History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 48

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts
Number of Pages: 1162

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After a time the land became exposed to the encroach- ments of irresponsible squatters, who destroyed the timber in order to raise a little grain, but made no great improve- ments. John Taylor notes in his memorandum-book that on the 3d of April, 1730, he " went and warned the Irish off Fagg's Manor." James Logan, as the attorney of Letitia Aubrey, appears to have had the oversight of her lands, and occasionly wrote to John Taylor concerning this tract. On the 16th of August, 1735, he wrote an order to the latter requesting him to survey in the manor for John Meas 200 acres, " more or less, as may best snit his con- veniency (yet not exceeding 250), where he is now settling, to be held by him on his complyance with the terms of his said agreement with me, in behalf of the said Letitia."

The manor was resurveyed by warrant dated 5th of April, 1737, and a patent for the same signed by Thomas Penn on the 16th of May following. It was described as being near Marlborough township, in the county of Chester,-

Beginning at a white-oak at a corner of Wm. Penn's Manor [now the S. E. corner of W. Fallowfield]; thence east 606 perches, part by vacant land 'and part by land of David Kennedy, to a post; thence South by vacant land 1400 perches to a marked tree, and West 606 perches to a white oak ; thence North by vacant lands, Israel Robin- son's land, an I William Penn's Manor, 1400 perches to the begin- ning : containing 5000 acres and allowance of 6 per cent. for roads and highways.

There was a space nearly a mile and a quarter wide be- tween this and the line of Londongrove, which at that time was mostly vacant. None of the old lines remain on our county map, except perhaps a part of the south line of Penn township.

The land in Fagg's Manor was divided among the settlers into many tracts, and the divisions numbered on a plan of the whole, but, with a few exceptions, the settlers did not pay for the land or get deeds for the same for several years after, and in the meanwhile the improvements passed from one owner to another, so that the deeds in many cases were not granted to the original settlers. Letitia Aubrey, by her will, dated July 20, 1744, devised her property in Pennsylvania to her nephew, William Penn (son of her brother William), and to his daughter, Christiana Gulielma Penn, after his death. This nephew, a grandson of the

Easttown.

"SACHSENSTEIN." RESIDENCE OF J. F. SACHSE, LEOPARD, PA.

STRAHORN, PIERSON & CO., WHEEL AND SPOKE FACTORY, TOUGHKENAMON.

RESIDENCE OF JAMES C. ROBERTS, EAST BRANDYWINE.

JAMES C. ROBERTS' WOOLEN-MILLS, NEAR DOWNINGTOWN

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first proprietor, did not long survive his aunt, but died Feb. 6, 1746. His daughter, in 1755, appointed William Peters and Richard Hockley, of Philadelphia, her attorneys, who sold several tracts in Fagg's Manor in 1758 and later. Thus to Hugh Luckey they conveyed 94 acres and allow- ance, now in Upper Oxford, formerly laid out to Alice Charlton, being lot No. 13; also to same 140 acres ad- joining, formerly laid out to Lawrence Keliah, being lot No. 14; to Thomas Charlton 182} acres, now in Penn township; to William McMullin 175} acres, lot No. 21, and to same 1182 acres, formerly laid out to David White, being lot No. 29; also, by deed of June 15, 1759, to Job Ruston, James Cochran, William Boyd, David Ramsey, and John Taylor, 9 acres and 28 perches, in trust for the Presbyterian congregation now known as Fagg's Manor Church, reciting a purchase thereof in 1742, and the erec- tion of a house of worship thereon by the Presbyterians. Other purchasers were Job Ruston, Samuel Cross, William Shields, James Strawbridge, John Finney, etc.

Owing to the very great irregularity in shape of the surveys, and the uncertainty in regard to the township lines, it would be difficult to give the exact locations of the early settlers so as to be readily understood by the reader, yet we offer the following remarks: John Maes settled on Elk Creek, in the southwest corner of the manor, where his land, 208 acres, lies, partly in Lower Oxford and partly in Penn. The lands of the following are supposed to have been wholly or mostly in Upper Oxford, viz. : Job Ruston, David White, James McMullen, John Beard, James Glan, (or Glenn), Lawrence Keliah, Alice Charlton, Andrew Moore, and William Pinkerton.

In Londonderry, John Criswell ; the north west corner of the manor, John Dickey, James Gilliland, Moses Thomp- son ; the northeast corner, John Ramsay, David Allen, William Cummings, Robert Barnet, and James Ramsay ; in Penn township, John McKee, Daniel McLane, George Miller, Henry Charlton, Samuel Fleming, Hugh Lucky, Robert Brown, James Strawbridge, John McGrew, Mat- thew Harbeson, Thomas Province, Richard Carson, John Hays, William Young, William Finney, and William Gra- ham, the latter being in the southeast corner of the manor. Many of these names will be recognized as those of families still in the same neighborhood.

There seems to have been an intention to make a town- ship of the manor, and in 1734 there was a separate assess- ment made thereof, in which the following names appear:

John ffreaser, James Hall, John Rogers, James McTeer, John Mc- Murray, Samuel ffleming, Henry Charleton, David Kennedy, Daniel Hammond, Robert Callwell, David McClaskey, Robert Robson, Wil- liam McClanican, John Croswell, John Douglass, Widow Thomson, Daniel McClain, Thomas Province, Thomas Wetherspoon, Joseph Kenegan, William Neal, William Grimes, Arthur Steward.

EAST FALLOWFIELD AND WEST FALLOW- FIELD.

Fallowfield is supposed to have been named in honor of Lancelot Fallowfield, of Great Strickland, in Westmoreland Co., England, who was one of the first purchasers of land from William Penn. John Salkeld, a noted Quaker preacher, who came from that part of England, bought the right of Lancelot Fallowfield, and took up land in that

township in 1714, and may have suggested the name. In 1718 the name appears in the assessment with only three taxables,-Thomas Wooddell, George Lenard, Robert Holly. After this Sadsbury and Fallowfield formed one assessment until November, 1728, when the boundaries were defined by order of court, viz. : northward with East Sadsbury, eastward with the settled limits of Bradford, southward with Marlborough to the northeast corner of Penn's Manor, thence west 800 perches, and northwest to Octorara Creek, thence up the same to the line of Sadsbury. The next year the list of taxables was as follows :

Robert Coughran, James Coughran, Robert Moore, Robert Bunt- ing, John Poston, Robert Boyl, John Boyl, James Clark, James Ar- buckle, James Taylor, Joseph Pareck (Parke), Joseph Wilson, Ann Wilson, Robert McCluer, Jacob Martin, Robert ffleming, James Scot, Thomas Coole, William Wilson, David Hastings, David Hastings, Jr., Thomas Woddall, Simeon Woodrow, Patrick Montgomery, William Adams, Nicholas Jones, Patrick Adams, Arthur Parke, John Stringer, George Miller.

Freemen .- Archibald McNet, Sam" fforbes.

February, 1731-2, petitions were addressed to the court for a division of the township by the north branch of Doe Run, now called Buck Run, and the request renewed seven years later, but it was not till 1743 that the matter was accomplished. At the time of this division we find among the inhabitants of the eastern part the names of Blelock, Bentley, Dennis, Fleming, Filson, Hanna, Hayes, and Mode; and in the western part the names of Adams, Coch- ran, Moore, Parke, and Wilson. A part of West Marl- borough was subsequently added to East Fallowfield.

There was much difficulty about the line between West Fallowfield and the townships southward, and in 1748 it was run at different times and by different surveyors.

In 1841 the line between West Fallowfield and Upper Oxford was run by order of court, with the view of ascer- taining its exact location, which had become uncertain, and as the result a considerable strip of land, embracing some farms, which had theretofore been supposed to be in Upper Oxford, was found to be in West Fallowfield. The line between these townships is the northern line of William Penn, Jr.'s, manor.

In 1853, West Fallowfield, then the largest township in the county, was divided, and the eastern division called Highland township, the western division, adjoining the Lancaster County line, retaining the old name. Highland township thus intervenes between East Fallowfield and West Fallowfield, which is not the case with any other townships in the county bearing the same general name.

The paper-mill of W. & A. Mode is located in this town- ship, at Modena, on the west branch of the Brandywine, about two miles from Coatesville. The water-power was first leased in 1742, by their great-grandfather, Alexander Mode, from Henry Hayes, but was used for more than filty years to run saw- and fulling-mills. In 1810, William Mode, son of Alexander, laid the foundation of the main building of the present structure, and in 1812 his sons, Alexander and William, commenced the manufacture of paper. The daily product of paper then was about 250 pounds, made sheet by shect, air-dried and tub sized, re- quiring weeks, and sometimes months, to prepare it for market. The present firm on one occasion had paper

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made, dried, and cut into sheets in three hours after the rags were assorted. In 1839, William, the senior member of the old firm, died, and in 1840 the business was discon- tinued, the rag-room being turned into a cocoonery ; but the

Mode, Francis Morris, John Flemin, James Flemin, Joseph McCon- aghy, Thomas MeVen, Hugh Henny, Samuel Filson, Theophilus Bleak, James Blelock, Andrew Scott, David Beleiff, Duncan McCal- ister, Thomas Heslip, Jeffry Bently, William Crow, Nenioo Young, Jnmes MeKim, Robert Greir, Daniel MePeik.

WILLIAM AND ALEXANDER MODE'S MILL.

explosion of the multicaulis bubble made this a short-lived experiment. In 1850, William and Alexander Mode, sons of William, remodeled the old building, added a large wing for the introduction of improved machinery, and have con- tinued the business to the present time, increasing the daily product of the mill to 2500 pounds. To do this, however, necessitated the addition of steam to the motive power.

On Buck Run, in the same township, are six or seven other paper-mills, one of which, known as Rokeby Paper-

ROKEBY PAPER-MILLS.

Mill, is said to be on the site of the first rolling-mill in this country. This mill was built by the present proprietor, J. B. Broomell, who established the paper manufacture at this place in 1866. The product consists of hardware-paper, manilla and heavy wrappers, and binders' boards.

EAST FALLOWFIELD TAXABLES, 1753.

Alexander Matthews, Prico Travello, John Montgomery, David Powell, William Mackey, William Hannah, Francis Boggs, Joseph Hays, Robert Carson, Will Filson, Davison Filson, George Bently, Thomas Dines, John Weith, John Bently, James Hays, Rebeckah

Inmates .- James Marshall, Adam Clark, Joseph Wilson, James Mathis, John Laghlun, Fruncis Gahie, Thomas Brown, John Stuart, Andrew MeCaslin, Charles Bradly, Jobn Shully, Joseph Davis, James Charlors, John Mackey, Robert Smith, constable.

Freemen .- Samnel MeNeir, Tally Rogers, James Burch, Samuel Davis, Benjamin Wules, James Harron, Will Ferson, Matthew Moor- head, William Jones, James Poleek, William Stuart, George Ritch- ment, Thomas Swan, John Gibbins.

LAND-OWNERS, 1774.

Jarman Davis, David Bailey, Andrew Scott, Putrick Caison, James Blelock, William Freeman, Philip Dougherty, Thomas Seatt, Thomas Hlaslip, Robert Young, Jeffrey Bently, John Bently, An- drew Oliphant, William Mode, Mary Hayse, William Grant, Robert Allen, Samuel Armstrong, John Elliott, William McFarson (Mc Pherson ?), William Peoples, John Patterson, Hugh Stewart, Davidson Filson, John Worth, John Hanna, John Wiley, Willinm Wiley, William Mar- cey, Joseph Arthurs, Jaseph Powel, Jobn Powel, Abra- bain Wolfington, Jonathun Chalfant, John MeFarson, Nesbet Lockart, William Harlan, Isane Pole, Jneob Chandler, Garrett Gevode, Jobn Pussmore, Jobn Filson, Samuel Thornton, Charles Carroll, Esq., James Campbell, William Parkhill, John Boyd.

WEST FALLOWFIELD TAXABLES, 1753.

Alexander Crothers, Andrew Gibson, Alexander Gib- son. Abram Johnston, Alexander Tassy, Andrew Reed, Andrew Kirkpatrick, Alexander Willson, Daniel Karr, David Cochran, David Brooks, Duniel Morrison, Daniel Ilarkin. David Leggate, David Muxwell, David Hosting, - David Wills, Ezekiel Moor, Gaiun Hentbrinton, Henry HIcathrinton, Henry O'Canning, John Heatbrinton, James Cochran, James McCormick, Joseph Stringer, Joseph Adams, Isaac Woodroe, James Smith, John Poston, John Park, Joseph Park, John MeGloughlin, John Crothers, John Bell, John Mortimore, John Weldon, John Jones, James Dourough, John Dunn, James MeCollough, John Love, John Watson, James Glendening, Jahn MeDowell, Joseph Adair, James Allison, James Kyterra, Mat- thow Shields, Nathan Cherry, Philip Offaran, Philip Trainer, Robert Humble, Richard Kennedy, Robert Boyle, Robert Young, Robert Cowden, Robert Burns, Robert Steell, Richard Lee, Simeon Woodros, Stephen Cochran, Thomas Gibson, Thomas Willson, Thomas Oficsr, Thomas Berrett, William Noble, Will. Kayle, Will. Stringer, Will. Adam=, Will. Adams, Will. Bunton, Will. Rankin, Will. Boggs, Will. Wilson, John Adams ; eonstuhle, James Crothers.

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Freemen .- James Falkiner, John Kirkpatrick, James Huston, George Cuapland, Daniel Thompson, Arthur Graham, James Johnson.

LAND-OWNERS, 1774.

Joseph Adams, William Adams, Robert Burns, Joha Bell, William Banting, Robert Bell, Widow Boid, William Boggs, Patterson Bell, David Brooks, George Cowpland, Nathan Coobrun, James Cochran, Robert Cochran, Stephen Cochran, George Cochran, Jaha Caruthers, Robert Cowden, John Danold, James Duan, Samuel Futhey, Hugh Fearon, Archibald Guy, James Glendening, Adam Glendening, George Gibson, Alexander Gibson, Andrew Gibson, James Hannum, William Haslett, Nathan Hayes, Ebenezer Harper, Robert Hamill, Richard Irwin, John Irwin, Thomas Irwin, John Kirkpatrick, Andrew Kirk- patriok, Joseph Kirkpatrick, William Keos, Thomas Lave, James Langhead, James Lagan, David Ligget, James Ligget, George Mc- Guire, James McCausland, Thomas McClure, Patrick McLaughlin, James MoCormick, William MeIlhaney, Andrew Moore, Robert Noble, Thomas Officer, Ellis Pusey, Isracl Pemberton, Arthur Park, John Park, Andrew Reed, Francis Ruth, James Rankin, William Reed, James Smith, John Smith, James Scott, William Stringer, James Smith, Jr., George Sloan, Joseph Stringer, William Stringer, Jr., John Taylor, William Townsend, John Truman, William Vogan, Samuel Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Thomas Wallace, Sarah Weldon.

FRANKLIN.

This was formed in 1852, from the southeast part of New London township .*

EAST GOSHEN AND WEST GOSHEN.

Goshen was included in the original survey for the Welsh, but many surveys were made there for other pur- chasers, owing to delay ou the part of the Welsh to settle the land. It seems to have been organized as a township in 1704, as Cadwalader Ellis appeared at court as constable for the township in that year, previous to which it was con- sidered a part of Westtown.

The first assessment list preserved is that of 1715, which contains the following taxables :

£ 8.

£ 8. d.

Ellis, David.

David Balley ..

0 2 0

John ffinsher

Cadwalladr Ellis

ffrce Men.

Ellis Williams.

Benony Griffith 0 4 0

George Ashbridge ...

Thomas Evans 0 4 0

Mordecai Bean

Thomas Paschall

Non-resident Land.

Isaac Heans

Edward Jones.

0 2 1

Alexander Bean ... 0

Griffith Owen.

0 5 10

Robert Eachis ..

Thomas Jones.

2 :

John Heans.

Robert Jones

John Wall

Total.

2 18 5

The southwest part of Goshen was mostly taken up in right of Thomas Lloyd, whose executors sold two tracts of 797 and 850 acres to William Crouch, of London, in 1706. They also sold, 5, 21, 1702, to John Haines, of New Jersey, 965 acres, which now includes that part of the borough of West Chester lying south of Gay Street. This continued in the Haines and Matlack families many years. North of this, and west of High Street, a tract of 630 acres was patented to Nathaniel Puckle, and afterwards passed into the Hoopes family. East of High Street lay abont 1100 acres of Richard Thomas, who lived in Whiteland. He sold the same by divisions running from north to south, begin- ning at the west side,-to Edward Jones (?), 200 acres ; Robert Eachus, 200; Joseph Collins, 125 ; Thomas Evans, 175 ; Mordecai Bane, 200; Alexander Bane, 200 acres.

John ap Thomas, of Llaithgwm, Commott of Pennllyn,

# See New London.

in the county of Merioncth, and Edward Jones, of Bala, in the said county, chirurgeon, purchased from William Penn, by lease and release of Sept. 16 and 17, 1681, 5000 acres in Pennsylvania. They, however, were simply agents or trustees for themselves and others, as shown by the fol- lowing paper :+

" An account of wt sum of money every ffriend in Peallyn hath Layd out to buy land in Pensilvania & wt quantity of Acres of Land each is to have and wt sum of Quit Rent falls upon every one.

pounds.

Acres.

" John Tho.

25 0

1250

Quit-Rents. 128. 6d.

Hugh Robt

12 10

625

Edd Jones.

0 312}

Robt. David

312+

Evan Ress.

3124 3

John Edd

3124

Edd. Owen

312+

. Will. Edd

6 156ł

Edd. Rees

156}

Will. Jones

6 156ł

Tho. Rich

156ł

Rees John Wm

156ł

Tho. Lloyd

156₺

Caddr Morgan

156}

John Watkin

1564

Hugh John

1564

Gainor Robt

1664

100 0 0 5000

2 10"

John Thomas and Edward Jones executed deeds to the other purchasers before coming to this country. On Holme's map of the early surveys a tract on Schuylkill (in Merion) is set down for Edward Jones and company, " being 17 families." This did not include their whole purchase of 5000 acres, for one-half of each person's share was located in Goshen by direction of a warrant for sub- dividing the Welsh tract. John Thomas died in Wales, 3, 3, 1683, but his children, who arrived in Pennsylvania in November of that year, and who bore the name of Jones, took up half his purchase in Goshen. Edward Jones, Edward Rees, William ap Edward, and others arrived Aug. 13, 1682. Cadwalader Morgan and Hugh John sold their shares in Goshen to John Roberts, who married Gainor Roberts, another purchaser, and by this means came into possession of 262 acres in Goshen. His only son, Robert Roberts, sold 230 acres of this to Thomas Goodwin in 1749. The Goodwin homestead is still in the family, having descended to Mary Goodwin, now wife of Samuel R. Downing. An addition was built to the house in 1803, on which are the initials G. R. & L., for Richard and Lydia Goodwin. The present residence of S. R. Downing and wife is on another part of the original tract, which for a time was out of the family.

East of the Richard Thomas tract was one of 346 acres, in the name of Evan Jones and company, and beyond this was Ellis David's tract of nearly equal size; then came Thomas Jones and company (children of John Thomas) with 635 acres.

Robert Williams as claimed to have been the first settler in the township, but others followed soon after. The Ash- bridge family was one of the earliest and most prominent.

Feb. 29, 1731-2, the inhabitants of Goshen petitioned the court, representing,-

"That the northern Boundaries of the sd Township are not fully de- termined but Remain very Uncertain, by means whereof your Peti- tioners are in great Danger of being Infested with Profligate persons

t James J. Levick, M.D., in Pennsylvania Magazine, iv. 313.

Joseph Woodward. 0 2

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who flee bither from the neighbouring Provinces; Wherefore your Pe- titioners most humbly pray that you will be pleased to fix the Limits of the sd Township, according as they are in a draught which your Petitionera beg leave to present, set forth and Described, And your Petitionera as in duty bound shall pray, &c.

"Stephen Beakes.

Daniel Hoopes.

Thomas Evans.

David Davies.

John Eachus.

George Ashbridge, Junr.

Mordecai Baine, Juner.

Ellis Williams.

Isaac Varnon.

Jebn Wall.

John Bakar.

Alexander Bane.

John Collins.

Joseph Collins.

William Trego.

John Hainos.

Mordecai James.

Isaac Haines.

Richard Parks.

Mordecai Bane.

Jehu Culbertsoo.

John Burros.

Richd Jones.

Jose Matlock.

Joseph Garratt.

James Rushton.

Jehn Ashbridge.

Thomas Priee.

William Benumont.

James Serrill.

Danial Hopes, Junr. George Ashbridge."

At the same time another petition was presented by set- tlers on the borders of Goshen and Whiteland, complaining that there was now a disposition to thrust them out of both townships, and asking for a settlement of the line. These persons were William Atherton, George Bostock, Jonas Otley, John Ingrom, William Taylor, Thomas Atherton, Henry Olless, Evan Jones, Edward Pugh, George Morgan, George Garrett, John Williams, and John Holland.

The township was reduced by the erection of the borongh of West Chester in 1788. In 1817 it was divided into East and West Goshen.

GOSHEN TAXABLES, 1753.

George Ashbridge, Aaron Ashbridge, David Davis, Hannah Ash- bridge, Thomas Goodwin, Ann Ruston, Isaac Vernon, Thomas Spike- man, John Chapman, John Howell, Isaac Ilaines, Junr, Isnno Haines, William Been, Thomas Evens, William Johnson, John Wall, John Hoopes, Daniel Hoopes, Nathan Sharples, Joseph Collins, Joseph Mat- lack, Isaiah Matlack, Nathan Matlack, John Enchus, William Trego, Jeseph Ray, John Crawford, James Batten, Joseph Boggs, Stephen Benks, George Smith, Jonathan Davis, Amos Davis, David Buchaoan, John Brown, Ellis Haiues, Joshua Thomson, Franc Williams, Mathias Leamy, George Bostock, Roger Cain, James Otley, Ilonry Candery, John Beaumont, Will. Davis, Henry Thomson, Sam1 Waln, Adam Cypher, Joseph Garratt, David Haines, James Walters, Charles Gor- dou, Joseph Wall, Thomas Rees (?), Ellis Davis, Caleb Garrett, Daniel Bune, Jonathan Millison, Charles Howell, Bartholomew Tima, Richard Jones, Rees Jones, Caleb Way, William Rattue, Nathaniel Moore, David Dunwoody, Themna Garratt, Philip McGowen, Gasper Gresener, Samuel Oakes, Francis Mechem, Joseph Bene, Samuel Phips, Ellis William, Robert William, Thos. Lewis, Richard Dilworth, Margaret Starr, James Gilbrenth, Thomas Hoops, James Pierce.

Freemen .- John Townsend, Lawrence Towosend, Barnitt Swiger, Tho8. Tayler, Benjamin Lane, William Vough, Thomas Parvin, Rob- ert MeGloughlin, Joho Fleming, Hana Yurgle, James Bryan, John Hall, Martin Shuler, Jehn Michem, John Skelton, Patrick McMullin, William Dykes, Nath] Twyniy.

LAND-OWNERS, 1774.

George Ashbridge, Anron Ashbridge, Joshua Ashbridge, William Bane, Joseph Bennmont, Alexander Boggs, John Bowen, John Chap- man, Jesse Canby, Stephen Cimes, Amos Davis, Thomas Darlington, John Darlingtea, Lawrence Cox, Lydia Davis, Jonathan Eldridge, Enoch Eacus (Eachus), Wm. Enous, jr., James Garrett, Jona'n Gur- rett, Joseph Garrett, William Garrett, Thomas Goodwin, Christopher Good, William Galbreath, Thomas Hoops, John Hoops, Samuel Hoops, Benjamin Hoops, Thomas Hoops, jr., Isund Haines, John Harley, James Hemphill, George Hoops, Anren Hoops, Edward Hicks, Jarvis Hell, Joseph Hant. James Hickey, Jnceh James, William Jones, Joseph Johnson, William Johnson, Thomas Lewis, Thomas Malin, junior, Nathaniel Moore, Isaiah Matlack, Jonathan Matlack, Amos

Matlack, Jona. Milleson, Isaac Macy, John Mechem, Samuel Oliver, Thomas Oakes, William Peters, George Pierce, William Patterson, Samuel Phipps, Abr'm Pratt, Charles Ryan, William Rettew, Joseph Randlee, Joseph Ray, Thomas Rees, William Sharples, Thomas Sco- field, Thomas Speakinan, George Smith, John Smith, Benja'm Trego, Joshua Thompson, Thomas Williamson, Samuel Waln, Isaac Williams.

HAVERFORD.

TAXABLES IN ASSESSMENT OF 1715.

Richª Hayes, Henry Lewis, Samuel Lewis, John Haverd, Daniel Humphery, David Lewellin, Rowland Powell, Henry Lawrence, Thomas Lawrence, Ilumphery Ellis, Samuel Reece, Martha Hughs, Gaynor Musgrove, Hugh David, Robert Warton, Lidia Ellis, Owen Thomas, John Parry, Mirick Davies, Daniel Lawrence, David Lewis. free Men .- Jacob Jones, Evan David.

This township became a part of Delaware County in 1789.

HIGHLAND.

Organized in 1853 by division of West Fallowfield township. Among the inhabitants of what is now High- land township in the last century were the families of Adams, Boggs, Boyd, Cochran, Cowpland, Futbey, Gibson, Glendenning, Hamill, Haslett, Parke, and Wilson.

HILLTOWN.

This name was applied to territory north and west of Londongrove about 1703, and must have been pretty ex- tensive as it was estimated to contain over 41,000 acres of land.

HONEYBROOK.

This was formed in 1789, from the western part of West Nantmeal township, the name "Nantmeal," or " Nantmel," signifying " sweet stream," or "honey brook." The latter name is found prior to this date, and it appears that abont 1734 an attempt was made to erect a township called Honey- brook. (See Nantmeal.)

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History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 48

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928 Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts Number of Pages: 1162

Author: Futhey, John Smith, 1820-1888; Cope, Gilbert, 1840-1928
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia, L. H. Everts
Number of Pages: 1162