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Green Tree tracts along the Main Line Railroad
UNDER DEVELOPMENT

 

These deeds start at the Tredyffrin township boundary and are orderded east to west.

Breoub

Breou’s atlas, 1883


1887

1887 atlas


Branch A - McDowell tract
See Rees Rhythey tract in Tredyffrin for earlier history

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passmore Williamson, administrator of the estate of Robert T. Evans

William McDowell

3/30/1861

200.75a 3p

$13,256 51c

P6-396; Tredyffrin & Willistown (mainly in Tredyffrin)

P6-396

Branch B - Stotesbury tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

John G. Bull & Joseph Rowland

John Thomas

8/27/1816

 

 

I3(67)-373

Jonathan Thomas et al, heirs of John Thomas

Henry Harnish

3/31/1871

20a

$4,000

A8-29; buildings

Henry & Emma Harnish

George Bloomer

4/2/1872

20a

$4,500

C8-138; messuage

George & Charlotte Bloomer

PRR

6/28/1877

0.221a + 0.631a

$256

W8-318

George & Charlotte Bloomer

R. G. Stotesbury

11/20/1880

20a

$5,500

I9-60; messuage

I9-60

Branch C - Ogden tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Parker

Charles McKeeman

3/10/1797

 

 

Q2(40)-371

Isaac Jones

Charles McKeeman

8/5/1801

 

 

V2(44)-321

Charles McKeeman

John G. Bull & Joseph Rowland

3/27/1815

30a

 

Q3-243

John G. Bull & Joseph Rowland

William Odgen

3/11/1817

8a 23p

$1,222 50c

U3-392; messuage

U3-392

Brinton Darlington, sheriff, debt of Samuel Ogden

Samuel (administrator of the estate of James Ogden deceased), William, Mary, James, & Sarah Ogden and Margaretta Hannum

9/15/1849

7a

$800

I5-627; messuage, neighbors Sarah Ogden dec., Samuel Smith, James Kenny et al

E. & M.S. Ogden

 

1883

20a

 

Breou’s atlas

Branch D - John McConnell

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiram Litzenberg

Thomas Kenny

4/2/1842

1a 7p + 2a 141p

 

V4-513

Thomas Kenny

James Kenny

10/26/1844

1a 7p + 2a 141p

$400

A5-438; messuage

A5-438

Brinton Darlington, Sheriff, debt of James Kenny

David Christie

11/1/1849

4a

$411

Sheriff’s deed 5-346; neighbors Jonathan Jones, James & Sarah Ogden, et al

David & Nancy Christie

John McConnell

10/26/1856

4a

$1,150

A6-278: neighbors Jonathan Jones, James & Sarah Ogden, Howard Williams, et al

John McConnell

 

1873

 

 

Witmer’s atlas

J. Connell

 

1883

not quoted

 

Breou’s atlas

Branch E - Habersatt tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S5-415

Jonathan & Agnes Jones

David J. Happersett

3/27/1856

17a 142p

$2,146 50c

C6-76

C6-76

Branch F - Crumley tract

both sides of turnpike and railroad; see Green Tree Hotel for earlier history

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Jones

John Crumley

3/28/1867

98a 54.5p

$15,000

D7-426

Hotel tract

John & Cornelia Crumley

Davis Gill

10/17/1874

43a 5p

$3,500

Q8-225

Q8-225

Davis & Margaret Gill

PRR

3/21/1881

0.266a

$85

I9-167

I9-167

Branch F.1 - Green Tree Station Development

Branch F.1.a - Brown property

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

John & Cornelia Crumley

Philip Sidney Brown

11/4/1874

6.5a

$1,412 50c

O8-126 - Lots #1, 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20

Philip Sydney & Natalie Brown

Louis Brooke

6/22/1886

5.135a

$2,567 50c

F10-17

Louis Brooke

Benjamin Fulton

6/27/1887

 

$800

I10-99

Benjamin Fulton

Josephine Fulton

 

 

 

died

Josephine Fulton

Elmer Hart

10/1/1908

 

$850

T13-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

John & Cornelia Crumley

Davis Gill

3/31/1874

3a

$825

N8-43 - lots 5, 6, 23, 24

John & Cornelia Crumley

Jervis Courtney

3/31/1874

2a

$537 50c

L8-278; lots #7, 8, 29

John & Cornelia Crumley

Lafayette Davis

3/31/1874

2a 14p

$541

L8-240 - Lots #9, 10, 35

John & Cornelia Crumley

Davis Gill

12/16/1874

2a 130p

$450

Q8-224 - lots #14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22

John & Cornelia Crumley

Davis Gill

10/17/1874

1a

$250

Q8-226 - lot #25

John & Cornelia Crumley

Davis Kitzelman

3/31/1874

1a

$250

L8-238 - Lot #30

John & Cornelia Crumley

Charles Gill

3/31/1874

1a

$174

L8-239 - Lots #36 & 37

John & Cornelia Crumley

David McFarland

6/5/1875

11a 82p + 1a 48p

$1,000

Q8-278

Green Tree Station Development

Branch F.2

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

John & Cornelia Crumley

Davis Gill

3/31/1874

22a 84p + 121p

$2,910 16c

N8-42

Branch G - Ruth tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

John & James Malin, administrators of the estate of David Ruth

Isaac Ruth

4/1/1828

 

 

A4-550

Isaac Ruth

David Evans

4/17/1871

139a 31p

$17,500

A8-159

David Evans

William P. Evans

11/20/1871

½ part of 139a 31p

$8,750

D8-29

David Evans

William P. Evans

9/13/1875

½ part of 93a

$5,000

S8-159

William P. Evans

Gideon T. Ruth

2/21/1877

92a 72p

$10,000

U8-280; messuage

U8-280

Gideon & Esther Ruth

PRR

11/30/1881

0.076a inclusive of 0.068a now part of King Road

$10

K9-239

K9-239

Branch H - M. Ruth tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Branch I - Agnes Phillips tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

E4-332

Joshua Evans

Jonathan Jones

1/7/1845

7/12

 

C5-236

Ann Phillips et al

Jonathan Jones

2/22/1845

5/12

 

C5-237

Jonathan & Agnes Jones

Agnes Phillips, daughter

6/17/1851

12a 25p + 25p + 1a 38p

$3,000

Z5-320; messuage stone house

Z5-320

Agnes Phillips

 

3/10/1866

 

 

died

John Phillips

Clara Shields, daughter

1875

 

 

died, intestate

Robert & Clara Shields

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

7/2/1881

0.23a + 0.578a + 1.089a

$3,200

N9-130, part of C5-237

N9-130

Robert & Clara Shields

G. T. Ruth

4/23/1889

0.539a

$500

L10-466

L10-466

Clara Shields

William R. Warner

5/24/1900

11,844 ft2

$200

D12-226

Branch J

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

James Black

Henry Harnish

11/1/1870

 

 

W7-357

Henry & Emma Harnish

Robert Everett

6/28/1872

15a 22p

$9,000

D8-223

Robert & Mary Everett

William R. Warner

7/11/1894

15.63a

$12,500

K11-98

Branch K - John Phillips tract

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edmund Evans

John Phillips

3/29/1871

1a

 

Y7-299

Clara Phillips

John Phillips

1/28/1874

80p

 

K8-425

Thomas Smedley, administrator of the estate of John Phillips

George W. Gunkle, John Hoskins, Davis Gill, trustees of the Thompson Lodge #340, Ancient Order of Masons

4/13/1877

1a + 80p

$4,000

X8-180

George W. Gunkle, John Hoskins, Davis Gill, trustees of the Thompson Lodge #340, Ancient Order of Masons

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

10/31/1882

1a + 80p

$1,450

R9-403

William R. Warner

 

1912

 

 

Atlas

Branch L - Davis Gill purchases

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Branch L.1

Joseph King

John G. Bull

 

 

 

 

John G. Bull

Frederick Witt

4/1/1841

4a 3p

$200

G4-22

Frederick & Mary Witt

Mary K. Brown

4/3/1848

 

 

Deed not found; quoted in E6-354

Mary K. Brown

Davis Gill

6/30/1855

4a 3p

$1,000

E6-354

E6-354

Branch L.2

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ann & John Phillips, administrators of the estate of Abraham Phillips

John & Edward Bartholomew

4/1/1843

 

 

A5-12

John Bartholomew

Edward Bartholomew

4/1/1862

 

 

F6(141)-77

Edward & Emily Bartholomew

Davis Gill

6/7/1866

15a 150p

$1,050

D7-256

Branch L.3

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary, Charles, & John Thompson

David C. Lee

4/1/1847

 

 

E5-462

David C. Lee

Davis Gill

12/12/1863

8a

$1,100

E7-200

Branch L.4

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elias Eldridge

Benajmin Roberts

10/9/1848

 

 

H5?(105)-316

Benjamin & Mary Roberts

Davis Gill

9/9/1861

3a 2r

$262 50c

F7-162

Branch L.5

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enos Eldridge

Jonathan Jones

3/30/1853

 

 

S5-415

Jonathan Jones

David Gill

1/6/1863

12a 106p

$2,250

F7-163

 

Davis & Margaret Gill

David McFarland

6/5/1879

98a 120p

$15,000

D9-294; comprising E6-354, D7-256, E7-200, F7-162, F7-163, N8-42 (see Branch F.2), Q8-225 (see Branch F)

David McFarland

Margaret Gill

9/1/1879

 

 

D9-296

Davis & Margaret Gill

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

4/13/1880

0.111a

$100

G9-471

G9-471

Davis & Margaret Gill

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

4/13/1880

4.588a

$6,150

G9-473

G9-473

Branch M - other Davis Gill purchases

Branch M.1

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C4-215

Hannah Chandler

Philip Thomas

4/6/1830

9.25a

$1,099

D4-11

Philip & Frances Thomas

John Hutchison

2/1/1833

9.25a

$1,400

F4-326

John & Mary Hutchison

Davis Gill

2/15/1849

9.25a

$2,200

I5-100

I5-100

Branch M.2

From

To

Date

Area

Cost

Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christian & Magdalen Zook

John Showalter, father of David Showalter

3/14/1793

6a 35.8p

$1,943

X5-478

John Showalter, administrator of the estate of David Showalter

Edward Schofield

2/12/1844

12a 70p

$460 18c

Z4-419

Edward & Susanna Schofield

U. V. Pennypacker

2/12/1844

12a 70p

$460 18c

Z4-418

U. V. & Mary Pennypacker

Davis Gill

3/28/1844

2a 6p

$64

Z4-420

Z4-420