by George M. Harding
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Haydock's parents Samuel and Sarah Parker purchased a farm on July 1, 1807 (1). Haydock age 2. his older brother Samuel Parker and their parents soon moved to their 132.6-acre farm in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The 1830 Census stroke tally indicates Haydock was living with his older brother Samuel and four sisters and his mother Sarah, and father Samuel Garigues as head of household.
Haydock spent most of his life on the farm with his parents. His brother Samuel eventually moved back to Philadelphia, where he became a constable.
The 1830 Census stroke tally indicates Haydock was living with his siblings, his mother, Sarah, and father, Samuel Garigues, as head of household. Haydock would have been age 22 at the time. FINISH THE TEXT
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Haydock became a successful businessman who had several occupations: In 1841, He listed himself as a lumber merchant on the deed where he purchased 174 acres (2).
In 1850 Haydock was a trustee for the Radnor Meeting.
On May 5, 1850, there were numerous entries in his daybook showing cords of pin oak, white oak, and hickory wood that were being sold from his 133-acre farm in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA. (3). In 1854, Haydock was elected as an officer for the Delaware Valley Agriculture and Horticulture Society representing Haverford Township
By 1860, Haydock had again taken up farming as his occupation (4). There was also a time when Haydock raised cattle on the farm in Haverford.
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As a devoted Quaker, Haydock served on the Haverford School Association board and joined the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society. From May 1859 to April 1866 Haydock served as one of the Managers of Haverford College. Haydock who was also a respected meeting leader and became a familiar figure to a generation of Haverford school students (Haverford College in 1856). "On Monthly and Preparative Meeting days, the men met in the parlor of the Garrigues house," west of what is now 620 College Avenue, Haverford, PA. (5, p. 8).
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Haydock Garrigues
b. May 4, 1805 - d. July 3, 1877
Millbrook Farm, Haverford, PA
Map of Philadelphia and Environs, surveys by John Hills, pub. 1809. The L under Garrigues on the map below clearly indicates the Garrigues farmhouse at now 620 College Avenue, Haverford, PA (6).
Location of 620 College Avenue, Haverford, PA:
The 1809 survey map at the top of this page shows an L underneath the lowercase g in Garrigues which indicates the location of the original dwelling at 620 College Avenue, Haverford, PA. The map also shows the center of Cobb's Creek was located halfway between the Garrigues farmhouse and Haverford Road. To determine if the current house is situated at the same location as the dwelling that existed back in 1809, I paced off the distance from Haverford Road to what the center of Cobb's Creek. I then paced the distance from the center of Cobb's Creek to the house at 620 College Avenue. I found the current house is located at the same location as the original Garrigues farmhouse.
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Where was Haydock living?
Records show Haydock was living on his parent's farm in Haverford Township, PA between the years 1807 and 1846:
On February 28, 1841, Haydock Garrigues paid $10,800 for 174 acres in Haverford Township, PA. The land was purchased at auction from the Estate of John Miller (2). The land was convenient in a perfect location because it adjoined the 132-acre farm belonging to Haydock's father, Samuel Garrigues (1). It is unclear who later purchased the bulk of the 174 acres from Haydock when the land was sold due to missing deeds.
On October 4, 1843, Haydock marries Sidney Sharpless. The couple proceeded to have their first two children while living in Haverford (7).
Ruthanna Garrigues: Born on 7/21/1844 - Haverford, PA - Died 1845
Samuel Mitchell Garrigues: Born on 11/28/1845 - Haverford, PA - Died 1904
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Records show between the years 1847 and 1852, Haydock and his family moved to a farm in Lower Merion Township, PA:
In April 1847, Haydock, a lumber Merchant, and his wife Sidney purchased 133.90 acres to the west of Merion Square, now Gladwyne, PA and move there with their two daughters. (8). 1850 Census reveals Haydock's real estate was worth $12,000. See his land located on the left side of the map below.
Clipping from the John Levering 1851 map
Haydock and Sidney gave birth to two more children while they were living on their farm in Lower Merion Township, PA. (7).
Sarah Parker Garrigues: Born on 9/20/1847 - Lower Merion, PA - Died 1913
Elizabeth Garrigues: Born on 7/27/1849 - Lower Merion, PA - Died 1935
On February 6, 1851, Haydock helped his parents get their financial matters in order before they died. To make this happen, Haydock “assured and agreed to pay"all the debts his father Samuel, and his mother Sarah had accumulated. The debts included:” two judgment debts of $2,500 each. A judgment debt is money a court has ordered the debtor to pay. Haydock and Sidney also agreed to pay an additional debt of $3,086. In consideration of paying off the debts, his parents signed over the deed to their 130-acre farm to Haydock. This sale excluded two acres of land that Samuel and Sarah sold to their four unwed daughters which became 833 Buck Lane (9) (10).
Acknowledgment of debts by Samuel Garrigues:
"Received on this day of the date of the above-written indenture of the above-named Haydock Garrigues, the sum of three thousand eight hundred and eighty-six dollars which together with the above-mentioned two judgment debts of two thousand five hundred Dollars each when paid will be the consideration - money above mentioned in full. Samuel Garrigues." (10).
It is unclear to me how long Haydock's parents had been dealing with their debts or why they did not sell off any of their farmland before 1851 to help alleviate their financial difficulties. One cannot help but wonder how Samuel accumulated all the debt in the first place; was it because Samuel had purchased more land than he could handle financially? Was he thinking that someday he would inherit a decent amount of money from his wealthy father, William? Instead, he left all of his money to his second wife, who then left any remaining money to her children, leaving Samuel with nothing. It is also likely Samuel thought the mills on the property he purchased would continue to produce revenue. It must have been upsetting to him when he had to abandon the mills by the mid-1820s due to the scarcity of water in Cobbs Creek (11).
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March 18, 1851, Haydock makes the following entry in his daybook regarding his father: "Samuel Garrigues this day relayed to me that he wished his four daughters at home to have the furniture in the house he now occupies," (referring to the house at 533 Oakley Road.) (9).
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On January 21, 1852, Haydock's mother, Sarah Parker died. Two days later, his father, Samuel dies. Both of Haydock's parents died without a will.
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By 1853, the following birth records show Haydock's family had moved back to the family farm in Haverford, PA. (7).
Annie Garrigues: Born on 7/10/1853 - Haverford, PA - Died 1911
John S.Garrigues: Born on 7/15/1854 - Haverford, PA - Died 1942
Hannah Garrigues: Born on 7/16/1857 - Haverford, PA - Died 1939
Mary Garrigues: Born on 3/16/1860 - Haverford, PA - Died 1945
Sometime after Haydock recorded his dad's wishes in March 1852, Haydock moved back to the Haverford farm he had purchased from his parents the prior year. It is unclear if he moved back to his parent's house at 620 Avenue or to a new house he built at 523 Oakley Road because the house on Oakley Road did not appear on a local map until 1860 (see below). His new residence was built close to the Haverford Friends Meetinghouse.
On December 1, 1864, Haydock's three spinster sisters sold their 833 Buck Lane property to Mary Ann Hodgson of Philadelphia for $5,500 (12). The oldest of the four sisters, Hannah died in August 1863. It is not clear why the remaining sisters sold the property other than it is possible they needed the money. The sisters moved in with their brother Haydock, Sidney his wife, and their seven children who then lived at 523 Oakley Road. It was a great location for the elderly sisters because it meant they could remain close to the Haverford Friends Meetinghouse.
The question arises: why didn't Haydock or his sisters move to the original Garrigues farmhouse at 620 College Avenue? After all, there were already nine family members living in the clapboard house on Oakley Road.
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The most likely reason is the original family farmhouse was inhabitable or someone would have moved there. Haydock needed a couple of years to rebuild the house or renovate it before he was able or willing to move his immediate family to that location.
On September 7, 1866, Haydock sold his home at 523 Oakley Road to his sister Sarah for $5.00 so Sarah and her two sisters Mary and Beulah would have their own place to live. The sale included the clapboard house shown above and 3/4 of an acre (13). Haydock, his wife, and their children then moved to 620 College Avenue. See the black and white photo below.
Haydock Garrigues' Farmhouse
620 College Avenue, Haverford, PA
The photo was provided by Vivien Garrigues.​
The house shown in the photo above was most likely constructed during the years 1865, and 1866. The photo shows Haydock's daughters and wife on the front porch circa 1876: Hannah (left) and Annie (middle), and Haydock's wife Sidney is sitting in front of the doorway (14) (15).
Some historians claim Haydock built this farmhouse circa 1850. They state this as fact yet they provide no basis as to how they arrived at their conclusion.
1870 Atlas of Delaware County by Civil Engineer, Henry Hopkins. The left square depicted under the g indicates the location of the house at 620 College Avenue.
There are those who believe Haydock did not live at the 620 College Avenue location between the years 1867 and 1877. They point to the visitations column on the 1870 Census record which they mistakenly believe showed Haydock was living close to Sarah's house and Emily Wildgoose near the meetinghouse. Yet, they overlooked the following: after the census worker visited with Sarah he or she visited three other houses. Then, the Census worker traveled to the west side of Haverford Road where he or she visited with Mary Taylor whose property was situated diagonally across from Haydock's property. The Census worker then traveled in a northeasterly direction (most likely traveled up College Avenue) until he or she reached the Emily Wildgoose house, visitation #226.
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1870 Order of Dwelling Census Visitations:
1. Sarah Garrigues visitation #220 - location the northeast section of the farm.
2. Mary Taylor visitation #224 - location southeast section of the farm.
3. Haydock visitation #225 - location diagonally across from Mary Taylor.
4. Emily Wildgoose visitation #226.
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See the map below:
1876 G.M. Hopkins & Co. Map of Del County and the city of Philadelphia
If you are still not convinced by the above logic, perhaps the following evidence will persuade you: Four local maps from 1869, 1870, 1875, and 1876 show only three dwellings in the northeast section of the farm: the meetinghouse, 833 Buck Lane, and the house Sarah bought from Haydock in 1866. Maps from this time period surely had some inaccuracies, but it is very unlikely that all four maps would omit a fourth dwelling if it had existed and we know that by 1870.
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Years 1875 through 1881
By 1875 Haydock had begun the process of building what was to be his third residence at 501 Oakley Road. The house was most likely built so his wife and children could live closer to Haydock's sisters and also to be near the Haverford Friends Meeting. The lot on which the house was built first appears on an 1875 map. However, no squares appear on the 1875 nor the 1876 maps which indicates no dwelling had been erected on the lot during this timeframe. Haydock died on July 3, 1877. For these reasons, I think it is unlikely Haydock's house would have been completed before he died.
Haydock Garrrigues dies on July 3, 1877:
Haydock is buried at the Haverford Friends Orthodox Cemetery (Grave #43), located at 855 Buck Lane, Haverford, PA. The gravestone looks like Haydock died in 1872 but death records show he actually died in 1877.
By 1880, Sidney Garrigues, Haydock's wife (age 65), and her six children had settled into their newly constructed house (16).
Beginning in October 1881, Haydock's wife Sidney and her children sell two major tracts of land between Railroad Avenue and Coopertown Road. To see the details of the land sales, click on the following link: Millbrook Farm Division.
As for the house in the black and white photo, it caught fire, circa 1900. The owners at the time built the house your see today (14). It is more than likely the dwelling burned to the ground because Haverford Township did not establish its five volunteer fire companies until 1916 (17).
Sources:
1. Samuel Garrigues purchased 132.6 acres, taking possession of the property sometime after June 1, 1808. The land consisted of two tracks for a total of 130 acres and an additional 2.6 acres in the northeast corner of the property. February 11, 1807, Peter Brown and his wife Sarah; William Hill and his wife Esthel; William White, and his wife Mary sign the deed of sale (page 320). On February 13, 1807, Esther Hill resigns the deed of sale (page 321). On July 1, 1807, Esther Hill appears before a Philadelphia judge to confirm she signed the deed voluntarily (page 321). On June 1, 1808, Sarah Brown appeared before Philadelphia Judge Jacob Rush to also affirm she had signed the deed voluntarily. On June 1, 1809, the deed was recorded on June 1, 1809, at the Delaware County Record of Deeds Office in Media, PA. The indenture was found online: book 0i00, page 318 ).
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2. On February 28, 1841, Haydock purchased 174 acres from the John Miller Estate. Haydock listed his occupation as "Lumber Merchant" on the deed. The Indenture can be found online: book 0V00, page 394. The document is at the Recorder of Deeds office, Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA.
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3. Haydock Garrigues daybooks 1836 -1867. found at Haverford College & Special Quaker Collections. Identifier: HC. MC - 975-01-103
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4. 1860 Census records
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5. Haverford College: a history and an interpretation. Chapter I. Haverford College comes to birth. Jones, Rufus M. (Rufus Matthew), 1863-1948.
Published New York: by Macmillan in 1933. A copy of this book can be found at:
Haverford: Quaker & Special Collections, College Archives ; LD2213 .J7
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6. On the 1809 survey map (shown above), the L underneath the lowercase g in Garrigues indicates the location of a dwelling. The map shows the center of Cobb's Creek was then located halfway between the Garrigues farmhouse and Haverford Road. To determine if the house at now 620 College Avenue is situated at the same location as the Garrigues farmhouse was located in 1809, I paced off the distance from Haverford Road to what would have been the center of Cobb's Creek. I then passed off the distance from what would have been the center of Cobb's Creek to the house at now 620 College Avenue. I found the house at 620 College Avenue is in the same location as the original Garrigues farmhouse.
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7. Source: Birth, Marriage, and Death records search on Ancestry.com
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8. Source: In 1847 Haydock and his wife Sidney purchased 133.90 acres in Lower Merion Township, PA: Indenture found online: book 0069, page 467. The document is located at the Recorder of Deeds office, Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA.
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9. Source: A March 18, 1851 entry in Haydock's daybook, which is located at Haverford College Quaker Collection - Haydock Garrigues Daybook 1841-1867Ref Box # MC97.01.103
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10. Source for the deed showing Haydock pays off Samuel Garrigues's debts: The indenture was found online: book 0Z00, page 349. The document is located at the Recorder of Deeds office, Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA.
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11. The Report of the Committee of Delaware County on the subject of Manufactories, Unimproved Mill Seats, etc. in Said County, printed by Joseph M. G. Lescure, Chester, Delaware County, Penn. Published in 1826.
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12. Source Garrigues daughters sell 833 Buck Lane property to Mary Ann Hodges. Indenture found online: book 0N02, page 601. The document is located at the Recorder of Deeds office, Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA.
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13. Source for September 1866 Sarah P. Garrigues purchased about .75 acres with a house on it from her wealthy brother Haydock Garrigues for $5.00. Indenture found online: book 0X02, page 4. The document is located at the Recorder of Deeds office, Delaware County Courthouse in Media, PA.
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14. Source: One of Haydock's daughters, Hannah Garrigues, who is standing on the porch, provided information about who was there. The information was later passed down to Vivien Garrigues, who provided it to me.
15. The date the photo was taken is based on when Haydock's daughters were born and how old they looked to be in the photo.
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16. The 1880 census shows Sidney Garrigues, Haydock's wife (age 65) and her seven children including Samuel M. were all living in the same house, which eventually became 501 Oakley Road.
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17. Source for when Haverford Township created their fire departments: haverfordtownship.org/History_of_Haverford.html