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s. ¿ and w. ¿ ne. sec. 10
Nov. 9, 1836
John Lewis
sw. 4 sec. 11
Nov. 9, 1836
Mann, Whitney & Baker
se. { and e. & sw. 4 sec. 13
Sept. 16, 1836
Jesse Coats
se. sw. sec. 17
April 6, 1837
Mann, Whitney & Baker
e. ¿ uw. sec. 18
Sept. 16, 1836
James Huntsman
sw. nw. sec. 19
June 1, 1837
Jesse Coats
ne. nw. sec. 20
March 28, 1837
W. P. & Emily Frazer
se. 4 sec. 23
Nov. 9, 1836
W. P. & Emily Frazer
nw. 4 sec. 24
Nov. 9, 1836
W. P. & Emily Frazer
ne. 4 sec. 26
Nov. 9, 1836
John T. Gudgell
w. ¿ se. and se. sw. sec. 27
Nov. 18, 1837
John Bland
n. ¿ sw. sec. 27
July 11, 1837
Wm. Taylor
e. ¿ ne. and nw. ne. sec. 28
Nov. 10, 1837
Zachariah Bland
sw. ne. sec. 28 .
Jan. 1, 1838
Isaac MeCoskrie
e. ¿ ne. sec. 7
Upon the organization of the county and the first meeting of the county court in February, 1837, the territory now included in Blue Mound, Greene, Mooresville and Monroe townships, was called Shoal Creek township ; but in February, 1839, the named was changed to Monroe, " in honor of James Monroe." In May following the town- ship was divided, and the northern part called Greene. In 1833 Blue Mound was organized, and the creation of these townships cut down Monroe to about its present size.
Monroe township was developed about the year 1860. A few years prior to that time a number of Northern people came in, and by their industry and enterprise did much for the general welfare. Some of these Yankees were Republicans, and in 1860 had the nerve to stand boldly up and vote viva voce for Lincoln and Hamlin. When the war came on a majority of the people were Unionists and early en- tered the Federal service.
A young man of Confederate sympathies named Crockett Austin was killed in this township by some of the militia in 1862. The Fed- erals called at the house one night, and when he came out of doors he stumbled and fell, and it is said that he was shot before he could rise.
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Some of the militia reported that Austin came out armed, and threat- ened to shoot, and that this was why he himself was shot.
After the war, in common with other parts of the country, Monroe township improved rapidly and grew thrifty. The houses were re- built and made larger and better, and the farms were generally im- .proved. In time the present condition of affairs came. With the building of the St. Paul Railroad, which was run diagonally through the township, from northeast to southwest, the prosperity of the town- ship can not fail to be abundant and lasting.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
THOMAS JEFFERSON BRYAN
(Farmer and Stock-raiser, Post-office, Mooresville).
A glance at the lives of the many representative men whose names appear in this volume will reveal sketches of some honored influential citizens who have passed beyond man's allotted age of three score years and ten, but none are more deserving of mention than Thomas J. Bryan. On his father's side he is of Irish descent, while his mother was of Welsh-Irish origin. Both families of grandparents came to America at an early day and made permanent homes in Virginia. Thomas J. was born in White county, Tenn., August 6, 1808, and was a son of John and Hettie Bryan, nee Anderson, both Virginians by birth, and in the grand Old Dominion they were reared. There, too, their marriage occurred and as early as 1790 they became located in Tennessee. John was a soldier in the Cherokee war. A farmer by calling, he obtained substantial results in that line and be- came widely and favorably known. For a number of years he served as justice of the peace, and he belonged to the Masonic fraternity. In 1845 he died at his adopted home, his companion following him to the grave in 1848. The latter was an earnest, consistent member of the Baptist Church. Ten children born to them grew to mature years and married, but only one besides Thomas J. is now living, and he resides in Georgia. Brought up as an agriculturist, it was but natural that Mr. Bryan should permantly adopt that calling as his life occupation and he has always followed it. With what success he has toiled may be inferred when the fact is mentioned that he now lives in the enjoyment of peace and plenty upon an estate of 200 acres, well improved. This is the result of industry and persever- ance. Mr. Bryan was married here in 1836 to Miss Jane Burden, who grew to womanhood in White county, Tenn. Twelve children
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HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
have blessed their happy married life, all of whom are living but two. Nine of these are married, the sons being farmers, and make their home in Livingston county. Mr. Bryan is 77 years of age, and is the grandfather of 24 grandchildren, and also has nine great-grand- children.
ANDREW JACKSON BRYAN
(Deceased).
Tennessee has given to Livingston county many estimable citizens, but she has contributed none more highly respected, or, for con- scientious discharge of duty in every relation of life, more worthy of respect and esteem than was the subject of this sketch. Andrew J. Bryan was a native of White county, Tenn., where he was born June 6, 1819, and at the time of his death, June 3, 1883, was nearly 64 years of age. His paternal ancestors were originally from Ireland, his mother being of Scotch descent. When about 19 years of age he came to Missouri and for several years occupied a well merited position as an efficient and capable school teacher. Later in life he engaged in agricultural pursuits, at which he was occupied when death called him from this earth. Though not himself connected with any church he always favored any movement tending to the progress and development of Christ's kingdom here below, ever endeavoring by precept and example to promote the welfare of those with whom he came in contact. Neither was he identified with any secret order, His wife was formerly Martha Elizabeth Caroline Morrison, and she was born in Alabama July 19, 1833. The children in their family were nine in number; four are married : William C. resides at Moores- ville ; Isabella is now Mrs. Thomas Swearingen, her husband being a well known minister in the M. E. Church South ; Pernecy Adalaide, wife of Rev. John Winstead, who is also in the ministry of that denomination, and a man characterized for his great zeal and earnest solicitation as a minister of the gospel ; Leroy Templeman, living near the old homestead, and four sons and one daughter at home. These latter with their mother live upon a farm of 160 acres, well improved and in good cultivation, and in its conduct they show them- selves possessed of excellent judgment and good executive manage- ment. Mr. Bryan during life was a stanch Democrat. His memory is warmly cherished and his family that he left are persons of recog- nized substantial character and worth.
ISAAC McCOSKRIE
(Retired Farmer, Post-office, Mooresville).
As the oldest living settler in Livingston county Mr. MeCoskrie is deserving of a more extended notice in the biographical department of this work than we feel at liberty to give. Frequent mention is made of him in other portions of this volume, and justly, too, for he has occupied no inferior position in the county's affairs. June 5, 1798, he was born in Bourbon county, Ky., and in 1819 he came to Missouri,
988
HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
then a territory, and for 67 years he has resided in the vicinity of his present home. His grandfather on his mother's side came to America from Scotland in an early day, went first to Virginia and later to Ken- tucky. Andrew McCoskrie, the father, made his home in Bourbon county, Ky., and in Lexington, that State, married Miss Nancy Mc- Dowgal, a Virginian by birth. The educational attainments of the former were of a high order. His occupation was that of farming, and in which he displayed such characteristics as marked his energy, industry and perseverance. In the church of his native country he had been taken when a child, but was never identified with any in America. While returning from Kentucky in 1822 he died 60 miles from St. Charles, Mo. ; his widow departed this life when 96 years old, near Fredericksburg, Ray county. She was a woman remarkably well preserved, and when 75 years of age could walk to the house of a neighbor, distant three miles, without trouble or fatigue. Six children were in the parents' family : Isaac and a younger brother are the only ones now living. When he first came here the territory from the Iowa line to the Missouri river was known as Howard county, and school facilities were only enjoyed by those who could afford to pay dearly for them. His life has been spent in active, almost cease- less, toil until within the past few years, when he has been retired from hard work, conscious of a life well and honorably spent. He now lives with his son, an enterprising farmer and stock raiser, who conducts his place according to advanced methods. Mr. MeCoskrie has been an elder in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church for over forty years. He has always supported the Democratic ticket, toler- ating its views as sound and well suited to any man. He has been three times married. His first wife was of Scotch nativity, and his other two were born in this country. He now has 44 grand- children and 20 great-grandchildren. Of the seven sons and nine daughters born to him only eight are living, seven of whom are daughters, and their husbands are all farmers. Mr. McCoskrie was a member of the first court ever held in what is now Livingston county, it being held four miles north of the present site of Chillicothe. Many are the changes which have occurred since this esteemed citizen first became located here, and he has lived to witness the growth of what was once a vast wilderness to one of the most prosperous and influ- ential counties in the State.
WILLIAM H. WILSON
(Post-office, Mooresville.).
This respected and highly esteemed resident of Monroe township is not unknown to the many citizens of this portion of Livingston county, among whom so many years of his worthy life have been passed. Originally from Rutherford county, N. C., he was born April 22, 1807, his grandparents having been of English descent. His parents, Hartwell and Nancy (Gear ) Wilson, were also natives of England, emigrating to this country in an early day and settling in
989
HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
North Carolina, where they were married and where they continued to reside until removing to White county, Tenn., in 1810. There the father died, the mother's death occurring after her removal to Jack- son county, Mo. In his farming operations he was very successful ; possessed of unquestioned integrity of character and business princi- ples, he exerted a commanding influence in various affairs. Politi- cally a Whig, he was not a member of any church, though adhering to the tenets of the Baptist faith. The mother was a woman of sin- cere piety. Nine children were in their family, all of whom are now deceased save the subject of this sketch. Of a tender age when taken to White county, Tenn., he was reared there to a farm experience, his educational opportunities being quite limited. Upon leaving Ten- nessee he moved to Illinois and five or six years later to Kentucky, where he remained but one year, coming thence to Missouri and set- tling where he now lives, his home being with his second son. On starting in life he received no help from outsiders, but throughout his career has depended only upon his own resources. These, however, have enabled him to be most successful in a material point of view. September 16, 1830, Mr. Wilson was married in White county, Tenn., to Miss Anna Lane, who was born August 13, 1804, in Bourbon county, Ky. Her father was a surveyor of recognized ability in Ten- nessee. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have had nine children : Logan L., of Lake county, Cal. ; Mary L., of this county ; Eliza, deceased ; the fourth child is supposed to be in the Indian Territory ; William H. lives at the old homestead and so does Daniel. Besides these three others are deceased. Mr. W. and wife are among the oldest settlers in the county, and as they look back on their past careers they can see little to regret, while the future of another world stands out brightly. They belong to the Presbyterian Church.
CHAPTER XIX.
JACKSON AND SAMPSEL TOWNSHIPS.
General History - Early Settlers - First Land Entries -Pioneer Religious Services - Mills - Sam Thompson - In War Times - Peace - Spring Hill -Country Churches - Sampsel Township - Town of Sampsel - Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church - Biographical.
The general history of Jackson and Sampsel townships up to the year 1874, when the latter was created, is so closely connected gener- ally, so blended in fact, that it is extremely difficult of separation, and properly belongs in one chapter. It will therefore be treated as the history of one township, Jackson, up to the date mentioned.
Formerly, and at first, the township was called Indian Creek, and bore this name until 1839 when it was named in honor of the renowned hero of the Hermitage. Its original territory comprised the land lying in this county between the forks of Grand river, which was its area until Sampsel was formed.
EARLY SETTLERS.
The first settlements in this township were made as early as in 1833, in which year Levi Goben, who is still living, came with two or three others. Settlers came in thereafter quite rapidly, and by the year 1836 there were perhaps fifty families scattered throughout the forks. The locality was a favorite one with the pioneers. There was an abundance of timber land, game and springs, three things considered at that day indispensable to mankind. The first could be cultivated and made to yield bread, the second could be shot and made to furn- ish meat, and the last named could be walled in and made to supply drink.
A majority of the settlers had come originally to Missouri from Kentucky, but many had first settled in the lower or river counties. Attracted by favorable reports from the Grand river country, they had pushed up into the wilderness as far as they dared to venture. Log cabins and small clearings were soon made throughout the county and in 1836 Jesse Nave had established a little store at Spring Hill, then called Navestown, which name it bore for some years.
The country was a hunter's paradise. The honey hunters from the lower counties had left many bee trees, and game was so plenty that
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HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
it was often shot for mere pastime. Even bears were to be met with, while panthers, wildcats, and huge timber wolves were for a time unpleasantly numerous. Every settler depended to a greater or less extent on his rifle as a means of supplying meat for his table.
The community was orderly and friendly. Every man regarded his neighbor as his brother, and feeling his dependence exercised a proper amount of forbearance. Lawsuits were almost unknown, and controversies of any sort few and unimportant. There were no paupers or tramps. If a man needed help, he received it. No sus- picions were entertained of strangers. A man was deemed to be honest until he was found to be dishonest, and it was a hard road to travel ever after for him who forfeited the good opinion of his neigh- bors. There was no tale-bearing, no gossip, no circulation of evil report. Men were careful what they said of their fellow-men. No wonder the old settlers loved to the day of their death to speak of the good old days in Jackson.
For the most part the settlers were uncultured and unlettered, but there was among them that natural generosity and unsophisticated frankness which after all make up the best refinement. Schools were few in number; churches fewer still. There were many religious men and women, and some educated and acquainted with the world, and the township was not given to general ignorance and barbarism by any means.
The first land entries in the township, prior to 1840, by actual residents, are here given. These show who were the first settlers, although many of the settlements were made some years before the entries. In the lower part of the township (57-24) the land did not come into market and could not be entered until 1836; in the north- west portion (59-25), it was not open to entry until in 1838, while in the eastern part, along Grand river (townships 58 and 59, range 24), it was not in market until 1840.
TOWNSHIP 57, RANGE 24.
Name.
Description.
Date.
B. F. Baker.
frac. sw. 4 sec 9
Aug. 16, 1836
Joseph Harper H. I. Martin
ne. ne. sec. 17 .
July 11, 1839
w. ¿ se. sec. 8 . July 11, 1839
Reub. McCoskrie.
ne. ne. sec. 18 .
Feb. 28, 1838
Leonard Scollay
n. ¿ nw. sec. 17 Oct. 16, 1837
David Martin .
s. ¿ se. sec. 7 . April 4, 1839
TOWNSHIP 58, RANGE 24.
Wm. Smith .
sw. ¿ me. sec. 8. Jan. 27, 1840
Jonathan Smith
s. ¿ ne. sec. 4 Jan. 27, 1840
Jonathan Massigee
n. ¿ nw. sec. 4 . Jan. 27, 1840
992
HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
Name.
Description.
Date.
James Nave
n. & and nw. sw. sec. 5 .
1840
David Girdner .
se. sec. 5 .
Jan. 27, 1840
John Kirk .
se. sw. sec. 5, se. se. sec. 7
Dec. 29, 1843
John Hargrove
sw. sw. sec. 5, se. ¿ sec. 6
1840
Jesse Nave .
ne. ¿ and e. ¿ nw. sec. 6
1840
John Hargrove
e. ¿ sw. sec. G, e. ¿ nw. sec. 7
Jan. 27, 1840
Wm. Finley.
e. ¿ sw. sec. 7
Jan. 20, 1840
Geo. McCoy
nw. sec. 8
1840
Nova Zembla Johnson
nw.ne.sec.s
Dec. 8, 1842
Henderson Sims
ne. ne. sec. 8
Oct. 23, 1844
Win. Sims
se. ne. and ne. se. sec. 8
Dec. 21, 1840
Joseph S. Hoskins
nw. ne. sec. 17
Nov. 16, 1840
John Kirk
w. & nw. sec. 17
Mar. 2, 1842
Matthew Gibbs
e. ¿ nc. sec. 18
Jan. 23, 1840
Zina G. Ayer
sw. ne. w. ¿ se. and se. nw. sec. 18
May 20, 1840
John Yeates .
ne. nw. sec. 18
Feb. 10, 1840
TOWNSHIP 59, RANGE 24.
Warren S. Pond
sw. se. sec. 5
Jan. 18, 1842
James Walls
ne. se. sec. 6
Jan. 13, 1844
T. A. Harbut
n. ¿ ne. sec. 6
May 4, 1840
T. J. Harbut
e. ¿ nw. sec. 6
May 4, 1840
Noah R. Hobbs
e. ¿ sw. sec. 7, and e. ¿ se. sec. 18
Jan. 2, 8, 1840
David Curtis
e. , sc. sec. 7
Jan. 2, 1840
Sam'l Curtis
e. ¿ ne. sec. 7
Jan. 2, 1840
Stephen Shrive
sw. ne. sec. 7
Jan. 6, 1842
Sam. W. Anderson Wm. Curtis
sw. sw. sec. 8
Dec. 18, 1840
Thos. Curtis
se. nw. sec. 8
Mar. 19, 1846
Elias Guthridge
se. sec. 8
Dec. 2, 1839
Chas. H. Hays
nw. sec. 17
Jan. 28, 1840 Jan. 24, 1840 Oct. 9, 1839 Oct. 14, 1839
Wm. Brummett
e. ¿ nw. and e. ¿ sw. sec. 18
Jan. 28, 1840
Wm. Smith .
e. ¿ se. sec. 29, nw. ne. sec. 32
Dec. 1, 1840
John B. Hines
e. ¿ nw. and e. ¿ sw. sec. 31 se. ¿ and w. ¿ ne. sec. 31
Jan. 28, 1840
James G. Smith
ne. ne. sec. 32
Nov. 30, 1840
John Doss
nw.33
Nov. 30, 1840
John Findley
ne. 33
Jan. 28, 1840
Wyatt Ogle
n. ¿ se. sec. 33
Mar. 3, 1840
TOWNSHIP 59, RANGE 25.
Thomas J. Harbert
e. ¿ ne. sec. 1
May 4, 1840
Rice Ware
e. ¿ nw. sec. 1
Dec. 18, 1838
Alex. Dockery
s. ¿ se. sec. 2 .
Dec. 14, 1839
Alex. Dockery
ne. ¿ e. ¿ se. sec. 10
Nov. 19, 1838
Robert Dockery
sw. sw. sec. 10
July 31, 1839
John Brigle
w. & nw. sec. 10
Oct. 25, 1839 Dec. 19, 1840
Hugh S. Welch
nw. ne. sec. 3 .
Oct. 21, 1839
Green S. Reeves
sw. ne. sec. 3 e. ¿ se. se
Nov. 19, 1839
John B. Hincs
se. ± sec. 3 . .
.
. July 13, 1839
Wm. C. Davis
w. ¿ sw. sec 3, e. ¿ sc. sec. 9 and ne. ¿ sec. 9 .
Nov. 19, 1838
Samuel V. Ramsey
w. ¿ nw. sec. 3
June 17, 1839
John Carmichael
e. ¿ nw. sec. 3, sw. ¿ scc. 8, etc.
Oct. 21, 1839
Samuel V. Ramsey
n. & sec. 4, n. # and e. ¿ nw. sec. 5
Nov. 19, 1838
E. S. Andrews
w. ¿ nw., w. ¿ sw. sec. 5.
July 17, 1839
Moses Masters
sc. # sec. 7 .
Nov. 19, 1838
Wm. F. Pecry
w. ¿ se. scc. 7 .
Dec. 11, 1838
Stephen P. Shrive John D. Martin
e. § ne. sec. 18
w. ¿ ne. w. ¿ se. sec. 18
Wm. Venable .
w. ¿ ne. sec. 19
Dec. 2, 1839
John W. Boyle
e. ¿ nw. sec. 19
Oct. 3, 1839
Samuel B. Campbell
se. sw. sec. 8
Feb. 10, 1840
R. W. Reeves
ne. nc. sec. 3 and nw. se. sec. 9
993
HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
Name.
Description.
Date. June 17, 1839
Wm. S. Miller
e. ¿ sw. sec. 9 .
April 3, 1839
Milton P. House
nw. sec. 10
Oct. 30, 1838
Dudley Ware
nw. sec. 11 .
Oct. 9, 1838
Rosson & Dockery
sw. sec. 11 .
Oct. 9, 1838
Wm. O. Jennings .
sw.e. &nw. sec. 15
Nov. 19, 1838
John Doss
W. ¿ nw. sec. 15
April 2, 1839
Jonathan Jordan
w. § se. sec. 17, e. & nw. sec. 20
Dec. 14, 1838
Thos. Peery
sw. ¿ sec. 17, w. ¿ sw. sec. 18
Dec. 14, 1838
Wm. M. Crawford
se. sec. 18
Dec. 10, 1838
Wm. S. Miller
e. ¿ ne. and w. ¿ nw. sec. 19, and w. } nw. sec. 31, sw. se. sec. 28 e.& nw. sec. 20
Nov. 1838
Wm. S. Miller
nw. se. sec. 19, nw. ne.sec. 28 e. ¿ se. sec. 20 1839
Robt. C. Campbell
e. ¿ se. and sw. se. sec. 19 1838
Abram Sportsman
W. ¿ sw. sec. 20 .
Oct. 7, 1838
Danl. Y. Kesler
e. ¿ ne. sec. 20, sw. 4 sec. 22
Nov. 21, 1839
John Hart
s. ¿ sec. 21
Nov. 19, 1838
Payton Sherwood
ne. ¿ sec. 21
Nov. 27, 1838
Wm. L. Black
ne. ne. sec. 22
April 4, 1839 Oct. 20, 1838
R. T. Roland
sw. nw. sec. 23
April 4, 1839
Saml. Venable
se. sec. 23
Oct. 18, 1838
John Doss
ne. 4 sec. 23, sw. 24, nw. sec. 26
Nov. 19, 1838
W. A. Jones
se. sec. 24
Oct. 22, 1838
James Leeper.
w. ¿ sec. 25
Oct. 18, 1838
Andrew Ligett
w. ¿ se. e. sec. 25
Nov. 26, 1838
John S. Campbell
e. ¿ se. sec. 25
Nov. 20, 1838 1839
Mark White
sw. sec. 31
Dec. 7, 1838
Wm. Martin
nw. sec. 32
Oct. 22, 1838
Alex. Martin
e. & sw. w. ¿ se. sec. 32
Nov. 19, 1838
Peter Cain
e. ¿ ne. sec. 32
Nov. 26, 1838
Geo. W. Martin
nw. sec. 33
Oct. 22, 1838
Wm. Carlisle.
e. ¿ ne. sec. 33
Nov. 26, 1838
Wm. P. Clark .
e. ¿ se. sec. 35, w. ¿ sw
sec. 36
Nov. 19, 1838
Jas. A. Davis
nw. nw., e ¿ nw. sec. 36
1838
Benj. Hargrove
ne. ¿ sec. 36
Nov. 19, 1838 1838
Andrew Ligett Wm. Linville Isham Ware
e. ¿ se. sec. 11.
Dec. 4, 1838
Chas. H. Hayes Alex. Ware .
e. ¿ ne. sec. 13
Oct. 9, 1838
Elijah Boon
se. sec. 13 .
Nov. 10, 1838
John Findley
sw.4 w.& nw.se. nw. sec. 13
1838
Isham Ware
e. ¿ ne. e. ¿ se. sec. 14 .
Oct.Nov.1838
Wm. L. Black .
sw. 4, and sw. se. sec. 14 and e. ¿ nw. sec. 23 .
1838
David Hicklin .
e. ¿ sec. 15 .
Nov. 19, 1838
Nathan Cox
nw. sw.se.se.sec. 31, w .¿ sw. sec. 32
w .¿ ne. e. § se. sec. 32 and w. ¿ ne. e.
¿ se. sec. 33
Dec. 17, 1838
· Saml. V. Ramsey
sw. ¿ and w. ¿ se. sec. 3.
Nov. 19, 1838
se. ¿ e. ¿ sw. sec. 36
sw. nw. sec. 12
Nov. 26, 1838
se. sec. 12
Nov. 19, 1838
FIRST ENTRIES IN SAMPSEL TOWNSHIP.
Although settlements were made in what is now Sampsel township as early as 1834 and 1835, the land was not declared subject to entry, or at least no entries were made, until 1846. The reason for this was the fact that the United States surveyor, a Mr. Henderson, who laid off the township (58-25), died before making his returns, and his
E. S. Andrews
nw. sec. 8
Dec. and
Jas. W. Black
sw. sec. 23
Thos. Stone
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HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
papers were lost. The Congressional township was known as the " lost township" from this circumstance.
The original entries in the township, therefore, are given up to 1850, excluding non-residents : -
TOWNSHIP 58, RANGE 25.
Name.
Description.
Date.
Samnel Pepper
se. sec. 1
Oct. 7, 1847
Trevis Sterling
ne. sec. 1
Nov. 22, 1846
Henry Frith
sw. sw. sec. 1
July 24, 1849
John Simpson .
e. ¿ sw. sec. 1 .
Oct. 11, 1847
Andrew Ligett
n. ¿ ne. and sw. ne. sec. 2
Oct. 25, 1847
James Jennings
s. ¿ sw. sec. 2 and e. ¿ nw. sec. 11 .
Oct. 25, 1847
James Hicks, Jr. .
w. ¿ nw. sec. 2
Oct. 25, 1847
Jesse Offield, Jr. .
e. ¿ ne. sec. 3 .
Oct. 25, 1847
Thomas Jennings
w. ¿ se. and se. se. sec. 3
Oct. 25, 1847
Abr. Ganu .
sw. 4 sec. 3
Jan. 11, 1849
James D. Kirk
n. ¿ nw. and sw. nw. sec. 3, and n. } ne. sec. 4
May 25, 1848
Thomas Kirk
nw. sec. 4
Nov. 21, 1846
Daniel H. Kirk
sw. 4 sec. 4
May 25, 1849
A. B. D. Martin
n. ¿ ne. sec. 5
Oct. 25, 1846
Nathan Cox
nw. à sec. 5 .
Feb. 2, 1846
Levi P. Cox
sw. 4 sec. 5 .
Mar. 4, 1846 Nov. 11, 1848
D. B. Cox
ne. 4 sec. G . nw. 4 sec. G
Feb. 16, 1846
Thomas Litton
e. ¿ sw. sec. 6
Mar. 16, 1848 Jan. 6, 1847
David Miller
ne. ne. sec. 8 c. ¿ se. sec. 8
June 12, 1847 Mar. 25, 1848
John M. Minnick . Thomas D. Kirk . Joshua Gann
e. ¿ sw. and w. 2 se. sec. 9
Oct. 9, 1847
Thomas E. Boucher .
e. ¿ se. sec. 9 and w. ¿ sw. sec. 10 .
May 23, 1848
Thomas J. Kirk
se. ¿ sec. 10
Ang. 21, 1848 Oct. 25, 1847
William O. Jennings John H. Clark .
e. ¿ sw. sec. 11
Oct. 7, 1847
Henry Frith
w. ¿ ne. sec. 11
Oct. 11, 1847 Oct. 9, 1848 Oct. 11, 1847 Nov. 19, 1846 Oct. 7, 1847
John Hargrove
ne. sec. 12
James Martin .
ne. sec. 13
Oct. 7, 1847 Oct. 7, 1847 Nov. 19, 184G Oct. 7, 1847
R. H. Stockwell
se. sw. sec. 13 . ne. sec. 14 and nw. nw. sec. 15. se. sec 14
Oct. 10, 1849 April 17, 1848 Oct. 19, 1848 Nov. 2, 1847
F. C Hughes
nw. sec. 14 .
F. C. Hughes
ne. sec. 17
Nov. 30, 1847 Oct. 16, 1848
Elisha Boucher
se. sec. 15
May 23, 1848
Wm. G. Frith
se. uw. sec. 15 .
Ang. 10, 1848 Nov. 29, 1848 Nov. 16, 1846
Russell Williams .
e. ¿ nw. sec. 17
Nov. 11, 1848
Michael Halbert . Thos. Brooks
e. ¿ ne. and e. ¿ se. sec. 18
July 24, 1849
John Mansfield, Jr.
w. ¿ ne. sec. 21
Sept. 11, 1847
Wm. T. Todd .
e. ¿ ne. sec. 21 .
Oct. 7, 1847
Jas. W. McClure
W. ¿ se. and ne. se. sec. 21, and nw. sw. sec. 22 .
Nov. 13, 1848
John B. Williams . Jas. M. Alnutt . Wm. Hale
nw. sec. 13
se. sec. 13
w. ¿ sw. sec. 13
Aug. 14, 1849
Luther Lowe
Brannock Curtis
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