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Philadelphia County, PA
Do you have any Greathouse kith and kin who resided in Philadelphia County, PA? If so, please join us in our efforts to better document the Greathouse kith and kin who lived in this county, by sending your additions and corrections to Greathouse Point.
Philadelphia County Chronology King Charles II of England granted William Penn a charter to land west of Delaware river in 1681. Philadelphia County was created as one of three original counties, no territorial limits were specified [not mapped] in 1682. Philadelphia boundaries were defined in 1685. Philadelphia lost to the creation of Berks in 1752. Philadelphia lost to creation of Montgomery in 1784.
Sources: Adrian B. Ettlinger, The AniMap County Boundary Historial Atlas.Software Version 3.0, Release 2, 1991-2008. The Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, Chicago, IL. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County Chronology. View @ Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |
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