Of all the old inns in Chester County, the former Blue Ball Inn probably has the most macabre history. In 1714 a tract of 2121 acres was deeded to Owen Roberts by William Penn, the original inn being built just south of the railroad on the Old Lancaster Road. The first tavern on the property …
Now owned by the Chadds Ford Historic Society, this house was built about 1726 on land owned by William Barns. Barns had a tavern on the location prior to the existing structure being built, as his name is found on a petition for a license as early as 1722. Barns ran the tavern until his …
Tracing the history of Coventry Forge Inn is a bit of a challenge Though Samuel Nutt owned the land on which the Inn now sits, it was not his residence, as he had Coventry Hall built as his own home. The Coventry Forge Inn property was built sometime before 1756 and was a private home …
THE TAVERNS OF WEST CHESTER. With the establishment of the seat of justice at West Chester, it was naturally expected that the place would in time become a town of considerable size, but being an inland location, distant from navigable water or other highway of commerce, and agriculture being: the only industry worth mentioning:, there …
The entries below were copied from an old family bible retained by the Reynolds family of West Chester, most likely belonging to Albert Reynolds, the second child of David M. Reynolds and his wife Amanda (Gregg). Marriages David M. Reynolds and Amanda Gregg his wife were married the 15th of the 10th month 1857 George …
The following entries were copied from two old pages of an old family bible retained by David M. McFarland, son of Julia Bonsall and Charles Tatman McFarland:[fn]Transcribed from the original by Mary Birggeman[/fn] Thomas Bonsall (father of Ellwood Bonsall) was son of Edward and Hannah Bonsall, born 8th mo. 1st 1789 in Berks County, Pennsylvania Eliza Bonsall …
Scott Palmer is an avid researcher of the history of Mill Creek Hundred and his blog is always worth reading! Be sure to take a look if you have ancestors from this area
Though they are no longer used except for real estate transactions, Delaware’s Hundreds are found in most older historic documents and provide clues to where an individual resided.