▁tract ▁owned ▁by ▁Let icia ▁A ubre y , ▁daughter ▁of ▁William ▁P enn . ▁A ▁work ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁North am pton ▁County ▁Historical ▁and ▁Gene alog ical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁" The ▁P enn ▁Pat ents ▁in ▁the ▁F ork s ▁of ▁the ▁Del aware ", ▁contains ▁a ▁map ▁called ▁the ▁" D ry lands ▁T ract " ▁showing ▁a ▁sem icol on - sh aped ▁p ond ▁at ▁the ▁point ▁where ▁five ▁parc els ▁de eded ▁to ▁( from ▁n ortheast ▁corner ▁of ▁p ond ▁moving ▁clock wise ) ▁John ▁B uss , ▁Jacob ▁Bun stein , ▁George ▁Hart z ell , ▁Frederick ▁King ▁et ▁al ., ▁and ▁Con rad ▁Koch er . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁transfer , ▁F rit ts ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁sett lers ▁found ▁" un bro ken ▁forest " ▁around ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁named ▁" D ry ▁Land s ▁P ond ". ▁This ▁land , ▁according ▁to ▁F rit ts , ▁" was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁' D ry ▁Land s ,' ▁which ▁were ▁then ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁so ▁ir rec laim ably ▁ar id ▁and ▁bar ren , ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁never ▁be ▁fit ▁for ▁human ▁habit ation ▁but ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁county ." ▁The ▁year - round ▁p ond ▁and ▁its ▁ad jo ining ▁wet lands ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁body ▁of ▁surface ▁water ▁in ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁Beth le hem ▁Township . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁research ▁done ▁by ▁James