The Colonial Homes of Philadelphia and Its NeighbourhoodJ.B. Lippincott, 1912 - 365 pages |
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... Chester County , Pennsylvania , in 1686 , where he resided until 1707. His son Evan was a prominent Friend and served in the Provincial Assembly from Ches- ter from 1706 to 1719. Evan's younger son , Jonathan , removed to Philadelphia ...
... Chester County , Pennsylvania , in 1686 , where he resided until 1707. His son Evan was a prominent Friend and served in the Provincial Assembly from Ches- ter from 1706 to 1719. Evan's younger son , Jonathan , removed to Philadelphia ...
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... County Commissioners , and the Overseers of the Highways . I have given Two Thousand Pounds Security to the Treasurers of the Counties of Philadelphia and Chester , and their Successors that the Money so raised shall be expended for the ...
... County Commissioners , and the Overseers of the Highways . I have given Two Thousand Pounds Security to the Treasurers of the Counties of Philadelphia and Chester , and their Successors that the Money so raised shall be expended for the ...
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... Chester County , which reached at that time to the borders of the city . He seems to have been induced to come out to the Colonies partly to assuage his grief at the death of his first wife , and partly by the fact that his elder ...
... Chester County , which reached at that time to the borders of the city . He seems to have been induced to come out to the Colonies partly to assuage his grief at the death of his first wife , and partly by the fact that his elder ...
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... Chester , now Delaware County , on the banks of Cobb's Creek near the city line and the present Old Haverford Road , and named his estate Maen - Coch . He shortly built a substantial stone house that afterward became a part of Clifton ...
... Chester , now Delaware County , on the banks of Cobb's Creek near the city line and the present Old Haverford Road , and named his estate Maen - Coch . He shortly built a substantial stone house that afterward became a part of Clifton ...
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... County of Chester , within two miles of Paoli and four miles of Valley Forge . It was the countryseat of Captain Isaac Wayne , youngest son of Anthony Wayne who went from Yorkshire , England , to County Wicklow , Ireland , and commanded ...
... County of Chester , within two miles of Paoli and four miles of Valley Forge . It was the countryseat of Captain Isaac Wayne , youngest son of Anthony Wayne who went from Yorkshire , England , to County Wicklow , Ireland , and commanded ...
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