Greetings: I am trying to see if there is any map that would be very early of Chester that is online. I know that I saw one come through the list that was a bit later on. I am looking for: Land that according to Ashmead's book John Hoskins had purchased Ninth month 21, 1681, from Penn, before leaving England, two hundred and fifty acres of land, which was laid out to him in Middletown township, between the lands of Richard Crosby and David Ogden. Thanks in advance for any assistance. JJ Hoskins

As I mentioned earlier, there is a map of Chester, 1683, on the Chester Co site, under maps.....with landowners names and where they owned. This, from Futhey and Cope; "At the July court 1698, a deed was acknowledged by John Hoskins to John Simcock, John Blunston, Samuel Levis, Jasper Yeats and Jonathan Hayes, the justices of the county "for all that piece of land whereon the new court house stands, contayning in breadth to the street 29 foot to Chester creeke, unto them and theyr sucksessors for ever; the deed bearing thd date the 9th day 4th month called June An Dom. 1697." In 1715, John Hoskins was taxed in Chester twp.. Sandra " I am trying to see if there is any map that would be very early of Chester that is online. I know that I saw one come through the list that was a bit later on. I am looking for: Land that according to Ashmead's book John Hoskins had purchased Ninth month 21, 1681, from Penn, before leaving England, two hundred and fifty acres of land, which was laid out to him in Middletown township, between the lands of Richard Crosby and David Ogden." -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/359 - Release Date: 6/8/2006