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1799 Buildings Issues

The 1799 County Tax Returns give details on the buildings associated with each tract, as well as information on the occupier, if different from the owner. Woodland tracts have been excluded

Tracts on 1799 Map without any buildings

Name Area / acresComments

Ann & Tacy Coates

1.4

 

Elijah Funk

10

Woodland

Norris Jones

30

Not in tax returns 

Jacob Kurtz

12 + 12

Woodland

Samuel Lane

14

 

Benjamin Longstreth

17 + 7

 

Rachel Martin

8

Probably no buildings 

Estate of James Martin

132

 

Estate of Christian Mary

365

 See Anthony Acker tract

Jacob Paul

9

 

John Paul

?

 

Jacob Pennypacker

6 + 27

 

Matthias Pennypacker & John Upstead

?

 

Matthias Pennypacker

190

 

Estate of David Potts

400

 

Isaac Potts

34

 

Barnabus Rapp

10

Woodland

Thomas W. Smith

174

Buildings definately existed

Amos Stretle

247

 

David Todd

7 + 10

Woodland

Robert Todd

9 + 10

Woodland

John Umstead

50?

 

Jacob Vanderslice

28 + 38

 

Late of John Varley

94 + 150

 

Henry Zook

20 + 5

Woodland

Buildings not on the 1799 Map

Name of Owner

Details

Buildings

Links to deed histories

Anthony Acker

Farmer, 272a

Stone Dwelling house 27' x 40'; Stone Kitchen 10' x 14'; Stone Springhouse 25' x 30';
Log Barn 40' x 30'; Frame Barrack 12' x 14'

No purchase deed found. Part of Christian Mary tract

Ezekial Alexander

Weaver, 150a

Stone Dwelling house 18' x 25';Stone Milkhouse 10' x 24'; Stone Barn 36' x 24'

No purchase deed found

John Bolton

Farmer 50a

Log Dwelling house 18' x 24'; Log Stable 15' x 26

No purchase deed found

Jesse Channel

Smith; 100 a

Log Dwelling house 18' x 24'; Log Dwelling house 12' x 15'; Log Barn 45' x 30';
Log Smith Shop

No purchase deed found

John Clower

Laborer, 16a

Log Dwelling house 20' x 30'; Log Stable 20' x 16'

Griffith Thomas tract

Theophilus Davis

64a

Log Dwelling house 16' x 20'; Log Springhouse 10' x 8'; Stone/Log Barn 40' x 20'

Renting or leasing

John Funderwise

Weaver, 24a

Log Dwelling house 15' x 18'; Log Barn 18' x 32'

No purchase deed found

Bartholomew Fussell

Huckster, 40a

Log Dwelling house 24' x 15'; Log Barn 22' x 20'

David Lloyd tract

John Griffith

Laborer, 2a

Log Dwelling house 20' x 18

  

Peter Grove

Farmer, 48a

Log Dwelling house16' x 25'; Log Barn 17' x 40'

No purchase deed found

Daniel Harp

Cordwainer, 2a

Log Dwelling house 18' x 20'; Log Stable 12' x 20'

Griffith Thomas tract

James Hoges

Tailor, 24a

Log Dwelling house 17' x 17'

Abraham Whisler tract

William Llewellyn

Carpenter

Stone Dwelling house 21' x 27'; Log Kitchen 10' x 12'

No purchase deed found

Isaac Longstreth

19p

Wooden Shop 30' x 16'

No purchase deed found

William Matthews

Farmer, 120a

Stone Dwelling house 15' x 20';Stone Springhouse 12' x 14'; Log Barn 15' x 20'
Log Stable 20' x 24'

No purchase deed found

Abraham Noblet

Mason, 10a

Log Dwelling house 15' x 16'

No purchase deed found

John Pearce

Distiller; 65a

Stone Dwelling house 28' x 14'; Stone Kitchen 18' x 14'; Stone Barn 40' x 30';
Distillery

David Lloyd tract

John Peck

Laborer, 42a

Log Dwelling house 20' x 16'; Log Barn 30' x 18'

Samuel Buckley tract

George Poley

Miller, 180a

Stone Dwelling house 26' x 17'; Log Barn 56' x 27'; Stone Grist Mill; Frame Saw Mill

No purchase deed found

Thomas Robinson

Farmer, 254a

Log Dwelling house 25' x 22'; Log Kitchen 11' x 20'; Log Springhouse 10' x 14';
Stone Smokehouse 10' x 8'; Log Barn 50' x 25'

No purchase deed found

Robert Roger

Weaver, 10a

Log Dwelling house 15' x 27'; Stone Barn 18' x 26'

Thomas Howell tract

Frederic Shimer jr.

Blacksmith, 18a

Log Dwelling house 18' x 22'; Log Stable 12' x 10'; Stone Smith Shop

No purchase deed found

Frederic Shimer sr.

7.5a

 

Thomas Roberts tract

Daniel Showalter

Farmer; 132a

Log Dwelling house 17' x 25'; Stone Springhouse 18' x 20'; Stone Smokehouse 10' x 8';
Stone Barn 60' x 22'

No purchase deed found

Jacob Showalter

Blacksmith, 165a

Stone Dwelling house 21' x 36'; Stone Springhouse 18' x 18'; Stone Barn 27' x 35';
Log Smith shop

No purchase deed found

Henry Shut

Weaver, 10a

Stone Dwelling house 20' x 42'; Stone Springhouse 10' x 12'; Log Barn 20' x 30'

No purchase deed found

William Slutterer

Laborer, 1a

Log Dwelling house 21' x 28'

No purchase deed found

Christopher Smith

7.5a

 

Thomas Roberts tract

Henry Smith

Blacksmith, 80a

Dwelling house 24' x 27'; Log Barn 25' x 37'; Log Smith shop

David Lloyd tract

Yost Smith

Clerk at a store, 40a

Log Dwelling house 18' x 24'; Log Stable 12' x 16'

Varley tract

Isaac Tomkins

Laborer, 2a

  

No purchase deed found

John Vanderslice

Blacksmith, 140a

Stone Dwelling house 30' x 20'; Stone Smokehouse 10' x 10'; Log Smith shop 15' x 15';
Log Barn 33' x 20'

No purchase deed found

Catharine Varley

Spinster, 20a

Log Dwelling house 18' x 20'

Varley tract

Jacob Varley

Farmer 50a

Log Dwelling house 18' x 26'; Log Barn 42' x 24'

Varley tract

Mary Varley

Spinster, 24a

 

Varley tract

James White

Storekeeper 4a;
unseated 4a

Stone Dwelling house 36' x 30'; Stone Milk house 12' x 16'; Stone Barn 24' x 26'

Starr tract

John Youngblood

Cordwainer, 10a

Stone Dwelling house 22' x 24'; Log Kitchen 15' x 24'; Log Stable 15' x 20'

Varley tract