If you put "great valley" +pa into a google search, you will find many references about the Great Valley area. Most are for current day - High School, Churches, Hotels in the area surrounding Malvern, Chester County, PA. Even the Great Valley School District is in Malvern, PA. Putting "great valley, pa" into a google search also refers you back to places around Malvern. Teresa > Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:14:50 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: "great valley in Chester County? > > Could anyone tell me where the "great valley", > mentioned below, would have been located? > Thank You, > Judy Smith/Colorado > SMITH, WILLIAM. Darby. April 9, 1726. January 8, > 1727/8. A. 260. Provides for wife Elizabeth. Refers > to an agreement made before married with her and > also to her son Philip Pritchard deceased. To son > Edward the plantation being the purchases I made of > Thomas Brasey. Jacob Simcock and John Hallowell, > during life afterward to his children also my tract > of land bought of John Estaugh agent of the London > Co also my share of the lands which he and I bought > jointly of John Hood in Darby. To son William 5 > shillings having done sufficiently for him. To > daughter Rose Bethall £40. To grandson Saml. > Pritchard £20 at 21. To daughter Elizabeth £40. To > daughter Mary £40. To grandchildren Wm. and > Elizabeth Bartram, Ellen Fretwell, Frances William, > Joseph and Elizabeth Bethell, William and Benjamin > Pearson, Martha, William and Sarah Smith, Saml. > Pearson, Joice, Simon, John and Wm. Smith £10 each, > when of age. Executors to sell land in the great > valley in Chester Co. To sons in law David Thomas, > John Smith and Enoch Pearson 5 shillings each. > Executors: son Edward and Saml. Levis Jr. Witnesses: > William Shipley, Mary Shipley, Isaac Tunecliff.