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Table 15 Edward Shippen tract

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Edward Shippen		1715	340a		Tax return; no Chester County will or administration; not in 1722 taxes
Joseph Shippen	Rees Pritchard	3/25/1725-6			Quoted in X-5
Branch A
Rees Pritchard	David Griffith	1726	170a		Quoted in O-44
David & Mary Griffith of Charlestown	John Griffith, of Charlestown, laborer	1/26/1746	390a	£250	O-44

Branch A.1
John & Margaret Griffith, of Charlestown	Hezekiah Davis of Charlestown, sadler	8/30/1792	157.75a	£729	L2-133

John Griffith of Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland Co and Margaret his wife	Hezekiah & James Davis of Charlestown	5/6/1794	13a	£50	E3-277

Hezekiah Davis, Sadler		1799	157a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 18' x 21'; Stone Kitchen 18' x 10'; Saddlers Shop 12' x 16'; Stone Barn 52' x 32'
Hezekiah Davis		1837, will 5/4/1822	157.75a + 6.5a (woodland)		died
Branch A.1.1
Nathaniel Davis & John G. Wersler, executors of the will of Hezekiah Davis	Milton Wersler	4/1/1839	76a 158p	$5,004 18.45c	B6-111
Milton Wersler	Nathaniel Davis	4/1/1839	76a 158p	$5,004 18.45c	L5-448
Nathaniel & Ellen Davis	John Lutz	3/12/1845	2a	$425	C5-344
Nathaniel & Ellen Davis	Lewis Free	4/9/1856	74a 158p	$7,000	B6-587
Mary & William Free, administrators of the estate of Lewis Free	William Henry Wells	5/10/1883	74a 158p	$5,887 50c	S9-170
W. H. Wells		1883	76a 3r 38p		Breou’s atlas
Branch A.1.2
Nathaniel Davis & John G. Wersler, executors of the will of Hezekiah Davis	Silas Gordon	4/1/1839	83a 18p	$4,159 62.5c	R4-331
Silas & Magdalen Gordon	John Rose	4/5/1853	90a 27p	$5,000	T5-195
Estate of John Rose		1883	83a 3r 13p		Breou’s Atlas
Branch A.2
John Griffith of Charlestown and Margaret his wife	Jedediah Griffith of Charlestown, son of the said John Griffith	5/1/1795	57a 40p	£90	M2-24; see Samuel Richardson tract for later history

Branch A.3
Evan Lewis		1766 - 1767	100a		Tax returns
Evan Lewis of Charlestown and Susanna his wife	John Griffith of Charlestown	2/18/1767	100a	£175 9s 3d	P-42; mortgage; neighbors: Bounded on the SE and SW sides by lands of John Griffith; On the NW sides by the land of John Williams; On the NE side by land of Lewis Morgan and Llewelyn David
Branch A.4
Matthais Pennypacker & John Umsted	John Griffith	2/1/1797	75a		quoted in P2-84
Mathias Pennebaker of Charlestown, miller and Mary his wife and John Umstead of Providence, Montgomery and Isabella his wife	James Williams of Charlestown, mason	4/10/1797	43a 88p, part of 75a	£355	P2-84

James Williams		1799	43a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 20' x 26'; Log Barn 40' x 18'
James & Margaret Williams	Lewis Shuman	1/4/1804	40a	£406	X2-385; see William Sanders tract for continuation
James & Margaret Williams	Henry Wersler	5/1/1806	3a 88p	£150	D3-84; see William Sanders tract for continuation
Branch B
Rees Pritchard	David John	2/5/1727-8	50a		Quoted in O-44
David John	David Griffith	3/15/1736-7	50a		Quoted in O-44
See Branch A for continuation
Branch C
Stephen Lewis, laborer, of Charlestown	General Loan Office		170a		Mortgage (defaulted); quoted in O-44
General Loan Office	David Griffith	11/11/1740	170a		Quoted in O-44
See Branch A for continuation
Branch D
Rees & Anna Pritchard of Whiteland	Samuel Pritchard of Whiteland	12/14/1741	120a	£40	O-262
Samuel & Margaret Pritchard	John David	4/27/1743	120a		O-264
John & Mary David of Charlestown	David Davies of Charlestown	4/27/1770	120a	£205	X-5

David Davies	Mary, Elizabeth, Martha Davies	1788			died intestate
John Adams of East Whiteland and Mary his wife, Methuselah Davis of Uwchlan and Elizabeth his wife and Samuel Byers of Charlestown and Martha his wife	James David of Charlestown	1/14/1792	117a	£430	W2-384
James Davis, farmer		1799	117a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 27' x 20'; Stone Barn 52' x 33'
James Davis		5/8/1817 (will); 8/20/1818 (probate)			died; plantation to my sons Mordecai, William, and John Parry
Jonathan Jones, sheriff, suit of the administrators of the estate of Joseph Malin against Mordecai, William, and John P. Davis	Morgan J. Thomas	2/1/1827	123a	2,523 50c	Sheriff’s deed 2-135
Morgan J.& Elizabeth Thomas	Samuel Jones	3/31/1829	129a	$4,535	B4-369
Samuel Jones	John Rapp	3/31/1829	20a	$1,250	B4-253; see Branch D.1
Samuel & Hannah Jones	Daniel Beaver	10/20/1842	106a 14.5p	$7,532 43c	X4-147

Daniel Beaver		1861			died
Joseph Beaver		1873			Witmer’s atlas
Joseph Beaver		1877			died intestate
Mrs Margaret Beaver		1883			Breou’s atlas
Branch D.1
Samuel Jones	John Rapp	3/31/1829	20a	$1,250	B4-253; see Branch D.1
John Rapp	Thomas Bowman	4/2/1877	20a	$3,331	W8-82
Thomas Bowman		1883	20a		Breou’s atlas