History of Sadsbury Township (1881); Chester County, PA

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from THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA, by Futhey and Cope (1881);
 
In old records this is sometimes written Sudbury, and it may have been named for 
Sudbury in the county of Suffolk, England.  The name of Sadsbury occurs as early 
as June 1, 1708, in a deed for land, but the township wasn't organized till 
1717.  That part of the township lying in the Great Valley was taken up at an 
early date in right of purchases made in England, and that part north of the 
valley at a somewhat later period. 
     In Nov of 1728 it was ordered that the township be divided into 2 
townships, called East and West Sadsbury, and that the township of fallowfield 
may be separated from Sadsbury and made into one entire township.
    Upon the erection of Lancaster Co in 1729, the line between the 2 divisions 
of the township was made to conform to the county ling.
    In 1813 the line between Sadsbury and West Caln, at its eastern end, was 
relocated and settled.  In 1825, Sadsbury was reduced in size by the formation 
of Valley twp, previous to which it extended eastward to the Brandywine at 
Coatesville.
    In 1867, the township was divided by decree of court into 2 election 
districts, the Limestone road being made the division \line, and the places of 
voting fixed at Sadsburyville for the eastern division, and the "Swan" for the 
westward division.
    The twp was further reduced by the erection of the borough of Parkesburg, by 
act of Assembly in March of `872, and by the erection of the borough of Atglen, 
1875.  The latter borough includes within its limits the former village of 
Pennington.
    In 1878 the twp was divided and West Sadbury erected, the lie being the same 
that had separated the 2 election districts since 1867.
    The early settlers were a mixture of Friends from England, and of Scotch-
Irish Presbyterians.  The Friends came first, and were followed by the 
Presbyterians.