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Table 9 Samuel Carpenter North East tract

From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Samuel Carpenter		1715	1620a		Tax return; not in 1722 tax returns; no Chester County will or administration
Hannah & Samuel (deceased) Carpenter ?	Joshua Lord	between 1715 and 1720			No Chester County deed found; see H2-152 deed plan
Branch A
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Hannah & Samuel (deceased) Carpenter of Philadelphia	Griffith John of Chester County	3/30/1720	330a of 1010a	£80	H2-152; Charlestown

Griffith & Catharine John (of Tredyffrin)	James Jones	8/6/1720			H2-158; Charlestown; Griffith deacon of Great Valley Baptist Church; no James Jones sale deed found;
James Jones		1724	240a		tax return
James John		1742 and 1750			shown as neighbor to John Jones tract
James John	Nathaniel John, son	8/7/1747			will; quoted in V-403
Nathaniel John	Lewis Morgan	9/7/1750	330a	£520	H2-155
Lewis & Ann Morgan	John Buckwalter sr.	9/27/1765			O-160; See William Sanders tract for continuation
Lewis Morgan	Isaac Morgan, son	4/6/1774	227.5a	5s	A2-15

Joseph Potts	Isaac Morgan	5/12/1779			Deed not found, quoted in H3-58
Isaac Morgan, farmer		1799	220a		Tax return; Stone Dwelling house 20' x 30'; Stone Springhouse 27' x 17'; Log Dwelling house 20' x 24'; Stone Barn 50' x 28'
Isaac & Jane Morgan	Samuel Custer	5/11/1811	37a 58p		Deed not found, quoted in H3-59 & L3-134
Sarah Morgan, administratrix of the estate of Isaac Morgan, Jonathan Morgan	Samuel Custer	3/24/1813	50a		H3-58

Samuel & Elizabeth Custer of Charlestown	Benjamin, William, & Jacob Pennypacker	4/5/1813	50a + 10a 58p (part of 1811 deed)	£2,500	H3-59; see Branch A.5 for continuation

Samuel & Elizabeth Custer of Charlestown	Jacob & William Pennypacker	4/12/1813	27a of 37a 58p		deed not found; quoted in L3-134; see Branch A.1 below
Cromwell Pearce, Sheriff, debt of William Pennypacker	Lewis Morgan	2/5/1819	80a		Sheriff’s deed 2-140; neighbors Daniel Showalter, Lewis Morgan and others
Lewis Morgan		1823			died intestate
John Morgan & John Wells, administrators of the estate of Lewis Morgan	Mordecai Davis	3/30/1825	180a 37p	$5,497	X3-463

Mordecai & Gennis Davis	Samuel Davis, son	4/1/1827	180a 37p	$3,500	C4-232
Samuel Davis	Enoch, Eliza, and Janette Davis	1875	43a		Died intestate
Janette Davis, Enoch & Mary Elizabeth Davis, Nathan & Eliza Pennypacker, inheritors of the estate of Samuel Davis	Everett Anderson	4/1/1876	139a 129p	$18,174 81c	V8-71
Enoch & Mary Elizabeth Davis and Nathan & Eliza Pennypacker	Edward B. English	4/1/1880	35a 85p, part of 43a	$2,664 84c	N9-374
Enoch & Mary Elizabeth Davis and Nathan & Eliza Pennypacker	Davis Miller	4/6/1880	4a, part of 43a	$560	Q9-351
Everett Anderson		1883	139a 3r		Breou’s Atlas, Charlestown township
Edward English		1883	33a 1r 5p?		Breou’s Atlas, Charlestown township
Branch A.1
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Samuel & Elizabeth Custer of Charlestown	Jacob & William Pennypacker	4/12/1813	27a of 37a 58p		deed not found; quoted in L3-134; see above for earlier history
Jacob Pennypacker, William & Sarah Pennypacker	Thomas Williams	4/2/1814	28a	$1,260	L3-134
Thomas Williams	Samuel & James Rees	6/1/1818			deed not found; quoted in K4-156
Samuel and James & Sarah Rees	Margaret Wells	7/26/1823	28a	$1,000	K4-156
Jonathan Wells, administrator of the estate of Maragret Wells	John Rapp	6/6/1835	28a	$1,303 40c	K4-158
Amos Rapp, administrator of the estate of John Rapp	William Rossiter	4/5/1839	28a	$1,500	Q4-582
William Rossiter	Samuel Welsh	3/3/1852	28a	$3,800	Q5-239
Branch A.2
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Jonathan Jones, Sheriff (debt of Daniel Kline)	Benjamin Rogers	11/5/1827	5a	$231	Sheriff’s deed 3-167
Benjamin & Elizabeth Rogers	Jacob Rhoads	4/29/1835	3a 136p	$300	N5-542
Joseph Taylor, Sheriff (debt of Jacob Rhoads)	Isaac Coffman	6/13/1839	3a 136p	$735	S4-245
Isaac Coffman	Dendy Sharwood	5/13/1851	3a 136p	$2,200	N5-543
Sheriff	Dendy Sharwood	1853			Sheriff’s deed 6-61
David McNutt, sheriff (debt of Dendy Sharwood)	Uriah Pennypacker	10/29/1857	31a 136p	$500	Sheriff’s deed 6-118
Uriah Pennypacker	James Devereaux & Thomas Brown	5/3/1864	3a 136p + 28a	$7,500	X6-87
James Devereaux & Thomas Brown	Hannah Shoemaker	10/12/1866	3a 136p + 28a	$4,500	D7-331

Hannah & Owen Shoemaker	Sarah Kaley	3/22/1869	26a 132p	$3,000	O7-242
Davis Gill, sheriff (debt of Sarah & Solomon Kaley)	Julien Shoemaker	8/15/1872	26a 132p	$2,000	Sheriff’s deed 7-156
Owen Shoemaker		1873			Witmer’s atlas
Owen & Hannah Shoemaker	Julien Shoemaker	4/5/1873	6a 66p	$3,700	H8-205
Julien & Hannah Shoemaker	Robert Peterson	4/24/1873	26a 132p + 6a 66p	$6,500	H8-206
Robert Peterson	Frank Benjamin	3/18/1880	26a 132p + 6a 66p	$6,500	E9-228
Frank & Sarah Benjamin	Joseph Thornton	4/26/1880	26a 132p + 6a 66p	$4,000	E9-291
William & Eliza Warnock	George Roberts	9/30/1880	26a 132p + 6a 66p	$5,000	I9-25
George & Elizabeth Roberts	Isaac Davis	4/1/1881	26a 132p		P9-18
Isaac Davis		1883	26a 3r 19p		Breou’s atlas, Charlestown township
George Roberts		1883	not given		Breou’s atlas; Schuylkill township
Branch A.3
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Heirs of Michael King	Lawrence King	12/5/1785	116a		Release; deed not found, quoted in M3-430
Matthias & Mary, Jacob Pennypacker	Lawrence King
Jacob & Elizabeth Johnson	Samuel Rees	5/21/1800	107a 25p	£625	M3-430
Henry Haldeman, Moses Robinson, Matthias Pennypacker	Henry Wersler, guardian	7/1/1825	70a 103p + 40a		I4-251; partition
Henry Haldeman, Moses Robinson, Matthias Pennypacker	John Reese		61a 119p		I4-252
Jonathan Jones, sheriff	John Rees	9/11/1827	61a 119p	$1 and lein against John Rees for payment to Samuel & Jonathan Rees of $1,106 43.5c	I4-253
John & Mary Ann Rees	Jonathan Rees	2/22/1841	61a 119p	$1,258	V4-175

Jonathan & Susan Rees	Amos Skean	4/1/1868	9a 31p, part of V4-175 + 2.5a	$1,200 29c	F8-34; see Joshua Carpenter tract for earlier history of the 2.5 acre tract
Amos Skean		1873			Witmer’s atlas
Amos Skeen		1876			died intestate; no sale deed found
Jonathan & Susan Rees	Moses King	4/1/1868	3a 119p	$299 50c	M7-126
Jonathan & Susan Rees	David Patrick, George Jacobs, Joseph Snyder, Benjamin Hartman	4/1/1869	2a 126p; part of V4-175	$2,200	R7-248
Jonathan & Susan Rees	Thompson Davis	4/1/1869	7a 10p; part of V4-175, L5-460, and D6-146	$2,000	Q8-171; see Branch D for continuation

Branch A.4
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference


	Nathan Pennypacker				deed not found; inheritance?

Nathan Pennypacker	Jacob Pennypacker	3/24/1833 (will)			inheritance
Jacob Pennypacker	Silas Gordon	11/30/1835	2a	$160	L5-71
Silas Gordon	Jacob Gordon	11/23/1842	2a		dedd not found; quoted in L5-458
Silas Gordon, administrator of the estate of Jacob Gordon	Oscar Davis	4/3/1850	2a	$122	L5-458
Oscar & Mary Davis	Jonathan Rees	4/3/1850	2a	$125	L5-460; see above for continuation
Nathan A. & Thomas W. Pennypacker, administrators of the estate of Jacob Pennypacker	George Fulmer				R8-219
George & Hannah Fulmer	Edward English	9/6/1873	11a 50p + 3a 58p	$435 18c	R8-221

Edward English		1883	32a 1r 5p		Breou’s atlas
Branch A.5
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Samuel & Elizabeth Custer of Charlestown	Benjamin, William, & Jacob Pennypacker	4/5/1813	50a + 10a 58p (part of 1811 deed)	£2,500	H3-59; see Branch A for earlier history
Benjamin and Jacob Pennypacker, William & Sarah Pennypacker	Daniel McCurdy	4/2/1814	50a + 10a 58p	$10,667	I3-451; Grist & Saw Mills
Daniel & Ann McCurdy	Daniel Kinzie	3/29/1822	60a	$8,800	U3-111; Grist & Saw Mills
Joseph & Elizabeth Pennypacker	Daniel Kinzie	4/24/1839	6a 45p	$100	S4-49; part of Matthias Pennypacker’s property
Edward Siter, Jesse Gyger, Peter Kinzie, executors of the will of Daniel Kinzie	Samuel Buckwalter	4/6/1846	66a 40p	$8,000	C5-517; U3-111 & S4-49
Samuel & Mary Buckwalter	Peter Kinzie	4/17/1846	60a + 6a 40p	$8,000	C5-519
Peter Kinzie	John Welsh	9/8/1847	60a	$1	F5-271; mentions coals, fossils, & ores
John Welsh	Samuel Sears	6/29/1848	60a + 113a	$1,000	H5-178; 1/16 part of mineral rights; see
Brinton Darlington, Sheriff, debt of Peter Kinzie	Thomas Davis	11/1/1849	66a	$4,600	Sheriff’s Deed 5-344; messuage, grist and merchant mill; Schuylkill and Charlestown townships
Branch A.6
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

	Thomas Downing				deed not found
Sarah & George Downing, executors of the will of Thomas Downing	John Vanderslice	12/25/1829	15a 123.46p in 2 tracts		deed not found; quoted in C4-238
John & Deborah Vanderslice	Lawrence Wilson	1/2/1830	10a 32.46p + 5a 91p	$1,069 50c	C4-238
Lawrence Wilson	John Wilson	11/17/1843	15a 103p, same as C4-238	$3,000	Y4-401
John & Phebe Wilson	James A. Pennypacker	3/31/1847	15a 123p + 2a + 3a	$2,700	E5-587
Ann Buckwalter, Jacob & M. J. Pennypacker, administrators of the estate of James A. Pennypacker	Jonathan Rees	3/31/1856	2a	$50	D6-146; see Branch A.3 for continuation
Ann Buckwalter, Jacob & M. J. Pennypacker, administrators of the estate of James A. Pennypacker	Davis Miller	3/31/1856	3a	$460	B6-307
Branch B
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Samuel Carpenter	Joshua Lord sr. & jr.	12/24/1712	190a		Phila E7-272; quoted in Phila G3-58.
Joshua Lord jr.	Philip Jones	11/20/1722	190a		quoted in Phila G3-58.
Philip Jones	Evan Miles	9/27/1732			quoted in Phila G3-58.
Evan Miles	John Miles	1/10/1735			quoted in Phila G3-58.
John & Rebecca Miles of Charlestown	Matthew Roberts of Upper Merion, Blacksmith	8/20/1741	190a	£200	Phila G3-58.
Matthew Roberts	Nathan Roberts	3/2/1748 (will)			inheritance; quoted in N2-541
Nathan Roberts		1754			County tax
Nathan Roberts	Samuel Roberts, only son				died intestate; quoted in N2-541
William Gibbons, Sheriff (Samuel Roberts debt)	John Steinmetz	6/20/1786	190a	£775	N2-541

Ezekial Leonard, Sheriff (debt of Henry Miller)	John Steinmetz	8/14/1787	190a	£25	N2-544; The debt of Henry Miller seems to relate to a property in the Thomas Tress tract.

John Steinmetz of Philadelphia, merchant and Catharine his wife	Mathias Pennibaker of Charlestown, miller	4/1/1795	190a	£1,000	N2-492
Matthias Pennypacker, miller		1799	246a(?) Unseated land 39a		Tax Return; Stone Dwelling house 28' x 29'; Stone Dwelling house 20' x 29'; Stone Dwelling house 20' x 26'; Log Dwelling house 20' x 30'; Log Stable 20' x 15'; Stone Barn 60' x 34'; Frame Barn 56' x 29'; Frame Stable 30' x 24'; Grist Mill; Saw Mill
Matthias & Mary Pennypacker	Daniel Showalter	12/22/1800	153a 20p	£1,017	C3-30


Isaac, M.D. Washington & Matthias Pennypacker, administrators of Matthias Pennypacker	Eliza Pennypacker	4/2/1853			deed not found; quoted in Y5-496
Eliza Pennypacker	Cadwalader Supplee	4/2/1853	21a 88.75p	$2,484 17c	Y5-496
Cadwalader & Catharine Suplee	John Showalter	4/1/1856	21a 88.75p	$2,310	C6-161

John & Barbara Showalter	Elijah F. Pennypacker	5/8/1863	152a 45p + 21a 88.75p	$5,000	V6-183
Elijah & Hannah Pennypacker	Barbara Showalter	5/11/1863	152a 45p + 21a 88.75p	$5,000	U6-556
Barbara Showalter	James Vanderslice	3/16/1868	3a 107p	$155 92c	N7-63; woodland

James Showalter		1883	64a 3r 21p		Breou’s Atlas
Henry Showalter		1883	89a 2r 11p		Breou’s Atlas
Branch C
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Morgan & David Humphrey	Moses Coates	10/14/1748			quoted in E2-428
Aaron & Rachel Coates of Haverford	Martin Shainholtz of Charlestown	5/28/1764	156a 152p	£1020	E2-482; messuage & tenement

Martin Shinehost		1765	150a; land & buildings		County Tax
Martin Shainholtz of Charlestown and Gertrud his wife	Jacob Shainholtz of Vincent and Philip Steffan of Pikeland	1/30/1767		£200	O-453; mortgage
Martin Shainholtz of Charlestown and Gertrude his wife	Jacob Shainholtz of Vincent, Philip Steffan of Pikeland, and John Wagoner of Pikeland	2/1/1768	106a 52p?	£192, £196 and £150, respectively	P-199; mortgage; messuage, tenament, and tract of land

Martin Shenholtz, Farmer		1799	105a		Tax Return; Log/Stone Dwelling house 30' x 30'; Stone Springhouse 15' x 15'; Log Barn 45' x 26'
Martin Shainholtz		1807			Died; property to be sold after wife's death, proceeds to children
Martin Shainholtz, Jacob Stager, and Daniel Buckwalter, executors of the will of Martin Shainholtz senior	Daniel Sower	4/19/1808	102a 128p	£2,333	C3-187
Daniel & Mary Sower	Jacob Stager	4/19/1808	102a 37p	£2,333 11s	B3-106
Jacob & Elizabeth Stager	Lewis Morgan	4/11/1816	102a 37p	$10,100	R3-346
Lewis & Jane Morgan	William Pennypacker	6/22/1816	75a 20p	$9,178 50c	Q3-77
Cromwell Pearce, sheriff (debt of William Pennypacker)	Lewis Morgan	2/1/1819	80a	$3,756	R3-347
Lewis & Jane Morgan of Charlestown	Daniel Kline	4/13/1821	98a 120p	$6,000	T3-13
Daniel Kline	Enos Painter	4/21/1821			mortgage
Jesse Sharp, sheriff (debt of Daniel Kline)	William M. Eldridge	2/1/1825	98a 120p	$2,428	C4-153; Sheriff’s deed
1. William M. Eldridge; 2. Job and Jane Eldridge	James Wood	8/10/1826	24a 107p	$1	Z3-146; deed in trust; see Branch C.1 for continuation
William M. Eldridge	James Wood	3/28/1828	98a 120p	$2,000	C4-154

James Wood of Philadelphia, merchant and Deborah,his wife	Abraham Peck of Schuylkill	4/10/1835	75.5a	$3,189 89c	L4-160

Jacob Pennypacker	Abraham Peck	5/6/1836	4a	$364	M4-456
Abraham Peck		1847			Died
Charles Peck, executor of the will of Abraham Peck	Jones Tustin	4/7/1849	86 a 67p + 4a	$5,271 54¼c	I5-244
Jones Tustin		1873			Witmer’s atlas; Schuylkill township
Jones Tustin	Jonathan Morris	4/1/1880	88a 105p	$10,340	E9-305

Jonathan Morris		1883	88a 2r 25p		Breou’s atlas
Branch C.1
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

William M. & Ann Eldridge, Job & Jane Eldridge, James & Deborah Wood	Aaron Fogg	7/26/1836			Deed not found; quoted in O4-197; see above of earlier history
Aaron & Hannah Fogg	John Tagart	3/30/1837	24a 107p	$878 81c	O4-197
John & Ann Jane Taggart	William Pawling	4/1/1839	24a 130p	$900	A5-145
William & Chaity Pawling	Abraham Peck	4/1/1844	18a 107p	$900	A5-138; see above for contnuation
William & Chaity Pawling	Nathan Rambo	4/19/1844	6a	$240	A5-139
Nathan Rambo	Amos Skeen	9/29/1864	5.75a	$1,200	X6-306
Mrs. E. Skeen		1883	5a		Breou’s atlas
Branch C.2 - J. Carlin tract
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

J. Carlin		1883	8a		Breou’s atlas; purchased deed not found
Branch D - Thompson Davis
From	To	Date	Area	Cost	Reference

Jonathan & Susan Rees	Thompson Davis	4/1/1869	7a 10p; part of V4-175, L5-460, and D6-146	$2,000	Q8-171; from Branch A.3
Thompson Davis		1873			Witmer’s atlas; Charlestown
Thomas Davis		1872			Died
Thomas Davis		1873			Witmer’s atlas
Thompson Davis & Joseph Funk, executors of the will of Thomas Davis	Thompson Davis, son of Thomas Davis	6/5/1873	Acreage not given	$8,000 (total cost), 1/3 to be paid to sisters Eliza Funk and Sally Davis within 12 months, 1/3 to be paid to sisters after death of their mother, and 1/3 to be Thompson’s inheritence.	K8-98
Thompson Davis	Daniel Coffman	5/12/1877	7a 10p	$1,800	Y8-28
Daniel & Margaret Coffman	Matthias Buckwalter	3/30/1881	7a 10p	$1,800	H9-528

Thompson Davis		1883	65a 1r		Breou’s atlas; Schuylkill township
Matthias Buckwalter		1883			Breou’s atlas