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Joseph Cloud, Richard Cloud, and George Mendenhall, all of Caln, were indicted for an assault on Joseph Hick- man, in his house, in Caln, April 6, 1709. In 1714, Peter Taylor was constable for Caln, which shows an organization at that date. The assessment of 1715 here follows :
£ 8.
£ 8. d.
Aaron Mendenhall. 0 3
John Parker. 0
4
2
Thomas Moore
0
4
2
Daniel Smith
0
8
4
Peter Taylor.
0
2
6
Philip Raman .. 0
1
5
William Cloud.
0
2
6 Anthony Morris ..
0 3 11
Isaac Vernan
0
3
6
Richard Webb.
0 4 7
Jaseph Cloud
0
3
6
John Mendenhall
0
4
0
ffree Men.
William Memin
0
2
6
Jahn Richarda .. 0 4 0
James Swaffer
0
2 6
Thamas Efford .. 0 4 0
William Taylor. 0 0 10
-
Non-resident Land.
John Baldwin. ....
0 5 0
Tatal. 3 4 11
Nov. 26, 1728, a petition to the following effect was presented to the court :
"That your Petitionars Labauring under many difficulties by reason of the Largeneas of the said Township, which was never yet Bounded but an the East Side Jayning Whiteland Town : That the Said Town Extends in Length above fourteen milca, and in breadth near fourteen miles, That the farthest Sctlera back from the Great Road leading to Philadelphia, living so Remote from the Said Raad Seldom have notice to come dowa to repair it, which aften wanta by reason its so abused and cut with the Dutch Waggona which daily pass and Repsas along the Said Road.
" Inasmuch as the Said Towaship is large Enough to be Devidad into Twa, yaur Petitioners Humbly desire for the Ease of the said Township that it may be Devided and that the Bounds of Je Town- ship of Caln may begin at the line of Whiteland on the South Side of the said Towa of Caln and so Extend from the Said line Westerly along the Valley Mountain to the West Branch of Brandywine Creek, then up the Said Branch Northerly to the plantation of Joseph Dar- lington, then Easterly Along the Mountain Between ye plantation of Thomas Elderidg and the Indian Town ta David Roberts, then to the Bounds of Uwchland.
"That the Remaining part of the Tawn being Large Enough for a Township, its Humbly Deaired by your Petitioners it may be called Spefforth.# Wherefors your Petitioners Humbly Desire that you will
# Another name-perhaps " Caln Grovs"-was inserted in the peti- tion, but afterwards crossed off, and Spafforth, or Spofforth, written in the margin.
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HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
take this into your Consideration and to allow the Said Township of Caln to be Devided and Bounded as is before set forth, and yr Petits will pray, &c.
" William Heald.
Pierre Bizallion.
Samuel Bishop.
David Evans.
John Davesou.
Thomas Moore.
William Sinkler.
Peter Whitaker.
Will. Nichols.
Robert Miller.
William Duun.
Juseph Griffiths.
Richard Hughs.
Aaron Mendenhall.
Arthur White.
Edward Irwin.
William Gregory.
James Bruce.
Thomne Dawson.
Thomas Henld.
Edward Thompson.
Joseph Darlinton.
Thomas Eldridge.
Samuel Mckinley.
Peter Whitaker.
Thomas Ramsey."
Thomas Parke.
This petition is indorsed "allowed," but there is no further evidence of a township called Spefforth, in lieu of which West Caln appears. The bounds given are rather indefinite, and did not include a large tract of 1820 acres on the north, which was subsequently added.
The inhabitants of East Caln petitioned for a determi- Dation of their boundaries,* May 29, 1739, whereupon,-
"It is ordered that the said Township of East Caln shall be bounded and limitted as followeth viz Beginning at a post being the South East Corner of the land late of John Baldwin thence west along the enid Baldwins south line three hundred and forty-nine Pches to a blank onk thence sonth ninty two @ches to a hickery thence sonth eighty-five Degrees west Two hundred #ches to a Chesnnt tree by the north branch of Brandewine Creek at a Corner of William Claytons land then np the same Branch Two hundred @ches to the line of the land late of George Ashton thence West by South by the same and by Abel Parkes Land Three hundred and forty Pches to a corner thence west along the sonth eod of Phineas Lewis and Phillip Romans Land Two hundred and seventy-six @ches to a Corner thence South one hun- dred and Eight Oches to a Black oak at a Corner of William Pimme land thence west along the south end of the said Pimms Patrick Mil- ler and Robert Millers Landa seven hundred and twenty-one @ches to a Coroer then by ye Lands of Moses Coates Peter Bazalion and Wil- liam Fleming West by South five hundred and fifty Oches to the west branch of Brandewine Creek then up the same on the several Courses thereof about fifteen hundred ches to a black onk at the north west Corner of Joseph Darlington's land then west one hundred and Eighty nioe Pohes to the south west Corner of George Claypooles land thence north three hundred and forty three Pches to a black oak being ye northwest Corner of the said Clayponles land thence east by Springtown Manor twelve hundred and forty-eight Hohes to a post at a Corner of the said Manor and from thence enst four hundred and twenty @ches to the said north branch of Brandewine Creek then down ye same on the several Courses thereof about nine hundred pehes to the north line of a Tract of land lately surveyd to Thomas Moore theace east abont five hundred and eighty pches to the welsh line thence along the said line South twenty four Degrees east about five hundred and ten Pches to the South east Corner of Lewellin Par- rys land thence south sixty degrees west one hundred and forty three Hohes and South sixty five pehes to tho place of beginning."
At a court held May 29, 1744, upon the petition of the inhabitants of West Caln,-
" It is ordered that the sd Township of West Caln shall be bounded nud Limited as followeth viz Beginning at a Black onk by the West Branch of Brandywine Creek at the northwest corner of Joseph Dar- lington's Land theoce by the land Inte of George Claypoole West 189 prs to a post and worth 343 ps to a Blnok oak at the northwest
corner of the ad Claypole's land thence on a due west course to the division line of the Counties of Chester and Lancaster thence south- ward along the sd division line to the south side of a Tract of Land formerly surveyed to Thomas Clarke and from thence by a Straight Line to a white oak at the southwest corner of Hugh De Ven- Dy's Land thence along the lines between the Land of the ad De Venny and the land of Walter Guilkey & Wm Ferguson to the sd Hugh . De Venny's sontheast corner post thence along a line between the land of the said Wm Ferguson and Adam Leech and the land of Robert Sand- ford to the said Sandforda south West corner black oak and from thence along the southern boundaries of the Lands of the sd Robert Sandford, John Williams, Hugh Cowen & John Kinkead to a Black oak at the South East corner of the ed Kinkead's land from theace duc east to the gd western branch of Brandywine Creek thence up the same to the firet mentioned black onk.
"And it is further ordered that the Plantations of Walter Guilkey, William Ferguson und Adam Leech and all other senta and improve- ments Lying on the Valley Mountain to the South of the Southern boundaries of the sd Towoship of Weet Caln shall belong to the Town- ship of Sudbury in the ad County of Chester and are hereby Annexed to the same."
East Caln was reduced in size in 1790 by the erection of Brandywine township, which was taken from its north- ern part in that year. It was again reduced in size in the formation of Valley township on the west in 1853. In 1859 it was still further reduced by the incorporation of the borough of Downingtown. In 1868 it was again di- vided, the part lying east of the east branch of the Brandy- wine retaining the name of East Caln, and the remainder, with the part of Valley township lying east of the borough of Coatesville, taking the original name of Caln. West Caln was slightly reduced in size in 1853, in the erection of Valley township on the southeast. From 1790 to 1853 East Caln was a long, narrow township, extending from the west branch of the Brandywine to the western line of West Whiteland, a distance of over nine miles. The greater part of the present townships of Caln and East Caln lie in the valley and contain beautiful farming-lands, while West Caln is more hilly.
The committee, appointed by the court, who formed the new township of Caln, in 1868, recommended to the court that it be called Wawassan, but this was not satisfactory to the residents, and the name of Caln was given to it. This was deemed appropriate by reason of the new township em- bracing the heart of the old original township of Caln, and having within its limits a post-office and railroad station bearing that name.
Among the early settlers and owners of land in East Caln were the names of Baldwin, Cloud, Moore, Parker, Taylor, and Vernon ; in Caln, the names of Aston, Hunt, Lewis, Miller, Pim, Parke, Roman, Coates, Bizallion, Mus- grove, and Mendenhall ; in West Caln, the names of Sharp- less, Swayne, Sinkler (St. Clair), Way, White, Weaver, and Dawson. Peter Bizallion was a French trader among the Indians for some time, but finally settled here.
EAST CALN TAXABLES, 1753.
Roger Hunt, Murtha Bizallian, Thomas Downing, Richard Down- ing, John Downing, Robert Miller, Thomas Pim, Richard Pim, Thomas Parke, Phinehas Lewis, Aaron Mendenhall, Joshna Baldwin, John Baldwin, Bartholomew Bird, Jason Cloud, Robert Valentine, Joshna Roman, James Mendenhall, Thomas Stalker, Thomas Coates, John Little, James Fleming, Peter Fleming, Agnes Harris, Andrew Cox, John Walker, John Mendenhall, Bryan McGee, William Littler, Charles Carroll, John Davison, James Moore, Thomas Pain, William Wright, Robert Mirick, John White, William Wilson, Guyan Monre,
* One of the " stock" phrases in petitions for settling boundaries of townships was that while they remained uncertain "your petitioners are in great danger of being infested with profligute persons, who flee hither from the neighboring provinces."
Jason Cloud.
Thomas Vernon.
Llewelin Parry.
Edmund Gregory.
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TOWNSHIPS AND BOROUGHS, ETC.
John Wall, Mary Darlington, Robert Darlington, Sarah Irwin, James Cunningham, Robert Irwin, Theophilus Irwin, John Gillylan, Samnel Fisher, Thomas Fisher, James Jaek, Andrew Hemphill, Samuel Mo- Kenly, Aodrew Elliot, John Mao, Peter Whitaker, John Whitaker, John Smith, Patrick Lockhart, Richard Buffinlon, John McDermot, John Morgan, Thomas Green, Jr., Thomas Green, John Green, Wil- liam Paterson, John Culberson, Joseph Eldridge, Thomas Evans, John Byars, Samnel Byars, John Barr, Moses Waite, John Long, William Brue, Richard Guest, John Brownlee, William Smart, James MoFar- lon, Abel Whitaker, Alexander MeClane, John McFarlan, Hugh Stalker, Thomas Temple, Patrick Skelton, Alexander Nesbitt, IIngh Morgan.
Inmates .- John Jones, James Packer, William Roberts, Isaac Thom- son, John Chamberlin, Francis Fisher, William MoLane, George Me- nagh, John Paterson Hills, George Phillip, John Scott, Owen Sulivan, Archibald Irwin, William Berry, David McCreary, James Dorangh, John McKee, Denis Moley, John Irwin, Thomas Awicott.
Freemen .- Andrew Knox, John Gaa, Robert Eaches, Jonathan Valentine, Matthew Taylor, James Gowdy, Juhn Headen, Gilbert An- derson, Patrick Duffy, William Pearson, James Gibbons, James Koony, Roger O'Develin, Joseph Taylor, Moses Horen, Charles Read, Jumes Campbell, Patrick MeGowan, Jonathan Stalker, Joseph Cashin, Bryan MeKune, Robert Ross, Joseph MeMin, Stephen Brown, John Cahoon, Hugh Ratchford, Joshna Hardin, George MeFarlan.
LAND-OWNERS, 1774.
Joseph Downing, Joshua Baldwin, John Baldwin, Jason Clond, William Barry, George Bnehanan, Abiah Parke, Richard Cheyne, John Downing, Henry Barker, Richard Downing, Robert Valentine, Jona- than Parke, David Jenkins, William Baldwin, Juna. Hoops, William Roberts, Isaac Webb, James Sheward, Samuel Huot, James Hood, Jona. Valentine, Anne Parke, Obed Lewis, John Hoops, Griffith Men- denhall, Robert Valentine, Jr., Curtis Lewis, Rachel Roman, Hannah Pym, Thomas Stalker, Warwick Miller, Esq., Thomas Coats, Isaac Coats, Moses Coats, Mary Hart, Alexander Fleman (Fleming), Joseph Flemao, Peter Fleman, James Thomson, Robert Elton, Andrew Cox, Thomas White, Joseph Arbuckle, James McKelby, Samnel Pickins, Samuel White, Andrew Culbertson, James Clark, John Carmichal, William Wilson, George Kennedy, Robert Wilson, John Walker, Joha Proudfoot, Mary Cox, Francis Zook, Samuel Thompson, Joshna Men- denhall, Adam Guthry, William Iddings, James Lockhart, Ludwick Liggett, Thomas Windle, Richard Buffington, James Guthry, Andrew Elliott, Joseph Mckinley, Thomas Fisher, Robert Darlington, Samnel Rolliday, Areh. Irwin, William Wilson, William Long, John Gileylen, James Jaek, Joseph Long, James Stanley, John Smith, Henry Lewis, Isaac Green, Isabel Irwin, Theophilus Irwin, Samnel Culbertson, Robert Lockhart, James Hanson, William Todd, John Culbertson, James MeGlaughlin, William Johnston, John Sloan, Charles Jack, James Miller, Michael Miller.
WEST CALN TAXABLES, 1753.
John Miller, Esq., Thomas Clark, William Mathers, Hugh Gib, Jr., Robert Stanford, James Cooper, Evan Wilkinson, John Williams, John Davidson, James Wilson, William Martin, Oliver Crawford, William Thompson, Robert Withrow, Samuel Withrow, Joshua Swain, James Way, Caleb Swain, John Sinkler, William Sinkler, Nathaniel White, Evan Lewie, Joseph Bishop, Sr., William Brown, Thomas Sharp, Hugh Shearer, Hamilton Gamble, William MeCown, Peter Bab, John Jack, Mary Doak, Henry Hunter, William Gregory, John Cambell, Samuel Love, Thomas and Alexander Rogers, John Robinson, William Dunn, Jr., Thomas Kelly, Robert Kelly, William Dunn, Sr., George Camhell, Elizabeth Davidson, Thomas Davidson, John Porter, Josias Cambell, James Cumens, James Gibs, Sr., Josias Wallis, Thomas Dawson, Abra- ham Dawson, Richard Hope, Samuel Henry, Samuel McKeece, Mathew Rogers, William finley, John forgns, Samuel Clyde, George Sinkler, John Boyd, Joseph Clark, James Gaby, William Hamilton, William Davidson, Francis Jonson, William Clingan, Thomas Brown, Joseph Bishop, Hugh Gibs, Sr., William Richardson, John Harper, Edward Magnor, James Guthre, Jobn Love, James Jemison, Finley Mccown, James Keys.
Inmates .- Robert Orr, Isaac Santford, Hugh Martin, John McNabh, Joseph Harper, John fre, Samnel Wilson, George Campbell, George Bell, William Dickey, James Gilmor.
Freemen .- William Fulton, Robert Dobson, John fullow, Gideon 22
Wilson, Robert Robinson, William Wallace, John Maflin, William Siakler.
LAND-OWNERS, 1774.
Caleb Way, James Keys, William Hunter, Nathaniel Maxwell, William Crawford, John Fleming, Joseph Gladney, Samuel Witherow, Robert Witherow, Edward Vernon, Gabriel Walker, George Harris, Samson Babb, John Edge, Samnel Denny, Mary Babb, John Jack, John Parkehill, John Long, William Necley, William Kennely, Thomas Boid, James Brown, Matthew Ferguson, Charles Campbell, Robert Gamble, Oliver Wallaco, James Martin, Alexander Rogers, William Sbearer, Joseph Bishop, David Lewis, Job Sinkler, George Quaintance, Alexander Davidson, Thomas Wilson, Thomas Law, Mi- chael Boldridge, Sarah Keys, Sminnel Fisher, William MeGloughlin, Richard Hope, Joseph Parke, John Stalker, Margaret Dawson, John Griffith, Franeis Alexander, Rubert MePherson, Alexander MePher- son, John Cochran, Arthur O'Neale, Andrew Jack, John Mccullough, James Donglass, Thomas Donglass, Samuel Atley, John Linsey, Ju- seph Gardner, Joseph Clark, llerman Stiles, Barbara Wagoner, John Marshall, Thomas Kennedy, Gilbert Gibbs, Benjamin Wallace, Fran- cis Kinende, William Moore, William Bennett, William Davidson, William Crawford, James Pierce, James Clemson, Peter Whitaker, Joseph Ash, Mary Way, Robert Cortney, William Witherow, James Gondey, William Clingham (Clingan), Robert Robeson, Zaphaniah Davis, Robert Kelley, James Kelley, Richard Cox, Josiah Wallace, John Martin, John Wallace, Patrick Porter, William Henry, Francis Daneson, William Logan, and Joseph Bishop.
CHARLESTOWN.
Charlestown township and the stream of water which flows through it were named in honor of Charles Pickering, of Asmore, in the county of Chester, England, his first name-Charles-being given to the township, and his sur- name-Piekering-to the creek. Charles Pickering was an Englishman who, it is said, crossed the ocean with Wil- liam Penn, and wandered up the Schuylkill River in search of treasure. Supposing that he had discovered traces of silver on the banks of the stream which now bears his name, and believing that the neighboring hills contained large quantities of the precious metal, he returned to Phil- adelphia, and obtained from Penn a grant of a large tract of land bordering upon the stream. He subsequently dng up and sent to England a large quantity of the supposed precious metal for analysis. What the result was is not known, but it is supposed it was unfavorable, as the efforts at mining were abandoned. Traces of the excavations made in these mining operations are said to be still visible.
In 1683, Pickering was tried for setting up a private mint for the "Quoining of Spanish Bitts and Boston money," for which he was fined forty pounds, and directed to redeem all that had been issued. It does not appear that this was followed by any social condemnation, and the Conneil, on the 14th of 3d month, 1685, passed a reso- lution declaring that, in privileges and freedom, he stood in " Equal Capacity" with the other colonists. He was after- wards drowned while crossing the ocean, and his land in Chester County was divided between sixteen of his friends, to whom he had devised it. In the assessment of 1715 it appears as follows :
THE LAND LATE OF CHARLES PICKERING-RATE.
$ 8. d.
£ 8. d.
David Lloyd 1600ª 0
6
8
Joseph Richards 3403 .. 0 1
5
Samuel Buckley 500a. 0
2
I
Griffith Pritchet 340ª .... 0
1
5
John Moore 340ª, 0
1
5
John Jones 340%. 0
1
5
Griffith Jones 340a. 0
1
1
Tho : Tress 340ª
0
1
1
5
4
7
William Sanders 340ª ... 0
I
5
5 Henry fflower 340ª 0
1
5
5 Sam. Richardson Do. 0
1
5
5 Edward Shippen Do. 0
1
5
ffrancis Rawles Do .. 0
1
5
1 11 9
Joseph Pidgeon 340ª 0
Joshua Carpenter 340ª .. 0
Sam. Carpenter 1620a .. 0
170
HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
In 1718, " Piekering's Lotts," 4640 aeres, were included in the non-resident land of Whiteland assessment, and it is not till 1722 that we get the names of actual settlers in the " Charles Town Rate," with the valuation of their estates :
£
£
Francis Buckholder and bis sone ..
38
Samuel Richardson ...
28
John Humphreys ..
30
James Junes.
24
Non-resident Lund.
Philip Jones
16
David Jones.
20
Llewelyn David
16
Cocks & Company 20,000 acres.
1400
Griffith Pritchard
26
London Tract John Moor. 21
210
Mathias Martin
22
Alexander Owen ...
12
Joshua Carpenter ..
21
Joha Rees ..
10
John Bud .. 10
Manuel Jones.
16
Sam. Buckley 35
Thomas Joho.
34
Pike's Land. 700
Stephen David.
16
miles and one Rod to the Value Creek then Down the same Between Mount Joy on the South and Mount Sorrow on the North about one mile to Schuylkil then upon the severall Courses thereof to the place of Begining Containing by Computation Twelve Thousand nine hun- dred and fifty acres. Surveyed the seventh day of the Twelfth Month Anno Dom 1737-8.
"by RICHARD JONES.
"The above boundarys of the township of Charles Town was or- dered to be Recorded the thirtieth Day of May 1738.
"@ Jo : PARKER, Cler."
The township was divided in the year 1826, and the eastern division, lying along the river, called Schuylkill township, the name Charlestown being retained by the west- ern division. In 1827 the lines between the southwestern part of Charlestown and the townships of East and West Whiteland and Uwchlan were altered, the former survey having been defeetive or incorrectly reported. The early settlers of Charlestown were mostly Welsh, followed by some from Germany.
CHARLESTOWN TAXABLES, 1753.
Will : Moore, Esq', Lewis Morgan, Daniel John, Lewis Martin, Griffeth John, Lluelin Martin, Emanuel Jones, Joseph Byers, Rees David, Wm Thomas, Thos Robert, Moses Coates, James Balla, David Humphrey, John Buckwalter, Aaron Coates, Jacob Mary, John Lyons, John James, Tho" David, Hugh Frazer, Moses Coates, JunT, John David, David Davis, David John, Anthony Prichard, Dan1 Goldsmith, James Williams, Thus Valentine, Jonathan Davis, John Thomas, John Griffelh, John Evans, Lluellin Davies, James John, Daniel Beaton, John Thomas, John Commins, David Davis, John Conaway, John Gallacher, John Criswell, William Grimes, Job Harvy, Joseph Williams, Bastian Wagoner, Jonathan Coates, Joseph Starr, Evan Jenken, Jonathan Worrall, Thos Davis, David Davis, David Thomas, Peter Matthews, David Matthias, George Martin, Patrick Henderson, Llewellin Davis Smith, John Williams, David Rees, Daniel Shea, Jeremiah Pike.
Freemen .- Alexander Balla, James Richason, John Richason, Thos Steegleets, Dominick Kelly, Farrell O'farcy, George Anderson, Samuel Starr.
LAND-OWNERS, 1774.
Patrick Anderson, Joseph Alexander, John Buckwalter, Frederick Buseard, John Buckwalter, William Bodley, Benjamin Boyers, Elias Brown, Anne Boyers, Daniel Buckwalter, Moses Coates, Jonathan Coates, Benjamin Coates, James Cloyd, Jacob Cauffman, Joseph Con- rad, Alexander Campbell, John Coon, Christopher Coon, Llewellyn Davis, Jenkin Davis, David Davis, William Deweese, Israel Davie, Ahner Evons, John Francis, Nicholas Foose, Valentine Foose, William Fussel, Frederick Geerhart, John Griffith, John Griffith (schoolmaster), William Graham, Nicholas Halderman, Christian Halderman, Samuel Harvey, John Humphrey, Jacob Hoomel, Nicholas Halderman, Jr., David John, Griffith Jones, David James, John Keiter, Benjamin Long- streth, George Late, Edwin Lane, William Moore, Eeq., Alexander Mc- Auloy, George MeKonny, James Martin, Joel Martin, Henry Miller, Isaae Morgan, Jacob Miller, Christian Mary, Anthony Pritchard, Jacob Pennypacker, Thomas Robinson, Daniel Rossiter, Thomas Roberts, John Richardson, Philip Rapp, Joseph S.arr, Joseph Starr, Jr., Jo- seph Smith, Joseph Showalter, Martin Shenbolk, Jacob Sturk, Amos Thomas, Andrew Turk, Benjamin Thomas, Richard Tompkins, James Thomas, John Varley, John Vergloth, David Williams, Thomas Wil- liams, Sebastian Wagoner, Jamee White, Christian Whitaker, Jona- than Wells, John Youngblood, Robert Kennedy, James McConell, Michael King, Jane Martio, Matthias Pennypacker, and Michael Holman.
CHESTER.
This was probably the first named of the townships in the county, and the town of the same name remained the county-seat for more than one hundred years thereafter. It is now a part of Delaware County. From the spread of families backward from the first settlements, the lists of taxables in the old townships will be of interest to our
In this year Thomas John was constable, being the first in the township. The tax-rate was threepenee in the pound. In 1724 we find also the names of William Moore, John David, David Giby, John Powell, David, James, and Philip John (instead of Jones), Thomas David, John, Jo- seph, and Jacob Buek walder, Benjamin Villaur, John Evan, Griffith and Asariah Thomas, and John Jones.
William Penn, in 1681, conveyed to his sister, Margaret Lowther, and her family, 10,000 aeres of land, in right of which a tract called the " Manor of Bilton" was laid out on the west side of Schuylkill, and separated from the " Manor of Mount Joy" by the Valley Creek. In 1733 it was re- surveyed, and found to contain 2850 aeres, being the southeastern part of Charlestown township. In 1737, Wil- liam Allen, Esq., of Philadelphia, became the owner of the manor, and in 1739 he sold it to John Parry, of Haver- ford. The land was then divided between the following persons : William John Adam, 500 aeres; Widow Mat- thias, 263 ; John Jones, 500; William Griffith, 174; Cad- walader Hugh, 176 ; Griffith Thomas, 235 ; Thomas James, George Rees and William Lloyd, 430 ; Thomas Howell, 366 ; Jenkin David, 200; and Katharine Rees, 151 aeres.
David Lloyd took up 950 aeres on the west side of French Creek, at its mouth, in right of a warrant to John Henry Sproegle, in right of Benjohan Furly. The warrant was dated 11, 20, 1708, and the survey made 2, 6, 1712. He also took up 650 acres on the other side of the ereek at the same time, in right of a warrant to Franeis Cooke. The whole was patented to Lloyd in 1713, under the name of " Manavon," from the place of his birth in Wales. He never settled thereon, but in 1720 sold the 650 aeres to Francis Buek walter, and in 1731 James Starr bought 350 and Moses Contes 600 aeres, the balance of the land at this point. These grantces of Lloyd were the first settlers at what is now Phoenixville.
Moses Coates and John David, overseers of the poor, petitioned the Court 12, 28, 1737-8, complaining of the uneertain boundaries, and asking the confirmation of cer- tain bounds according to a survey which they had obtained at their own charge, as follows :
" Beginning at the west side of Sehuylkil by the month of a small Branch Called Stony run thence South West by Joseph Pykes land about seven miles and a half to a Corner Chestuutt by a small Brook being the North West Corner of 1600 acres of land late of John Budds Thence by the same South East seven Rods to a Corner in the Line of the Welsh Tract thence by the same East by North Eight
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