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 THE PORT ROYAL FARM, 
 
 IN OXFORD TOWNSHIP, 
 
 PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, 
 
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 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
 
 PHILADELPHIA: 
 
 JOHN C. CLARK, PRINTER, 68 DOCK STREET. 
 
 1853. 
 
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Abstract of ©tie. 
 
 UfttJ-poU. — Thomas Loyd and wife to Mordecai Loyd, 1693. 
 in fee, for a certain messuage, tenement or plantation, called ' 
 
 Enhaker, situate near Frankford, in the county of Philadelphia, ^ patent 
 with the land thereto belonging, bounded north-east with a piece to Samuel 
 of land formerly belonging to Richard Whitefield, and lately to mne 3- 
 John Tizack, but now in the possession of Samuel Finney; west- 
 ward with small Taeoney creek; southward, south-westerly and 
 easterly with Quessinami creek, and contains 250 acres, be it more 
 or less, together with the lots lying between the lands of Olle 
 Neal, upon the Delaware, and the lots called Erick's lots, upon the 
 said creek, containing about 30 acres. 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged in Court. 
 
 The said Mordecai Loyd died so seised of the said premises, Recited 
 with their appurtenances, and the same, after his decease, de- p l „ t g nt 
 scended and came to Thomas Loyd, brother and heir of the said 
 Mordecai. 
 
 2UttCt* Of StttOrrtCS, under the hand and seal of Thomas 1701. 
 Loyd, as follows : " Before me, Thomas Lawrence, Notary and '- ct# ,J * 
 " Tabellion Public, by royal authority admitted and sworn, dwell- p 1 *!!^ 
 " ing in London, and in the presence of the witnesses after named, 
 " personally appeared Thomas Loyd, of London, merchant, son 
 " and heir of Thomas Loyd, late of Pennsylvania, in America, 
 " gentleman, deceased, which appear or hath made, ordained, and, 
 " in his stead and place, put and constituted, and, by these pre- 
 " sents, doth make, ordain, and, in his stead and place, put and 
 
" constitute his loving brother-in-law, Richard Hill, of London, 
 " merchant, now bound for Pennsylvania aforesaid, to be his true 
 " and lawful attorney for, in the name and to the use of him, con- 
 " stituent, to enter into and upon, and take possession of all and 
 " every such messuages, lands, tenements and hereditaments in 
 " Pennsylvania, aforesaid, or elsewhere, in America, as the said 
 " constituent's father, the said late Thomas Loyd was seised of at 
 ' ; the time of his death; and which, by and after his death, are 
 " descended, and to me to the said constituent, his son and heir, 
 " either by force or virtue of the last will and testament of the 
 " said constituent's late brother, Mordecai Loyd, or otherwise 
 " howsoever ; and the said messuages, lands, tenements and here- 
 " ditaments to let, set, sell, manage, employ, or otherwise dispose 
 " of, as his said attorney shall think fit, for the benefit and advan- 
 " tage of the said constituent; and, for that purpose, to make, pass 
 "and execute such act or acts, deed or deeds of sale, assignment, 
 " conveyance or re-conveyance as shall be requisite in that behalf, 
 "according to the use or custom of the country wherein the pre- 
 " mises are situated ; and, in the mean time, to collect, gather, re- 
 " ceive and take all and singular such rents, arrearages of rents and 
 "other profits whatsoever, as now are or hereafter shall grow due 
 " and payable for, out of or concerning any such messuages, 
 "lands, tenements or hereditaments as aforesaid; also, for and in 
 " the name and to the use of the said constituent, to ask, demand, 
 "sue for, levy, recover and receive of and from all and every per- 
 " son and persons whatsoever, in Pennsylvania aforesaid, or 
 "elsewhere in America, whom it doth or may concern, all and 
 " singular such debts, dues, duties, sum and sums of money, 
 "goods, chattels and effects whatsoever, which now are or here- 
 " after shall be found and appear to be due, owing, belonging or 
 " appertaining unto the said constituent by any ways or means 
 " howsoever, nothing excepted nor reserved, together with all costs, 
 " damages and interests, likewise for and touching the premises or 
 " any part or parcel thereof, to compound and agree, by arbitra- 
 '• tion or otherwise, if and as occasion shall require of the recove- 
 " ries and receipts, compositions and agreements, acquittances or 
 "other sufficient discharges for and in the name of the said con- 
 " stituent, to make, subscribe, seal and deliver, and, if occasion 
 " be, to appear in all Courts and before all lords, judges and jus- 
 " tices, there to answer, defend and reply to all matters and causes 
 " touching the premises, and to pursue, implead, seize, sequester, 
 " arrest, attach, imprison, and to condemn, and out of prison again, 
 
" when need shall be, to deliver ; likewise, one attorney or more, 
 " with like or limited power, under his said attorney, to make and 
 " substitute, and the same at pleasure to revoke, and generally in 
 " and concerning the premises and the dependances thereof, to do, 
 " say, transact and accomplish all and whatsoever the said con- 
 " stituent himself might or could do if personally present, although 
 " the matter required more special authority than herein is com- 
 " prised, the said constituent promising to have, hold and ratify as 
 "good and valid for ever all and whatsoever his said attorney or 
 "his substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done in or about 
 " the premises by virtue of these presents." 
 
 " Philadelphia, the 30th 4th Mo. 1702. 
 
 " Mary Jones [the said Mary Jones being one of the subscribing 
 
 " witnesses] on her solemn attestation did declare, that she did see 
 
 " Thomas Loyd sign, seal and deliver the within instrument, as 
 
 "his act and deed, before me." 
 
 "NATHAN STANBURY." 
 
 Recorded the 1st 5th Mo. 1702, in Letter of Attorney Book D 
 2, Vol. 5, page 20, and in exemplification of same book, deposited 
 at Philadelphia, " Exemplification Record, No. 6," page 239. 
 
 33CPTJ. — Richard Hill, by virtue of the said letter of attorney, 1702. 
 
 and of the power thereby granted, in consideration of £100 ster- June - : '- 
 
 ling; money of England, to be paid Thomas Loyd or order, in R ecited 
 
 8 J & l J 111 the 
 
 London, and of £21 5 current silver money of Pennsylvania, paid Patentand 
 
 to the said Richard Hill, granting and conveying unto Samuel j° tlie 
 
 Finney, in fee, the said messuage or tenement and plantation, thereafter 
 
 called Enhaker, together with the lots aforesaid. mentioned 
 
 Acknowledged in Court at Philadelphia. 
 
 patent. — William Penn, true and absolute Proprietary and 1702. 
 Governor in Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and territo- 
 ries thereunto belonging, reciting the aforesaid Deed-poll to Mor- Recorc } 
 decai Loyd, the decease of the said Mordecai Loyd, the letter 
 of attorney aforesaid, to Richard Hill, and the said deed to Samuel 
 Finney. And further reciting, that in pursuance of a warrant 
 
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 under the hands of his Commissioners or Proprietary Deputies, 
 and lesser seal of the said province, bearing date the 16th day of 
 November last past, the plantation and all other the lands afore- 
 said, were resurveyed unto the said Samuel Finney, and are re- 
 turned to he situate in the said county of Philadelphia, bounded 
 as follows, to wit : Beginning at a black oak sapling, standing by 
 a small branch of Taconick creek, at the corner of other land of 
 the said Samuel Finney ; from thence by the several courses of the 
 said branch 268 perches, to the main creek; from thence by the 
 several courses thereof 78 perches, to the marsh belonging to the 
 said land ; from thence by the several courses, dividing between 
 the said marsh and the fast land 281 perches; from thence by the 
 said creek 130 perches, to a stake ; from thence, by the said Sam- 
 uel Finney's other land, north-north-west 194 perches, to the 
 place of beginning, containing 267 acres. Now (at the special in- 
 stance and request of the said Samuel, that he (the said William 
 Penn) would confirm to him the premises under his great seal 
 of the said province), in consideration of the quit-rent and services 
 herein i - eserved to be paid, done, and performed, for him (the 
 said William Penn) his heirs and successors, granting and 
 confirming unto the said Samuel Finney, his heirs and as- 
 signs forever, all that, the said 267 acres of land, as the same is 
 now set forth, bounded and limited in and by the resurvey afore- 
 said. Together, also, with the meadows, marshes, swamps, crip- 
 ples, savannas and pastures that lie as well within the lines of the 
 said 267 acres of land, as between the said lines and the river and 
 creek aforesaid, and all other the appurtenances to the said 267 
 acres, or to any part or parcel thereof belonging, or in any wise 
 appertaining or therewith used, occupied, held and enjoyed, as 
 member or parcel thereof. 
 
 JHnnOUiintJUW, endorsed, under the hand of James Logan, 
 Receiver General of the Province of Pennsylvania and Counties 
 annexed, dated the day and year last within written (8 Dec. 1702), 
 that the within mentioned meadows, marshes, swamps, cripples, 
 savannas, <fcc, lying between the lines of survey of the within 
 granted tract, and the creek and river, are granted, as well in con- 
 sideration of I'M) current money of Pennsylvania, paid by the 
 within grantee, Samuel Finney, to the use of the within grantor, 
 the Proprietary and Governor, as for other good causes and con- 
 siderations thereunto moving. 
 
Recorded the 16th 10th, 1702, in Patent Book A. Vol. 2, page 
 413, and in exemplification of same book, deposited at Philadel- 
 phia, "Exemplification Record, No. 1," page 449. 
 
 KlXtJClttdtC Of MdcaSC, — Samuel Finney, Esq. and wife 1710. 
 
 M'iv 25 
 and Charles Finney, one of the sons of the said Samuel Finney, y 
 
 "Viewed 
 reciting the aforesaid deed of 1702, June 23, to the said Samuel R ecor( i. 
 
 Finney, for the said messuage or tenement and plantation, called 
 Enhaker, together with the lots aforesaid. And that the said Sam- 
 uel Finney afterwards, for the love and affection which he bore 
 towards his said son Charles, did give (but not effectually convey) 
 the said plantation, lands, hereditaments and premises (except one 
 small parcel thereof, late in the possession of Jacob Hall) unto 
 the said Charles Finney, who bargained and sold the same unto 
 Joseph Finney, another of the sons of the said Samuel Finney. 
 For the effectual assurance and confirmation of the said messuage, 
 plantation, lands and premises unto the said Joseph Finney and 
 his heirs, they, the said Samuel Finney and Elizabeth his wife, 
 and Charles Finney, as well for the considerations aforesaid, as 
 also for the love and affection which they have and bear towards 
 the said Joseph Finney, and for divers other good causes and con- 
 siderations them moving, for themselves and their heirs, granting 
 and confirming unto the said Joseph Finney all and singular the 
 said messuage or tenement and plantation called Enhaker, with the 
 said land and lots thereunto belonging (excepting only out of these 
 presents the aforesaid small parcel of land, part of the premises, 
 late in the possession of Jacob Hall). To hold the same (except 
 before excepted), with their appurtenances, to the said Joseph Fin- 
 ney, his heirs and assigns, for ever. 
 
 Duly executed and proved by Joshua Lawrence, one of the 
 subscribing witnesses, 1 June, 1739. Recorded 12 June, 1739, 
 in Deed Book F. No. 10, page 405. 
 
 Ueet! 0C KntrnitUre Cf lUiCaSC— Joseph Finney and 17 i2. 
 wife, in consideration of =£340, lawful money of America, to Jo- Jan - 14 - 
 nathan Dickinson, in fee, for all the aforesaid messuage or tene- , ( 1(W '.' 
 ment, with several parcels of land thereunto belonging, situate, 
 lying and being in the said County of Philadelphia, beginning at 
 
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 a corner stone by a branch of Taconey creek, at a corner of John 
 Worrell's land, being part of the aforesaid tracts lately sold by the 
 said Joseph Finney to the said John ; thence down the several 
 courses of the said branch 68 perches, to the mouth of the said 
 branch ; thence down the main branch 100 perches, to the marsh 
 belonging to the said land ; then by the several courses, dividing 
 between the said marsh and the said fast land 360 perches, to a 
 corner stone of Charles Finney's land ; then by the same north- 
 north-west 67 perches, to another corner stone ; thence by the 
 said Worrell's land, west 2 degrees southerly 230 perches, to a 
 -tone: thence north-west by west 14 perches, to the place of be- 
 ginning, containing 200 acres (be it more or less), together with 
 all the swamps, marshes and cripples lying between the said land 
 and the said creek, being in several pieces or parcels, containing 
 48 acres (more or less), which said land, marsh and cripple is part 
 of the 250 acres and thirty acres aforesaid. 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged, 15 January, 1712. Record- 
 ed 17 January, 1712, in Deed Book E. 7, Vol. 9, page 48. 
 
 1722, 
 
 May 8. 
 
 Viewed 
 Original 
 on Recor 
 
 223UII of Jonathan Dickinson, devising in the words following, 
 to wit: "Item — I give and bequeath to my son Jonathan and his 
 " wife Hannah, all that plantation whereon they now live, with all 
 " my lands and marsh, lying near Frankford, on both sides of the 
 " creek, to them and their heirs forever, with all the stock there- 
 " upon, and all the household goods and utensils of what kind so- 
 " ever, upon or belonging to the same. Together with the ne- 
 "groes Matthew, Jack, Toney, Cajoe, and Jammy, the coachman, 
 " with my coach and horses, and furniture thereof belonging, and 
 " his mother's mare that is at the vineyard." 
 
 Duly proved and registered at Philadelphia, 21 June, 1722, 
 among Wills of 1722. Also recorded in Book of Wills D. page 
 317. 
 
 Recited. Jonathan Dickinson, the son of the said testator, afterwards de- 
 
 parted this life, whereupon the premises solely vested in the said 
 Hannah Dickinson, his wife, by the right of survivorship. 
 
 And the said Hannah Dickinson afterwards intermarried with 
 Samuel Holme. 
 
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 UfCti. — Samuel Holme and Hannah his wife (who was the 1740. 
 wife of Jonathan Dickinson, lately deceased, the son of Jonathan pril 80 " 
 Dickinson, late of the city of Philadelphia, merchant, also de- ^l° W ?i 
 ceased), in consideration of .£1700 lawful money of Pennsylvania, 
 to Joseph Lynn, Joseph Oldman, James Parrock and Jeremiah El- 
 freth, in fee, for (inter alia) the aforesaid messuage or tenement 
 and parcel or tract of land, containing 200 acres, more or less, 
 together with all the swamps, marshes and cripples, lying between 
 the said land and the said creek, being in several pieces or parcels, 
 containing 48 acres, more or less. To hold three full, equal and 
 undivided tenth parts thereof, the whole into ten equal parts to 
 be divided, unto the said Joseph Lynn ; three other like equal and 
 undivided tenth parts thereof unto the said Joseph Oldman; two 
 like equal and undivided tenth parts thereof unto the said James 
 Parrock; and two like equal and undivided tenth puts thereof 
 unto the said Jeremiah Elfreth. 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged 22 July, 1740. Proved by 
 [saac Brown and Robert Hopkins, the two subscribing witnesses 
 thereto. Recorded 12 August, 1740, in Deed Book G. No. 2, 
 page 274. 
 
 IDrcft. — Joseph Lynn and wife, Joseph Oldman and wife, 1710. 
 
 James Parrock and wife, and Jeremiah Elfreth and wife, in consi- ■ ul > - 
 
 deration of .£650 lawful ni<>ne\ of Pennsylvania, to Griffith Jones. ,,"'"'''' 
 
 •> Record. 
 
 in fee, for all that the said messuage or tenement, plantation and 
 tract of land, and the several parcels of swamp, marsh and cripples 
 lying between the said land and the creek. 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged 22* July, 1740. Recorded *WMohia 
 
 21 August, 1740, in Deed Hook (.'. No. 2, page 287. !'i',? cl 
 
 the deed. 
 
 DCftL — Griffith Jones to Joseph Levis, m fee, for same last L745. 
 
 . May 21 
 
 mentioned premises. 
 
 Recited 
 
 DCCtt. — Joseph Levis and wife, in consideration of £ 1800, 1750. 
 
 r Nov. 5. 
 lawful moncv of Pennsylvania, to Robert Wain, in fee, lor saint; 
 
 j j \ tewed 
 
 last mentioned premises. Record. 
 
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 Duly executed and acknowledged same day. Recorded March 
 17, 1792, in Deed Book D. No. 33, page 237. 
 
 1754. 
 March 23. DCCo*. — Robert Wain and wife, as well for and in considera- 
 
 Viewed tion of £550, lawful money of Pennsylvania, as of the payment 
 
 ?, ec0 p of one full moiety or half part of £900, mortgage moneys, which 
 
 duced and Richard Wain, junior, hath undertaken to pay to the said Richard 
 
 Wain, junior, in fee, for the one full, equal and undivided moiety 
 
 or half part of and in the said last mentioned premises. Under 
 
 and subject to the payment of the one full moiety or half part of 
 
 the said mortgage moneys, and interest on the said moiety. 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged, 5 August, 1761. Recorded 
 
 secure the November 5, 1761, in Deed Book H. No. 12, page 441. 
 payment 
 
 of £900, with interest. Robert Wain to Robert Moore. — Recorded in Mortgage Book 
 X. No. 1, page 315. — 1701, Oct. G. Satisfaction of said Mortgage entered of Record. 
 
 Examined. 
 
 1750. 
 
 Nov. 6. 
 
 Mortgage 
 of said pre 
 
 HUM'S tO 
 
 1761. 
 
 An-. 6. 
 
 Viewed 
 Record. 
 
 Also Pro- 
 duced and 
 
 Examined. 
 
 JDCClJ. — Robert Wain and Richard Wain to Edward Stiles, reci- 
 ting (inter alia), the last mentioned deed to the said Richard Wain, 
 by the name of Richard Wain, jr., and that the said Robert Wain 
 and Richard Wain did make a parol or verbal partition and divi- 
 sion between them of the premises, whereby the messuage or tene- 
 ment tract of upland and meadow ground herein mentioned and 
 described, and intended to be hereby granted and conveyed, were 
 agreed to be allotted, assigned, released and confirmed imtr> the 
 said Richard Wain, his heirs and assigns forever, in severalty, as 
 his and their full part, purpart, share and dividend of and in all 
 and singular the premises; and that the said Richard hath bar- 
 gained and sold, and agreed to convey the same messuage, tract 
 of upland and meadow ground, allotted for his purpart aforesaid, 
 with the appurtenances and the fee simple and inheritance thereof, 
 unto the above named Edward Stiles, his heirs and assigns, for- 
 ever, for the sum of £1400, lawful money of Pennsylvania. The 
 said Robert Wain, for rendering the partition aforesaid firm and 
 effectual in law, and in consideration of 5s. And the said Richard 
 Wain, for and in consideration of the aforesaid sum of £1400, 
 granting and confirming unto the said Edward Stiles, in fee, all 
 that messuage or tenement, plantation and tract or parcel of up- 
 land and meadow, situate, lying and being in Oxford township, in 
 
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 the county of Philadelphia, butted, hounded and described as fol- 
 lows, viz. beginning at a stake on the side of the road leading 
 from Charles Willing' s plantation to Frankford; and at a corner 
 of the said Robert Wain's land, being other part of the great tract 
 aforesaid ; thence by the said Robert Wain's land, the six next fol- 
 lowing courses and distances, to wit: south 31 degrees east, 93 
 perches and four-tenth parts of a perch, by the lane or avenue lead- 
 ing to the house south 58 degrees, west 16 perches and four-tenth 
 parts of a perch, south 31 degrees east 24 perches and eight-tenth 
 parts of a perch, south 36 degrees west, 2 perches and two-tenth 
 parts of a perch, to a stone, south 49 degrees and an half west 45 
 perches and three-tenth parts of a perch to another stone, and south 
 39 degrees and an half east 17 perches and five-tenth parts of a 
 perch, to Frankford or Tacony creek aforesaid ; thence down the 
 same creek, according to the several courses thereof, to a stone at 
 the corner of Charles Willing's land; thence by the said Willing's 
 land north 26 degrees west 63 perches, to a post on the side of the 
 aforesaid road; and thence along the same road south 85 degrees 
 west 174 perches, to the place of beginning: containing, in the 
 whole, 113 acres and 20 perches, viz. 74 acres 3 roods and 14 
 perches of upland, and 38 acres 1 rood and 6 perches of meadow 
 ground (being the land and meadow ground allotted for the purpart 
 of the said Richard Wain). 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged 8 August, 1761. Recorded 
 28 October, 1761, in Deed Book H. No. 15, page 7. 
 
 2HJtll of Edward Stiles, devising in the words following, to ]7'.i:;. 
 wit: "Item — I give and bequeath unto my beloved son, James Se P t- 16 ' 
 " Stiles, my mansion-house or country-seat, &c, two contiguous Q^^ a] 
 " tracts of land thereto belonging, situate on the southerly side of on Record. 
 " Tacony road, in Oxford township, in the county of Philadelphia, 
 " together with the respective appurtenances, to hold to him, my 
 "said son, James Stiles, for and during all the term of his natural 
 " life ; and from and immediately after the decease of him, my 
 " said son, James, I do give and devise all and singular the afore- 
 " said messuages, tenements, lots, lands, rent charge and premi- 
 " ses, with the appurtenances, unto all the children of my said son, 
 " James, which shall be living at the time of his decease, and the 
 " lawful issue of such of them as shall be then deceased, their se- 
 " veral and respective heirs and assigns forever, in equal parts, as 
 " tenants in common, so, nevertheless, that such lawful issue take 
 
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 " and receive such part and share only which his, her or their de- 
 " ceased parent might have had and taken if then living." 
 
 Duly proved 27 and 29 February, 1804, and registered at Phi- 
 ladelphia, among Wills of 1804, No. 24. Also recorded in Book 
 of Wills, No. 1, page 182. 
 
 Recited. The said James Stiles departed this life before his father, the 
 
 said Edward Stiles, leaving issue three children, namely, Edward 
 James Stiles, Benjamin Stiles and Margaret Love Stiles, to and in 
 whom the said premises, with the appurtenances, vested in equal 
 shares as tenants in common, in fee, according to the said lust will 
 and testament of their grandfather, the said Edward Stiles. 
 
 The said Margaret Love Stiles afterwards intermarried with 
 Stephen Duncan. 
 
 Viewed 
 Record. 
 
 In the District Court for the City and County of Philadelphia, 
 December Term, 1811. No. 632. 
 
 Rawlb, jr. Edward J. Stiles 
 
 vs. 
 Rawlb. Benjamin Stiles, Stephen Dun- 
 can and Margaret L. Duncan, 
 late Margaret L. Stiles, his 
 wife. 
 Narr. Nov. 27, 1811. 
 
 Sums, partition. 
 
 Appears endorsed on writ, 
 December 4, 181 1. Judgment 
 confessed quod partitio fiat. 
 W. Rawle, for Defendants. 
 
 Dec. 23, 1811. 
 
 Breve de partitione facienda, M. 1812. No. 23. 
 
 Tested 7 December, 1811. Returnable 1 Monday March, 1812. 
 
 1812. 
 — day of — 
 
 Viewed 
 Original 
 oa Record. 
 
 Return of Partition under the hands and seals of Francis John- 
 ston, Esq., High Sheriff of and for the City and County of Phi- 
 ladelphia, and inquest, whereby (inter alia) all that messuage, 
 plantation and tract of upland and meadow, called " Port Royal 
 Farm," situate in Oxford Township and County of Philadelphia, 
 (described according to the courses and distances in the last men- 
 tioned deed), containing 113 acres and 20 perches, but which, on 
 a late resurvey thereof, made by Samuel Hains, is found to contain 
 \ \ 3 acres 1 rood and 22 perches, within bank, and is supposed to 
 
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 contain in the whole, to low water mark, in the said creek, 121 
 acres 1 rood and 22 perches, was assigned and delivered unto 
 Benjamin Stiles, to be held in severalty by him, the said Benjamin 
 Stiles, his heirs and assigns, forever. 
 
 April 1, 1812. Judgment that Partition remain firm and .stable 
 forever. 
 
 53CPtJ. — Benjamin Stiles and wife, in consideration of $30,000, isic. 
 
 to Stephen Duncan, of the City of Philadelphia, in the State of A P ril l ' ) - 
 
 Pennsylvania, gentleman, in fee, for same last mentioned premises. ^ tewed 
 
 i Record. 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged 20 April, 1816. Recorded Also 
 
 26 April, 1816, in Deed Book M. R. No. 9, page 67. Produced 
 
 1 r ° and 
 
 Examined. 
 
 HJCftt. — Stephen Duncan, of the County of Philadelphia, in 1833. 
 
 the State of Pennsylvania, Esq. and wife, in consideration of (>llt 
 
 $5000, to Stephen Duncan, of the city of Natchez, in the State of gi-Tfj 
 
 Mississippi, Esq., in fee, for said last mentioned premises, under Also 
 
 and subject to the payment of a certain mortgage debt, or princi- j 
 
 pal sum of $12,000, with interest, secured on said premises, by an Examined. 
 indenture of mortgage, dated the 28th day of June, A. D. 1820. 
 
 Recorded in Mortgage Book I. W. No. 2, page 616, &c, given Satisfac- 
 
 c ° 1 c ° tloll (it 
 
 and executed by Stephen Duncan, the grantor herein, to Hannah sa id Mort- 
 
 Chancellor. "; f' 
 
 teredoi re- 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged 19 September, 1833. Re- cord on 28 
 
 corded September 27, 1833, in Deed Book A. M. No. 42, page Feb - 1843< 
 
 282. 
 
 iPofoJCt* Of SlttOtMUJ), under the hands and seals of Stephen 1852. 
 Duncan, of the City of Natchez, in the State of Mississippi, 
 planter, and Catharine A. Duncan his wife, constituting ami ap- Recor( j 
 pointing M. B. Mahony, of the City of Philadelphia, in the State Also 
 of Pennsylvania, their true and lawful attorney, and authorizing ftnd ' 
 him in the words following, to wit: " for us and in our name, place Examined. 
 "and stead, to grant, bargain, sell and convey, in fee simple," said 
 last described premises " as a whole, or in parts, with the appur- 
 *« tenances, and all our right, title and interest in and to the same, 
 
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 " to such person or persons, and for such price or prices, and in 
 "such terms as to our said attorney may seem proper, and to sign, 
 "seal, execute, and as and l'or our act and deed, deliver and ac- 
 knowledge a deed <r deeds, in our name, to the purchaser or 
 "purchasers of s;iid premises, or any part or parts thereof, in fee 
 " simple, and to receive, and, in our name, to give a receipt or re- 
 " ceipts for the purchase money, to the purchaser or purchasers 
 " of said premises, or any part thereof. And we hereby authorize 
 "and empower our said attorney, for us and in our name, place 
 " and stead, to do all other lawful acts, matters and things which 
 " may be necessary for the absolute granting, assuring and con- 
 " veying of the said premises, and any and every part thereof, to 
 " the purchaser or purchasers of the same, in fee simple, as fully, 
 "and, in every respect, as we ourselves might or could now do if 
 " personally present. Hereby ratifying, allowing and confirming 
 " all and whatsoever our said attorney shall, in our name, lawfully 
 "do or cause to be done in the premises by virtue hereof." 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged same day. Recorded 3 Jan. 
 1853, in Letter of Attorney Book G. VV. C. No. 2, page 695. 
 
 1852. 
 Dec. 11. 
 
 Viewed 
 
 Record. 
 
 Also 
 
 Produced 
 
 and 
 
 Examined. 
 
 53tCtf. — The said Stephen Duncan and wife, acting herein by 
 their attorney, in fact, Michael B. Mahony, duly constituted and 
 appointed, as aforesaid, in consideration of $30,000, to Benjamin 
 Stiles, in fee, for same last mentioned premises. 
 
 Duly executed and acknowledged same day. Recorded 3 Jan. 
 1853, in Deed Book T. H. No. 50, page 416. 
 
 From the records and papers produced. 
 Abstracted by 
 
 J. GUILD MILLETTE and 
 A. G. STOUT. 
 
 Philadelphia, February, 1853. 
 
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 All that messuage, plantation and tract of upland and meadow, 
 called " Port Royal Farm," situate in Oxford township, in the 
 county of Philadelphia, butted, bounded and described as follows, 
 viz. Beginning- at a stake on the side of the road leading from 
 Charles Willing' s plantation to Frankford, and at a corner of Ro- 
 bert Wain's land; thence by the said Robert Wain's land, the six 
 next following courses and distances, to wit: south 31 degrees 
 east 93 perches and four-tenth parts of a perch, by the lane or 
 avenue leading to the house south 58 degrees west 16 perches and 
 four-tenth parts of a perch, south 31 degrees east 24 perches and 
 eight-tenth parts of a perch, south 36 degrees west 2 perches and 
 two-tenth parts of a perch to a stone, south 49 degrees and an 
 half west 45 perches and three-tenth parts of a perch, to another 
 stone, and south 39 degrees and a half east 17 perches and five- 
 tenth parts of a perch, to Frankford or Tacony creek; thence 
 down the said creek, according to the several courses thereof, to 
 a stone at a corner of Charles Willing's land; thence by the said 
 Willing's land north 26 degrees west 63 perches, to a post on the 
 side of the aforesaid road ; and thence along the same road south 
 85 degrees west 174 perches, to the place of beginning. Contain- 
 ing 113 acres 20 perches; but which, on a late resurvey thereof, 
 made by Samuel Hains, is found to contain 113 acres 1 rood 22 
 perches within bank, and is supposed to contain, in the whole, to 
 low water mark in the said creek, 121 acres 1 rood 22 perches. 
 
 Please search for mortgages made of the same, or any part or 
 parcel thereof, by 
 
 Samuel Finney, from 1 June, 1702, to 1 July, 1739. 
 
 Charles Finney, from 1 June, 1702, to 1 July, 1739. 
 
 Joseph Finney, from 1 May, 1710, to 1 February, 1712. 
 
 Jonathan Dickinson, from 1 January, 1712, to 1 July, 1740. 
 
 Hannah Dickinson, from 1 May, 1722, to 1 September, 1740. 
 
 Samuel Holme and Hannah Holme, his wife, from 1 May, 1722, 
 to 1 September, 1740. 
 
 Joseph Lynn, Joseph Oldman, Janus Tarrock, Jeremiah El- 
 freth, from 1 April, 1740, to 1 September, 1740. 
 
 Griffith Jones, from 1 July, 1740, to 1 April, 1792. 
 
 Joseph Levis, from 1 May, 1745, to 1 April, 1792. 
 
 Robert Wain, from 1 November, 1750, to 1 November, 1761. 
 
 Richard Wain, from 1 March, 1754, to 1 November, 1761. 
 
 Edward Stiles, from 1 August, 1761, to 1 March. 1805. 
 
 Edward James Stiles, from 1 September, 1793, to 1 May, 1812. 
 
 Benjamin Stiles, from 1 September, 1793, to 1 May, 1816. 
 
 Margaret Love Stiles, from 1 September, 1793, to 1 Jan. 1812. 
 
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 Stephen Duncan and Margaret L. Duncan, his wife, from 1 
 September, 1793, to 1 May, 1812. 
 
 Stephen Duncan and Stephen B. Duncan, from 1 April, 1816, to 
 1 February, 1853. 
 
 Benjamin Stiles, from 1 December, 1852, to the day you certify. 
 
 MILLETTE & STOUT. 
 To Thos. Helm, Esq. 
 
 Recorder of Deeds, &c. 
 
 On searching the Index of Mortgages for the City and County of 
 Philadelphia, I do not find any unsatisfied Mortgages of the pre- 
 mises by either of the twenty-four persons above named within 
 the periods specified. 
 
 Witness my hand and seal of office, this ninth day of March, 
 A. D. 1853. 
 
 [seal.] C. D. COLLADAY, 
 
 $18.00. Pro Recorder. 
 
 Messuage, plantation, tract of upland and meadow, called " Port 
 Royal Farm," situate in Oxford township and county of Philadel- 
 phia, on the road leading from Charles Willing's plantation to 
 Frankford, adjoining Robert Wain's land, Frankford or Taconey 
 creek, and Charles Willing's land, containing 113 acres and 20 
 perches : but which, on a late resurvey thereof, made by Samuel 
 Hains, is found to contain 113 acres 1 rood and 22 perches within 
 bank, and is supposed to contain in the whole, to low water mark, 
 in the said creek, 121 acres 1 rood and 22 perches. 
 
 Stephen Duncan. 
 
 Please search for taxes registered against the above premises, 
 or any part thereof, since 1821. 
 
 MILLETTE & STOUT. 
 To the County Commissioners. 
 
 The Registry of Unpaid Taxes on Real Estate for the City and 
 County of Philadelphia has been searched from 1824 to 1851, in- 
 clusive, and I do not find any taxes registered against the above 
 described premises, or the accompanying name, as owner thereof, 
 in Oxford township. 
 
 GEO. P. M'REDING, Registrar. 
 March 11, 1853. 
 
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