History of Londongrove Township; Chester County, PA

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from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, by Futhey and Cope (1881);
 
   Londongrove was organized in 1723 with James Lindley as Constable.  The land 
that encompassed Londongrove had been sole, in 1699, by Wm Penn to a 
partnership, which formed a company generally known as the London Company, for 
"the improvement of their property."  The number of shares eventually sold 
reached 8800 and the shareholders several hundred.  As a part of the 60,000 
acres, a survey was made which included nearly all of the present twp of 
Londongrove, the greater part of Franklin (formerly part of New London), and 
London Britain.  That part of Londongrove which lies directly north of New 
Garden was subsequently added to the former survey, so that the london Co owned, 
altogether, 17, 218 acres , for which a patent was granted in june of  1718.
      In 1866 the line separating Londongrove and West Marlborough from 
Londonderry was altered and a small part of the NW corner of Londongrove , and 
of the SW corner of West Marlborough, were cut off and attached to Londonderry.