(Excerpts from The History of Perkasie, as recorded by James I. Moyer.)
Perkasie is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, approximately 30 miles north of Philadelphia, midway between Philadelphia and Allentown.
The “Manor “of Perkasie was on e of several in Bucks County and contained 11,462 acres. Laid out and surveyed in 1708, it embraced most of Hilltown and Rockhill Township.
William Penn’s daughter married Thomas Freamer and on November 18, 1735 they granted 200 acres to John Lacey. This tract covers the land from the Branch Creek to about 100 feet of Ridge Road and between Market and Elm Streets.
On Oct 20, 1759 the Lacey sons sold their 200 acres to Jacob Stout and he soon erected for himself a large stone dwelling at Fifth and Spruce Streets.
