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Doylestown, the county seat, was first called by this name in 1778. It is derived the name from William Doyles, who settled there about 1735, and kept a hostelry at the cross-roads as early as 1742. The earliest inhabitants of the neighborhood were Scotch-Irish.
1804 - Asher Miner begins publishing the Pennsylvania Correspondent and Farmer’s Advertiser in Doylestown. In 1824 it became the Bucks County Patriot , and in 1827 the Bucks County Intelligencer, the ancestor of today’s
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William Doyle's 18th Century Inn, founded at the intersection of the Philadelphia to Easton, and Swedsford to Coryell's Ferry roads, was the seed that bloomed into the town now known as Doylestown.
Feb 29, 2008 · From its settlement to the close of the nineteenth century, 1745-1900. by. Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910. Publication date. [1905] Publisher. Doylestown, Pa., Intelligencer Print. Collection. newyorkpubliclibrary; americana.
William Penn, a Quaker, determined to induce people to immigrate to America by offering cheap land. The price for land was set at £100 for 5,000 acres. Penn set sail to America in August 1692 to see his land for the first time. He established both Bucks and Philadelphia counties during his trip and also made a treaty with the Lenni Lenape tribe
Image 97 of Copy 1 DOYLESTOWN, OLD AND NEW. 6i was a descendant of Thomas Brown, an immigrant from Barking, County Essex, England, 1 700-1 701, and settled near Dyerstown, about 1 71 2. Learning his trade...
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Jul 26, 2024 · In 1813, Doylestown was designated as the county seat of Bucks County, a pivotal moment that spurred further growth and development. The construction of the Bucks County Courthouse and other governmental buildings cemented Doylestown’s role as a central hub for the region.
