Charlestown

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)

C2-265

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

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

H2-90

Branch A

John & Mary Zook

Adam Rickabaugh

1792

20a

£60

G2-195

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

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

K2-331

Daniel Sowers of Charlestown and Mary his wife

Jacob Kurtz of Tredyffrin

4/19/1798

12a

£130

Q2-128

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

Q2-128

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

I3-267

Branch D

Henry Zook of Tredyffrin & Barbara, his wife

Elijah Funk

8/24/1796

10a part of 94a

£55

P2-603

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

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

O2-322

Robert Todd of East Whiteland

David Todd of East Whiteland, son of Robert

3/29/1797

10a + 7.1a

£100

O2-325

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

HenryZook

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