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to his brother, William, who soon after conveyed his title to all to William Allen, to whom a war- rant, under date of March 5, 1730, was issued, in pursuance of which the land was located and surveyed to him, one tract of three hundred and seventy-two acres and another of three hundred acres falling within the township. Allen soon after sold the greater part of the three-hundred- and-seventy-two-acre tract to Philip Geissinger, and the greater part of the three-hundred-acre tract to John Reezer, both to yield and pay to him, if lawfully demanded, a quit-rent of one pepper-corn annually. The three-hundred-and seventy-two-acre tract is now owned by Henry Bean, Daniel Detweiler, Jacob Greenawald, Morris C. Schneck, S. L. Stephens, John H. Stroud, F. C. Black, the Thomas Trumbore es- tate and is occupied by the new cemeteries ad- joining the Blue Church property. The three hundred acre tract is now owned by A. F. Lan- dis, John Jacoby, Sylvanus Landis, Harry Fehn- el, Jessiah Frantz, Oscar Landis, the P. and R. R. R. Co., and constitutes a part of Coopers- burg.
No. 94. On Jan. 30, 1732, a warrant was is- sued to Casper Wistar for several tracts of land, one of three hundred acres of which was located in the township. On May 24, 1737, Wistar con- veyed his title to this tract to George Zewitz, to whom or to Wistar it was confirmed by patent about this time. The tract is now owned by Henry Landis, the Samuel Hartranft estate, the Michael Landis estate, the W. G. Landis estate, the Rev. Jacob S. Moyer estate, Rev. M. O. Rath, Charles Beck, H. G. Hartman, David Bassler, J. J. Geissinger, Annie Clymer and W. H. Fogel.
No. 40. On June 8, 1734, a warrant was is- sued to Christian Newcomer, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, May 8, 1738, a tract of one hundred and twenty-one and a half acres. The tract is now owned by S. L. Stephens, Monroe Wimmer, Jeremiah Wanne- maker, and Miss McIntosh.
No. 44. On Oct. 23, 1734, a warrant was is- sued to John Burk for one hundred and fifty ac- res, but he not complying with its terms it became void, and another warrant for the same tract was issued to Michael Cyder, or Seider, in pursu- ance of which it was patented to him Sept. 20, 1752. Burk had established his residence on the site of the present mansion-house on the farm of Samuel Seider (deceased) ; he had also further improved the land, for all of which Seider paid him a sum mutually agreed upon. The greater part of this tract has remained in the Seider fam- ily ever since. It is now owned by P. S. Fenster- maker, a lineal descendant of Michael Seider,
Jacob Rice, Charles Schnell, Oliver Schnell, the W. P. Weidner estate and John Beck.
No. 29. On Nov. 9, 1734, a warrant was is- sued to Henry Keiber, alias, Geber, in pursu- ance of which there was surveyed to him a cer- tain tract of land situate on "Saccoon" Creek, and on the 7th of December, 1739, another war- rant issued to him for another tract, adjoining the above, but he failing to comply with the terms of his warrants, the land was forfeited to the proprietaries, who caused another warrant, bearing date Dec. 18, 1742, to issue to Henry Taylor for the two tracts. In pursuance of this latter warrant there was patented to Taylor, June 20, 1743, a tract of two hundred and twenty-seven and a half acres. Fully one-half of the tract remained in the family, "though under the name of Schneider" until quite recently, it is now owned by James Lichtenwalner, Charles B. Egner, W. H. Walbert, Stephens and Slough and Paul Mattes.
No. 25. On March 17, 1735, a warrant was issued to Owen Owen for a tract of land situate near the head of "Soccung" Creek. In pursu- ance of this warrant there was patented, Sept. 26, 1735, to the said Owen a tract of one hun- dred acres. After the death of Owen the tract came into the possession of his son, David, who conveyed it to Christopher Hansel, Jan. 8, 1760. Hansel was the first to erect a dwelling thereon, which he did on the site now occupied by the mansion-house on the farm of James Kidd. It is now owned by James Kidd, Charles B. Egner, W. H. Knappenberger, Theodore Gessner and the heirs of Abraham Heller, dec'd.
No. 67. On Oct. 31, 1735, a warrant was issued to Samuel Newcomer, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, March 28, 1738, a tract of two hundred acres. He estab- lished his residence on the site now occupied by the old Yeager homestead. The tract is now owned by Hiram Yeager, Oscar Weaver, L. W. Weaver and others.
No. 54. About 1735 a warrant was issued to William Murry (Mory), in pursuance of which there was patented to him soon after a tract of three hundred and fifteen acres, on Saucon Creek. The tract is now owned by S. L. Steph- ens, Jonathan Haas, Lewis Trexler, Thomas D. Scholl, W. S. Stephens, William Trumbore and G. R. Heller.
No. 95. About 1735 a warrant was issued to George Bachman, in pursuance of which the - was patented to him, June 4, 1737, a tract of three hundred and thirty-four and a half acres. He established his residence near the site of the present Barron House, in Coopersburg. The tract is now owned by I. O. Solliday, Henry
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Landis, Margaret Stopp, A. M. Landis, the Jacob Yoder estate, J. M. Ritter, F. C. Blank, and George D. Young. It is farther occupied by the Mennonite Brethren in Christ meeting- house grounds, and a large part of the borough of Coopersburg.
No. 12. About 1736 a warrant was issued to Henry Rumfield, in pursuance of which there was patented to him soon after a tract of two hundred acres, now owned by Mrs. Newton Young, William Weaver, Harry Lambert, Frank Binder, Mrs. John H. Stroud, and L. W. Weaver.
No. 90. On Jan. 4, 1737, a warrant was is- sued to John Rothrock, in pursuance of which there was surveyed to him a tract of one hundred and one acres. This soon came into the posses- sion of Henry Weber, who established his home on the farm now of C. A. Buck. It is now own- ed by C. A. Buck, Mrs. A. W. Reinhard and Mrs. James Marsteller.
No. 140. On Jan. 9, 1737, a warrant was issued to Conrad Walb, in pursuance of which there was surveyed to him a tract of seventy-six and three-quarters acres. This descended to his children, two of whom sold their interest in it to Philip Geissinger, who, with Jacob Walb, Andrew Walb, and Barbara Walb, applied for a patent for the same, which was granted April 24, 1758. The original homestead on this tract was erected by Conrad Walb, on the site now occupied by the tenant-house on the farm of Ephraim Geissinger. About ten acres of this tract are occupied by the Blue Church, its grounds and the adjoining cemeteries. The bal- ance of the tract has remained in the Geissinger family ever since, and is now owned by Llewellyn E. Walter, a lineal descendant of Philip Geiss- inger.
Nos. 89, 106, 108. On Sept. 27, 1737, and at various times thereafter, warrants were is- sued to Valentine Young, in pursuance of which there were patented to him three tracts, amount- ing to two hundred and eighteen and three-quar- ter acres, now owned by C. A. Buck, Jacob Ley- dich, John Huber, Jeremiah Gangaware, L. J. Gangaware, and the George Henn estate.
No. 14. About 1737, George Morsteller had issued to him a warrant, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, March 25, 1740, a tract of two hundred acres, now the property of Edwin S. Kuhns, Deborah Beichlag and Elmer Carl. It is farther occupied by the village of Locust Valley.
Nos. 46, 47, 48, 49. About 1737, and at var- ious times thereafter, warrants were issued to John Tool, in pursuance of which there were patented to him about 1757 several adjoining
tracts, amounting to three hundred and seventy acres, now owned by Henry Boehmer, F. W. B. Wittman, Esq., W. S. Stephens, Edwin Hart- man, E. H. Wieder, Frank Weber, Harvey Min- nich, J. R. Berkenstock, Morris Esterly and others.
No. 41. On Feb. 20, 1738, and at various times thereafter, warrants were issued to Valen- tine Steinmetz, in pursuance of which there were patented to him, Feb. 9, 1760, and at various times thereafter, four adjoining tracts, amount- ing to three hundred and thirteen and three- quarters acres. He established his residence on the farm now owned by the John H. Laubach estate. The tracts are now owned by the John H. Laubach estate, J. G. Blank estate, Voortman Brothers, Harvey Minnich, Jacob Trapp and others.
No. 85. On Feb. 20, 1738, a warrant was issued to Michael Weaver, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, Nov. 11, 1741, a tract of one hundred and twenty-five and a quarter acres, now owned by Solomon Hartman, Daniel Hartman and Mrs. James Marsteller.
No. 58. On June 26, 1738, a warrant was is- sued to Benedict Caman (Gehman) for one hundred acres of land; but he not complying with its terms it became void, when another was issued to Balthauser Beil for one-half of it, and one to Samuel Newcomer for the balance and an adjoining tract of twenty-five acres. These were patented to them March 22, 1743.
Beil's tract is now owned by the W. P. Weid- nier estate, and Jacob Buchecker and Newcom- er's by Mrs. Orlando Clauser, James Bahl, Frank Hartman and others.
Nos. III and 112. On July 28, 1738, a war- rant was issued to John Apple, in pursuance of which there was patented to him thereafter a tract of three hundred acres, now owned by Jacob Grim and George Rabich.
Nos. 60 and 92. On Sept. 13, 1738, a war- rant was issued to Richard Thomas for three hundred acres of land ; but he not complying with its terms it became void, and on Jan. 2, 1741, another warrant issued to John Blackledge, alias Blockley, for the same tract, and an adjoining one,-the two, upon being surveyed, amounting to three hundred and sixty acres. These were patented to Blackledge Feb. 22, 1748. The first residence on the tract stood on the site of the mansion-house on the farm of the late An- drew Wint. The tracts are now owned by the Thomas Laubach estate, Mrs. A. W. Reinhard, W. E. Steinmetz, Abraham Yoder, John Lau- bach, W. H. Wittmer, Amandas Lambert, Jonas Xander, Ammon Kratzer and Robert Ohl. The
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two latter and the Centre Valley School House are on the smaller tract.
No. 43. On Oct. 4, 1738, a warrant was is- sued to Joseph Samuels for a tract of ninety-two and a half acres, adjoining Nos. 2 and 3 of the tracts purchased by him from the heirs of Haynes; but he not complying with the terms of his warrant it became void, and another was is- sued to Henry Brunner, Nov. 23, 1747, in pur- suance of which the tract was patented to him May 22, 1761. It is now embraced in the farms of Isaac B. Meyers, Newberry Ulmer and Alfred A. Sell.
No. 27. On Oct. 27, 1738, a warrant was is- sued to Owen Owen, by virtue of which there was patented, Dec. 13, 1769, to his son, David Owen, a tract of forty-five and a half acres, de- signated as "Patience," and adjoining No. I, of the Haynes tracts, "heretofore referred to as having been purchased by him of Joseph Sam- uels." The tract is now included in the farms of Jacob M. Erdman, Frank B. Heller, O. G. Erdman, A. S. Ohl and Horace C. Shaffer.
No. 117. About 1738 a warrant was issued to John Yoder, in pursuance of which there was patented to him soon after a tract of 16112 acres, now owned by the Jacob Yoder estate, the John Yoder estate, C. D. Ott, Mrs. H. G. Yoder, the Henry Brinker estate. It is farther occupied by the grounds belonging to the old Mennonite meetinghouse.
No. 114. On June 8, 1739, a warrant was issued to George Strahan for one hundred and thirty-five acres, which seem to have been con- firmed by patent to Peter Hillegass, some time thereafter. The tract is now owned by the Peter M. Landis estate, George Stroup, William H. Dorney and Titus Mohr.
Nos. 30, 28 and 20. On Aug. 11, 1739, war- rants were issued to John Pugh for three hun- dred and fifty acres of land, one tract of one hundred and sixteen acres, and another of thirty- four acres, which were patented to Abraham Danahower, Dec. 20, 1753.
The 116 acre tract is now owned by Frank B. Heller, John Mock, and Charles E. Weaver, and is farther occupied by Seider's School House. The 34 acre tract by John Mock and Horace C. Shaffer. The remaining 200 acres, designat- ed as "Hickory Dale," were patented to John Bitz, alias Pitz, Sept. 9, 1811, and are now own- ed by the Peter H. Trexler estate, Frank Schlener, William Kies, H. C. Shaffer, John Mock, Harvey Yoder, E. Z. Young, John Gaul, and the Wendle Simon estate.
Nos. 86, 87 and 88. On Nov. 7, 1739, a warrant was issued to Henry Weber, in pursu- ance of which there was confirmed to him by
patent, Sept. II, 1759, a tract of fifty and one- half acres, now owned by the Samuel Adams estate and Mrs. James Marsteller.
No. 55. On Jan. 21, 1740, a warrant was is- sued to William Morey, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, Feb. 14, 1744, a tract of fifty acres, now owned by Lewis l'rex- ler.
No. 9. About 1740, Carl Lutwich Keiper first occupied a tract of about two hundred acres, now owned by Wilman Keck, Owen Engleman, Charles Miller, C. R. Groman, Mrs. Fred Jor- dan, Oscar Young and Mrs. Henry Fink, a part of the tract falls in Lower Milford.
No. 31. About 1740 a warrant was issued to John Thomas for two hundred acres, now owned by William Mast, S. L. Stephens, Thomas P. Sell, Clayton De Witt, and Christian Bailer.
Nos. 120, 121. In 1740, Tobias Bahl first occupied a tract of three hundred acres, now owned by John Kauffman, the John Bahl estate, Thomas Hackman, Thomas Iron Company, John Beidelman and others.
No. 17. On April 1, 1741, a warrant was is- sued to Owen Owen, by virtue of which there was surveyed to his son, Thomas Owen, a tract of ninety acres. This was conveyed by him to Christopher Hansel, to whom it was patented Nov. 19, 1759. The tract is now owned by Charles B. Egner, E. D. Jeans, Theodore Ges- ner, A. W. Trumbauer, Alvin Kehm and Peter H. Ohl.
No. 53. On April 1, 1741, a warrant was issued to Christian Menier for one hundred and thirty-seven acres; but he not complying with its terms it became void, and another issued to William Mory, March 29, 1743, for the same tract. It was confirmed to him by patent Feb. 14, 1744, and is now owned by the Elias Hel- lener estate. This tract remained in the Mory family from the date of its patent until quite re- cently.
No. 50. On May 9, 1741, a warrant was is- sued to William Murry for a tract of thirty acres; this was confirmed to him by patent Feb. 14, 1741, and is now embraced in the farm of Edwin Hartman.
No. 68. On Oct. 19, 1741, a warrant was issued to Samuel Newcomer, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, March 22, 1743, a tract of forty-nine acres, now owned by the Charles T. Yeager and Abraham Diehl es- tates.
Nos. 8, 22, 10 and 21. On Jan. 10, 1742, and at various times thereafter, warrants were issued to Samuel Everard Kop, Peter Marsteller, and Philip Geissinger, in pursuance of which there were surveyed to Kop one tract of one hundred
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and thirty-four and three-quarters acres and an- other of thirty-six acres, to Marsteller one of ninety and three-quarters acres, and to Geiss- inger one of twenty-two and a half acres; but Kop and Marsteller failing to comply with the terms of their warrants they became void, when another warrant was issued to Geissinger for the four tracts, amounting to two hundred and eighty-four acres; these were confirmed to him by patent Sept. 14, 1750, and are now owned by Mark Ruhe, Martin Simon, James Schnable, Oscar Young, Charles Walter, Jacob Seidel, Tilghman Kline, John Gaul and George Bien- king.
No. 115. On Feb. 14, 1742, a warrant was issued to Christian Rinker, in pursuance of which there was surveyed to him soon after a tract of two hundred acres, now owned by Sylvanus Fry, Abraham Yoder, Charles Xander, and Milton Kleppinger.
No. 36. On Feb. 25, 1742, a warrant was issued to Balthauser Beil, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, Nov. 29, 1758, a tract of fifty-five and three-quarters acres, now owned by Henry Hersh, Menno Huber, Reuben Huber and John Mumbauer.
No. 6. On June 3, 1742, a warrant was is- sued to Thomas (Mayberry, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, December 28th of the same year, a tract of two hundred and eight and a half acres. The tract is now owned by John Yoachim, William Miller, Lizzie Clad- er, Mrs. Henry Fink, Victor Cressman, C. W. Shaffer, L. J. Shaffer, Frank Schlener, the Gid- eon Roth estate, the Peter H. Trexler estate and Raymond Ritter. The sites of the village of Limeport and Dillinger's school-house are on this tract. Adam Warner seems to have had some title to the tract prior to Mayberry's occupancy of it, "probably a warrant which he allowed to lapse."
No. 37. On June 22, 1742, a warrant was is- sued to Rev. John Justus Jacob Berkenstock, in pursuance of which there was patented to his son-in-law, Peter Fuchs, March 1, 1775, a tract designated as "Foxcraft," and containing one hundred and ten and three-quarters acres. Berk- enstock established his residence near the site of the present residence of Joseph E. Illick. The tract is now owned by Joseph E. Illick, Jacob Greenawalt and Genaah Jordan.
No. 45. About 1742, a warrant was issued to David Owen, by virtue of which there was sur- veyed to him soon after a tract of one hundred and fifty acres, now owned by C. J. and P. K. Erdman. The tract has been held by the Erd- man family about 165 years.
No. 34. About 1742 a warrant was issued to
George Bachman, in pursuance of which there was surveyed to him a tract of forty acres, now owned by Frank Kiess, Oscar Young and Harry Cramer.
No. 35. About 1742 a warrant was issued to George Reinhard, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, Nov. 10, 1762, a tract of one hundred and sixty-two acres, now owned by Norman J. Reinhard, Mrs. Elizabeth Yellis and Genaah Jordan.
No. 135. On Feb. 22, 1743, a warrant was issued to John Miller for a tract of seventy-one acres, but for some reason the tract was patented to John Yoder, Dec. 22, 1764. It is now owned by Edwin Fehnel and others.
Nos. 103, and 104. On Jan. 24, 1744, and at various times thereafter, warrants were issued to Philip Trapp for several tracts of land, amounting to two hundred and ten acres. These were confirmed to him by patent, Dec. 14, 1762. Two of these tracts form the site of the village of Friedensville from the hotel to the school-house, the other is on the Lehigh mountain and re- mains woodland.
No. 93. About 1744 a warrant was issued to Andrew Wint for a tract of ninety-eight acres, which was confirmed to him by patent March 25, 1745. It is now the site of the village of Centre Valley.
No. 74. About 1745, Balthausar Beil first oc- cupied a tract of about thirty-two acres, now the property of Henry Hartman.
No. 32. About 1745 Peter Marsteller drew a warrant in pursuance of which there was sur- veyed to him soon after a tract of eighty-six acres, now owned by John Kropf, John Pospis- chilla and Ezekiah Brinker.
No. 33. On Feb. 3, 1746, a warrant was is- sued to William Pitz, in pursuance of which there was patented to his son, Henry Pitz, May 2, 1788, a tract of one hundred and nineteen and a half acres, designated as "Pitzburg," now owned by Stive Sabler, William Schlosser, A. A. Sell, and George Schmelzer.
No. 113. On May 14, 1746, a warrant was issued to Henry Cressman for a tract of sixty- nine and a quarter acres, now the property of Michael McGovern.
Nos. 65, 71, 72, 73. On Oct. 13, 1746, and at various times thereafter, warrants were issued to Peter Messemer and Jacob Lodwig for sev- eral adjoining tracts, amounting to two hundred and twenty-two acres, their interest in all of which they conveyed to Andrew Wint, to whom it was confirmed by patent June 2, 1763. The lands are now owned by L. W. Weaver and Jacob Hartman.
No. 105. About 1747, Erasmus Boschius first
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occupied a tract of twenty acres, now the site of that part of the village of Friedensville, lying south of the hotel.
No. 125. On Dec. 9, 1748, a warrant issued ยท to Jacob Zewitz for a tract of one hundred acres, now owned by Elias Sasseman, Wallace Eisen- hard and James Rau.
No. 4. About 1748, Frederick Derfinger first occupied a tract of one hundred and eighty acres, patented April 12, 1788, to Daniel Smith, and now, owned by George Schrammel, the heirs of Henry Erdman, dec'd, and John Yoachim, a part of the tract falls into Milford.
Nos. 5 and 19. On Feb. 10, 1749, warrants were issued to David Owen, in pursuance of which there was patented to him Dec. 13, 1769, one tract of sixty-four and a half acres, desig- nated as "Perplexity," now owned by John Yoa- chim, A. P. Shaffer, and Llewellyn H. Bitting, and another of forty-nine acres, now owned by A. S. Ohl and the estate of Solomon B. Rein- hard.
No. 2. On March 2, 1749, a warrant was is- sued to John Elfree for a tract the extent of which cannot now be ascertained, but in pursu- ance of which a tract of fifty-eight acres, desig- nated as "Duttsburg," was patented to George Dutt, Nov. 23, 1789. It is now owned by Hiram Koch, Charles Bachman, and Frederick Newhard.
No. I. On July 20, 1749, a warrant was is- sued to John Koehler, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, Jan. 12, 1760, a tract of one hundred and forty acres, now owned by Wilman Reinbold, Charles Shuler, Harvey Woodring, F. Newhard, Myron Schantzen- bach, A. W. Trumbauer and John Karness.
No. 80. On Dec. 21, 1749, and at various times thereafter, warrants were issued to An- thony Boehm, in pursuance of which there were patented to him, Nov. 13, 1762, three tracts amounting to one hundred and twenty-six and a half acres, now owned by Frank Hartman, Sol- omon Hartman, and the William H. Mohr es- tate.
No. 24. On May 21, 1750, a warrant was issued to Jacob Bachman, in pursuance of which there was patented to Philip Sharry, Feb. II, 1794, a tract of seventy-one and one-fourth acres, designated as "Philipsburg," now owned by Elias Walb.
No. 7. On Aug. 7, 1750, a warrant was is- sued to Valentine Sherrer, in pursuance of which there was patented to Conrad Miller, Jan. 24, 1809, a tract of fifty-nine and a half acres, desig- nated as "Millerstown," now owned by Ray- mond Ritter.
No. 3. About 1750, Frederick Gardner first
occupied a tract of unknown extent, but the lands of Anthony Groff and Edwin Clewell are known to be part of it.
No. 16. On May 10, 1752, a warrant was issued to Thomas Owen, in pursuance of which there was patented to Mathias Egner, Jan. 25, 1790, a tract of thirty-nine acres, designated as "Gaul," now owned by E. D. Jeans. Edward M. Smith, Theodore Gesner and the Iobst es- tate.
No. 18. On Nov. 10, 1752, a warrant was is- sued to Thomas Owen, in pursuance of which there was patented to Mathias Egner, April II, 1789, a tract of eighty-five acres, now owned by O. G. Erdman, Peter H. Ohl, Alvin Kehm, Jacob Sell and Frank B. Heller.
No. 69. On Jan. 4, 1754, a warrant was is- sued to John Newcomer, in pursuance of which there was patented to him, June 5, 1755, a tract of one hundred and. twenty-six and one-half acres, now owned by Henry Hook, Mrs. Wil- liam Erdman and others.
No. 56. On March 16, 1754, a warrant was issued to Balthauser Beil, in pursuance of which there was confirmed to him by patent, May 25, 1765, a tract of forty-two acres, now owned by Hiram Yeager and Henry Yeager.
For the following tracts no dates can be given :
No. 102. Matheis Otto first occupied a tract of about one hundred and twenty-five acres, which now forms the site of that part of the vil- lage of Friedensville lying north of the school- house.
Nos. 127, 128. Jacob Gongwer first occupied a tract of one hundred and fifty acres, now owned by T. H. Diefenderfer, Esq., and Amandas Hafler.
No. 91. Ludwig Bush first occupied a tract of thirty-four acres, now owned by Tilghman Young.
Nos. 130, 133. Adam Kurtz was the original owner of a tract of one hundred and fifty-eight and one-half acres, of which the lands of Thomas B. and Joel B. Weber are a part.
No. 129. John Philip Flexer first occupied a tract, of unknown extent, of which the lands of Mrs. E. G. Thomas are known to be a part.
No. 122. John Rothrock first occupied a tract of 130 acres, now owned by the Griffith Albright estate, Amandas Hafler, Mrs. John Bitz, and the Samuel Adams estate.
No. 49. John Tool drew a warrant for a tract of 100 acres now owned by Henry Reich- ard, William Hohe, Raymond Brown, Mrs. Tobias Kessler, and Servitias Diehl, a part of the tract falls into Salisbury.
No. 96. John Adam Stout first occupied a tract of 85 acres, now owned by S. L. Stephens,
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Peter Dietz, John Roth, H. G. Koch, and Lewis Roebuck.
No. 97. George Bachman drew the warrant for a tract of 38 acres, now owned by T. S. Cooper, Charles Shaffer and John L. Deily.
No. 98. Cornelius Crump first occupied a tract of 77 acres now owned by T. S. Cooper and Morris Reichenbach.
No. 137. Christian Fry first occupied a tract of 103 acres now owned by Alfred H. Mohr, Charles Fisher and A. F. Landis, a part of the tract falls into Bucks county.
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