History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 60

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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Some of these persons were never in this country, and it does not appear that any of them settled on the land.

Prior to 1700 the land east of Chester Creek had passed - into other hands, and about that time permanent settle- ments began to be made in the township. In 1697, Daniel Hoopes purchased 300 acres in the eastern part of the township, and 175 acres more in 1698. He was the first constable for Westtown, which office he filled in 1700, and was doubtless one of the earliest settlers. Aaron James became a land-holder in 1700, as also did Benjamin Hick- man. John Bowater, of Middletown, purchased land in Westtown in 1704, and by his will appears to have been living there at the time of his death, in 1705. Isaac Taylor resurveyed the land in this township in 1703, and made a return of the following tracts : William Swarfar, 237 acres : Daniel Hoopes, 470; Benjamin Hickman, 230; Aaron James, 208; Richard Whitpain's heirs, 1918; Richard Collett, 1090. Taylor appears to have had the oversight of Collett's 1000 acres, at the western end of the township, and the following note gives us a hint of his recompense :

" LOVING FRIEND IS. TAYLOR,-I have delivered the Boxes to thy order. I have received of Richard Collett, a kind Letler with a Hamper of a hundred pint bottles of red Port between thee & me. Pray order them as thou thinks fitt. Thy loving frd.

" PHILAD'IA 8th 9hr, 1718."

"JAMES LOGAN.

The following is not so classic :

"frend Isaao Talar,-Thomas Bradfor of London, desired me to inqueir if thee had Receved the Efexes to pay the quet Rents of wida Colate's Land, and if thear Be any Likle word of it hen sold, wich be Desiered to hear by the first opartunet will ofar in '2 or 3 week tim: from thy frend

" ISAAC MARRIOTT, "in Chestnut Street philadelphia, 26th 4mo 1722."

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TOWNSHIPS AND BOROUGHS, ETC.

The Collett tract was purchased, Sept. 2, 1727, by John Salkeld, of Chester, while on a religious visit to England, and on his return he conveyed one-half of it to his nephew, Joseph Parker. He also sold 300 acres to William Har- vey, of Kennet.

The land of Barnabas Wilcox was long owned by the Gibbons family, and now forms the well-known boarding- school property of Friends.

Richard Whitpaine, of London, butcher, purchased a large amount of land in Pennsylvania, some of which was located in what is now Montgomery County, where there is a township bearing the name. His land in Westtown ex- tended from the present School farm westward to the Col- lett tract. He died in 1689, whereupon his creditors as- sumed the care of his lands in Pennsylvania. The sur- vivor conveyed to William Aubrey in trust, and he, in the next year (1713) to Rees Thomas, of Merion, and Anthony Morris, Jr., of Philadelphia, brewer, to whom a patent was granted by the commissioners of property, July 10, 1718. It appears, however, that on May 28, 1718, Recs Thomas and Anthony Morris conveyed a one-third interest in the land to John Whitpaine, of Philadelphia, grandson of Richard of London ; and he dying, his widow and execu- trix disposed of his interest in the land, by deeds of lease and release, to settlers. Thus on March 30 and 31, 1719, she sold an undivided third part of 400 acres to James Gibbons, to whom, on the same dates, R. Thomas and A. Morris conveyed the other two-thirds' interest. The said parties also sold to Thomas Mercer 401 acres next west of Gibbons; to Richard Eavenson, 219; to John Yearsley, 290; to Philip Taylor, 200; and to Joseph Hunt, 252} acres adjoining Collett's line.

James Gibbons, by will of Jan. 15, 1731-2, devised the 400 acres to his son Joseph, who, by will of 9, 10, 1780, devised 280 acres thereof to his son James, who, with his wife Deborah, by deed of April 7, 1783, conveyed to Jacob Gibbons, though by this time it was found to be but 271 acres. Jacob Gibbons and wife Jane sold, in 1792, to Joseph Shippen, Esq., of a prominent Philadelphia family, then of Westtown, and some time associate judge of our county courts, two tracts of 187 acres and 67 acres 96 perches, they being parts of the 400 acres which had belonged to Joseph Gibbons, father of James and Jacob. Judge Shippen may have built the mansion there- on, in late years torn down by George Rhoads, who built his present residence on the same site. Tradition says it was the finest house in its neighborhood in its day, having wide halls, high ceilings, etc. March 15, 1794, Judge Shippen leased the property to Joseph Gibbons, Jr., for three years, reserving

"out of the same for his own Convenience, use and Benefit, his stone Dwelling House & Garden he now occupies, with all the young Orchard & Ground inclosod with it, behind the same; the new frame stables, for the accommodation of his own Ilorses & Cows, . . . and also for the accommodation of the Horses belonging to his Friends when they come to him on Business, or a visit to himself or Family."

This plantation he called " Plumley." It is said that he also owned a farm on the east side of the School farm, now of F. J. Darlington, and that he resided thercon for some time. It was stipulated in the lease that Joseph Gibbons, 28

Jr., should be provided as soon as possible with a conveni- ent log dwelling-housc.

Joseph Shippen sold the tract of 187 acres, by deed of May 21, 1804, to Jesse James for £3740, and he by will devised the same to his sons, John and Jesse, the first of whom sold his interest to his brother in 1824, and the latter resided there until 1855, when he sold the farm to Borradaile Prichett. Gottlieb Schiedt was the next purchaser, in 1863, and he in turn sold to George Rhoads Dec. 21, 1869, who erected a new dwelling, of which a view is herein shown.

WESTTOWN RATE, 1715.

£ s. d.

James Gibbins.

0 8 0

Daniel Hoopes.

0.70

Benjamin llickman

0 2 6

Margaret Todhunter.

0 1 3

Aaron James.

0 5 0

Non-resident Land.

Whitbens. 0 16 0

Richard Collets. 0 73

Mordecai Maddock.

1 0

Total ..

2 7 8

In 1722 we find also the names of Thomas Mercer, Stephen Beaks, Joseph Hunt, Caleb Perkins.

TAXABLES IN 1753.

Thomas Mercer, Joseph Gibbons, Joshua Hoopes, John Taylor, Joseph James, Stephen Hoopes, Joseph Hunt, Sam. Osburn, Benja Hickman, Jane Gibbons, Wm Huey, Francis Hickman, Jacob Yearsley, Thomas Yearsley, Thos Townsend, Wm Hunt, Thomas Taylor, John Cooper, Hannah James, Adam Dugless, Nathan Yearsley, Nath1 Evi- son, Walter Lilly, John Forrest.

"One Freeman, ye Constable its like knows who, having secreted him from us."

LAND-OWNERS, 1774.

James Gibbons, Joseph Gibbons, Thomas Taylor, Thomas Mercer, Samuel Osborne, Peter Osborne, John Hunt, William Hunt, Joseph James, Joseph Hoops, Isaiah Hoops, Benjamin Hickman, John Polus, Moses Cock, John Davis, William Hawley, Jacob Sharpless, Samuel Entrikin, James Huey, William Jones, William Jones, jr., James Black, Richard Strowd (Strode?), Phebe Taylor, Amos Davis, Thomas Darlington, Edward Thornbury, Richard Thornbury, Thomas Wil- liamson, Joseph Curtain, Hannah Carter, Nathan Jefferis, Joshua Smith, Cornelius Wood, Joseph White, William Chamberlin, Richard Few, Isaac Hoops, Jesse Camby, John Woolley, Francis Hickman, Robert Yearsley.

EAST WHITELAND AND WEST WHITELAND.

The township of Whiteland was organized about the year 1704, and is therefore among the oldest townships in the county. Its first constable was David Jones, who is mentioned on the court records 12th month, 1704-5.

Whiteland is the north western part of the original Welsh tract of 40,000 acres, which was laid out to that people in 1684, with the expectation that they should be a separate barony, with liberty to manage their municipal affairs in their own way. It appears they also desired to retain their own language; but the tide of subsequent events rendered the whole scheme impracticable. The north and west lines of this survey are still chiefly retained as lines of townships, some slight alterations having been made in the northern line; but other surveys encroached on the south, so that the other lines are obliterated. If the reader will examine the map of Chester County, he will find the northern line of this Welsh survey to be that which separates Tredyffrin and the Whitelands from Schuylkill, Charlestown, and

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Uwchlan, and the western line that which separates West Whiteland, West Goshen, and West Chester from East Caln and East Bradford, its northwest corner being the northwest corner of West Whiteland township.

WHITELAND RATE, 1715.

8. d.

James Thomas. 0

Evan Lewis ..

0 6

Richard Thomas.

David Meredith

Thomas James,

John Martin

1 0

Owen Thomas ..

Isaac Richardson.

Non-resident Land.

Edward Kingson ..

Isaac Malio.

Joseph Pikes, 12 10 0

John Spruse ...

John Budd

Lewis Williams

] 10

David Powell

Evan Bowen

Edward Shippen,

Thomas Owen

Hugh Wilson

1 3

Adam Baker

Llewellin Parry

ffree Men.

David Howell

Rees Hughs

Charles Brooks,

0 4 0

Rees Prichard

Mathew Welsh,

0 4 0

James Rowland.

0 0 10

Griffith Philips. 0 0

Tot

15 19 11

According to the township book, the following persons held the office of constable prior to 1726, beginning with 1710: Isaac Malin, James Thomas, Edward Kinneson, Lewis Williams, David Meredith, Sr., Evan Lewis, Rees Pritchard, Thomas Owen, James Rowland, James David, Richard Anderson, Isaac Richardson, Thomas James, John Spruce, Owen Thomas, Evan Philips. The first supervisor was James Thomas, in 1714, and Griffith Howell is men- tioned in 1724. George Aston and John Spruce were the first overseers of the poor, appointed in 1730.

"To ye Honorable Richd Hayes Esqr, President, and to ye Rest of ye Honourable Esqrs, Justices, at ye Court of Quarter Sessions held at Chester, february 1731.

" The Petition of us ye subscribers Inhabitants of ye Township of Whiteland humbly Showeth that whereas most or all of us in our Suc- cessive Turns have been put to no Small difficulty in the Execution of ye Several offices of Constables, Collectors of ye County Taxes over- seers of ye poore, Supervisors of ye highways &c partly thro ye obsti- nancy of Some Refusing their Quotoes or proportionals on Publick Emergencyes and occasions under pretext yt our Townships limits or District not having Certain boundaries on Record Readers our offices in their Several Requirings in Some measure faint and abortive, Wherefore your Petitioners humbly Craves yt a Recorde of our Town- ship may be drawn according as ye boundaries herewith Sent in a Rough plan Delinates, and your Petitioners In Duty bound pray for your prosperity.

" Richd Thomas, William Paschall, Griffith Lewis, Sam1 James, Hugh Davies, Thomas James, Adam Baker, Thomas Morris, David Meredith, William Thomas, Richard Anderson, Henry Anderson, Thomas Evans, Morgan David, Theophilus Thomas, David Jenkin, Thos Test, George Hunter, John Hunter, Jacob Wright, Edw Kinnison, William Kinnison, Isaac Malin, Jr., Richard Richison, James David, James Rowland, Samuel Owen, Thomas Llewelin, Isaac Malio, David Howel, Evan Philips, Lewis William."

Petitions were presented at the same time by Goshen township, and by persons on the borders of the two town- ships. A plot of the township, probably made to accom- pany the foregoing petition, represents the land-owners, be- ginning at the Tredyffrin line and south side, to have been James Rowland, Samuel Owen, Owen Thomas, Katharine David, Isaac Malin, William Paschall, John Sharpless, Richard Richardson, Edward Kinnison, Jacob Wright, John Hunter, and George Hunter, in what is now East Whiteland. . North of these were Reese Pritchard, Evan Philips, James David, Lewis William, David Jenkin, The- ophilus Thomas.

In what is now West Whiteland a series of surveys appear to have crossed the valley, beginning with Morgan David, Thomas Evan, and Richard Anderson on the east, then, in succession, David Meredith, Evan Lewis, Griffith Howell, David Howell, John Morgan, Adam Baker, Rich- ard Thomas, Thomas James, Thomas Morris, and John Spruce.

In 1743 the citizens petitioned for the appointment of two sets of supervisors, one for the east and the other for the west end, stating that for several years they had agreed upon a division of the roads at the cast line of the land late of Thomas Evans. They asked for the appointment of Reece Francis and James Trego for the east half, and David Meredith, Jr., and John McCord for the west. Another similar petition, in March, 1750, seems to show that the first was not granted, and that the division of the roads was agreed upon in 1732. In each case the mend- ing of the "Great Conestoga road" was complained of as burdensome.

The township was divided by deerce of court, Feb. 26, 1765, as follows :

" Upon hearing the petitions presented to this court, one from the inhabitants of the east and the other from the inhabitants of the west end of the township of Whiteland, in this county, praying that the said township may be divided and made into two townships, it is considered by this court, thut the said township of Whiteland be and is hereby divided into two townshipa, and that the line of division shall begin io the Welsh line, being the north line of said township, and from thence southerly along the west line of Thomas Bowens, from thence along the west line of land late of George Jenkins, dec'd, thence along the west line of land late of George Hunter, and from thence to the line of Goshen township in a direct course, and that such part of said township as lyeth to the eastward of said division line, shall hereafter be called East Whiteland, and the other part thereof, lying to the westward of the same, shall hereafter be called West Whiteland."

Richard Thomas, son and heir of Richard ap Thomas, a purchaser of 5000 acres from William Penn, took up a large amount of land in Whiteland, and obtained a patent, May 17, 1704, for 1869 acres, to which 243 acres were added by patent of March 8, 1717, in lieu of some in Newtown. He settled thercon in 1711, and sold off small tracts to obtain neighbors. He erected his dwelling-house near to Valley Creek, and in the immediate vicinity of a collection of Indian huts. The reason assigned for such a selection is said to have been that the dogs of the Indian village would assist in keeping the wild beasts, then nu- merous, at a distance. The place was called, in the Indian language, Katamoonchink, which signifies " Hazelnut Grove." The name of the township, Whiteland, is thought by some to have been derived from Whitford Garden, in Flintshire, Wales.

The following letter to Governor Gordon shows that the proximity of the Indians was not always profitable :

"CALN, ye 3d of ye 9 ber, 1727. "May it please ye Governour ;

" These may Certify that on ye 16th day of July last 1727, Richard Thomas, of ye township of whiteland, Came before me and did De- clare on his sollem affirmation, that ye King of ye five nations of In- dians having beeo at Philadelphia to treat with the Governour, and did on their Return with his Company take vp their lodging near to his house, whear they Resided about fore days and nights together, ye nearest Neighbours Contributing to their necessitys what they could ; ye neighbours being few and poore Could not supply ym to

0 5 10

John Earle.

Thomas Pascall

RES. OF C. GROVER LEVIS WEST MARLBOROUGH PA.

RESIDENCE AND MILLS OF JOB H. PYLE,

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ye full, at which place they killed one of his Cows, which he Valued at four pounds, and desired of me n Warant to apprehend ye suid Indians, but I being Informed that they had a Letter of Credit ffrom ye Governour to all persons to supply them with what they wanted (and they being gon from ye snid Richard Thomas's 2 days), I thought it most Propper not to send a hue and Cry after them ; but to write to Joho Wright and Tobias Hendricks to Trent with them about it Io an Amicable way, and to get satisfaction for ye Party In- jured ; but they haveing paet Suskuhuon before my letters Came to hand, they miet of ye opportunity. However about 3 days since ye said Richard Thomas Came a Gain to me nad Informed me that he had been with the Governour to Lay his Case before him, In order to meet with Relief, but (as he snys) ye Governour Would give oo orders about it Vntill he had Reed some Information from me to set ye Case In a true Light, In order to which he oo ye 2 day of this Instuat, November, 1727, brought two of his near neighbours, oamely John Stringfellow and Henry Atherton, who according to ye laws and Cue- toms of this Province, did attest and solamaly Declare ye said Cow killed, as above to be well worth four pounds; und I being sensible of ye truth of ye above narration, shall Conclude who am ye Governour's most hearty friend and servant

"To Command

GEO. ASTON."

Richard Thomas (3d), son of the last named, added some hundreds of aeres to the family possessions, and at the time of his death held about 1000 acres, on which, perhaps at the junction of the Conestoga and Wilmington roads, he had laid out the town of Whiteford, at least on paper. The old family residence is said to have been on the pres- ent property of Richard Ashbridge, but the old hip-roofed house now standing was probably the second structure. Richard Thomas (3d) devised his land nearly equally between his sons, Richard (Col. Thomas) and George, the first receiving the eastern portion. In an unproved will of 1752, he gave to Richard the land south of the Conestoga road, together with a " water corn-mill" and share in a saw-mill thereon, while to George he gave the land on the north side of the road, and that on the east side of the Wilmington road, together with the old mill and land be- longing thereto. George Thomas, in 1772, settled at the present residence of his grandson, Dr. George Thomas, which is said to have been several years in building After the battle of Brandywine, while Uwchlan meeting-house was used as a hospital, meetings were held in a large room in this house, now divided into two smaller rooms. Dr. Thomas owns nearly 1000 acres of the original tract, the most of which has descended by will. When Col. Thomas took up arms, in 1776, he made a conveyance of his land, 500 acres, to his peaceable brother George, to save it from confiscation by the British in case the Americans were un- successful. The marble quarries on Dr. Thomas' prop- erty are extensive and valuable.

In East Whiteland a tract of 250 acres, laid out for James Thomas, was described as in " Duffryn Mawr," which is Welsh for " Great Valley," as Bryn Mawr is for " Great Hill."

One of the oldest dwelling-houses in West Whiteland is the home of Jacob M. Zook, built by William Owen. in 1750. The material used was hill stone; the walls were thick, ceilings low, and the chimneys placed in the corners. On a large stone by the front door are to be seen the letters E O, and tradition says that while the masons engaged on the building were at dinner, Elizabeth, the wife of Wil- liam Owen, cut her initials thereon with a knife, and caused it to be placed in the wall. Additions have been made to

both ends of the original structure, but no rooms in the house are more comfortable than those which date back to 1750: In 1770 the house was purchased by Morritz, son of Peter Zug, as the name was then spelled, who lived near Germantown.

TAXABLES IN 1753.

· Richard Thomas, Samuel James, Thumas Morris, Georgo Hunter, Ann Hunter, John Hambreth, John Templeton, John Todhunter, Thomas Bowen, Rees Prichard, David Meredith, Rees Francis, James Guest, William Reily, Benjamin Bartholomew, Poul Bond, William Garratt, John Bowen, John Engrom, William Beal, Samuel Bond, Joseph Bartholomew, William Hudson, Richard Richardson, John Davis, Joshua Benn, Malachi Jones, David Meredith, sont, Mathias Lemey, Willinin Meredith, Samuel Lewis, James Cloyd, William Lewis, David Howell, William Morgan, Raodal Malin, Robert Powell, James Willcox, George Astoa, John Cuthbert, Joha Holland, Henry Hambright, Henry Atherton, Gurrat Berry, David Jenkin, Stoffel Lewis, Gilbert Cannedy, Robert Thomson, Thomas Jinaings, Robert Carter, John Cooper, William Belloy, John Smith, Jonathan Howell, Joseph Hudson, Terance Conley, John Adams, John Nealey, John Garratt, Hugh Carrngan, Hezekiah Hall, Thomas Evans, Ludwish Spongle, Frederick Isemenger, George Nonert, Edmund Phillips.

Freemen .- John Blackford, William Beeo, William Gill, Juba Evuns, Mosee Cudwalader, John Fichgarel, Turence Curagen, Am- brose Lybscum, Christian Peterson, David Gormno, Daniel Deborah, Robert Edward, Gurrutt Menlly, George Orson, James Waddle.

EAST WHITELAND LAND-OWNERS, 1774.

John Adams, Benjamin Bartholomew, er., John Bartholomew, Ben- jamin Bartholomew, jr., Benjamin Bond, Joseph Bond, Widow Bowen, David Cloyd, Conrad Coleman, John Cinneka (Miller), Widow Dil- worth, Daniel Durhorow, Joho Fike, Josiah IIibbard, Thomas Harris, Thomas Harris, jr., Widow Ives, John Kerlin, Samuel Kennedy, Jo- seph Lewis, Michael Lapp, Ruodall Malio, Rubert Powell, Widow Philips, Richard Richardson, James Robinson, John Blatchford, Robert Rook, Jncoh Coffinan, Henry Snwders, John Smith, George Meredith, John Templeton, Andrew Todd, Christian Zook, John Zook.

WEST WHITELAND LAND-OWNERS, 1774.

Joho Jacobs, John Williams, William Trimble, James Richardson, Daniel Meredith, Mury Meredith, Daniel Evans, Richard Bull, Sam- uel Lewis, John Cuthbert, Robert Murrell, Daniel Thompson, George Garrett, Henry Tims, Jacob Lenmy, Samuel Jefferis, Barney Swego, John Smith, Ezekiel Rigg, George Hoofinan, Neal MeCarly, John Newlin, Wm. Ingram, Samuel James, Richard Thomas, George Thomas, Isaac Jacobs, Morritz Zook, Evan Anderson, David Dun- woody, Patrick Cannon, Eli Bently, Rich'd White, John Turk, Joseph Morris, William Beale, Leane Speakman, Samuel Bond, Joho Bull, William John, Win. Noblit, Samuel Nohlit, Edward Yeoman.

WILLISTOWN.

Willistown was organized as a township about the year 1704. It was first represented at court by Thomas Gar- rett, as constable, in 1705. A large part of the township was within the lines of the Welsh tract, but many surveys were made for other persons, especially in the southern part. The families of Hibberd, Massey, Smedley, Thomas, Gar- rett, and Yarnall were among the earliest and most numer- ous, and many of their descendants are inhabitants of the township at the present time.

A draught of the southern part of the township, made about 1704, shows that, beginning at the southeast corner and going north ward, Francis Yarnall had 510 acres ; Peter Thomas, 528; Thomas Massey, 420; and Barker & Co., 2103 acres. West of Peter Thomas the Indians had a square piece of 500 acres, mostly on the east side of Ridley Creek. West of Barker & Co. were Samuel Levis, 667 aeres ; William Garrett, 556; and Samuel Richardson, 1160 acres.

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HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Francis Yarnall obtained a patent, Nov. 28, 1703, for 400 acres next to the Indians' land, and in 1738 Amos and Mordecai Yarnall obtained patents for the land deserted by the Indians.

Josiah Hibberd, of Darby, purchased from Martha Barker, of London, and Joseph Buckley, of Philadelphia, 250 acres of the Barker & Co.'s tract, and in 1731 con- veyed the same to his son, Benjamin Hibberd, who settled thereon. John Hibberd, another son, had settled in the township by 1721, and in 1722 we find the names of Richard Jones, Benony Griffith, Thomas Richard, and Morris Griffith.

WILLISTOWN RATE, 1715.

Francis Yarnold 0

William Roberts,

0 1 2

Peter Thomas

Samuel Bishop.

George Smedley \

0 6

Thos Garrett

William Hadson 0 8 4

Thomas James

Barker & Company .. 0 16 8

George Orson

Marsys Land 0

4 2

John Yarnold

Jobson Land 0 8 4

Peter Yarnold. 0

Society Land. 0 1 10

Peter Thomas, Jur. 0

Jacob Thomas 0

Total 3 11 2

Lloyd, Edward Peers, Marey Bertten, Nathan Griffith, Mary Crock- son, Bennoney Griffith, Lewis Williams, William Bennett, Moris Griffith, Walter Lloyd, Lewes Reeis, John Bogs, James Farrow, Richard Dolby, Amos Yarnell, Sener, Frances Yarnell, Daniel Yar- nell, Amos Yarnell, Janr, Isaac Garratt, Bengmaa Hamton, Thomss Hall, Samuel Hall, Nathaniel Grabb, Joseph James, Frances Smedley, Thomas Smedley, George Smedley (fuller), John Hebbert, Frances Norton, Samuel Maccue, Thomas Harris, Owen Howell, Joseph Bowea, Robert Jones, John Dolbey, John Weyn, Giles Fagon, Joseph Lewis, George Smedley.

Freemen .- Thomas Philips, Thomas Massey, Lewis Massey, Thomas Williams, Patrick Bruff, Jacob Nobrey, William Roland, James Wippo, Andrew Buchanan, Samuel Maccue, John Maxwell, Abraham Hibberd, Joha Simson.

LAND-OWNERS, 1774.

Joshua Ashbridge, David Ashbridge, John Brown, John Briggs, John Boggs, Levi Bowen, Ezekiel Bowen, Owea Brooks, Daniel Cor- nock, Joseph Cox, John Douglas, Moses David, Joshua Evans, Jona- than Evans, William Foree, William Garrett, William Garrett, jr., Isaac Garrett, Thomas Garrett, Josiah Garrett, Jesse Garrett, Samuel Garrett, Aaron Garrett, John Griffith, Nathaniel Grubb, Benjamia Griffith, Benjamin llibberd, Benjamin Hibberd, jr., Phineas Hibberd, Samael Hibberd, Caleb Hibberd, Thomas Harris, Benjamin Hamp- ton, Griffith Jones, Thomas Jones, George King, John Longstretch, Arasmus Lloyd, William Lloyd, Isaac Lewis, Abraham Lewis, Jacob Lewis, Thomas Massey, Isaac Massey, Samuel McCae, Phineas Mas-

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History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 60

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