Any map of Pennsylvania or road Atlas will show you both Chester County, Philadelphia, and the relationship between the two. To find out if your family owned land in Philadelphia you'll need to seek those answers in Philadelphia, not Chester Co. Both Chester and Philadelphia were original counties and as such have had their own records since the beginning. So, you need to be checking in Phil. Co. To find burial places in Phil. is the same with any other ancestor...you'll need to dig through church records, and keep your fingers crossed that you'll get lucky and find they're included! Check the genweb archives of Philadelphia for the submitted church records. Sandra ".........where is Chester in relation to Philadelphia? And how can I find out if my ancestors, John and Elizabeth Pearson Townsend, and Richard Townsend of the Welcome, owned property and where it was? Also, how can I find out where they were buried?" -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/2006