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Joseph Pidgeon tract

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Joseph Pidgeon		1715	340a		Tax return; no Chester County will or administration
Thomas Tresse of Philadelphia, merchant and his wife, Elizabeth (widow of Joseph Pidgeon)	Thomas Evans	12/19-20/1720	340a		Lease and release
Thomas & Hannah Evans of Pickering Mines	Stephen David of Chester County	11/28/1722	340a		Phila. F6-344

Branch A
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Stephen & Hannah David, carpenter of Easttown	David Davis	9/5/1733	150a		quoted in N-104 and B2-561
Gwellian & John James	David Davis	2/17/1750	48a		quoted in B2-561
David Davis of Charlestown	Mary Benson of Philadelphia, executrix of the last will of John Benson, baker	6/17/1763	150a	£130	N-104; mortgage?

David Davis	George Davis	7/1/1766			quoted in B2-561
George David of Charlestown and Mary his wife	David Davis of Charlestown	7/9/1766	198a	£133 13s 4d	O-293; mortgage
John Morton, sheriff (George David indebted to David Davies)	Isaac Wayne of Easttown	1767	198a	£90 6s 8d	B2-559

Isaac Wayne of Easttown and Elizabeth his wife	Philip Rapp of Charlestown, Blacksmith	5/2/1774	198a	£800	B2-561
Philip Rapp	Frederick Rapp (95a); Philip (remainder of estate)	1/8/1793 (will); 4/24/1793 (probate)			died
Branch A.1
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Frederick Rapp, wainwright		1799	95a		Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 25' x 30'; Log Barn 20' x 40'; Log Wainwright shop 20' x 16'
Frederick Rapp		1833			died intestate
Matthias Pennypacker and Jacob Rapp, administrators of the estate of Frederick Rapp	Joseph E. Anderson, Innkeeper	2/17/1834	103.5a	$6504 97.5c	N4-343

Joseph & Rebecca Anderson	Samuel Buckwalter	3/20/1841	92a 133p	$7,426 50c	T4-428
Elijah Pennypacker, administrator of the estate of Samuel Buckwalter	John Crawford	4/2/1864	92a 133p	$6,962 32c	W6-415
John Crawford		1873			Witmer’s Atlas
A. Crawford Anderson (guardian of minor children of John Crawford), Virginia Crawford, widow	Peter Caffery	4/1/1876	92a 133p	$9,582	V8-295
Peter Caffery		1883	93a 2r 30p		Breou’s Atlas
Branch A.1.a
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference


Matthias Pennypacker and Jacob Rapp, administrators of the estate of Frederick Rapp	Joseph E. Anderson, Innkeeper	2/17/1834	103.5a	$6504 97.5c	N4-343; see above for earlier history
Joseph & Rebecca Anderson	Matthias Pennypacker	3/3/1835	7a	$840	N4-27
Joseph & Rebecca Anderson	Matthias Pennypacker	4/1/1844	2a 44p	$400	B5-233
Matthias & Sarah Pennypacker	James McIntyre	3/11/1851	7a	$175	N5-558
James McIntyre	Daniel Dunmore	4/1/1864	9a 44p	$1,275	Z6-524
Daniel Dunmore		1873			Witmer’s atlas
Samuel Dunmore		1883	9a 1r 4p		Breou’s atlas
James Anderson		1883			Breou’s atlas
Branch A.2
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Philip Rapp, farmer		1799	95a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 26' x 30'; Stone Springhouse 10' x 8'; Log Barn 60' x 20'; Log Smithshop 16' x 14'; Log Wainwright shop 18' x 16'
Philip Rapp		1843			died intestate
Benjamin G. Rapp		1883	101a 25p		Breou’s Atlas
Branch B
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Stephen & Hannah David	David Thomas, weaver of Charlestown	10/27/1736	169.5a		S-272
David, weaver & Elenor Thomas of Charlestown	John Thomas of Charlestown	5/20/1750	169.5a	£250	S-70

John Thomas of Charlestown and Sarah his wife	Buckeridge Sims of Philadelphia, merchant	11/17/1766	169.5a	£150	O-379; mortgage
John, yeoman, & Sarah Thomas of Charlestown	John Vaslar (Wersler?) of Douglas township, Philadephia county, carpenter	5/15/1771	169.5a	£575	S-72
John & Margaret Vaslar	David Havard of Tredyffrin	5/1/1772	169.5a	£60	S-73, mortgage
John Wersler	George Wesler (Wersler?)		17.5a 20p		Not conveyed before John Wersler’s death
John Wersler		1778			died intestate
Branch B.1 Jacob & John Wersler
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Phillip Clare and Mary his wife, Henry Vestler, Phillip Rapp and Catherine his wife, all of Charlestown	John Vesler and Jacob Vesler of Charlestown	12/22/1797	169.5a		P2-594; quitclaim for deed S-72 tract of 169.5a
Jacob Wesler, blacksmith		1799	75a		Tax return; Log Hay house 30' x 22'; Log Smith shop 14' x 16'; Coal house 10' x 12';
John Wesler, weaver		1799	75a		Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 22' x 16'; Stone Springhouse 12' x 16'; Log Weaving shop 14' x 18' Frame Barn 30' x 40'
John Wersler of Charlestown (weaver)	Jacob Wersler of Charlestown (yeoman)	5/30/1807	64a 2r 22p + 10a		D3-500; deed of partition
Jacob Wersler of Charlestown (yeoman)	John Wersler of Charlestown (weaver)	5/30/1807	64a 2r 26p + 10a		R3-146; partition
Heirs of John Wersler	Jacob Coffman	4/1/1831	80.5a	$3,050	E4-48; see Branch B.1.a below for later history
Jacob and Barbara Wersler	John G. Wesler & Benjamin Funk	5/4/1835			Letter of Attorney; Attorney book E5-400
Jacob Wersler		1836			Died intestate
John G. Wersler, administrator of the estate of Jacob Wersler	Thomas J. Grover	8/30/1836	64a 2r 22p + 10a	$5,000	M4-642
John G. Wersler		1851			Atlas; Sawmill
John G. Wersler		1877			Died
Estate of John G. Wersler		1883			Breou’s atlas
Thomas J. Grover		1883	74a 2r 22p		Breou’s atlas; Schuylkill & Charlestown townships
Branch B.1.a
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Heirs of John Wersler	Jacob Coffman	4/1/1831	80.5a	$3,050	E4-48; from above
Isaac Coffman & Eliza, his wife	Edward Schofield	4/4/1837	80.5a	$5,600	O4-176
Edward & Susanna Schofield	Charles M. Wheatley	4/1/1853	80.5a	$5,375	T5-198
Charles M. Wheatley of New York City, now Schuylkill township	Edward F. Sanderson of New York City	6/24/1853	½ part of 80.5a	$5,000	U5-56
Edward F. Sanderson & Julia, his wife, of Sheffield, England	Charles M. Wheatley	3/18/1857	½ part of 80.5a	$3,082 52c	F6-555
Charles & Martha Wheatley	Thomas E. Hampton	11/8/1858	80.5a	$6,000	K6-118
Thomas & Harriett Hampton	William Sowden	4/8/1879	80.5a	$6,037 50c	D9-79
William Sowden		1883	80a 2r		Breou’s atlas
Branch B.2 George Wersler
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Sheriff (debt of James Alexander)	James Parker	2/1/1786	200a	£540	B2-323; messuage and tract bounded by Isaac Potts & Co, Henry Miller et al.
James Parker	George Wersler	1786	199a		B2-325

Relic & heirs of John Wesler (Elijah Funk and Margaret his wife, Philip Blaire and Mary his wife, John Wesler, Henry Wesler, Catherine Wesler and Jacob Wesler each of Charlestown)	George Wesler	3/7/1791	17.5a 20p	£88 2s 6d	F2-327

George Wersler, Farmer		1799	198a + 18a occupied		Taxes; Stone Dwelling house 20' x 35'; Stone Springhouse 14' x 16'; Log Dwelling house 26' x 20'; Log Dwelling house 18' x 21'; Log/Stone Barn 26' x 16'; Frame Saw Mill
George Wersler	Rebecca Bones, daughter	1832; will dated 2/4/1826	101a		Died
Rebecca Bones et al	Samuel Pennypacker	3/30/1852	99a 140p	$4,993 75c	Q5-366
Samuel & Margaret Pennypacker	John McConaghy	4/1/1858	93a 94.5p	$5,993 18.75c	G6-419
John & Mary McConaghy	Henry Detwiler	3/28/1864	93a 94.5p	$7,019 29c	X6-79

Jacob Rickabaugh		1883	93a 2r 14p		Breou’s atlas