1865 Penrose Indenture for Graeme Park Editor: Kevin Winters Published: January 28, 2013 Updated: January 16, 2026 photo of portion of 1865 Indenture between Abel Penrose and his brother and 3 sisters for Graeme ParkDonated to HPHA by Joseph H (Buck) Penrose Jr The 1865 Penrose Indenture records the sale of portions of Graeme Park by 4 of the children of William and Hannah Penrose to their brother Abel Penrose. Hannah Jarrett Penrose became the owner of Graeme Park (which at that time included what we now call the Penrose Strawbridge Farm) in...

Paul Indenture 1845 By: Kevin Winters Published: April 19, 2013 Updated: January 16, 2026 photo of 1845 Indenture between Paul family and Joseph Brown for land in Bucks County PA. Donated to HPHA by Joseph H (Buck) Penrose Jr This 1845 Indenture records the sale of land in Harrington, Bucks County by Lukens Paul and Hannah his wife and Joseph Paul of Horsham township to Joseph Brown, a Philadelphia merchant. This document was included as part of a generous donation by Mr. Joseph H. (Buck) Penrose Jr. HPHA has the Indenture recording this...

Samuel Carpenter Indenture 1718 By: Kevin Winters Published: April 19, 2013 Updated: January 16, 2026 Carpenter’s Indenture Samuel Carpenter purchased 5,088 acres 15 miles northwest of Philadelphia, Approximately 4300 acres included all that part of Horsham Township lying east of Horsham Road from the Moreland Township Line to Chestnut Land. The remainder lay in Bucks County.The latter portion extended from the county line along Mud Lane to Street Road, northwest on Street Road for about a mile and a quarter , and back to the county line, an area of about...