801, 803, and 805 Buck Lane, Haverford, PA

On February 6, 1851, Samuel Garrigues and his wife Sarah sold the 132-acre family farm they had purchased in January 1808 to their son Haydock Garrigues for $5,586. Haydock received the land. In return, he agreed to pay off the debts his parents had accumulated.

Towards the end of Haydock's life (July 1877,) Haydock and his sons Samuel M. Garrigues and John S. Garrigues began the process of selling off the family farm. This is because none of Haydock's children had any interest in farming (1) (2). On October 7, 1873. Haydock Garrigues and Sidney his wife sold 2.55 acres to Edward Dougherty, farm laborer (b.1836 - d.1906) of Lower Merion Township, PA for $1,600 (3) (4).

The land Edward had purchased contained: no dwellings, two lots or pieces of ground, a right-of-way for public travel, and a forty-foot-wide street to be opened between the two lots that was later named Walnut Lane in recognition of the walnut trees Haydock had planted in the area. The land Edward had purchased stretched along Buck Lane from the middle of Railroad Avenue to now 833 Buck Lane property. See the following photo to obtain a relatively accurate view of the land area Edward Dougherty purchased (3).

The area highlighted in blue represents the 2.55 acres Edward Dougherty purchased from Haydock Garrigues and his wife Sidney in Haverford, PA

On April 21, 1874, Edward and his wife Annie McMullin (b.1831 - d.1915) sold
about .52 acres of the original 2.55 acres to Patrick McDonald for $550 (5) (6). This piece of land stretched from Railroad Avenue to the property line of now 807 Buck Lane in Haverford, PA. See the highlighted area in the following photo below.

The highlighted area represents the .52 acres Edward Dougherty sold to Patrick McDonald eventually became 801, 803, and 805 Buck Lane, Haverford, PA

Local maps of the area show that residences 801, 803, and 805 along Buck Lane were not built on this stretch of land until sometime between 1876 and 1881.

1876 G.M. Hopkins

1881 G.M. Hopkins Atlas

On June 2, 1910, officers of the Preston Drainage Company agreed to construct a sewer by deep line on Buck Lane, 200 feet more or less from the manhole at the intersection of Buck Lane and Railroad Avenue to Walnut Lane. This branch provided sewer service on Buck Lane for houses 801 up to and including 809 (7).

Local maps also show that sometime between 1926 and 1937, the backyards of 801, 803, and 805 Buck Lane were reduced to create a new lot. The new piece of land was leased to the owners of 621 Railroad Avenue until July 9, 1973, when Lindsley and Annie Noble, the latest owners of the 621 Railroad Avenue property purchased the .134-acre lot from Ralph Anastasio and his wife Pearl for $3,500.

Sources:

1. Original deed to the 132-acre property. The chain of title search for the Garrigues farm was conducted by Jean K. Wolf, Historic Preservationist at Delaware County Record of Deeds, Media, PA. Research on the indenture was conducted by George Harding. The indenture was found online: book 0i00, pages 318 through 321. See the Bottom of Page 321 located on the 4th online page. Good Luck!

2. Haydock buys his father's 132-acre farm: Indenture found online: book 0Z00, page 349 Recorded at the Media Courthouse Deeds office, Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA. Research conducted by George Harding reveals Haydock pays off his Samuel Garrigues debts. In return, Haydock becomes the owner of his father's land, excluding the land he sold his four daughters. A chain of title searches was conducted by Jean K. Wolf, Historic Preservationist. Good Luck!

3. Haydock Garrigues sells 2.55 acres to Edward Dougherty: Indenture found online: Book 0T03, page 493. Recorded at the Media Courthouse Deeds office, Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA. Research conducted by George Harding.

4. Edward Dougherty (b. abt 1836 - d. Dec.12, 1906) and "Annie his wife" - Ann Nancy McMullin) (b. abt 1832 - d.1915) who lived in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA in 1873. Between 1895 and 1906, the couple lived in Villanova in Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA., according to Edward's death certificate.

5. Conversion of perches to acres and the area of the property were determined by the following programs:
https://www.convertunits.com/from/square+perch/to/acres and

https://www.calcmaps.com/map-area/

6. Edward Dougherty sells .545 acres to Patrick McDonald: Indenture found online: Book 0Y03, Page 473. Recorded at the Media Courthouse in the Deeds office, Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA. Research conducted by George Harding.

7. Preston Drainage Company Minutes Book.