EEL RIVER TOWNSHIP – ORIGINAL LAND PURCHASES
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Eel River Township Sections
Each Section is about 640 acres
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Section |
Purchaser |
Their address |
Date |
Acres |
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Sec. 1 |
Silas Hand |
Greene Co., OH |
March 11, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 1 |
Silas Hand |
Greene Co., OH |
May 16, 1836 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 1 |
Nathan B. Hand |
Allen Co., IN |
March 15, 1837 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 1 |
Samuel McCarty |
Champaign Co., OH |
May 28, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 1 |
Seston Hutchins |
Oneida Co., NY |
July 18, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 1 |
Charles Latham |
Huron Co., OH |
July 10, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 2 |
Silas Hand |
Greene Co., OH |
March 1, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 2 |
Jacob Kirk |
Stark Co., OH |
May 30, 1836 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 2 |
Mary Perry |
Noble Co., IN |
Aug. 13, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 2 |
Thomas Moore |
Allen Co., IN |
May 8, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 2 |
Charles Latham |
Huron Co., OH |
July 18, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 2 |
Amos F. Coon |
Allen Co., IN |
July 6, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 2 |
Amos F. Coon |
Allen Co., IN |
Sept. 17, 1836 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 2 |
Oliver Potter |
Wayne Co., NY |
|
40 acres |
|
Sec. 3 |
Oliver Potter |
Wayne Co., NY |
July 11, 1836 |
320 acres |
|
Sec. 3 |
Henry Kautz |
Carroll Co, MD |
May 26, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 3 |
Steven B. Lewis |
Noble Co., IN |
May 4, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 3 |
James Hutchinson |
Allen Co., IN |
July 14, 1837 |
|
|
Sec. 4 |
Oliver Potter |
Wayne Co., NY |
July 11, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 4 |
Elihu Livingston |
Oneida Co., NY |
July 11, 1836 |
240 acres |
|
Sec. 4 |
Hiram Hall |
Niagra Co., NY |
Oct 3, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 4 |
Lysander Allen |
Niagra Co., NY |
Oct 3, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 4 |
Jabez Lambert, Jr. |
Williams Co., OH |
July 21, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 5 |
Elihu Livingston |
Oneida Co., NY |
July 11, 1836 |
320 acres |
|
Sec. 5 |
Robert Hord |
Caroline Co, VA |
Sept 28, 1836 |
320 acres |
|
Sec. 6 |
Robert Hord |
Caroline Co, VA |
Sept 28, 1836 |
280 acres |
|
Sec. 6 |
Thomas Nott |
Allen Co., IN |
May 27, 1837 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 6 |
Thomas Nott |
Allen Co., IN |
Dec. 27, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 6 |
Adam Fulk Sr. |
Licking Co., OH |
May 19, 1836 |
138.25 acres |
|
Sec. 6 |
Rulip Crow |
Allen Co., IN |
March 11, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 6 |
Rulich Crow |
Allen Co., IN |
March 11, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 6 |
Wm Davisson |
Harrison Co, IN |
April 2, 1836 |
110.75 acres |
|
Sec. 7 |
James O. Morse & Levi Beardsley |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
318.41 acres |
|
Sec. 7 |
Luther Nott |
Allen Co., IN |
Jan. 9, 1837 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 7 |
Charles Weeks, Jr. |
Allen Co., IN |
Sept. 1, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 7 |
William Lickead |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 8 |
Thomas Madden & Peter Flannery |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 8, 1838 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 8 |
James O. Morse & Levi Beardsley |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
480 acres |
|
Sec. 8 |
John Blakely |
Allen Co., IN |
Nov. 5, 1838 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 9 |
James O. Morse & Levi Beardsley |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
640 acres |
|
Sec. 10 |
Almyra White |
Cayahoga OH |
Aug. 8, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 10 |
Robert Hord |
Caroline Co, VA |
Sept 28, 1836 |
320 acres |
|
Sec. 10 |
Cornelius Messerman |
Tioga Co., NY |
Sept. 12, 1836 |
240 acres |
|
Sec. 11 |
Robert Hord |
Caroline Co., VA |
Sept. 28, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 11 |
John Buchannan |
Schenectada Co., NY |
July 20, 1836 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 11 |
Joseph Mooney |
Montg. Co., OH |
Sept. 1, 1838 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 11 |
Daniel Favorite |
Allen Co., IN |
Aug. 5, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 11 |
Thomas J. Shoaff |
Allen Co., IN |
Aug. 22, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 11 |
William Freeman Mooney |
Miami Co., OH |
March 9, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 11 |
Thomas J. Freeman |
Miami Co., OH |
June 2, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 11 |
Samuel Shryock |
Allen Co., IN |
May 23, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 12 |
Caleb Jones |
Miami Co., OH |
May 12, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 12 |
Joseph Jones |
Miami Co., OH |
Oct. 1, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 12 |
Joseph Jones |
Miami Co., OH |
Nov. 7, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 12 |
Samuel Shryock |
Allen Co., IN |
May 25, 1836 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 12 |
Henry Bosler |
Shelby Co., OH |
July 29, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 12 |
Benj. Mason |
Shelby Co., OH |
March 9, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
Joseph Jones |
Allen Co., IN |
March 2, 1838 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
John P. Shoaff |
Miami Co., OH |
Oct. 1, 1835 |
200 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
John Surfus |
Allen Co., IN |
March 14, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
John P. Shoaff |
Miami Co., OH |
Dec. 11, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
John Truman |
Miami Co., OH |
May 23, 1838 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
Priscilla Shoaff |
Allen Co., IN |
March 3, 1838 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
John Truman |
Miami Co., OH |
May 23, 1838 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
John G. Shoaff |
Allen Co., IN |
April 23, 1841 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
Peter Shoaff |
Allen Co., IN |
March 24, 1839 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
Ephraim H. Dunton, Jr. |
Allen Co., IN |
May 3, 1837 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 13 |
Ephraim H. Dunton, Jr. |
Allen Co., IN |
June 4, 1838 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 14 |
Thomas J. Freeman |
Miami Co., OH |
Oct. 1, 1835 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 14 |
Joseph Jones |
Miami Co., OH |
Oct. 1, 1835 |
240 acres |
|
Sec. 14 |
Samuel Shryock |
Allen Co., IN |
March 9, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 14 |
John P. Shoaff |
Miami Co., OH |
Dec. 11, 1835 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 15 |
Samuel Shryock |
Allen Co., IN |
May 23, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 15 |
James Nelson |
Greene Co., OH |
Nov. 4, 1835 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 15 |
Wm. C. Dickson & Jesse Wetmore |
Otsego Co., NY |
May 2, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 15 |
Schuyler Wheeler |
Allen Co., IN |
Feb. 3, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 15 |
Thomas Deweise |
Miami Co., OH |
May 23, 1836 |
80 acres |
Section 16 was set aside for School land at that time
|
Sec. 17 |
Samuel Shryock |
Allen Co., IN |
July 27, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 17 |
William Roger |
Allen Co., IN |
March 18, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 17 |
James O. Morse & Levi Beardsley |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 17 |
Erastus Crafts |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 17 |
Gurdon Williams |
Onandaga Co, NY |
April 25, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 18 |
Gurdon Williams |
Onandaga Co., NY |
April 25, 1836 |
400 acres |
|
Sec. 18 |
Charles Weeks, Jr. |
Allen Co., IN |
March 25, 1836 |
122.53 acres |
|
Sec. 18 |
John Beem |
Licking Co., OH |
June 4, 1836 |
124.71 acres |
|
Sec. 18 |
Daniel Geiger |
Whitley Co, IN |
Sept. 7, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 18 |
John Heifner |
Licking Co., OH |
Dec. 31, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
Adam Hull, Jr |
Allen Co., IN |
Dec. 31, 1836 |
125.20 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
Joseph Crow |
Allen Co., IN |
Sept. 30, 35 |
124 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
Thomas Geiger |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 15, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
Calvin Nott |
Allen Co., IN |
Dec. 24, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
Gurdon Williams |
Onandaga Co., NY |
April 25, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
Erastus Crafts |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
Samuel Wyatt |
Shelby Co., OH |
March 4, 1839 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
Adam Hull, Jr. |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 22, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 19 |
John McIntosh, Jr. |
Allen Co., IN |
March 24, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 20 |
Adam Croy |
Miami Co., OH |
Aug. 22, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 20 |
Andrew Turner |
Allen Co., IN |
July 11, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 20 |
Gurdon Williams |
Onendaga Co., NY |
April 25, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 20 |
Thomas Wiley Waterson |
Hamilton Co., OH |
June 2, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 20 |
John McKee |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 15, 1836 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 20 |
Edward Stapelford |
Allen Co., IN |
Aug. 26, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 20 |
Wm McKendree Lawnsdale |
Stark Co., OH |
Oct. 15, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 21 |
Thomas Wiley Waterson |
Hamilton Co., OH |
June 2, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 21 |
Jacob Nelson |
Greene Co., OH |
Nov. 4, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 21 |
Solomon Ellitt Bennett |
Green Co., OH |
Nov. 4, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 21 |
Samuel Johnston |
DeKalb Co., IN |
March 8, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 21 |
Joseph Johnston |
Greene Co., OH |
March 8, 1835 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 21 |
Jacob Nelson |
Greene Co., OH |
March 26, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 21 |
John McKee |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 13, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 21 |
Michael Rogers |
Wood Co., OH |
Sept. 9, 1836 |
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|
Sec. 22 |
Samuel Johnston |
DeKalb Co., IN |
May 5, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 22 |
Sam. Johnston |
DeKalb Co., IN |
Sept. 28, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 22 |
John Chapman |
|
May 16, 1838 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 22 |
Joseph Johnston |
Greene Co., OH |
March 8, 1834 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 22 |
Stephen Chase |
Livonia Co., MI |
July 23, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 22 |
John Hathaway |
Livonia Co., MI |
July 23, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 23 |
Pomeroy Goodyear |
Cayuga Co., NY |
March 30, 1837 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 23 |
William H. Hall |
Lycoming Co PA |
April 3, 1837 |
320 acres |
|
Sec. 24 |
James Vandolah |
Greene Co., OH |
Feb. 14, 1836 |
240 acres |
|
Sec. 24 |
William C. Hull |
|
April 3, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 24 |
Ephraim H. Dunton, Jr. |
Allen Co., IN |
May 3, 1837 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 24 |
John Hand |
Greene Co., OH |
March 14, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 25 |
John Hand |
Greene Co., OH |
Dec. 17, 1835 |
320 acres |
|
Sec. 25 |
James Vandolah |
Greene Co., OH |
Dec. 21, 1835 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 25 |
Sarah Vandolah |
Greene Co., OH |
Dec. 17, 1835 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 26 |
Asa Crape |
Allen Co., IN |
July 21, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 26 |
Thomas Prichard |
|
Nov. 2, 1837 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 26 |
James Hutchinson |
Allen Co., IN |
Aug. 7, 1837 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 26 |
Gregory Jackson |
Allen Co., IN |
Sept. 9, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 26 |
John Croford |
Allen Co., IN |
April 8, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 27 |
Leonard Chase |
Allen Co., IN |
May 17, 1839 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 27 |
Stephen Chase |
Allen Co., IN |
March 25, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 27 |
Jonathan Jordan |
Allen Co., IN |
Feb. 6, 1837 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 27 |
Isaac Claxton |
Allen Co., IN |
March 21, 1838 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 27 |
William I. Davis |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 27, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 27 |
Myron J. Barber |
Allen Co., IN |
May 4, |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 27 |
Elijah Arnold |
Miami Co., OH |
Nov. 9, 1836 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 27 |
Moses Nott |
Shelby Co., OH |
June 19, 3__ |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 28 |
John Johnston |
Allen Co., IN |
Jan. 5, 1835 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 28 |
John Johnston |
Allen Co., IN |
July 25, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 28 |
Asa Crape |
Allen Co., IN |
Sept. 9, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 28 |
Joseph Johnston |
Allen Co., IN |
July 25, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 28 |
Moses Roll |
Shelby Co., OH |
June 19, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 28 |
Cheadle Wyatt |
Shelby Co., OH |
Oct. 19, 1838 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 28 |
Absalom J. Coleman |
Clarke Co., OH |
Aug. 7, 1839 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 28 |
Abraham Taylor |
Allen Co., IN |
Nov. 8, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 29 |
Abraham Taylor |
Allen Co., IN |
Sept. 5, 1836 |
400 acres |
|
Sec. 29 |
Addison McGuire |
Allen Co., IN |
Aug. 31, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 29 |
Peter Heller |
Allen Co., IN |
June 4, 1839 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 29 |
Erastus Crafts |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 29 |
Helen Walker |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 30 |
John Strean |
Knox Co., OH |
Sept. 23, 1834 |
124.17 acres |
|
Sec. 30 |
John Sawyer |
Knox Co., OH |
Oct. 6, 1835 |
125.71 acres |
|
Sec. 30 |
James O. Morse & Levi Beardsley |
Otsego Co., NY |
April 26, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 30 |
Isaac Decker |
Franklin Co OH |
Oct. 17, 1833 |
200 acres |
|
Sec. 30 |
Solomon Bennett |
Miami Co., OH |
June 10, 1834 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 30 |
John Bennett |
Shelby Co., OH |
Sept. 19, 1833 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 30 |
Steward Maxwell |
Allen Co., IN |
Aug. 4, 1835 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 30 |
Thomas McGuire |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 16, 1835 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
David Updike |
Mercer Co., OH |
July 29, 1834 |
126.48 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
Jacob Diffendarfer |
Mercer Co., OH |
July 29, 1834 |
93.40 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
Jacob Diffendarfer |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 18, 1834 |
59.24 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
John Gordan Wyatt |
Shelby Co., OH |
Oct. 19, 1833 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
John Wyatt |
Shelby Co., OH |
June 10, 1834 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
John Wyatt |
Shelby Co., OH |
Oct. 18, 1834 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
Adam Hull |
Allen Co., IN |
Nov. 14, 1833 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
William Collison |
LaGrange, IN |
Oct. 4, 1832 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
Adam Hull |
Allen Co., IN |
Oct. 29, 1832 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 31 |
Geo. Leason & Wm. Luckey |
Allen Co., IN |
March 13, 1835 |
38.92 acres |
|
Sec. 32 |
Presley Trumbo |
Licking Co., OH |
April 1, 1835 |
280 acres |
|
Sec. 32 |
Presley Trumbo |
Licking Co., OH |
April 6, 1835 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 32 |
Adam Hull |
Allen Co., IN |
Nov. 14, 1832 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 32 |
Asa Miller |
Allen Co., IN |
Feb. 28, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 32 |
Harman Caffrey |
Licking Co., OH |
Sept. 30, 1835 |
42.12 acres |
|
Sec. 32 |
Aaron Bixby |
Warren Co., OH |
July 31, 1834 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 32 |
Aaron Bixby |
Warren Co., OH |
Aug 5, 1835 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 33 |
Aaron Bixby |
Warren Co., OH |
Aug. 14, 1833 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 33 |
Aaron Bixby |
Warren Co., OH |
Aug. 5, 1835 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 33 |
Aaron Bixby |
Warren Co., OH |
Nov. 30, 1839 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 33 |
Andrew Farmer |
Miami Co., OH |
Dec. 12, 1833 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 33 |
John Valentine |
Allen Co., IN |
June 12, 1834 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 33 |
Enoch Pearson |
Miami Co., OH |
Dec. 16, 1835 |
91 acres |
|
Sec. 34 |
John Valentine |
Allen Co., IN |
Aug. 20, 1834 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 34 |
John Bennett |
Allen Co., IN |
March 9, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 34 |
John Bennett |
Allen Co., IN |
Sept. 15, 1834 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 34 |
John D. Stapleford |
Allen Co., IN |
April 17, 1837 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 34 |
Elijah Arnold |
Allen Co., IN |
July 19, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 34 |
Joseph Royer |
Montg. Co., OH |
April 21, 1837 |
120 acres |
|
Sec. 34 |
William Ivers |
Allen Co., IN |
April 17, 1837 |
186.71 acres |
|
Sec. 34 |
Benjamin C. Wright |
Branch Co., MI |
April 12, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 35 |
Asa Crape |
Allen Co., IN |
Sept. 9, 1836 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 35 |
John Ashley |
Allen Co., IN |
July 27, 1837 |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 35 |
Wm. Kingdom |
Gennese Co, NY |
April 20, 1837 |
137.48 acres |
|
Sec. 35 |
Robert Baird |
Allen Co., IN |
June 1, 1836 |
139.84 acres |
|
Sec. 36 |
John Raney |
Allen Co., IN |
July 21, 1836 |
160 acres |
|
Sec. 36 |
Russel Reed |
Allen Co., IN |
July 30, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 36 |
James Overhall |
Marion Co., IN |
Aug. 25, 1836 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 36 |
Thomas Moore |
Allen Co., IN |
July 15, 183__ |
80 acres |
|
Sec. 36 |
Joseph Gill |
Allen Co., IN |
April 20, 1837 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 36 |
Thos. F. Laire & Bradford B. Stevens |
Allen Co., IN |
March 2, 1837 |
40 acres |
|
Sec. 36 |
Stephen Chase |
Lenina Co., MI |
July 23, 1836 |
63.88 acres |
|
Sec. 36 |
Robert Baird |
Portage Co., OH |
April 29, 1836 |
160 acres |