The Manor of Springettsbury, York Couny, Pennsylvania: It's History and Early Settlers, York County Original Land Records. (Volume 6), 272 pages, 1993. ISSN 1066 - 0100; ISBN0-9638435-0-8 First Printing 1993, Second Printing 1997. Survey listings #S-1 to S-391.
The 65,000 acre Manor of Springettsbury was the largest of the Penn Manor lands and one of the most controversial. Monographs include: border disputes with Maryland; Cressap's War; 1736 List of German Settlers within the manor; Blunston Licenses - list of 56 license holders within the manor; five Maryland grants lie within the manor; founding of Yorktown - 1741; Yorktown land disputed; Land acquisition within the manor; Proprietary manor rights after 1776 and the dispute with Penn Agent John R. Coates; Early Ferries on the Susquehanna - Wrights's and Anderson's; Kreutz Creek Union Church; Wolf's Union Church; Canadochly Union Church; with illustrations, charts, maps, footnotes and sources.
Index lists some 1,232 early settler names within the manor. Townships encompassed - parts of North Codorus, West Manchester, Dover, Jackson, York, Windsor, Lower Windsor, Hellam, Manchester, East Manchester; all of Springettsbury and Spring Garder Townships. Signer of the Declaration of Independence - James Smith's colonial lands lie within the manor, and are fully detailed. Original, never-before published research! Reference No. HV-0060, $18.00.
Maps:
The Manor of Springettsbury, 65,000 acre connected draft survey map, 24 by 60 inches, 39 original warranted tracts, sequentially numbered to index with the companion book. Reference No. HV-0061, $15.00 blueprint; $25.00 bondpaper.