Chester County History Center - John Churchman Papers: Early Land Grants and Surveys in Chester County, Pennsylvania (Nottingham Lots)

This digitized volume is a copy of John Churchman’s survey work of the Nottingham Lots. The location of the original is unknown. Gilbert Cope, a Chester County, Pa. historian and genealogist, obtained access to Churchman’s personal papers and copied the volume from 1868 to 1873. Much of this volume of 306 pages records handwritten text and precisely drawn maps relating to ownership of the Nottingham Lots, including owner’s names, lot locations, surveying data, and information dating from 1681 to 1875. Additionally, there are six other informative sections in the volume: List of Nottingham Warrants (owners by surname) (pp. 128-149); Contributors to Lancaster Meeting House (1759) (pp. 218-219); Newlin Township (deeds, surveys, landowners, etc.) (pp. 242-248); East Bradford Township (landowners) (pp. 251-254); 4th Battalion, Chester County (1776) – militia list, etc. (pp. 292-299); Chester County landowners (pp. 300-306). This volume was once part of the Gilbert Cope Historical and Genealogical Collection at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. In November 1952, it was deaccessioned and transferred to the Chester County History Center. Evidence suggests that prior to 1921, the volume was in the possession of two West Chester residents, William B. McCullough and Slater Russell.