I'd like to add the following concerning land measurement. The measurements listed below were all associated with farming and the sale of property. At one time, an acre was defined as the amount of land a man could plow from sunrise to sunset (with a horse, not a John Deere). About 1675 in England it was established that: 1 link* = 7.92 inches * Came from the width of an ancient plow blade. 25 links = 1 rod (16.5 feet) also called a pole or PERCH 100 links = 1 chain (or 66 feet) 10 chains = 1 furlong (or 660 feet) 80 chains = 1 mile (or 5280 feet) 1 acre = 10 square chains 1 square mile = 640 acres An acre is a large quantity of land -- over 43,000 square feet. It takes about 160 square perches to equal an acre. ----- Original Message ----- From: <trobinson42@comcast.net> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [PaOldC] Perches >A linear measure equal to 5.50 yards or 16.5 feet (5.03 meters); a rod. > One square rod of land. > A unit of cubic measure used in stonework, usually 16.5 feet by 1.0 foot > by 1.5 feet, or 24.75 cubic feet (0.70 cubic meter). > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Mary Arnett" <mhfarnett@hotmail.com> > >> >> What are "perchers"? In reading some old deeds, I have come on this term >> in >> connection with land measurement, "so-and-so many acres and so-and-so >> many >> perches". When did the term go out of usage? Or did it? >> >> Mary Arnett >> >> >> >> ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== >> Unsubscribing..... To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to >> PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com >> with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." >> >> If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list >> contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net >> >> NO VIRUS WARNINGS...contact me personally ferg@ntelos.net if posted you >> will >> be unsubscribed >> >> please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, >> helpful >> URLs and lots of county information >> http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > > ==== PA-OLD-CHESTER Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribing. To leave PA-old-chester-l, send mail to > PA-old-chester-l-request@rootsweb.com > with the single word unsubscribe in the message or subject slot." > > > NO VIRUS WARNINGS - if you are concerned contact me PERSONALLY > ferg@ntelos.net > > please visit the Chester Co rootsweb site...it is full of area photos, > helpful URLs and lots of county information > http://www.pa-roots.com/~chester/ > > Visit the archives for this list to view old postings > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=PA-OLD-CHESTER > If you have ANY problems, do not send them to the list > contact me personally....list manager ferg@ntelos.net > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.8.3/359 - Release Date: 6/8/2006 > >