History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 9

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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John Vanculin 00 02 06

Reynere Petterson 00 03 04

Edward Prichett. 00 03 04

Whele amount of taxables, 276.

The aet under which this assessment was made provided that no persons " shall be taxed by this aet who have a great charge of children, and become indigent in the world, and are so far in Debt that the elear value of their Real and personal estate does not amount to thirty pounds."

The following amounts were realized from this tax :

€

County of Philadelphia 314

New Castle

143

Sussex

101

16 Kent.

Chester.

00 07 Lars Larsson

66 Bucks 48

04 01

£760

16 2

SWEDISH INHABITANTS, 1693.

In Acrelius' " History of New Sweden," p. 190, is given " An exact list and roll of all the men, women, and ehil- dren which are found and still live in New Sweden, now called Pennsylvania, on the Delaware river." It appears to have been prepared to send to Sweden with a letter from Carl Christopherson Springer to Postmaster John Thelin, dated May 31, 1693. The heads of families are given, with the number composing the household.

Hindrich Anderson

5 Johan Cook 7

9 Capt. Lasse Cock. 11

7 Maes Cock.

5 Otte Ernst Cock 5

6 Hindrich Cellman

3 Conrad Constantine.

9 Johan Ven Culen

2 Otto Dahlho.

11 Peter Dahlbo.

1 Hindric Danielsson

5 Thomas Dennis

Lars Bure.

William Cabb.

Christian Classon

Jacob Classon

6 Eric Ericsson.

1 Göran Ericsson

3 Hindric Andersson,

5 Hindrie Iwarsson,

Jonas Nilsson.

Mathias de Foss

Michael Nilsson

Anders Frende .. ..

Nils Frendes (widow).

Olle Franssen ..

Eric Gästenberg

Nils Gastenberg.

Eric Goransson ..

Brita Gostafsson.

Göstaf Göstafsson

Hans Gostafsson ..

Jons Gostafsson

Mans Gostafsson.

2 Brita Petersson

3 Carl Petersson

1 Hans Petersson

9 Hans Petersson

5 Lars Petersson ..

Peter Petersson

David Hindricsson

Peter Stake, alias Petersson .. Reiner Petersson

6 Anders Rambo.

5 Gunnar Rambo.

7 Johan Rambo

Anders Hemman.

Peter Rambo, junior.

Anders Heppman.

Frederic Hoppman.

7 Matts Repott

7 Nils Repott.

5 Olle Resse.

9 Anders Robertsson

1 Paul Sahlunge.

Hindrich Jacobsson.

Johan Schrage

9 Johan Scute

5 Anders Seneca.

6 Broor Seneca.

10 Jonas Skagge's Widow.

4 Johan Skrika

2 Matts Skrika

Mans Jonsson

3 Hindrich Slohey.

6 Carl Springer.

5 1

1 Chierstin Staleop.

Hans Joranssoo ..

11 Johan Stalcop.

Joran Jöransson

1 Peter Stalcop.

Staphan Jeransson

5 Israel Stark

1 3

Frederic Konig.

6 Adam Stedham

Asmund Stedham.

Olle Kuckew.

6 Benjamin Stedham

4 7 0

Matts Kyn

3 Johan Stille.

Nils Laicar

Johan Stillman.

And. Persson Longåker.

7 Jonas Stillman.

Hindrich Larsson

6 Peter Stillman

4 3

1 Gunner Svenson.

Anders Leck.

1 Jehan Svensen

Mans Leck

1 William Talley

Antony Long.

3 Elias Tay

Robert Longhoro

4 Christiern Themo's Widow

Hans Lucasson

1 Olle Thomasson

Lucas Lucasson

1 Olle Therssoo

Peter Lucasson

1 Hindrich Tessa.

Johan Månsson.

5 Johan Tossa.

Peter Månsson

3 Lars Tossa ..

Marten Martenson, senior. Mats Martensen

Jacob van der Weer

Johan Mattson

11 Jacob van der Weer.

Nils Mattsson

3 William van der Weer

Christopher Meyer.

7 Jesper Wallraven.

Paul Mink

5 Jonas Wallraven ..

Eric Molica

8 Anders Weinem.

Anders Nilsson

3 Anders Wibler

A list of those still living and born in Sweden :

Peter Rambo, } Have been here Anders Bonda, , fifty-four years Anders Bengtsson,

Simon Johansson,

Paul Mink,

Olof Paulsson,

Sven Svenson,

Olof Petersson,

Michael Nilsson,

Mårten Mårtenson, junior,

Eric Mollicka,

Nils Mattson, Antony Long, Israel Helm,

Anders Homan,

Jacob Clemsseo ...

Eric Cock.

Gabriel Cock

Widdow Neales. 00 03 04

John Parker. 00 02 06

4 00 2

THE TOWNESHIP OF SPRINGFILD.

£ 8. d.

Bartholomew Coppock

Junior 00 07 06

Robert Taylor. 00 03 04

Bartholomew Coppock

Senior. 00 03 04 George Marris Senior .. 00 06 08 George Marris Junior .. 00 02 08 Isack Taylor. 00 02 08

Joseph Stedman 00 02 10

ffrances Yarnell. 00 03 04

Petter Lister. 00 02 06

Petter Themas .. 00 02 06

Joseph Kent for hen- ery Maddock

00 08 04

George Simcocke 00 02 06

George Lownes

00 02 06

2 10

THE TOWNESHIP OF THORNBURY.

£ s. d.

George Pearce ..

00 03 04 Peter Joccom

Edward Bennett .. 00 02 06 Didrich Johansson

John Willis 00 02 06

Richard Weedworth ... 00 02 06 Simon Jehansson.

Joseph Selsbee 00 06 00

£0 16 10

Nils Jonsson.

Thomas Jonsson

1 Mans Staake.

Christiern Joransson

Lasse Kempc ..

6 Matts Stark.

Mårten Knutsson

Hans Kyn's widow

5 Lucas Stedham

Jonas Kyn

8 Lyloff Stedham

Jacob Hindricsson

Jehan Hindricsson ..

Johan Hindricksons.

Matts Hellsten

7 Peter Ramho, senior.

Johan lloppman

Nicholas lloppioan.

Hindrich Iwarsson

Hindrich Jacob.

Matts Jacob

Johan Hinderssen, junior Anders Hindricksson

Paul Petersson ..

6 Olle Paulsson

8 Peter Palsson

7 Lars Pehrsson

3 Olle Pehrsson

Johan Grantrum. Lars Halling

Mans Hallton

Israel Helm.

7 Hindrich Parchon

3 Bengt Paulsson. ...

2 Göstaf Paulsson.

4 Hans Olsson ...

7 Jehan Ommerson

7 Lorentz Ostersson

Carl Christ Springer,

8 Anders Didricsson.

6 Olle Diricksson.

7 Staphan Ekhorn.

Jacch Clemsson,

1 Olof Rosse,

Olle Dedricsson,

Hans Petersson,

7 Hindrich Faske

Joran Anderson

John Arian

Joran Bagman ..

Anders Bengtsson.

Bengt Bengtsson.

Anders Bonde.

Johon Bonde.

Lven Bonde ..

Marten Martenson, junior

10 Matts Tossa ...

3 Cornelius van der Weer ....

9 Måns Staake,

Marten Martenson, senior,

Hindrie Jacobson,

Hindrie Collman,

Lars Johansson

Anders Jonsson

Jon Jonsson

Isaac Savoy

Casper Fisk.

9 Matte Ericsson ..

Jehan Andersson.

Johan Andersson.

10 Lars Larsson

7 Olle Stobey.

Erected in 1772.

"OAKLAND." RESIDENCE OF DR. GEORGE THOMAS,

RESIDENCE OF MICHAEL TOWERS, EAST VINCENT.

GENERAL HISTORY.

Jöns Göstafsson,

Mans Hallton, Hana Olofsson, Anders Saneoa, Broor Seneon, Eskil Andersson, Matta da Vosa,

Johan Hendricsson, Andera Weinom, Staphun Joransaon, Olof Kinkovo, Anders Didricason, Anders Mink .*

Among these " many Hollanders were also intermingled, inasmuch as they now regarded themselves as one people."

It must be remembered that Swedish surnames, like the Welsh, were reversible, and the termination son indicated the child of ; as, Olsson, the son, or child, of Olle. When by contact with the English they were, in a measure, forced to retain permanent surnames, these became much changed. Bengtsson became Bankson; Göstafsson, Justis; Kyn, Keen ; Didricsson, Derrickson ; etc.

John Arian of this list is Arian Johnson in Rudman's list of 1698, and John Archer in English. His wife, Gertrude, was a sister of Gabriel and Lasse Friend, who appear to have been sons of Nils Larsson. John Archer, of Ridley, was the grandfather of John Morton, the signer. In the court records the name is also given Orion and Or- chard. Gabriel Friend is also Gabriel Neals.

In Council, June 27, 1693 :

" Upon the petition of the inhabitants of Chester, to order the division of the sd Countis from the Countie of New castle, for want of which the petitionera Have long suffered : Ordered that one or two persona of aach Countie dos attend the Councill the yth day of July next, in order to inform the Councill of the true state of that affair."

August 9th. Upon the petition, etc.,-

" After full debata of the aaid mutter, Resolved That, (for the prea- ent Convenieneie of the government, and not for an absolute and final proprietarie division, but that the Inhabitants on the borders of both Counties may know to which of the two to pay their Laavies, taxea, &c., and performa their other Countis services,) The bounda of Naw eastla Countis shall extend Northward to the mouth of Naman's creek, and upwards along the South-west aida of the northernmost branch, (excluding the Townahipps of Concord & Bethell,) and not to extend backwards of the aaid northermost . branch, above the sd two town- ahipps,"

March, 1694-5. The grand inquest, after having ex- amined the accounts of the county, recommend a levy of a penny in a pound, which was ordered by the court, " for finishing the prison and defraying of the old debts & for wolves heads ;" also for the relief of the poor. The grand jury also on this occasion performed the duty of county auditors, and " having examined Jeremiah Collet's [the Treasurer's] accounts, finds them to be true accounts, and finds him to be indebted to the county, the sum of eighteen shillings and eleven pence, and the county to be indebted to Thomas Smith the sum of 18 pounds 19s. and 4d." The next grand jury held a meeting on the 2d of Octo- ber, to consider the affairs of the county. The following interesting record of their proceedings is given at length :

"We the Grand Jury by the King'a authority, finding that the county ia in debt by the accounts that the last Grand Jury presented ; that the County Treasurer is out of pursa, and others in the concerns of the county charge; and that the prison ia not yet finished, and several wolve's heada to pay for : We the Grand Inqueat have taken it into our consideration to lay an assessment upon the county for to pay the Judges expenses, which is to be paid to Joseph Wood, Sheriff of Chester County, and what was disbursed by the said Treasurer of aaid county concerning the building of the prison, and to finish the

said county prison, with as much expedition as may be, and the said levy to be raised as followsth :- on all real and personal estatea, at ona penny per pound and three shillings per hend on freamen, (viz) every acra of clenred land, and being in tillage, at one pound per acre; and for every hundred acrea of rough Iund by the river, at ten pounds per hundred, and for avary hundred acres in the woods, at five pounda per hundred; for all horses and mures from three years old and up- wards, at 3 pounds; for every colt one year old and upwards, 20 shil- linga; for all cowa aod oxen, from threo years old and upwards, £2 108. ; for all eattla one year old and upwards, nt one pound; for all sheep a year old and upwarda, at six ahillings a pieca ; for all mala negroes, from 16 years old und upwards, to sixty, 25£ per negro; for all female negroca from 16 years old to sixty, nt 20£ per negro; for Chester mill nt one hundred pounds, Joseph Cobourn's nt £50, Darby mill at one hundred pounds, Hartford [Haverford] mill at 20£ pounds, Concord mill at 10£ pounda; Jasper Yentes for his estate and calling 200 pounds, Caleb Pusey for his estate and calling 100 pounds, Jera- miah Collett for his estate and enlling 30 pounds, Nathaniel Nawlin for his calling 20 pounds; ull ordinary keepers, for their callings, 20 pounds; for all handierafts that followeth no plantation for enlling, 3 shillings a pieca .- Subscribed by this present Grand Inquest."

While it is not presumed that the full value of property is given in the assessment, the relative value may be relied on as nearly correct. We thus sec that cleared land, under tillage, was ten times as valuable as unimproved land near the river, and twenty times as valuable as unimproved lands farther back, etc.

1696. " John Simcock brought in his account .- The County of Chester debtor to John Simcock, for balance of his account to the year 1695, the sum of £28 2s. John Simcock debtor to the sale of the old Court house, the sum of £57 .- By balance remains due John Simcock £28 18s." This must have been the court-house erected in 1685, the expense of which does not as yet appear to have been fully liquidated, as William Clayton makes complaint that " there is due to him £18. 1s. 6d. for his father's salary and work on the old Court house." Nor is this remarkable, as by a presentment of the grand jury, it is shown that taxes laid on large tracts of land in 1685, for the erection of the court-house and prison, were still due.

Another " penny per pound" tax was levied for the use of the province in 1696, by which the sum of one hun- dred and thirteen pounds four shillings and threepence was raised in Chester County. The complete list of tax- ables has not been met with, but the following names are additional to those given for 1693:

Aston : John Dutton, Robert Carter, Richard Barnard, Joseph Richards, John Pennell.

Bethel : Thomas England, John Pennick, Edward Pennick, John Garrett, Edward ffoord.

Birmingham : William Vestal, ffrancis Chadsey, Hanry Gunatone, John Hutchings, John Beckingham, Danial Davis, Edward Pavior, Richard Glasscocke.

Chester : Jnaper Yeatea, Henry Hollingsworth, James Swaffer, John Churchman, George Oldfield, James Lowns, Thomas Bright, Henry Worley, Edward Danger, William Colles, John Maxfield, John Shard, John Mackmiall, Thomas Cadry, Staphen Jaekaon, Edward Kanniaon, Joseph Edge, John Ward, John Clarka.

Chichester : Mary Trent, Robert Jefferis, Lacy Rawson, Richard Bezer, Thomas Smith, Robert Roman, William Hewes, Junior, Peter Johnaon, John Eyres, John Chandler, William Flower, Swithin Chand- ler, Hanry Reynolds (land), Benjamin Ingram, Peter Cloason, Johania Rawson.

Concord : Joseph Edwards, Thomns Hall, Henry Obourne, Robert Chamberlin, Thomas Green, James Hayward, Richard Forr, Edward Joans, Thomas Jamea, William Cooka, John Martin, Nioholaa Pyle, William Simson.

* Acrelius, p. 193.

HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

Edgmont : Abraham Beakes, Ephraim Jackson, William Gregory, Moses Musgrove, John Worrall, Joseph Baker (2d), Joseph Selby.

Middletown : John Bowater, John Edwards, Joseph Cookson, Rich- ard Woodward, Robert Woodward, Thomas Coebourne, Joel Baily, Thomas Taylor.

Thornbury : Isaac Taylor, Jonathan Thatcher, Joseph Hickman, Benjamin Hickman, Thomas Eavenson.

Wenttowon : John Radlye, for Richard Collett'a Land and Plantation.

The whole number of taxables in these ten townships was 182, being an increase of 42 over the number in 1693.

At court, December 14, 1697, Edward Bezer and Jeane Collett were "presented" for beiog unlawfully married about the 13th of 9th mo., 1697. " Edward Bezer came into the Court and prefered a petition and declared it was throw ignorance and the Court considering of the same ordered that he pay the charges of the court and to make his addres to the Governour."

In March, 1697-98, Benjamin Ingram and Jane Hen- drix were presented for being unlawfully married at the house of James Brown, of Chichester, on the 4th of the 1st mo., 1698. The grand jury also presented John Childe (clerk of the court), James Brown, Oner Brown, Ann Buffington, William Flower, Elizabeth Flower, James Mil- len, Peter Johnson, Morton Curnoot, Thomas Chandler, William Thomas, and James Brown's servant-maid for be- ing witnesses to the said marriage.

At the July court, 1698, a deed was acknowledged by John Hoskins to John Simcock, John Blunston, Samuel Levis, Jasper Yeates, and Jonathan Hayes, the justices of the county, "for all that piece of land whereoo the new court house stands, contayning in breadth to the street twenty nine foot back to Chester creeke, unto them and theyr sucksessors for ever : the deed bearing date the ninth day of the fourth mouth called June An. Dom, 1697."

From Rudman's list of members of Gloria Dei Church, 1698, translated from the Swedish records of the church by Prof. G. B. Keen, we present such families as resided then in Chester County :

Calkoon Hook .- Swan Boon. His wife Brigitta, d. of Swanson. Their children : Gertrud, 8 ya. ; Catharine, 6; Andrew, 2}. Hana Boon, 28 y.

Morton Morton. His wife Margret. Their children : Morton, b. June 17, 1675 ; Laurence, b. Oct. 5, 1678 ; Andrew, b. Sept. 8, 1681; John, b. June 1, 1683 ; Jacob, b. May 24, 1686; Matthias, b. Sept. 8, 1690; David, b. Feb. 20, 1695; Margret, b. March 27, 1687; John Bartholamews, single man.

Mouns Peterson. His son Peter, 30 y. His wife Anna Fish. Their children : Magdalene, 5 y .; Peter, 2 y .; Henrietta. A nurse boy, 4 years. An old man, Nicholas Matson.

Hans Urian. His wife Elizabeth. Their children : John, 18 years; Frederic, 10; Andrew, 7; Ann Mary, 17; Helene, 12; Elizabeth, 8; Dorthea, 5; Hia stepson Laurence.

Tennicum Creek .- Arian Johnson. His wife Gertrud. Their chil- dren : Helene, 17 years; Gunnar, 12 ; John, 10; Jacob, 3; Adam, 1. His wife's sister's daughter Elizabeth, 7 years.

Mathias Morton. His wife Anna, d. of John Justia. Their chil- dren : Andrew, 6 years; Martin, 5 y .; Maria, 2 y. ; John, b. April 14, 1697; Christina, b. Oct. 23, 1699.

Morton Morton. His wife Helene. Their children : Mathias, 28 ya .; Andrew, 26.

Henrio Johnson. Hia son John Henricson. His wife Magdalen. Their children : Ann Mary, 5 ys. ; Elizabeth, 3; 2 children not bap- tized, Andrew, Sarah, twins b. Aug. 6, 1697. A hired girl, Brigitta. A boy, Michael, 12 ys.

William Cahb. His wife, Christina. Their children : John, Chris- tina, Deborah, Mary, Elsa, William, Helene.

Crum Creek .- Andrew Henricson. His wife Brigitta, d. of Morton. Their children : Henric, 6 years; Jacob, 4; Helene, 1.

John Cox, Senr. His wife Brigitta. Their children : Peter, 18 years; Charles, 12; Megnua, 9; John, 2; Catherine, 16; Anna, 7; Mary, 4; Augustus.

Culen's children : Jacob, Reigner, Gregory, Maria.

John Friend. His wife Anna, d. of Henr., Colman. Their daugh- ter, Helene, b. Jan. 26, 1697.

Enoch Enochs. His wife Susannah. Their children : Gabriel, born Feb. 25, 1695 ; Andrew.

Anna, widow of Nelson. Her children : Sarah, Barbara, Gabriel, Laurence.

That dreadful scourge, the yellow fever, prevailed in the city of Philadelphia in 1699, producing the greatest con- sternalion and alarm among the people. The September court at Chester adjourned without transacting any busi- ness, and though the cause is not given on the record, it may reasonably be inferred that the malady had made its appearance at that place. After a very protracted voyage, William Penn arrived in the province with his wife and family, with the avowed intention of ending his days in Pennsylvania. He landed at Philadelphia in the begin- ning of November, after the ravages of the fever had ceased.

When proceeding up the Delaware, Penn left the vessel, and spent one night at the house of Lydia, the widow of Robert Wade, in company with Thomas Story, who had recently arrived from a religious visit to Virginia. Before proceeding to the vessel in the morning, he crossed over to the east side of the creck in a boat, " and as he landed, some young men officiously, and contrary to the express orders of some of the Magistrates, fired two small sea pieces of cannon, and being ambitious to make three out of two, by firing one twice, one of them darting in a cartridge of powder, before the piece was sponged, had his left arm shot to pieces; upon which, a surgeon being sent for, an ampu- tation took place."-Clarkson.

4, 26, 1700. " Ordered by the Justices and Grand Jury that the Court house and prison be forthwith Re- paired for a present necesaty and it is ordered that the two back rooms in the prison be Arched over with a brick in length and be furnished with sufficient doors and the whole prison to be laid over with beams close togather and planked on the top of them. It is ordered that Ralph Fishbourn and Robert Varnon, Henry Hollingsworth and James Lowns is to oversee the sd work and agree with workmen, and to provide materials for the said work."

" And also to Provide A pair of Stocks and A whiping post. And all the said work is to be at the County's Charge."'

7, 10, 1700. A tax is ordered to be laid "for Repair- ing the prison and other publick charges." Lands fronting on the river were to be valued at ten pounds per hundred; rough land back, both settled and unsettled, at five pounds, " and all other things as formerly at two pence pr pound."

This court orders James Lowns to be an officer to put the law in execution for preventing hogs to run at large in Chester.

12, 8, 1700-1. " In pursuance of a Law Intituled A Law for the Speedy Laying and Raising A Levey for this present year, 1700, The Justices and Grand Jury, by authority of the said act, do lay a Levey to be raised at the

GENERAL HISTORY.

rate of three pence A pound upon the clear valew of all the reall and psonal Estates, and twelve shillings pr head on all freemen as the sd Act directs, to the use of this county."

" The 8th of ye 12th month, ye Assembly men and their Asistants, to wit, Samuel Levis, Nathaniel Newlin, Nicolas Pile and Joseph Baker, Assembly men, Robert Pile, Robert Eyre, John Bethel and David Lewis mett at Chester and Layed a Levey at the rate of 3 pence pr pound and 12 shillings pr head for the raising the sum of 325 pounds, being this county's part of the 2000 pounds, as by an act past at New Castle the 27th of 9br, anno dom. 1700, they are directed &c."

The grand jury in January presented the county " for want of a sufficient Court house and prison." March 11, 1700-1. " Ordered by ye Justices and Grand Jury that the Old Court hous be sett on sale on the 6 day of 3 month next, and in order thereto papers are to be set up to give notice that it is to be sold at a vandew." Jasper Yeates, Ralph Fishbourn, Joseph Coburn, and Andrew Job were appointed supervisors for the building of a new prison upon the ground bought from James Sandeland, twenty-five feet long and eighteen feet wide in the clear or thereabouts ; " ye said hous to front high street and at the north corner of the ground."

In the preamble of an act passed in the year 1701, en- titled " An act to assure, grant and convey unto Ralph Fishburn, of Chester, in the county of Chester, gentleman, one message, cottage, house or tenement, and the lot of land thereunto belonging, situate in Chester, in the county of Chester, aforesaid, formerly known by the name of the old court house, to hold to the said Ralph Fishburn, his heirs and assigns forever," a former act is referred to as follows :

"Whereas, By an act of General Assembly of the Province of Pennsylvania and Territories, held at Philadelphia, in the said Prov- ince, the tenth day of May, in ye ninth year of ye reign of King Wil- liam the Third, of England, &c., and in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and ninety seven, first reciting that whereas the inhabitants of the county of Chester having built a new court house, the Justices, with the consent and approbation of ye grand jury did sell their old court house unto John Simcock for the discharging of a certain debt due to him from the said county, and in order to give bim an assurance for the same it was enacted that the said justices, then in commission for the said county of Chester, or any three of them, should he enahled, and were thereby enabled and impowered hy their deed or deeds, under their hands and seal of the said county to convey and assure the said old court house and land onto the said John Simcock, his heirs and assigns forever."

Ralph Fishbourn was a son-in-law of John Simcock, now deccased.

10 mo. (Dec.) 9, 1701. " James Sandiland by his at- torney, David Lloyd, delivered a deed to John Blunston, Caleb Pusey, Ralph Fishborn, Robert Pile and Philip Roman for a piece of land being 120 foot square in the township of Chester," for which land the grantees at the same time delivered a declaration of trust, showing that the purchase was for the use of the county.

10, 9, 1701. " It is agreed by the Justices and Grand Jury to repair the Court hous and prison with all possible speed, and appoints Walter Marten, John Hoskin and Henry Worley to be supervisors and overseers of the said

work . .. and to provide a pair of stocks and whipping post."

12, 24, 1701-2. " We of the grand Jury for the body of this county do present to this court the necesity of a court hous and prison hous, and finding yt there is little money in the bank, and that many have not paid their moiety } Rate of the last assessment, desirs that such may be forsed ; and also that there is necessity for speedy gath- ering of the other half of the county tax yet behind, do request the Justices to issue out warrants for the speedy gathering of the sª balf tax for the carying on sª work and defraying ye charg, &c."

" Also in case of emergency for the speedy perfecting of sd work, &c., we, the grand Jury request that the Justices take care to raise more monys as the law directs for we are sensibl that Law and Justice cannot have its perfect courc without such housis for their distribution as aforesaid."

" We of the grand Jury for the body of this county hav- ing duly considered and carefully adjusted an account of Charges contracted by Runing a circular Line Deviding this County from ye county of New Castle, and settling the boundarys, and having duly & deliberately debated every article of sª Accompt do allow of the sum of twenty six pounds, nine shillings, as debt due to be paid by this county for sª work.

" JAMES COOPER, foreman."

The following is an account of the Welsh purchases, by David Powell, surveyor :

" My Respected friend,

" James Logan : I hould myself chledged to give thee an account of those Lands belonging to the purches of Thomas Lloyd where David Lloyd is conecirned and Likwise of Richard ap Thomas: that is how much is taken up and subdevided to them and sould by them and what Remaines not disposed of by the said Thomas Lloyd and the said Richard Thomas. Acres

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History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with genealogical and biographical sketches, Part 9

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