Elijah Pennypackerl, Executors of the will of Isaiah Thropp
Annie Blair
7/10/1875
13,080 ft2
$200
V8-324
Isaac Smith, administrator of the estate of Annie Blair
John Blair
John Blair
Sarah Auch
3/22/1879
13,080 ft2
D9-111
Sarah Hawk
1883
Breou’s atlas
Sarah Auch
6/22/1890
Died intestate
William Whitehead et al
John F. Auch
4/6/1901
13,080 ft2
$875
G12-221
John Auch
Howard Williams
5/3/1901
13,080 ft2
H12-439
Howard & Lillian Williams
Mortimer Bickley
9/12/1901
13,080 ft2
$1,300
L12-145
R22-173
Robert & Helen Brazier
U.S.A.
10/13/1977
0.30a
$56,000
W51-555
Branch A.2.j - Orchard tract
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Nicholas Bean
Mary Jane Bean
1/1/1887
3a 0.5p
$612 50c
W10-98
T14-16
G15-454
P16-6
D17-86
Branch A
U18-514
P30-340
Margaret K. Rowan
U.S.A.
10/6/1977
0.14a
$27,000
W51-83
Margaret K. Rowan
U.S.A.
10/27/1982
$1
Y60-266; quitclaim
Branch B
L4-421
Ronald & Mary Anne Houck
U.S.A.
12/16/1977
0.46a
$33,000
E52-362
Branch A.2.k - Mill tract
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
John Workizer
Isaiah Thropp
2/28/1831
12a 36p
$600
E4-164
Goerge Suckley
Isaiah Thropp
6/1/1831
E4-186; deed not found
Joseph Thropp & Elijah Pennypacker, executors of the will of Isaiah Thropp
William Pierson
3/31/1874
9a 45p
$5,500
M8-80
William Pierson
Mary Bean
deed not found
Mary Bean
1883
9a 1r 5p
Atlas
Bickley
1906
9a 45p
plan
Pine Iron works
Paul Lemen
4/24/1946
31 tracts
Schuylkill: #1: 9a 45p - 0.128a (Throp's mill);
S21-217
Valley Forge State Park
1950
Atlas; Includes 9a 45p tract
Branch A.3 - 19th century School
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
John & Sarah Workizer
John Morgan, Edward Garrigues, Joseph Pennypacker, Lewis Roberts, William Conard, and Moses(?) Robinson, school directors of Schuylkill township
1/30/1836
40p
$35
R4-686
The School District of Schuylkill township
Frank & Kate Bode
8/31/1921
40p
$1,100
V15-512
Branch A.4 - 1920s School
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To
Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Sheriff, Clarence Otlip, debt of Thomas C. Stewart and Frederick Wolf
Edward Wolf
2/1/1918
69a
$100
C15-508; see Branch A above for earleir history.
Edward Wolf
School District of Schuylkill township
10/7/1921
$2,500
Miscellaneous 13-337; Condemnation
School District of Schuylkill township
Howard Kley
1/23/1932
2a
$1
L18-141
Howard Kley
Philip Zuiderhoek and Fred Lyle
6/28/1937
2a
$1
X19-51
Philip & Virginia Zuiderhoek and Fred & Genevieve Lyle
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12/12/1941
2a
$4,484
S20-282
Now the location of Valley Forge post office
Branch B
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To
Date
Area
Cost
Reference
David and Mary Potts of Upper Merion
Jacob Vanderslice of Charlestown
12/12/1797
27a 90p
£225 12s 6d
T2-2
Jacob Vanderslice of Charlestown
David Morris, storekeeper, of Charlestown
2/30/1798
27a 90p
£358 6s 3d
T2-4
David Morris
1799
111a
Taxes; Stone Dwelling house 37' x 34'; Stone Kitchen 28' x 17'; Stone Smokehouse 28' x 12';
Stone Dwelling house 18' x 20'; Frame Barrack 14' x 12'; Stone Barn 24' x 30'
See Branch A for continuation
Branch C
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Date
Area
Cost
Reference
Isaac Potts of Cheltenham, Gentleman and Thomas Harrison of Phildelphia, Tailor, surviving executors of the will of Norris Jones
James Rowland
3/28/1800
30a
S2-459
James Rowland
John Vanderslice
sold but did not effectively convey; quoted in S2-462
John Vanderslice
David Morris
quoted in S2-462
James & Rachel Rowland of Philadephia, Merchant
David Morris of Charlestown
4/7/1800
30a
£300
S2-462
David Morris, deceased
James Wallace
4/29/1807
11a 63p
£300
G3-63
James Wallace
Alexander McCurdy
4/1/1834
? + 3a 47p
$700
K4-66
Alexander McCurdy
John McConaghy, nephew
5/11/1857 (will)
12a
died; all my real estate. Mentions messuage, shop, and 12 acres of land
John & Mary McConaghy
Samuel Pennypacker
3/29/1858
11a 63p
$2,225
I6-32
Samuel & Margaret Pennypacker
Randolf Supplee
4/1/1859
11a 63p
$2,375
L6-377
Randolf & Catharine Supplee
Nicholas Bean
4/1/1861
11a 63p
$2,300
T6-332
Nicholas & Mary Ann Bean
Frederick Auch
4/1/1864
11a 63p
$2,250
X6-384
Nicholas Bean, administrator of the estate of Frederick Auch