MARTIN'S TAVERN Joseph Martin 3rd Cousin 9X Removed Martin’s Tavern, “that old Accustomed House of Entertainment, known by name of the Centre House, in West Bradford,” was constructed and opened as a “Publick House” in 1764. The tavern was located on a 2.5 acre lot, once part of a 1250 acre tract of land granted by William Penn to Mary Penington in 1681. THE BLACKSMITH'S SHOP The original grant was gradually subdivided and passed through several owners: Daniel Wharley, who married Mary Penington, Edward Beeson, Edward Clayton, Abraham Marshall I, William Clayton, and Richard Baker. Joseph Martin of West Bradford was the first owner of Martin's Tavern and Keeper. On June 9, 1764, Joseph Martin purchased from Richard and Rachel Baker two acres with a fine, two-and-a-half-story stone house measuring 23’ across the front and 31’ deep on the gable. The tract was adjacent to the Bradford Meetin...
