The following brief of title of the town plat of Shamokin is presented through the courtesy of John P. Helfenstein:
- Survey to Samuel Clark, August 3, 1773; patent to Samuel Clark. April 11, 1776.
- Samuel Clark and wife to Thomas Lightfoot; deed dated November 6, 1776; consideration: twenty-seven pounds, nine shillings, two pence, for the undivided one third of the Samuel Clark survey.— Entered, February 6, 1832, in Deed Book Y, p. 190.
- Thomas Lightfoot and wife to Jacob and Mary Tomlinson; deed dated November 3, 1803; consideration: thirteen pounds, fourteen shillings, seven pence, for the undivided one third of the Samuel Clark survey. — Entered, February 6, 1832, in Deed Book Y, p. 192.
- Samuel Clark to Francis Johnston; deed dated April 18, 1792; consideration: Five shillings, for the undivided two thirds of the Samuel Clark survey.— Entered, April 29, 1792, in Deed Book E, p. 375.
- Francis Johnston to Abraham Cherry; agreement dated February 3, 1801; consideration: eight hundred forty-three dollars, to sell the undivided two thirds of the Samuel Clark survey.— Entered in Deed Book X, p. 394.
- Abraham Cherry to John Cherry; assignment dated April 10, 1803; consideration: five hundred sixty-two dollars, for his interest in the foregoing agreement on the Samuel Clark survey.— Entered in Deed Book X, p. 394.
- Roger Wolverton, administrator of John Cherry, deceased; commission and return of proceedings in the common pleas court, January, 1831; recites that Francis Johnston died in 1801, seized of the undivided two thirds interest in the Samuel Clark survey, having, on the 3rd of February, 1801, agreed to convey said interest to Abraham Cherry for eight hundred forty -three dollars, and that Abraham Cherry agreed to convey said interest to John Cherry by agreement dated the 10th of April, 1803, for five hundred sixty-two dollars.— Entered, January 20, 1831, in Deed Book X, p. 394.
- Alexander W. Johnston, executor of Alice Johnston, executrix of Francis Johnston, by his attorney in fact, Ebenezer Greenougli, to Roger Wolverton, administrator of John Cherry, deceased; deed dated November 22, 1831; consideration, live hundred sixty-two dollars, for the undivided, (now the divided) two thirds interest in the Samuel Clark survey.— Entered, May 19, 1833, in Deed Book; Y, p. 260.
- Jacob Tomlinson and Mary Tomlinson with John Cherry; agreement dated December 6, 1803; contract mutual (five hundred pounds forfeit) for a division of the Samuel Clark survey by a line “beginning at a stone corner near the road, thence north seventy-three degrees west thirty perches to a white-oak, thence south eighty-four degrees west thirty-four perches to a white-oak, thence south seventy-six degrees west sixteen perches to a stone, thence south one degree east to the back line.” — Entered, July 12, 1830, in Deed Book X, p. 271.
- Jacob Tomlinson, survivor, to John Housel; deed dated May 12. 1826; consideration: five dollars, for all his interest in the undivided portion of the Samuel Clark survey which was allotted to the Tomlinsons. — Entered, June 29, 1820. in Deed Book AV, p. 41.
- John M. Housel to John C. Boyd; deed dated June 15. 1826; consideration: one hundred dollars, for the Tomlinson portion of the Samuel Clark survey. — Entered, June 28, 1820, in Deed Book W, p. 40.
- James R. Shannon, sheriff of Northumberland county, to Jesse Major; deed dated August 20, 1824; consideration: twelve dollars, for all the interest in the Samuel Clark survey belonging to Walter Bradv. — Entered, March 1, 1826, in Deed Book V, p. 667.
- Jesse Major and wife to John C. Boyd and John Housel; deed dated May 1, 1826; consideration; two hundred thirty dollars, for the Brady interest previously mentioned. —Entered, June 28, 1820, in Deed Book W, p. 38.
- John M. Housel and wife to John C. Boyd; assignment dated June lo, 1820; consideration: one hundred dollars, for all his interest in the Brady interest.
- John C. Boyd to David McKnight; deed dated June 7, 1830; consideration: five hundred dollars, for the undivided one half of his interest in the Samuel Clark survey, called Boyd’s stone coal quarry.— Entered, August 4, 1830, in Deed Book Z, p. 070.
- David McKnight to Richard Richardson; deed dated January 28, 1840; consideration: six thousand dollars, for the undivided one half of eighty acres of the one hundred six acres jointly owned by Boyd and McKnight. — Entered. February 1, 1840, in Deed Book BB, p. 83.
- Richard Richardson to John C. Boyd; deed dated April 10. 1841; consideration: twenty thousand dollars, for the undivided interest in the eighty acres. — Entered. June 25, 1841, in Deed Book BB, p. 542.
- John C. Boyd to the Shamokin Coal and Iron Company; deed dated October 18. 1841; consideration: fifty thousand dollars, for ninety-six acres sixty perches of the Samuel Clark survey, all lying south of Spurzheim and east of Grant street. — Entered, December 30, 1841, in Deed Book CC, p. 140.
- Felix Maurer, sheriff of Northumberland county, to William Piatt; deed dated January 8, 1840; consideration : six thousand dollars, for the ninety-six acres sixty perches previously mentioned. — Entered, November 11, 1843, in Sheriffs Deed Book, BB, p. 303.
- William Piatt and wife to William L. Helfenstein; deed dated December 10. 1854; consideration: eight thousand dollars, for the ninety-six acres sixty perches previously mentioned.— Entered, April 17, 1855, in Deed Book LL, p. 200.
- John Cherry with George Derk; agreement dated April 28.1813; consideration: eight hundred dollars, to sell inter alia all the western end of the Samuel Clark survey — one hundred acres. — Entered, August 20, 1814, in Deed Book S. p. 372.
- Sheriff of Northumberland county to John Speece; one hundred acres, sold as the property of George Derk, — Bellas vs. McCarty, 10th of Watts, p. 13. etc.
- John Speece to Philip Moore: one hundred acres— the western part of the Samuel Clark survey.
- Sheriff of Northumberland county to Samuel Sigfried: deed dated August 17, 1829; consideration: one hundred dollars, for one hundred acres — the western part of the Samuel Clark survey— sold as the property of Philip Moore.
- Administrator of Samuel Sigfried to William McCarty; sale dated April 19, 1832; consideration: Five hundred sixty-five dollars, for the undivided half of one hundred acres— the western part of the Samuel Clark survey.— Entered in Orphans’ Court Docket, No. 7, p. 300.
- Samuel Sigfried to Alexander Jordan; deed dated February 4, 1830; consideration: fifty dollars, for the undivided half of one hundred acres— the western part of the Samuel Clark survey — Entered, June 15, 1830, In Deed Book X, p. 243.
- Alexander Jordan and wife to William McCarty, Thomas Davis, and Joseph Warner; deed dated January 3, 1831; consideration: forty -five hundred dollars, for the undivided one fourth of one hundred acres— the western part of the Samuel Clark survey —Entered, July 7, 1836 in Deed Book X, p. 643.
- John Cherry to Benjamin Campbell; deed for one hundred acres— the middle portion of the Samuel Clark survey — Entered in Deed Book S, p. 372.
- Jacob Mclvinney, sheriff of Northumberland county, to William McCarty, Thomas Davis, and Joseph Warner: deed dated August 18, 1830; consideration: two thousand dollars for one hundred acres, sold, April 24, 1830, as the property of Benjamin Campbell and in occupation of John Templin.— Entered in Deed Book X, p. 353.
- William McCarty and wife. Thomas Davis and wife, and Joseph Warner and wife to Alexander Jordan; deed dated March 7, 1838; consideration: twelve hundred fifty dollars for the undivided one fourth of one hundred acres of the Samuel Clark survey, bounded on the north by J. Brady, on the east by John C. Boyd, on the south by William Green, and on the west by other lands of the grantors — Entered, June 17, 1840, in Deed Book BB, p. 280.
- Thomas Davis and wife, Joseph Warner, and William McCarty, by their attorney in fact, Joseph Warner, to William L. Helfenstein; deed dated February 6, 1850; consideration, nine thousand dollars, for three fourths of the western part of the Samuel Clark survey and two other smaller tracts, excepting certain specified lots.— Entered, June 17, 1858, in Deed Book OO, p. 411.