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John Martin patent - 500 acre tract

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

William Penn	Thomas Chalkley, Ralf Jackson, & John Machiner, execs of John Martin	10/11/1703	490a		Patent A2-583; Warrant 3/3/1701; Survey D73-105

John Martin (executors) patent, 1703. Survey D73-105.
Thomas Chalkley, Ralf Jackson, & John Machiner	Rebecca Abel, only child of Chalkley				died; quoted in G2-182
James & Rebecca Abel	Edward Catherall, John Reynoll, John Morris, John Armitt, John Smith, Israel Pemberton, and Joshua Emlen	12/24/1751			quoted in G2-182
25 acres of patent found to be in Pikeland; additional 25a patented in Charlestown
Proprietors	Edward Catherel, John Reynel, John Morris, John Armit, John Smith, Joshua Emlen, and Israel Pemberton	1755	24.75a & allowance		Warrant 4/8/1752; Survey A66-171

Edward Catherel, John Reynel, John Morris, John Armit, John Smith, Joshua Emlen, and Israel Pemberton patent, 1755. Survey A66-171 (Warrant 4/8/1755; return 12/4/1755). Usually when there are a large number of names on a deed or patent it is because the tract is to be used for a school or church. There is no evidence that this is the case for this patent.
Edward Catherel, John Reynel, John Morris, John Armit, John Smith, Joshua Emlen, and Israel Pemberton	Clement Rigg	2/26//1756	296a 70p	£6 per annum	quoted in G2-182
Clement & Rachel Rigg	James Thomas	12/15/1764	269a 70p	£6 per annum	quoted in G2-182
James Thomas of the 500 hundred tract	Provides for wife, Mary; Isaac & Nathan Thomas, sons	3/21/1775 (probate)	Isaac & Nathan land at 21		Inheritence; will 5/18/1773
Mary Thomas of the 500 hundred tract	Mentions Isaac & Nathan Thomas’ inheritence at 21	11/6/1778 (probate)			Will 7/1/1778
Isaac Thomas of Charlestown, mason	William James of Will Town, Bucks Co., tailor	1/26/1791	149a (western end)	£300	G2-182

William & Rachel James, tailor of Charlestown	James Kenny	5/11/1792	73a 56p	£244 10s	Q3-537
James Kenny		1799			Not in County tax return.
Isaac Thomas		1799			Not in County tax return.
Alexander Kenny		1799	80a		County tax return, probably rented from James Kenny senior. Stone Dwelling house 18' x 18'; Log Dwelling house 18' x 18'; Log Barn 30' x 20'
James Kenny	Daniel, James, & Alexander Kenny	5/19/1846 (will)	137a 94p (2 tracts, 1 in West Pikeland;, 1 in Charlestown)		quoted in H5-65; all real estate
Daniel & Lucy Kenny; James & Juliann Kenny; all of Charlestown. Administration of James Kenny	Alexander Kenny	4/6/1848	2/3 part of 73a 56p in Charlestown + land in West Pikeland	$3,653	H5-65; release

Enos Miles owned land in Uwchlan
Alexander Kenny	administrators George Shoffuer and Lydia Kenny, widow	1867			died intestate
George Shoffuer, administrator of the estate of Alexander Kenny	Oliver Shermann	4/8/1872	73a 56p	$11,700	E8-210; same description as H5-65
Oliver Sheneman		1883	73a 145p		Breou’s Atlas

Daniel Kenny		1799	114a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 18' x 18'; Log Springhouse10' x 12';Log Barn 60' x 20'; Log Stable 15' x 16'
Daniel & Elinor Kenny	Jacob Stonaker	2/22/1804	134a	5s	X2-424
Jacob Stonaker	Daniel Kenny	2/22/1804	134a	5s	X2-350

Daniel Kenney	Daniel Shaffner	3/26/1804	134a	£1,200	Y2-48

Daniel & Catharine Shaffner	Jesse Jones	3/26/1804	4a 16p	£64 25s 5d	Y2-110
Jesse & Mary Jones	John Acker	4/2/1805	4a 16p	£100	Z2-1
Daniel & Catharine Shaffner	John King	4/2/1804	2a 1p	£30 12s 11d	Y2-111
John & Elizabeth King	Abraham Zook	3/22/1813	2a 1p	$80	H3-16
Abraham & Elizabeth Zook	Henry Zook	6/16/1814	128a 133p + 139a (both East Whiteland) + 2a 1p (Charlestown)	$27,000	K3-183
Henry & Barbara Zook	James Isaac	5/17/1819	2a 1p + 1a (part of 128a 133p, Charlestown?)	$250	Q3-525
Cromwell Peirce, John Roberts, and John Bartholomew, by writ of attachment (Plea of trespass by Abraham Zook against James Issac deceased))	Thomas H. B. Jacobs	2/28/1824	2a 1p + 1a (both Charlestown)	$323	X3-81; see Joseph Jacobs tract for continuation

Daniel & Catharine Shaffner	Jacob Shuman	4/2/1804	2a 7p	£32 16s	Y2-112
Daniel & Catharine Shaffner	Michael Slonaker	4/2/1804	5a 138p	£85 14s 9d	Y2-107
Jacob, Michael, & Samuel Slonaker, executors of the will of Michael Slonaker sr.	Benjamin Kugler	3/28/1840	5a 138p	$178 35c	W4-99
Benjamin & Emeline Kugler	William Harrison	4/16/1844	5a 138p	$225	A5-109
William & Mary Harrison	John Davis	4/10/1851	5a 138p	$685	O5-147
John & Rebecca Davis	John Dougherty	3/29/1855	5a 138p	$762 50c	Y5-409
Martin Shaffner		1883	104a		Breou’s Atlas
Subdivision of William James tract Note: none of these tracts appear in the 1799 tax return
Branch A
David & Rachel Davis of Charlestown	Ezekial & Robert Alexander of East Whiteland	4/1/1812	100a	£2,000	G3-38
Administrator of estate of Robert Alexander	Joseph Henry	1827	13/16ths of 100a		Z3-537
Branch B
William & Rachel James, tailor of Pikeland	Andrew Whisler of Warwick, and Abraham Whisler of Pikeland. miller	5/13/1793	10a 16p	£70 14s	K2-280; neighbors James Kenny (to the north) and Jonathan Jones to the south
Andrew & Magdalen Whisler of Warwick and Abraham Whisler, miller of Pikeland	Henry Laubaugh of Uwchlan	8/23/1800	6a 6p	$180	S2-455

John Laubaugh, John Acker, and Jacob Latshaw, executors of the will of Henry Laubaugh	Peter Acker	1/23/1818	6a 6p	$210	N3-390
Peter & Elizabeth Acker	John Acker	1/26/1818	6a 6p	$210	P3-8
John Acker	John Acker, son	1846			will
John & Mary Acker of Kentucky	George W. Stine	4/18/1888	6a 6p	$259 61c	M10-112

John Jacobs, Hannah & William Fredennick, administrators of the estate of John Norris	Thomas Jacobs	2/4/1828	15a 100p	$703 12.5c	X3-2
Thomas Jacobs	John Davis	4/11/1844	15a 100p	$583 24c	Z4-165

John & Rebecca Davis	Samuel Fetters	3/31/1845	7a, part of 15a 100p	$249 20c	B5-129
Branch C
William & Rachel James, tailor of Charlestown	Jonathan Jones of Pikeland, carpenter	5/10/1793	3a 25p	£21 10s	O2-105; neighbors Andrew and Abraham Whisler (to the north)
Jonathan Jones	Daniel Meredith	1/26/1797	3a 25p	£28 7s	O2-114
Daniel & Ruth Meredith	Samuel Lewis	4/2/1824	3a 25p	$268 28c	X3-211
Branch D
William & Rachel James, tailor of Charlestown	John Quinn, innkeeper, of West Whiteland	5/11/1792 (not 1794; see recording date)	15a 22p	£92 14s 10p	L2-244; subject to ground rent for the Friends of the City of Philadelphia

John Quin	Executor, Thomas Ross, to sell real estate	7/27/1793 (will); 8/19/1793 (probate)			died
John Quin or Executor					No Chester County sale deed found
Branch E
William & Rachel James, tailor of Charlestown	Griffith Lewis of West Whiteland	9/3/1792	15a 20p	£98 17s 10d	H2-279; neighbors John Quinn (to the north) and William James’ other land (to the south)
Branch F
William & Rachel James, tailor of Uwchlan	Michael Lapp of East Whiteland	12/15/1794	13a 100p	£109 6s	L2-547

John Martin patent - 500 acre tract

Subdivision of William James tract