Manor of Moreland (now Upper Moreland Township),
Philadelphia County (now Montgomery) County, Pennsylvania
Byberry is a township in the northeast corner of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The Walton brothers were early settlers. Moreland Township was just west of Byberry. When Montgomery County broke off in 1784, Moreland was divided into two townships, both called Moreland. In 1917 the Montgomery County Moreland split into Upper Moreland Township and Lower Moreland Township.
Thomas Walton, the elder, conveyed 69 acres to his son, Caleb,
on February 22, 1719. The land was adjacent to the Horsham-Byberry Road and was from the original patent of
Thomas Walton, the elder.
On August 15, 1719 Caleb witnessed the marriage of Joseph Burson and Rachel Potts and on September 2, 1724 he witnessed the marriage of Benjamin Walton and Rebecca Hummer.
He married about 1720, but his wife’s name is not known.
Mary married in 1747. Rebecca married in 1757 at Swedes' Church in Philadelphia. Ann married in 1758 at Christ Church in Philadelphia.
The Manor of Moreland was composed of a tract of ten thousand acres, and was created, in 1682, by a grant from William Penn to Dr. Nicholas More. Most of the Manor was in Philadelphia County, but is now
Moreland Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
A land patent is an exclusive land grant made by the government. The certificate that grants the land rights is also called first-title deed and final certificate. In the United States, all land can be traced back to the original land patent.
