An original record of land divisions within the township of Germantown under the auspices of Francis Daniel Pastorius and the original German settlers from Crefeld. Pastorius succeeded in petitioning for a charter for borough status of Germantown in 1691.  This allowed Germantown to operate its own courts separate from those established by Philadelphia County and record land transfers independent of the Recorder of Deeds of the County.  Because of this few of the grants and transfers listed in this book appear in any of the patent or deed books of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or City and County of Philadelphia. This book is a transcription of the Marion Dexter Laearned translation of the original German volume begun by Pastorius.