Charlestown

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

H2-152

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

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

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

H3-59

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

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

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

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

Q8-171

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

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

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.

N2-541

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

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

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

E2-482

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

P-199

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

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

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

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

State Road Properties

Thompson Davis

 

1883

65a 1r

 

Breou’s atlas; Schuylkill township

Matthias Buckwalter

 

1883

 

 

Breou’s atlas