Christopher Byrne
I inherited some documents from, I believe Mary Byrne Bahan ( the granddaughter of the man in the above photo and the daughter of one of his sons - Patrick Byrne and his wife Agatha ). The farm being negotiated was also known as "Lakeside". It was previously owned by a man named Charles Neale ( of the City of Brooklyn ) and prior to that it was owned by Thomas Doney ( of the City of New York ). I have a Deed that reads Thomas Doney to Charles Neale for Farm in Susquehanna County Pa., July 10, 1849
The land is described as being in the township of Choconut in the County of Susquehanna and State of Pennsylvania bounded as follows: Beginning in the middle of the Friendsville and Silver Lake road at the corner of Caleb Carmalt's land, thence North Seventy degrees East thirty seven perches to an angle in the said road, thence along the middle of the said road North Eighty degrees East Sixty perches (except where it may interfere with the Meeting house lot to another angle in the said road thence Hill along the middle of said road, NorthSixty nine degrees East Sixty Six perches thence by said Carmalts other land reserved for a Mill, South fourteen perches, thence East 10 perches to the line of Henry Porter's land, thence South by the same one hundred and Seventy perches to the South West corner; thence west by land of Robert Reynolds and others, One hundred and sixty four perches, to a post, thence North by said Caleb Carmalt's land, Seventy three perches to the beginning. Containing ninety-nine acres and two tenths more or less.
The next deed I have is signed on March 10, 1863 where Charles Neale and his wife Sarah Hannah of Montrose, Pa sell the property to Christopher Byrne of the Township of Choconut in the County of Susquehanna, Pa.( the land description is ver similar to the land description in the July 10, 1949 Deed except that some of the owners of the surrounding properties have changed,for example, the land formerly owned by Caleb Carmalt is now owned by John Mooney.
