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picked it up for taxes in the Depression, and wanted to be sure
he had clear title. I
have the abstract today, and much of the basic information about
the property is taken from the abstract.
I will refer to this piece as "the farm."
Neighbors
had always told my family that the house was built in 1804, but
apparently there was something there before that.
Piersall's subdivision, "the farm," is listed
in the 1798 tax rolls as having a dwelling valued at $42, while
Benjamin's property has a dwelling valued at $10.
Susannah
was 31 when they bought the farm, and they had 3 - 4 children by
then.
Sampson Piersall and Susannah sold "the farm" in
1804. They sold it
for 129 Pounds, 8 Shillings.
It then changed hands, in Dollars, every few years until
1830 when William Huffman bought it.
He paid $700.
Back to Huffman later...
Benjamin died in 1826. The oldest of his ten children,
Conrad, had already died at 54, leaving young children in the care
of his parents, Benjamin and Ruth.
Daughters Susannah Piersall and Rebecca Babb had already
moved on, Susannah to Beaver County.
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