Charlestown

Table 12 John Jones tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Jones

8/8/1705

 

340a

Partition of Charles Pickering’s land; court of Common Pleas for County of Chester 2

John Jones

Samuel Preston and Clement Plumstead

5/2/1708 (will)

 

 

Will; to pay debts

John Jones

 

1715

340a

 

Tax return; no Chester County will or administration; not in 1722 taxes

Samuel Preston and Clement Plumstead

David Jones

6/18/1720

340a

 

 

David Jones

 

1722

233a

 

Tax return

David Jones

Daniel Jones

2/12/1732-33

107.25a

£20

F-549; see Branch A

F-549

David Jones sr., of Charlestown

John Jones, carpenter, of Charlestown

2/25/1741-2

233a

£100

F-551

F-551

John Jones, carpenter, of Charlestown

David Jones, blacksmith, of Charlestown

5/6/1745

233a

£150

F-553

David & Jane Jones of Charlestown

George Emlen of Philadelphia

1748

 

 

G-234; mortgage

John Owen

George Emlin

1750

233a

 

G-547; Sheriff’s deed; neighbors Peter Gardener, Daniel Jones, Job Harvey, James John; same plan as F-551

George Emlen

Nathaniel Davies

1750?

233a

 

Deed not found

Nathaniel & Hannah Davis of Charlestown

George Emlen

2/8/1749-50

233a

£200

G-584; mortgage; neighbors Peter Gardener, Daniel Jones, Job Harvey, James John

G-584

Nathaniel Davis

 

1749 and 1750

 

 

Tax returns

Nathaniel Davis

Zephaniah Davis, eldest son

 

 

 

died; no Chester County will or administration; quoted in B2-543

Zephaniah Davis

Benjamin Thomas

3/7/1769

 

 

quoted in B2-543

Benjamin Thomas of Pikeland and Elizabeth his wife

John Price of Lower Chichester

1770

 

£200

R-131; mortgage

Benjamin Thomas

 

1770 - 1785

200a

 

Tax returns; sawmill then grist mill added

Benjamin Thomas of Vincent and Elizabeth his wife

Daniel Root of Charlestown

5/19/1787

233a

£1,812 10s

B2-543; with grist and saw mills

Daniel Root

 

1787 - 1796

230a

 

Tax returns

Daniel Root

Sebastine (Sebastian) Root

8/10/1792

 

£400

H2-10; Bill of Sale, see inventory

Sebastian Root of Coventry

 

11/16/1792 (will)- 12/17/1793 (probate)

 

 

died; remainder of estate to be divided among 5 sons (including Daniel)

Daniel Root

 

1799

233a

 

Tax return; Log Dwelling house 14' x 18'; Log Dwelling house 15' x 20'

Sheriff (debt of Daniel Root to John Umsted)

John B. Sartori

3/28/1801

233a and Grist Mill

£1,200

T2-333

John B. Sartori of Philadelphia

Benjamin Thomas of Charlestown

6/1/1801

233a

£1,600

T2-461; Messuage, Grist and Saw mills

Benjamin Thomas

Roger Davis, Physick

10/28/1811

233a + 2a

$8,000

I3-497

Roger Davis

Isaac & Roger Davis

11/20/1815

 

 

died. ‘All my real estate to sons Isaac & Roger’

Isaac Davis

Jones Davis

4/1/1816

 

 

Mortgage

Cromwell Pearce, Sheriff (debt of Isaac Davis)

Abraham Harley

5/12/1819

156a

$7,470

Sheriff’s deed 2-146; Grist & Sawmill

Jones Davis

Abraham Harley

7/18/1820

154a 24p + 2a

$1

R3-384

R3-384

Sheriff (estate of Abraham Harley)

John Coffman

2/8/1825

156a

$3,985

Sheriff’s Deed 3-66; Grist & Saw Mill

John Coffman sr. of Charlestown

Daniel Coffman et al

1825

 

 

died intestate

John & Elizabeth Coffman of Charlestown

Thomas Llewellyn

before 1833

67a

 

Deed not found

John & Elizabeth Coffman of Charlestown

Lewis Emrey of Pikeland

3/9/1833

14a 135p

$4,000

G4-131

John Coffman jr. of Charlestown

 

1837

 

 

died

Lewis Emrey of Charlestown

Jacob Emery of East Pikeland

3/19/1842

14a 135p

$7,200

V4-258; Grist and Saw Mill

Daniel & Margaret Ann Coffman of Charlestown

Samuel Coffman, brother, of Charlestown

3/7/1843

47a 22p

$1,800

W4-293; see Branch A below

Abigail & Jacob Emery & John Yeager, administrators of the estate of Jacob Emery

James McCluen

10/1/1861

14a 3r 15p

$7,200

S6-75; Grist and Saw Mill

James & Catharine McCluen

Zimmerman Colehoven

4/5/1867

14a 3r 15p

$3,400

D7-546

D7-546

P. Colehower

 

1883

14a 3r 15p

 

Breou’s Atlas; Grist mill

Coffman estate

 

1883

105a

 

Breou’s Atlas

Thomas J. Llewellyn

 

1883

67a 25p

 

Breou’s Atlas

Branch A

Daniel & Margaret Ann Coffman of Charlestown

Samuel Coffman, brother, of Charlestown

3/7/1843

47a 22p

$1,800

W4-293

W4-293

Samuel & Rosanna Coffman

Elijah Pennypacker

4/1/1871

47a 22p

 

Miscellaneous Deed 14-303; assignment

Elijah Pennypacker, assignee of Samuel & Rosanna Coffman

Davis Miller

4/2/1872

47a 22p

$2,700

E8-99

Samuel Coffman of Charlestown

 

1879

 

 

Died intestate

Daniel Coffman

 

1883

 

 

Died

Davis Miller

 

1883

47a 22p

 

Breou’s atlas

Coffman estate

 

1883

105a

 

Breou’s Atlas; Grist mill

Branch B

David Jones

Daniel Jones

2/12/1732-33

107.25a

£20

F-549; see Branch A

Daniel Jones of Charlestown and Ann his wife

Samuel Martin of Charlestown, mason

5/25/1763

107.25a

£700

N-50

Daniel Jones of Frederick County, Virginia

Samuel Jones

1765

 

 

O-48; letter of attorney

John Hunter, Sheriff

James Cloyd

3/30/1767

 

 

quoted in E2-352

James Cloyd of Charlestown

Dieder Heckman of Bethel, Dauphan Co.

5/10/1790

116a

£1,000

E2-352

E2-252

Detrick Heckman, farmer

 

1799

116a

 

Tax return; Frame Dwelling house 20' x 27'; Stone Outhouse 20' x 18'; Stone Kitchen 19' x 20'; Log/Stone Barn 20' x 53'

Dieder & Magdalen Heckman

Peter Young

4/21/1800

116a

£1,000

S2-321

Peter Young senior

Peter & George Young, sons

1827

 

 

Died intestate

Peter Young junior

John Young, eldest son

1830

 

 

Died intestate

George Young, administrator of the estate of John Young

John Sheldrake

4/1/1851

117a 78p

$10,000

P5-76

P5-76

Charles Peck & Isaac Y. Saylor, administrators of the estate of Isaac Saylor

John Sheldrake

3/31/1855

142a 81p

$8,575

Y5-170; See Martha Durant tract for history

John & Jane Sheldrake

David Hartman

4/1/1858

124a 1p

$11,000

K6-68

Jane Sheldrake, Francis Hannah & David Hartman, Sarah Jane & John Bowen

William Sheldrake

3/20/1866

136a

$10,666 66c

D7-119; release

William & Kate Sheldrake

John Shoffner

4/1/1867

136 91p

$17,583 22c

I7-151

I7-151

John Shoffner

 

1883

136a 2r 11p

 

Breou’s Atlas

David Hartman

 

1883

132a

 

Breou’s Atlas