Occupation and Use of the 500 block of Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1680-1850:

An Historic Resource Study conducted for Independence National Historical Park

Sharon Ann Holt, Ph.D
Research Associate of the Philadelphia Center for Early American Studies
University of Pennsylvania

August, 1997

Appendix B. List of Property Owners, North Side By location, with dates of occupancy
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SECTION A: West along HIGH ST. from 5th to 6th, North side: Owners in Order, with Dates
 
Patent purchasers:
Patent 60 purchased by John Bezer, John Rennots, Daniel Smith, and Francis Burroughs.
Patent 63 purchased by Moses Charas.
Patent 64 purchased by William Bowman.
Back Lot patents purchased by William Hudson.
 
1741-1748: Entire block, from Market to Arch, and 5th to 6th, owned by William Hudson at his death and bequeathed in proportions to his children and grandchildren. Surveyed for them, but dimensions specified by William Hudson found to be off by one foot in each direction. Surveyeres apportioned the error among the heirs in the ratios specified in Hudson's will. Thus this block has distinctive and unusual lot sizes. Source: See copy of the surveys, in the "Other Streets and Special Topics," folder marked "Wm. Hudson." Original available as marked.
 
501/199 Patent 60
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Hudson, William, jun., <1759
Hudson, Samuel, 1785-7
Guier, William 1791-1830
(Guier and Diehl, merchants, 1801)
Newkirk, Mathew, 1831
Newkirk, Mathew, 1841
 
503/201 Patent 60
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Hudson, William, jun. 1759
Jones, Israel, 1785
Reinholdt, George, 1787-1800
Bilsland, Alexander [1795]
Bilsland, Wm. 1800-1807
Knox and Boggs, 1830
Kelly, Thomas, 1841
Fassitt, Jas. W. 1854
 
503/203 Patent 60
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Hudson, William, jun. 1759
Carson, Andrew, 1783
Dunlap, Dr. James, 1785-87
Sheaff, William, 1791
Dilworth, Joseph, 1795
Sheaff, Widow, 1805
Richardson, John, 1826
Hooper, John, 1841
Fassitt, James W. (with 201), 1854
505/205 Patent 60
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Owens, Hannah and Rachel, 1759
Stedicorn/Staticorn, Simon (papermaker), 1787, also Widow Wharton's estate
Wharton, Robert, 1791
Guier, John, 1794-1821
1795, Cline, John and Miller, Jacob, grocers
1801, Zantzinger, Henry, merchant
Read & Gray, merchants, 1826-1841
1830, Robert Wharton surveyed it
Wright, Peter and sons, 1848
Wright, Peter, no sons, 1856
 
507/207 Patent 60
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Hudson, Mary, (dau of Samuel) <1759
Yorke, Thomas, <1779
Thompson, Charles, >1779
Boush, Adam, grocer, 1787
Scattergood, Jacob, 1791-1800
Baker, Samuel, <1805
Hassinger, Jacob, 1805-1825 (est. 1826, 1831)
with #65 South Alley
1820 Welfling, Henry
Hassinger, Jacob, 1841
Hassinger, David, 1850-52, 1869
 
509/209 Patent 60
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Hudson, Mary, (dau of Samuel) <1759
Swett, Benjamin, <1764 (with 511)
Yorke, Thomas, <1779
Thompson, Charles, >1779 (See "Notables")
Stein, Jacob, grocer and part of
Chamberlain, Charles, lot, 1787
Beates, Conrad, 1791-1800
Beates and Restin, Anthony, 1795
Beates, William, 1800-1805
Beates, Conrad, heirs of, 1820
Sterling, Henry, 1831, 1841, 1857
Sterling, J. Franklin, 1874
 
511 Patent 60
[209/211] Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Hudson, Mary, (dau of Samuel) <1759
Head, John, 1762-1765
Swett, Benjamin, 1764 (with 209 and 506 & 508 Commerce)
Welfling, Henry, 1765-1779
Chamberlain, Charles (part of, and Lang, James, ropemaker, 1787
Heise, Frederick (w/out 209), 1791-1795
Beynroth, William, 1795
Pogue, Joseph, 1831
Gilbert, Frederick, 1841
resurveyed for, 1849
heirs of, 1854
 
513 Patent 60
[211/213& Hudson, William, 1741-1748
213 1/2] Howell, Mary, <1759
Pemberton, John, 1769-1787 (Notables)
(as 213, with 512 Commerce)
Pemberton, Hannah, widow, 1795
Pemberton, John, heirs of, 1801
Leaming, Furman, 1831 (with 215 and 215 1/2)
Earp, Messrs, merchants, 1831-35 (510 Commerce)
Earp and brothers, w/ 213 and 213 1/3, and Commerce St. lot, 1841
Brown, John A. <1852
Hoskins [Francis] & Haiskell [Colton], merchants, with 510 and 512 Commerce.
515/215 Patent 60
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Hudson, Mary, daughter of William Hudson, jun., 1748-1786
Palmer, Thomas, gunsmith, >1786 [one of these
Stacks, James, innkeeper, 1787 men at 517]
Seckel, Henry, (Notables, George Seckel Pepper), 1795-1800 [one of these men
Cooper, George, 1797 at 517]
Eckstein, Frederick, 1801 [one of these men
Sheaff, William, 1806 at 517?]
Leaming, Furman, 1831, 1841 (w/ Commerce St. lot)
Baker, Alfred G., 1867 (with 517 (ON=215 1/2)
 
517, ON= Same as listings under 515. Unknown which
215 1/2 occupants were in which property.
 
 
519/217 Patent 63, Charas, Moses
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Sarah, <1759
Bell, William, merchant, 1787-1801
Craig, John, 1801
Craig, Seth, 1806-1831
Sulgers, Jacob, 1841-49
Dale, Ross, & Withers, 1856
dry goods store, 1862
 
521/219 Patent 63, Charas, Moses
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Sarah, <1759
Moore, Thomas, 1785-1806, with 521 and 516 and 518 Commerce.
Emlen, Sarah, 1806 (ground rent)
Cresson, James E. estate of, 1831
Cresson, Clement, 1831
Cresson's estate, 1839
Cresson, Sarah, 1841-49
Dickey, Dr. T. M. et al, 1856
Trucks, John, 1856
 
523, ON= Patent 63, Charas, Moses
219/221 Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Sarah, <1759
Moore, Dr. Thomas, 1788-1806
Emlen, Samuel, 1783-1822
Emlen, Samuel, the late, 1822
Rosette & Bicking, 1831, 1841
Bagaley, William, 1856
 
525/223 Patent 63, Charas, Moses
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Hudson, 1759
Foulke, Caleb, 1783
Foulke, Amos, 1787
Hine, John, 1788
Steinmetz, John, merchant, 1794-1806
Shewell, Thomas, 1822-1836, 1841
Levick, Richard R. and Robert, 1856
 
527/225 Patent 63, Charas, Moses
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Hudson, 1759
Sheaff, William, 1783-1788
Wistar, Caspar, 1795 (Notables)
Helmuth, John, 1815
Everly, Adam (or Ebberle), 1822, 1831, 1841, 1853.
Richardson, John, 1859
 
529/227 Patent 63, Charas, Moses
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Rachel, 1759
Gunkel, Michael, 1783-1822
Cresson, John H. and Joseph (backlot?), 1815
Tams, S., 1831
Cresson, James, 1836
Tam, S. & I., 1841
Davis & Co, 1848
Cope, Caleb, (Notables), 1855-56
 
531/229 Patent 64, Bowman, William
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Rachel, 1759
Redman, Dr. Joseph, 1759-1787
Humphries, Richard, 1797-1801
Vanderkemp, John Jacob, 1809-1842
Bucknell, William, jun., 1859
 
533/231 Patent 64, Bowman, William
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Rachel , 1759
Sellers, Nathan, 1783-1785
Sellers, Nathan & David, 1787-1806
Sellers, Samuel, 1829, 1839
Sellers, James, 1841
Sellars, Samuel, 1855
Pennock, Abraham Lidden and Mary Lewis, 1856
 
535\233 Patent 64, Bowman, William
Hudson, William, 1741-1748
Emlen, Rachel, 1759
Spier, Jacob's house, 1783
Donaldson, Joseph and Mary, 1785-1810
North, Stephen, 1810-1825
Clark, Michael F., 1829,1841, 1856
Clark, Michael, estate of, 1869, 1876
 
Location unknown: Kimel, Adam
Durborow, John
 
SECTION B: North along 6TH STREET from High/Market to Commerce/South, west side: Owners in Order, with Dates.
 
 
Starting approx. 120 north of High street:
 
Donaldson, Mary, 1810-1825
10 Foot Court
Crilly, Thomas, 1832
Syng, Charles, 60 x 68, 1783
Howell, Miss [Mary], 1848
Moore, Thomas, 40 X 68, 1783
Walton, Henry, (3 lots consolidated, Commerce St. to the 10 foot court), 1857 (SURVEY)
 
SECTION C: East along Commerce St. from 6th toward 5th, South side: Owners in Order, with Dates.
 
Starting 50 feet east of 6th Street
 
Gunkel, Michael, 1783-1832
Cresson, Joseph and John H., 1815, then
25ft east to
 
Sheaf, William, 1783-88
Branton (or Brinton), J. H., stables, 1806
Helmuth, John, 1815, then
24 ft. east to
 
Foulke, Caleb, 1783
etc., see Market St. list above
also Pemberton stables (?), 48 ft deep, then
25 feet east to
 
Emlen, Samuel's home, 1783-1822
Moore, Thomas, 1788-1806 (?)
Middleton, Joseph, 1831, then
20 feet east to
 
Moore, Thomas, 1788-1806
Emlen, Sarah, 1806
Cresson's J. E. est, 1831
Cresson, Clement 1831
Cresson est, 1839, then
21 feet east to
 
Bell, William, 1787-1801
Craig, John, 1801
Craig, Seth, 1806-1831
Dale, Ross and Wither, 1856, then
 
ALL THE ABOVE LOTS ON COMMERCE STREET GO THROUGH TO HIGH STREET UNTIL 1831.
 
18 feet east from Dale, Ross, & Wither to
 
Fritz, Jacob, cabinet maker, 14 South alley, 1825, on a 16
 
foot wide tract that does go through to High street. 83 feet south of Commerce, the through lot widens to 32 feet and continues this width all the way to High street. Through lot owned successively by Mary Hudson, Thomas Palmer, Henry Seckel. See High street list.
 
Section of lot running 16 feet east from through lot line along Commerce street, and 83 feet south toward High, owned by
Fite, George, 1767
Pemberton, John, 1768 (stables?)
Pemberton, John, heirs of, 1801
Hoskins and Ha[i]skell, 1852, then
on eastern edge of the 16 X 83 section, there is another through lot, 16 x 83, then widening to 32 x 117 continuing to High street. A second 16 x 83 section abuts that through lot, just as on the neighboring lot to the west, and was owned by
 
Swett, Benjamin, 1765, then
 
at eastern edge of the above described 16 x 83 section begins property of
 
Welfling, Henry, 1762-1765
Peter, Abraham, 1765-1800 (SURVEY)
Keighler, Christopher, 1800 (SURVEY)
Wetherill, Samuel, 8 Commerce St.
Seal, Joseph H., 1838, then
18 feet east to
 
Klein, George, 1765
Yorke, Thomas (?), < 1779
Hassinger, Jacob and son, 6 South alley, 1820
Hassinger, Jonathan K., 6 South alley
Hassinger, David, 1871, then
 
THE ABOVE LOTS ON COMMERCE STREET ARE 70 OR 83 FEET DEEP ONLY. THEY DO NOT GO THROUGH TO HIGH STREET. THEY MAY HAVE BEEN UNITED IN ONE PARCEL SOLD BY BENJAMIN SWETT IN 1764.
 
18 feet east to
 
Baker, Samuel, 1805
Welfling, Henry, 1820, then
 
18 feet east to
 
Guier, John, 1794-1821
and others, see Market street list.
 
THE ABOVE LOTS GO THROUGH TO HIGH STREET. MAY HAVE BEEN PART OF A TRACT SOLD BY THOMAS WHARTON IN 1747.
 
then a further 52 feet east along the side of a 5th street frontage lot, to 5th street.
 
 
SECTION D: South along 5TH STREET between Commerce and High, west side: Owners in order, with dates.
 
corner property,
Jager, Caspar, 1774 (PA GAZETTE)
Richle [Richt], [John] Si[e]gmund, 1802
Richle [Richt], William, 1840, then 20 feet south to
 
Hudson, William, 1759
Rabsom, Jacob and Wife Cleophia, <1782 (PA GAZETTE)
Hudson, Mary, dau of Samuel, g. d. of Wm Hudson, 1785
Rosenbruch, Theophilus, 1853, then 20 feet south to
 
surveyed 1801, no owner,
Shepperd, Thomas, 1821, then 19 feet south to
 
Barker, Peter, 1764, then 20 feet south to
 
4 FOOT ALLEY, then 96 feet south to High Street.
 
 
 
SECTION E: East along Commerce St. from 6th to 5th, North side: Owners in Order, with dates.
 
62.6 feet east from 6th (frontage faces 6th) begins the lot of
 
Erwin, John, 1793 (2 frame houses with kitchen behind)
Johns, Agnes, 1801
Fritz, Jacob (or John), 1830-31
Croft, Samuel, 1845-1859, then east 33.8 feet to
 
an alley, 36 feet deep, heading north from Commerce 1831), width unknown, but probably about 4 feet.
 
then begins property of
 
 
Joncy, Rachel, <1793
Esler, John, 25 South alley, [1800]
Simons, John, 1801
Kemble, Charles, 1831
Douradore, Bernard, 1839
Seal, Joseph H., 1856
 
then east 16.8 feet to the property of
 
Wetherill, Mordecai, 1831
Beck, Paul, 1839
Reinboth (or Reinholdt), J. D., 1849
Beck, William Henry, 1856
 
then east 16.8 feet to an untenanted property,
then east 16.8 feet to the property of
 
Dore, Jacob, 1838
Kemble, Charles, 1856
 
then east 16.8 feet to the property of
 
Wetherill, M[ordecai?], 1838
 
then east 33.4 feet to the property of
 
Metcalf, Susan (late), 1838 (rec'd land in Wm. Hudson's will, 1803)
 
then east 33 feet (approx) to the property of
 
Winder, William H., 1838 (In 1850 this property was setback perhaps 2 feet)
 
then 23.7 feet east to
 
an alley or court (from 1814 to 1853, approx), reaching at least 16 feet north from Commerce, ten feet across, to the property of
 
Wetherill, Samuel, 1762 (#8 Commerce St) (SURVEY)
Brookes, John, 1836
Brown, John A., 1853
 
then 16.8 feet (approx) east to
 
an alley (1842-1896), no width given, depth 76 feet.
 
then the property of
 
Bryan, Dr., 1842,
 
then 78 feet east to 5th Street.
 
 
SECTION F: North along 5th Street, west side, from Commerce St. to North alley (Cuthbert)
 
Dixon, John, 1838
 
18 feet north to
 
DeSaa, Peter Arnould, 1797 (16 N. 5th)
Clark, William W., 1846
Justice, Philip, 1853
 
17 feet north to
 
Justice, Philip, 1853
 
17 feet north to
 
Ritter, Charles, 1840
Savery, Thomas
Gerker, Henry, 1856
 
15 feet north to
 
Ritter, Henry, 1774 (SURVEY) (Notables)
heirs of, 1800
 
15 feet north to
 
Betton, Joseph, 1783
Bitting, Lewis, 1785
Erwin, Henry, [1800]
Parke, Samuel, 1800 (SURVEY)
Haviland, John, 1831 (Notables)
Bailey, Lydia R., 1831
 
20 feet north to
 
Owen, Evan, 1783
Meyer, Benjamin, 1785
Sellers, Coleman, 1821
Bailey, Lydia (?), 1870
 
20 feet north to
 
Eckfeldt, Jacob, 1772-1785 (this property has a notable wall along the south side in 1821. See diagram.)
 
40 feet north to
 
Eckfeldt, Jacob, <1785
Zantzinger, Adam, 1785 (SURVEY)
Fire Association, 1866
 
 
 
SECTION G: West along North Alley (Cuthbert), south side, from 5th to 6th
 
96 feet west to a four foot alley, extending 100 feet south in 1783, and 80 feet south from 1785 to 1866, then to the property of
 
Larkey, Edward, 1783
Biddle, Messrs and Co., 1867
 
then 34 feet west to the property of
 
Elsegood, Mathew, 1835
Brown, John A., 1853,
 
then 16.8 feet west to the property of
 
Suplee and Myers, 1856
 
then 16.8 feet west to an untenanted property,
then 44 feet west to the property of
 
Drummond, Josiah, 1826
Masters & Tomlinson, 1856
Graham, John H. 1871,
 
then 16.8 feet west to the property of
 
Gano, John, 1826-28
Hopper, William, 1853
 
then 16.8 feet west to
 
an alley (1828), three feet wide, and 16-20 feet deep, south from North alley, then to the property of
 
Tilagher, Mrs., 1828
Livezey, Samuel, 1848
Reinholdt, J. D. 1849
Moore & Jessup, 1852-3
Jessup, Augustus, 1856
 
then 16.8 feet west to the property of
 
Snyder, >1791
Herbert, Michael, <1791
 
then 16.8 feet west to
 
an alley, four feet wide (1791),
 
then 92 feet west to 6th street.
 
 
SECTION H: South along 6th street, east side, from North Alley (Cuthbert) to South Alley (Commerce)
 
se corner, 6th and North/Cuthbert,
 
Howells, Christian, 1791, by division of Wm Hudson's estate
Eicholtz, Jacob, 1828 (Notables)
Clark, Michael F. 1831, (SURVEY)
 
15 feet south to
 
Howells, Christian, 1791
Clopp, John, 1828
Clark, Michael F., 1831
 
15 feet south to
 
Cross, Peter, 1791-1806, with alley privilege
Graff, ??, 1828
Clark, Michael F., 1831
 
15 feet south to
 
Cross, Peter, 1791-1806, with alley privilege
Clark, Michael F., 1831
 
15 feet south to
 
Etter, Philip, heirs of, c. 1771
Haverstick, William, 1829
Clark, Michael F., 1834
 
20 feet south to
 
Emerick, George, 1829-34
Jessup, A. E., 1856
 
20 feet south to
 
Wood, Thomas, c. 1791
Abbott, John, 1829
Bruder, George, 1856
 
16 feet south to
 
Rushac, heirs, c. 1791
Emerick, William, 1829-1834
Bucknell, William, Jr., 1859
 
15.6 feet south to
 
Parris, c. 1791-c. 1798
Sphon, William, 1819
Douradore, Bernard, 1840, 1843
Kern, Horatio, 1856
 
16 feet south to
 
an alley (1840-1843), dimensions unknown, probably about 4 feet wide, and perhaps 15 feet deep.
 
then the property of
 
Hudson, Susannah, <1775
Marley, Richard Jackson, 1775-c.1791 (built a brick building on the eastern portion of the lot, 1801)
Marley, William, 1819
Marley, Rosanna (widow?), 1842
Kern, Horatio, 1856
 
16 feet south to
 
Hudson, Susannah
Brand, Jacob
Erwin, Robert
Brand, Martha Gardner, 1793-1801 (house on the property in 1793)
Sellars, Samuel, 1830
 
17.4 feet south to
 
Hudson, Susannah, <1793
Empsons, Elizabeth, 1793
Ebberle, Charles, 1801
Garriques, William, 1814?
Manufacturers and Mechanics Savings and Loan Co, 1858
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