> > > > This is what the "History Of York County Pennsylvania," by Gibson 1886, > has > to say about Bottstown. > > Page 520-521. Bottstown. > In the year 1750, on the 9th day of August, Hermanus Bott obtained a patent > from > the honorable proprietaries of Pennsylvania, John Penn and Richard Penn, for > 297 acres of land, west of the Codorus Creek, adjoining the town of York, in > the > township of Manchester. He was an industrious farmer, having emigrated form > Germany a few years before and purchased a lot in York. In 1753 he > conceived the idea of planning a town west of York, which was then but a > small village. A survey was made of a portion of Bott's tract, and about > fifty lots were laid out. The main highway of the town (p 521) was called > King Street, and was an extension of High Street (now Market Street) of > York. This sturdy German intended really to establish a town to compete > with York, and in order to encourage persons to locate in it offered a title > to one lot of ground to any one who would agree to pay "a yearly quit rent > of seven shillings and one penny forever, or the value thereof in coin > current according to the exchange that shall be between the province of > Pennsylvania and the city of London." The lots were sixty-five feet front > on King Street (now West Market) and 460 feet long, crossing an alley. All > the rights to quit rent on the south side of the street were afterward > purchased by Mathias Smyser. The person obtaining a lot was required "to > erect a substantial dwelling house twenty feet square, with a good chimney > of brick or stone, to be laid in with lime and sand and to be built within > the space of two years from the time the deed was executed." Some of Bott's > deeds were printed at the "New Printing Office of H. Miller and S. Holland > in Lancaster," and bear date of March, 1763. Many of the first houses > erected were of logs-a few of them are still standing. Bottstown, after an > existence of l30 years, finally, after repeated attempts and invitations, > was in the year 1884 annexed to the > borough of York. It then had a population of about 300. It took 100 years > for > its population to double. W.H. Bond for many years has kept the leading > store. > At the time of the annexation, there were a number of handsome residences. > > Bottstown in 1783. > A census of Bottstown was taken in the year 1783 by the township assessor. > There were then 151 inhabitants. The names of the property holders were > Peter Lint, joiner, Michael Wise, Gotlieb Reicherd who owned four horses, > Jeremiah Shriack, Gabriel Derr, John Ernst, hatter, Mathias Detter, > innkeeper: Andrew Wyer, Peter Engelmor, Martin Hap, John Haller, Henry > Cunningham, Frederick Horn, Baker: widow Hoke, John Detter, saddler: John > Kortz, tobacconist: Robert Bailey, gunsmith, Alexander Brown, hosier: > Frederick Rothrock, saddler, Andrew Sneider, Robert Lewis, Jacob Bott, son > of the founder of the town owned eleven acres of land, one horse, one cow > and six sheep and had a family of eight persons: Philip Rothrock, Philip > Hoffman, Martin Bauer, George Fink, Nicholas Reisinger, Frederick Roemer, > Frederick Eichelberger and Mathias Ament. The entire property valuation was > L2,554 in Pennsylvania currency." > > Chuck Winter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Debbie Carter <tara37@comsys.net> > To: PAYORK-L@rootsweb.com <PAYORK-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, October 30, 1999 12:22 AM > Subject: [PAYORK] founder of town > > > I am researching the HERMANUS BOTT line > I am descended from his son Rinehart and through his daughter Maria > Catherine > I understand that Hermanus founded Bottstown Pa and I would be interested in > any info relating to this event. > > > ==== PAYORK Mailing List ==== > York County Web Page > http://www.rootsweb.com/~payork/index.htm > POST messages to PAYORK-L@rootsweb.com > UNSUBSCRIBE, PAYORK-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > >