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Zook tract

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

	Ludwick Reel				No Chester County purchase deeds found
Ludwick & Frany Reel of Caernavon, Lancaster County	John Zook, in trust for the Society of Amist Brothers	8/13/1787	141a + 40a	£866	C2-265; Charleston (plus second tract in in East Whiteland)

John & Mary Zook of East Whiteland	Joseph Curtz	4/10/1790	141a	£780	F2-211; East Whiteland; see Abraham Whisler tract for further history combined with 2 Charlestown tracts
John & Mary Zook of East Whiteland	Henry Zook	5/9/1792	20a	£60	G2-197

John & Mary Zook of East Whiteland	Joseph Curtz	4/10/1790			F2-211; East Whiteland
Isaac Potts of Upper Merion, Iron Master, and Martha, his wife	Henry Zook of Tredyffrin	5/10/1792	94a	£150	H2-90

Branch A
John & Mary Zook	Adam Rickabaugh	1792	20a	£60	G2-195

Adam Rickabaugh		1799	50a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 18' x 18'
Christian Zook, surviving executor of Adam Rickabaugh	Jacob Rickabaugh	3/8/1808	17a 121p, part of 20a + other tracts in Tredyffrin		C3-157; see Jenkin David tract for other Rickabaugh tracts
David Meconkey & John Wersler, executors of the will of Jacob Rickabaugh	Nicholas Bean	4/1/1842	3a 76p	$253 25c	B5-211
David Meconkey & John Wersler, executors of the will of Jacob Rickabaugh	Patrick Carrigan	4/2/1845	3a 10p	$200 59c	C5-199
Branch B
Henry Zook of Tredyffrin, miller & Barbara, his wife	David Wilson of Tredyffrin	4/24/1792?	38a 60p, part of 114a	£131	H2-373

David Wilson		1795	35a		Tax return; not in later tax returns; no Chester County sale deed
David & Sarah Wilson of Tredyffrin	Ezekial Howell	6/3/1795	38a 60p	£175	A3-121
Ezekial Howell, farmer		1799	128a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 25' x 19'; Log Kitchen 16' x 16'; Lean to 26' x 11'; Stone Spring house 10' x 12'; Stone Smokehouse 9' x 12'; Frame Waggon house 25' x 16'; Stone Barn 50' x 33'
Ezekial Howell	Ezekial Howell Davis	9/25/1812 (will)	38a 60p		died
Ezekial Howell Davis	Elizabeth Howell	1/5/1813	15a	$1	H3-91
Ezekial Howell Davis & Elizabeth, his wife, and Daniel High & John Adams, their attorneys	Enos Hoopes	5/24/1823	3a	$234	T3-363
Ezekial Howell Davis & Elizabeth, his wife, and Daniel High & John Adams, their attorneys	Jacob & Christian Waggoner	5/24/1823	3a 53p	$273 15c	W4-495
Ezekial Howell Davis & Elizabeth, his wife, and Daniel High & John Adams, their attorneys	Henry Gerber	5/24/1823	3a 43p	$232 6c	X3-201
Davis Whitting, administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Howell	John M. Davis	2/11/1845			deed not found; quoted in M5-336
Mary Davis & Edward Bartholomew, adminstrators of the estate of John M. Davis	Samuel Beaver	4/2/1850	15a	$193 50c	M5-336
Samuel & Elizabeth Beaver	Penn Mining & Smelting Company	6/1/1850	15a	$600	M5-338
Penn Mining & Smelting Company	Joseph E. Anderson	11/21/1855	15a	$420	B6-61
David & Isaac Anderson, executors of the will of Joseph Anderson	Simeon Grubb	10/22/1859	6a 104p	$186 20c	L6-457

Branch C
Henry Zook of Tredyffrin, miller & Barbara, his wife	Daniel Sower of Charlestown	4/5/1794	12a part of 94a	£24	K2-331

Daniel Sowers of Charlestown and Mary his wife	Jacob Kurtz of Tredyffrin	4/19/1798	12a	£130	Q2-128

Jacob Kurtz		1799	25a (unseated land)		Tax return; no buildings
Jacob & Barbara Kurtz	Abraham Kurtz, son	3/5/1801	12a + 170a (Tredyffrin; see F2-267)		T2-681

Abraham Kurtz & Elizabeth, his wife	Samuel King	4/1/1803	85.5a (Tredyffrin) + 5a 15p (Charlestown)	£2,000	Y2-62
Samuel & Catharine King	Thomas Matlack	4/2/1812	5a 29p	$400	H3-519
Thomas & Martha Matlack	Peter Custer	1/15/1814	6a 145p + 5a 29p (see David Lloyd tract for the history of the second parcel)	$1,352	I3-267

Branch D
Henry Zook of Tredyffrin & Barbara, his wife	Elijah Funk	8/24/1796	10a part of 94a	£55	P2-603

Elijah Funk, farmer		1799	126a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 27' x 22'; Log Dwelling house 12' x 15'; Stone Barn 70' x 35'
Elijah & Margaret Funk	Daniel Showalter	12/22/1800	5a 15p, part of 10a	£75	C3-31
Elijah Funk	Benjamin Funk, son	1821 (will) - 1823 (probate)			died
Branch E
Henry Zook of Tredyffrin, miller, & Barbara, his wife	Barnabas Rapp of Charlestown	11/7/1796	10a part of 94a	£55	O2-487

Barnet Rapp, blacksmith		1799	29a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 15' x 20'; Frame Kitchen 15' x 10'; Stone Springhouse 10' x 8'; Log Barn 20' x 30'; Stone Smithshop 16' x 18'
Barnet Rapp		1824			Died; to wife the estate in her lifetime. Son Barnet smith tools & shop. Son Joseph wheelwright shop. After wife's death estate to be split between 9 children.
John & Barnet Rapp, executors of the estate of Barnet Rapp	Samuel Buckwalter	4/23/1849	4a 110p, part of 10a	$309 30.5c	I5-357
John & Barnet Rapp, executors of the estate of Barnet Rapp	Davis M. Rapp	4/23/1849	1a 158p, part of 10a	$174 90c	I5-492
John & Barnet Rapp, executors of the estate of Barnet Rapp	Joseph Rapp	4/23/1849	2a 64p, part of 10a	$158 40c	Q5-319
Branch F
Henry Zook of Tredyffrin, miller, & Barbara, his wife	Robert Todd of East Whiteland	2/4/1797	20a + 15a 50p, part of 94a	£200	O2-322

Robert Todd of East Whiteland	David Todd of East Whiteland, son of Robert	3/29/1797	10a + 7.1a	£100	O2-325

David & Margaret Todd	Edward & James Roberts	6/6/1811	215a 92p + 10a	$9,000	F3-150; see Griffith Pritchet tract for the history of the larger tract
Edward & Mary Roberts, James Roberts	Thomas Matlack	4/1/1813	10a	$1,200	L3-530
Thomas & Martha Matlack	Jacob Vanderslice	9/23/1817	10a	$1,767	A4-501
Jacob & Thomas Vanderslice, executors of the will of Jacob Vanderslice senior	Robert Jones	4/17/1847	10a	$350	E5-623
Robert & Hannah Jones	Jeffrey John	1/13/1860	10a	$1,250	O6-308
Jeffrey & Catherine John	Samuel Buckwalter	5/10/1861	10a	$1,250	R6-482
Elijah Pennypacker, administrator of the estate of Samuel Buckwalter	John Acker	3/31/1864	10a	$657 50c	W6-354

Overview of disposition of Henry Zook tract
Branch G
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Henry Zook		1796 - 1798	25a unseated land		Tax returns; not in 1799 tax return
Robert Todd		1799	20a unseated land		Tax return; no buildings
David Todd		1799	15a unseated land		Tax return; no buildings
Branch H
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference