Charlestown

Table 13 Henry Flowers tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Flower of the city of Philadelphia

Andrew Robeson of the county of Philadelphia, Gentleman

8/15/1710

340a

£100

D-418

D-418

Henry Flowers

 

1715

340a

 

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

Andrew Robeson sr.

Andrew Robeson jr.

 

 

 

Will; Quoted in F6-242

Israel, Jonathan, David, Thomas, Samuel, Eleanor, Mary, Peter, and Margaret Robeson, other children of Andrew Robeson sr.

Andrew Robeson jr.

5/21/1724

 

 

Release; Quoted in F6-242

Andrew Robeson

George Lewis

5/12/1725

 

 

Quoted in F6-242

Branch A

George & Frances Lewis of Charlestown

Peter Gardener of Blockley

6/30/1733

290a

£120

Phila. F6-242; same description as F-556

Peter (yeoman) & Sarah Gardener of Blockley

John Williams of Charlestown

12/12/1744

290a

£120

X2-30; messuage

John & Mary Williams of Charlestown

Peter Gardener

12/10/1744

290a

£70

F-556; mortgage

F-556

Branch A.1

John Williams

Thomas Williams

c. 1768

100a

 

No Chester County deed

Thomas Williams

 

1768 - 1780

100a

 

Tax returns

 

Jacob Coffman

 

1786 - 1788

80a

 

tax returns

Jacob Coffman of Charlestown

 

1788

 

 

died; estate to be divided among 8 children

John Coffman

 

1791 - 1798

80a

 

tax returns

John Cauffman

 

1799

81a

 

tax return; Stone Dwelling house 20' x 30'; Stone Springhouse 10' x 10'; Stone Kitchen 20' x 20'; Stone Barn 55' x 30'; Frame Barrack

John Coffman of Charlestown

Daniel Coffman

1826

 

 

died intestate

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

 

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;

P. Colehover

 

1883

14a

 

Breou’s Atlas; grist mill

 

Branch A.2

John Williams of Charlestown and Mary his wife

David Williams of Charlestown, their son

2/3/1774

100a, part of 290a

£100

I3-174

I3-174

David Williams

 

1799

100a

 

Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 16' x 18'; Stone Springhouse 10' x 12'; Stone Cave 10' x 18'; Frame Dwelling house 14' x 18'; Log Barn 12' x 14'; Saw Mill

David Williams

John Williams

8/27/1801 (will); 10/8/1801 (probate)

 

 

died; ‘to brother John Williams all remainder, real & personal’

John Williams

Rachel Davis

9/4/1802 (will); 6/1/1804 (probate)

 

 

died. ‘To niece Rachel Davis 40 acres of my land with the buildings she occupies, it being part of the land in Charlestown devised me by my brother David Williams’.

William Pearson of Schulykill, trustee of the estate of Rachel Davis

Major & John McVeagh

4/29/1845

11a

$1

Z4-556

Major & Margaret McVeagh and John & Eliza McVeagh

Robert Huston of Charlestown

3/24/1847

11a 86p

$837 50c

G5-8

Robert Huston (miller) and Mary, his wife, of Charlestown

David B. Patrick of Charlestown

3/30/1858

11a 86p

$1,500

R6-205

R6-205

Branch A.3

John Williams of Charlestown, weaver

John Peregrin of Charlestown, cordwainer

4/28/1784

10a

£80

B2-551

B2-551

John Perkin, cordwainer

 

1799

10a

 

Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 18' x 26'; Stone Outhouse 11' x 16'; Log Stable 12' x 14'

John & Zilla Pergrin

Elizabeth Thomas

10/7/1801

7a

£154

T2-608; see Branch A.3.a for continuation

John Pergrin

 

1802

 

 

died intestate

Hezekiah Davies, administrator of the estate of John Pergrin

Jedediah Griffith

5/26/1816

3a 25p

$199 7c

A4-373

James Weedon

 

1883

acreage not stated

 

Breou’s Atlas

Branch A.3.a

John & Zilla Pergrin

Elizabeth Thomas

10/7/1801

7a

£154

T2-608; see above for earlier history

Elizabeth Thomas

Thomas Llewellyn

4/1/1811

7a

£330

F3-319

Branch A.4

John Williams

Martha Martin, daughter and wife of Matthias Martin

1793 - 1795

70a

 

died

Matthias Martin

 

1796

60a

 

Tax return

Martha Martin

Mary Demsey, daughter

1797

60a or 70a

 

Died intestate; Tax return for estate

Denis Dempsey

 

1799

70a

 

Tax return; Part Stone Dwelling house 29' x 19'; Log Stable 18' x 14'

Dennis & Mary Dempsey of Charlestown

William Llewellyn, house carpenter, of Charlestown

4/1/1803

66a

£528

X2-31

X2-31

William Llewellyn

Susan Llewellyn

11/6/1844 (will)

 

 

died

Charles Peck & Thomas Llewellyn, administrators of the estate of Susan Llewellyn

Davis Gunkle

4/7/1863

66a

$4,819 32c

V6-71

Davis Gunkle

Thomas Llewellyn

4/7/1863

66a

$4,819 32c

U6-456

U6-456

William & Ann Llewellyn

James Wheedon

9/8/1876

7.15p

$50

U8-282; Springhouse

William Llewellyn

 

1883

61a 15p

 

Breou’s Atlas

William & Anna Llewellyn

Isaiah & Livingston Lawrence

4/1/1885

66a - 7.15p

$2,500

W9-231

Branch B

George Lewis of Chester Co planter and Frances his wife

John Evans

2/5/1728

50a

 

quoted in S-423; adjoining the lands of John Powell and Mathias Martin

Reece John

 

1729 - 1734/5

 

 

Tax returns

Rees John of Charlestown and Margaret his wife

John Evans

11/4-5/1735

150a

 

lease & release; quoted in S-423

John Evans

 

1749 - 1763

 

 

Tax returns

John Evans of Charlestown, blacksmith and Elizabeth his wife

John David of Whiteland, cordwainer

4/26/1763

150a + 50a

£700?

S-423

S-423

John David of Whiteland and Martha his wife

Elizabeth Morgan of Philadelphia, spinster

4/27/1763

150a + 50a

£400

N-105; mortgage

John Morton, Sheriff (debt of John David)

Joseph Cunnard

2/24/1767

150a + 50a

£441 10s

P-34

P-34

Joseph Cunnard

 

 

 

 

Not in Charlestown taxes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence & Mary King

Jacob & Matthias Pennypacker

12/5/1785

25a 98p

 

Quoted in N2-511 & N2-545

William North

Branch B.1

Mathias Pennypacker of Charlestown, miller

Jacob Pennypacker of Charlestown

12/31/1795

12a 120p

5s (total cost)

N2-511 partition (part)

Branch B.2

Jacob Pennypacker of Charlestown

Mathias Pennypacker of Charlestown, miller

12/31/1795

12a 154p

5s (total cost)

N2-545 partition (part)