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Table 7 Thomas Tress tract

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Thomas Tress et al	John Hoskins	1714			S-274; release
Thomas Tress		1715	340a		Tax return; not in 1722 tax returns; no Chester County will or administration
Ruth Hoskins of Chester, widow, administrator of her late husband John Hoskins deceased, John Hoskins of Chester, eldest son & heir of the said decedent & Stephen Hoskins of Chester cooper, second son of the aforesaid decedent	Thomas David of Charlestown	2/11/1724	340a	£85	S-501
Admin. of Thomas Tress; Hugh Tress (deceased?)	Thomas David	1737	340a		S-276; Pickering Mines

Link to Thomas David Manor of Bilton tract
Thomas Tresse	Thomas David			£100	Presumed mortgage
Thomas Tresse	Hugh Tresse, brother				died; probate or administration, Hugh inheriting land.
Sheriff (Hugh Tresse) or sale by Hugh Tresse	Thomas David	11/29/1737	340a		S-276

Thomas David	David Davis, son	4/16/1760	340a		Probate; will dated 4/3/1760
Branch A
David David of Charlestown	John Allebach	12/9/1768	133.75		Chester County deed not found
John & Louisa Allebach	Rachel Hillborn of Philadelphia	4/19/1773		£200	S-209; mortgage

Alexander & Mary Todd	George Fox	5/6/1786			quoted in G2-188; not in tax returns, no Chester County purchase deed
George & Mary Fox of Phildelphia	David Childerick the younger of Charlestown	4/14/1792	131.75a	£200	G2-188

David & Mary Childerick of Charlestown	Elijah Funk of Charlestown	4/18/1796	131.75a	£786	P2-600
Elijah Funk, farmer		1799	126a		Tax return; Log Dwelling house 27' x 22'; Log Dwelling house 12' x 15'; Stone Barn 70' x 35'
Branch B
David Davies of Charlestown	David Havard of Tredyffrin	12/12/1768	208.25a	£200	P-411; mortgage. Neighbors Patrick Anderson, Llewelyn Davis, John Orabuck, John Griffith, John Thomas and Isaac Wayne
David & Eleanor Davis of Charlestown	David Havard	10/15/1773	208.25a	£300	S-152; mortgage. Neighbors Patrick Anderson, Llewelyn David, John Orabauch, John Griffith, John Thomas and Isaac Wayne
David & Eleanor Davis of Charlestown	John Richardson	1/6/1775	228.5a		Y-23
John & Christiana Richardson of Charlestown	Henry Miller of Charlestown	5/26/1775	228.5 a	£1,700	V-59

William Gibbons, Sheriff	Richard Jacobs of East Whiteland	3/1/1786	228.5a	£1,112	A2-402
Richards Jacobs of Charlestown	Jacob Kurtz of Tredyffrin	4/26/1798	11a 150p	£238 15s	Q2-127

Richard Jacobs		1799	168a		Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 27' x 19'; Log Dwelling house 27' x 16'; Stone Kitchen 15' x 18'; Frame Stable 17' x 30'; Log/Stone Barn 18' x 45'
Richard Jacobs	Frederick Klaire	6/2/1800	18a + 2a 7.5p	£350	S2-464
Matthias Pennypacker & Barnet Rapp, executors of the will of Frederic Klaire	John Rapp	11/1/1806	20a 7.5p	£550	A3-232
Richard Jacobs, late of Charlestown	William Roberts of Bucks County	4/5/1810	192a	£3,250	D3-140

William Roberts of Schuylkill		1841			died
William Rodgers, sheriff (debt of Joseph Roberts)	John Williams	2/9/1843	49a	$5,000	Sheriff’s Deed 5-99;see Joshua Carpenter tract for more details
William Rodgers, sheriff (debt of William Roberts, deceased)	John Williams	10/20/1843	81a	$5,000	Y4-243; neighbors Benjamin Funk, Thomas Grover and others.(also Sheriff’s Deed 5-119)
Clinton Frame, sheriff, debt of William Roberts	John Roberts	11/9/1843	86.5a + 18.75a woodland	$8,500	Sheriff’s deed 5-120; Messuage, Carding & Fulling Mill
Clinton Frame, sheriff, debt of Joseph Roberts	Amos Rapp	6/11/1844	17a	$1,520	Sheriff’s deed 5-157
John Roberts	John Williams	3/31/1845	86.5a + 18.75a woodland	$8,?00	B5-16

John & Sarah Williams	Charles M. Wheatley of New York City	4/2/1852	46a 98p	$5,000	R5-174; Wheatley Mine, see Joshua Carpenter tract for further history
William Roberts of Tredyffrin and Susanna, his wife	John Ford of Schuylkill	4/10/1856	48a 19p	$5,000	A6-434
John & Sarah Williams	B. Franklin Williams	6/22/1872	3a 138p (papermill) + 119p (mill race) + 1a 20p (mill dam) + 1a (woodland)	$6,000	F8-15
John Williams		1875			died intestate
Jacob & Sylvester Rapp, execs of Amos Rapp	J Walker and Benjamin F. Williams	4/2/1883	17a 129p	$7,530	Q9-278
B.F. Williams		1883	22a 2r 27p		Breou’s atlas
Walker Williams		1883	180a 1r 35p		Breou’s atlas
Branch B.1
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Richards Jacobs of Charlestown	Jacob Kurtz of Tredyffrin	4/26/1798	11a 150p	£238 15s	Q2-127; see Branch B for earlier history
Jacob & Barbara Kurtz	John Rogers	4/8/1809	7a	$420	D3-386
John & Rebecca Rogers	Elizabeth Custer	2/17/1810	7a	$220	D3-387