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The Walton Brothers from Bibury England were the first known English settlers in the area. They arrived at New Castle, Delaware about 1675 and made their way walking up the Delaware River looking for a place to settle. When they came to the Poquessing Creek the land reminded them of home, so they chose it for their future home. The area of Byberry included all of the land along the Poquessing Creek to the Delaware River and inland to the west. Byberry encompassed the small community located next to the Byberry Friends Meeting House on Byberry Road. These Quaker settlers and the Indians were quite friendly. There was a great abundance of game for food and the Indians taught the settlers how to plant corn, beans and pumpkins. They first started to meet in their homes in 1683 and built their first Meeting House nine years later. By 1800 there were 579 inhabitants in Byberry, growing to 1055 by 1840. A store, Post Office, Blacksmith Shop and a Carpenter Shop were located near the meeting House. Through the years Byberry was enlarged to include many different neighbor- hoods. Small communities like Mechanicsville, Parkwood Manor, Modena Park, Millbrook, Crestmont Farms, Morrell Park and West Torresdale all were part of Byberry Township. Today little is left of the original settlement of Byberry. |
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