In Pennsylvania, title runs back to William Penn. That’s the standard behind our name.
People ask about the name. There are three reasons: one historical, one legal, and one right outside the window.
Pennsylvania began with a settlement.
In 1681, King Charles II owed about £16,000 to the estate of Admiral William Penn. He paid the debt with land — a royal charter granting the Admiral's son the province that became Pennsylvania.
Every chain of title in the state starts with that grant and runs, deed by deed, to the one with your name on it. A title search is a walk back down that chain, and we go as far as the file requires. For a settlement company, it's a fitting place to take a name from.
A promise worth checking.
When a seller signs a general warranty deed in Pennsylvania, they aren't just promising they own the property. They're warranting the title against every claim, not only from their years on the deed but all the way back down the chain.
That's a big promise, and nobody should rely on it unchecked. Searching as far as the file requires, catching the exceptions, standing behind the policy: that's the job. The name just keeps us honest about it.
And the office is on William Penn Highway.
3950 William Penn Highway, Route 22, in Murrysville. That part is a coincidence, but it's a good one: when we say we're rooted in Pennsylvania, it's the address on the door.
The name sets a standard. The work has to meet it.
From the charter to your closing.
Charles II settles a royal debt by granting Pennsylvania to William Penn.
Proprietary warrants, surveys, and patents put settlers on the land.
The Commonwealth succeeds the Penns; patents issue in its name.
Deed by deed, including the oil & gas reservations Western Pennsylvania is famous for.
Your closing: searched as far as the file requires, examined, and insured.
The chain behind every Pennsylvania title.
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