9 , ▁his ▁son ▁Joseph ▁inherited ▁the ▁land , ▁and ▁split ▁it ▁among ▁his ▁children , ▁with ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁B elf ield ▁going ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁son , ▁John . ▁ ▁John ▁Richard son ▁sold ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁John ▁E ck stein ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 3 1 ▁de ed ▁mentions ▁" Build ings ▁& ▁Wood s ▁& ▁Under wood s , ▁Tim bers , ▁Tre es , ▁M ead ows , ▁Marsh es ." ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁" build ings " ▁are ▁recorded ▁on ▁the ▁property . ▁ ▁The ▁once ▁free - standing , ▁square ▁structure ▁now ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁house ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁building , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁this ▁building ▁existed ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁sale ▁to ▁E ck stein . ▁ ▁E ck stein ▁transferred ▁the ▁land ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁house ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁to ▁his ▁daughter ▁Mag dal ena ▁and ▁son - in - law ▁Con rad ▁We ber ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 5 , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁E ck stein ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁the ▁land ▁was ▁split ▁among ▁his ▁remaining ▁children . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁children ▁of ▁E ck stein ▁became ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁religious ▁E phr ata ▁Clo ister ▁in ▁Lanc aster ▁County , ▁and ▁all ▁had ▁sold ▁their ▁land ▁to ▁We ber ▁by ▁ 1 7 8