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By: BILL DEVLIN The
Intelligencer 2009
Plumstead officials
may have run out of time in their attempt to
preserve a 19th century chapel on Point Pleasant
Pike. The
township hasn't been able to secure funding for
improvements to the Gardenville Chapel. It has
until the end of this year to make the 1890s
structure suitable for municipal use as part of
a five-year lease with the Plumstead Quarry on
whose property the building is situated
The money was not raised and the Gardenville Chapel was torn down by 2010.
Plumstead Township Wm H Davis Papers Read before
the Bucks County Historical Society
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Plumstead was organized in 1725.
English Friends pushed their way up into the woods of Plumstead, through Buckingham and Solebury at an early day, and were on the extreme limit of the tidal-wave of civilization that swep upward from the Delaware.
One of the first to own Land in the township was Francis Plumstead, an ironmonger of London, who received a grant of two thousand five hundred acres from William Penn, in consideration of 50 pounds, dated the 25th of October, 1683. Early settlers: Clement and Thomas Dungan, John Basset, Thomas Brown, Henry Child, (in 1681, Henry Childs purchased 500 acres, which includes the Gayman Farms, from William Penn for 10 pounds. "Gayman Farm Tour Brochure") John Dyer, William Michener. On an old draft of Plumstead, drawn March 11, 1724, are marked the following land-owners, all located in the south-west part of the township, near the Buckingham line: Arthur Day, Henry Child, John Dyer, Richard Hill, Abraham Hilyer, Silas MacCarty, William Michener, John Earl., James Shaw, James Brown, Henry Paul, Samuel Barker, Thomas Brown,
Jr., Richard Lundy, and H. Large.
The Doanes came into the township, from Massachusetts, subsequent to the first settlers, and settled near the meeting-house, and Israel Doane was there in 1726. The sons of Joseph, who was a good citizen, became notorious in the revolution as tories and marauders, and those who were not killed or hanged had to flee the country. The old Doane homestead is now owned by Jacob Hagerty.
On 2nd of October, 1728, Plumstead friends asked to have a meeting for worship every other First day, which was granted, and it was held at the house of Thomas Brown. The first meeting house was erected in 1729.
The villages of Plumstead are: Gardenville, Danborough, Plumsteadville and Point Pleasant. Seventy-five years ago Gardenville was known as Brownsville
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Gardenville
The site of an early tavern, the Sign of the Plough. Known as Brownsville for many years. A new name was needed in 1857 for the post office, and it became Gardenville in 1857.3a
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Danboro
Once known as Clover Hill and later as Danville. It was named for Daniel Thomas, political figure of the 1790's.3a
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Hinkletown
Where Durham Road (413) crosses Stump Road. Named for Philip Hinkle, purchased an inn here in 1793.3a
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Henry Childs
In 1681, Henry Childs purchased 500 acres, which includes Gayman Farms, from William Penn for 10 pounds. ChristianGayman bought 47 acres of that tract in 1855 andin 1885 Harvey Gayman bought the main farm.
"Gayman Farm Tour Brochure"
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Curley Hill
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Fountainville
Partly in Plumstead, Doylestown and New Britain Twp's. Once had a tavern "The Sign of the Fountain".3a
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Dyerstown
Named for John Dyer, he built one of the earliest mills.3a
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Wismer
A small village N/E part of twp. Just a crossroads & a few houses.3a
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Point Pleasant
At the location where the Tohickon Creek (boundary between Plumstead & Tinicum) flows into the Delaware River. An old name was Lower Black Eddy. In the Victorian era Point Pleasant was a retreat and resort for sportsmen.3a
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Gayman School
on Point Pleasant Pike, built in the 1960s was named after George Gayman.
"Gayman Farm Tour Brochure"
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Plumsteadville
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| Doan Family
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Some of the Early Settlers of Plumstead Area
Doylestown, Plumstead 7 Solebury townships
Cemetery Transcriptions & Church Records (A BCHS Volunteer Project 1980 to 1996)
- Browns
- Thomas and wife Mary Eyre Brown of Barking, Essex County, England came to Philadelphia in 1701. He was the son of George Brown and she the daughter of Alexander Eyre. They were English Quakers>
- Dyers
- John Dyer and his wife arrived in Philadelphia in 1714. They were English quakers, members of Nailsworth, Gloucestersire Meeting. He was a miller and probably a millwright.
- Micheners
- John Michener and Sarah Moore were married in the home of William Penn in Worminghurst, England on 8/6/1686 and apparently sailed immediately for America. They carried with them a letter written by Penn to his manager in America asking that he lend aid in becoming established in the new land.There is a record of their having the following children: Sarah, Rebecca, Hannah, William, John, Elizabeth and Mary. William married Mary (Custer?) of Germantown, later settled on a 400 acre farm in Plumstead.
- Shaws
- They were descendents of the Shaws of Southampton and Northampton. James Shaw son of John married Mary Brown daughter of Thomas and Mary Brown on 9/24/1718. Thomas Brown on 6/18/1724 conveyed 200 acres of land in Plumstead to James and Mary Brown Shaw. JHames and Mary had six children.
- Worthingtons
- They were of English families that may be traced back to the year 1216 in Lancashire, England. The Family lived for hundreds of years in the Old Hall of Worthington in Lancashire. They were Presbyterians. About 1705, three brothers John, Thomas and Samuel came to America and settled in Byberry.
- Bradshaw
- The Bradshaw family has been traced to Thomas Bradshaw in Oxton, Nottinghamshire, England, who married Sarah Levis in 1687. their children were Hannah, Mary, John and Sarah. John was born 1690. His son James came to America before 1740. He married Ruth, daughter of William Louther (English
Quaker family). He acquired 150 acres south of Mechanicsville, bordering Durham Road, known as the old Lippincott farm. He died October 23, 1774.
DOAN
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- Deacon Doan, first of the Doans to come to America landed at Plymouth Massachusetts, in 1630. Later members of the Doan Family migrated to the state of New Jersey, settling in the Burlington area. They were Congregationlists. They, like the Quakers of that area, built their own schools in which to educate their children. One of their school buildings still stands there beside Delaware River, a red brick building, near the river bridge.
RICH
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- The Rich family who lived near Dyerstown were members of a small orthodox Quaker Meeting located at Landisville. That group
separated from the Plumstead Hicksite Meeting about 1827.
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RELIGION
Most early settlers where English Quakers. The Plumstead Friends Meeting, was founded in 1727 and was the township's first religious establishment. A German Mennonite church was set up in Groveland in 1806. Later settlement were Scottish and Irish.3
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CEMETERIES
There is a small cemetery in
Plumsteadville on Keller's Church Road.The
cemetery was owned by the Doylestown Presbyterian
Church until May of 2007 when It was turned over
to Plumstead Township for $1.00.
The Presbytery of Philadelphia
held a stated meeting at the Broad Street
Ministry in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on Tuesday
May 22, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. The Moderator, Elder
Warren McNeill (Ambler) noting a quorum at
fifteen minutes past the appointed time, called
the Presbytery to order and constituted the
meeting with prayer. This was followed by the
procession of the Symbols of Our Faith as part
of a moving Interpretive Dance by Zane Booker.
UCC_Pipersville cemetery photos
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REVOLUTION ENROLLMENTS IN PLUMSTEAD 2
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| William Bradshaw
| John Bradshaw
| Thomas Brown
| John Brown
| Jonah Brown
| Abraham Black, Sr.
| Abraham Black, Jr.
| John Bother
| John Banks
| Conard Bean
| John Boyle
| Elias Carey
| John Carey, Jr.
| John Closer (Closson)
| Isaac Overholt
| Samuel Carver & servant Joseph Roberts
| John Cutler
| Jacob Blemens
| Samuel Coster
| Cephas Child
| Cephas Child, Jr.
| Joseph Child
| Henry Carr
| Everard Conard
| Joseph Conard
| John Carlisle
| Jonathan Carlisle
| Daniel Carlisle
| John Dyer
| Isaac Dunken
| Jacob Dunken
| Christopher Day | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joseph Doan
| Joseph Doan, Jr.
| Mahlon Doan
| Moses Doan
| Israel Doan
| Andrew Ellicott
| John Furguson
| Nathaniel Ferrity
| Francis Good
| Jonathan Good
| Edward Good
| Christian Gayman
| Mathews Hughes
| Jonathan Hough
| Henry Huddleson
| Thomas Hill
| James Kinnard
| Philip Kratz & servant
| Thomas Lewis
| John Louder
| Isaac Michener
| Mesech Michener
| Joseph Michener
| Barak Michener
| Mahlon Michener
| GeorgeMichener
| Samuel Meyers
| John Meyers
| Israel Morris
| Andrew McGuigan
| Abraham Overholt
| Smith Price | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Benjamin Rich
| John Rodgers
| George Rodgers
| Samuel Stradling
| Joseph Stradling
| John Smith
| David Smith, Jr.
| John Smith
| Thomas Smith's son
| Mathias Smith
| James Shaw, Jr.
| John Shaw
| Alexander Shaw
| Jonathan Shaw
| Amos Shaw
| Michael Swartz & servant
| Nathaniel Saruple
| Charles Stewart, Jr.
| John Stiner
| William Severns
| John Sees
| Abraham Tucker
| Thomas Tusten
| Joseph Tucker
| Edward Updegrove
| Peter Vickers
| Jacob Vickers
| SolomonVickers
| Thomas Wright
| Joseph Wilson
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Bucks Judges deny challenge of Plumstead Mall developers
Bucks County Intelligencer December 28th, 1976
A three-judge panel of Bucks County Court has upheld the rejection of the Plumstead Mall by Plumstead Township supervisors.
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The plaintiffs, represented by attorney John A. VanLuvanee, had failed to show that the ordinance creating the shoppingmall district was unconstitutional.
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Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - February 27, 1904
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GERYVILLE U.G. LOUX served as juror in the Bucks county court, at Doylestown, this week |
Town and Country Newspaper
Pennsburg, Montgomery County, PA
Saturday - August 27, 1904
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GROWING COTTON IN BUCKS COUNTY J.M. BENDER, of Point Pleasant, Bucks county, has a row of cotton plants in
his garden, quite a novelty in that section. The seed was planted about the
first of June and the plants are from three to three and a half feet high. |
QUAKER
The Little and Ives Complete & Unabridged Webster Dictionary |
The name given about 1650, in derision but now used with no offensive intention, to a member of the religious body calling themselves the "Society of friends", founded by George Fox, 1648-50.
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