Tipton County IN Archives History - Books .....First Purchase Of Land 1883
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Book Title: Counties Of Howard And Tipton, Indiana

THE FIRST PURCHASE OF LAND.

   The following, taken from the " Tract Book," in the Recorder's office,
exhibits a number of the first pieces of land entered in the county:

PURCHASER              SECTION   TOWNSHIP  RANGE  ACRES     DATE OF ENTRY      
LOCATION
Nicholas McCarty             29         21      5     80    Sept. 19, 1829     W. N. W.
Nicholas McCarty             29         21      5     80    Sept. 19, 1829     W. S. W.
Absalom Summers              31         21      5 136.52    Sept. 1, 1834      S. W.
P. W. Sharger                30         21      5 145.84    Sept. 1, 1834      S. W.
P. W. Sharger                31         21      5 142.84    Sept. 1, 1834      N. W.
James Beeson                 32         21      6     80    Jan. 2, 1835       E. S. E.
James Goodpasture            25         21      4     80    March 9, 1835      E. N. E.
Absalom Summers              36         21      4    320    May 30, 1835       E. half
Eli Wright                   29         21      6    160    July 6, 1835       S. E.
Eli Wright                   29         21      6     80    July 6, 1835       W. N. E.
Eli Wright                   29         21      6     80    July 6, 1835       E. N. W.
Henry Etchison               29         21      6     40    August 23, 1835    N. W. S.W.
Henry Hill                   25         21      4     40    August 27, 1835    S. W. S. E.
Samuel King                  24         21      4    160    August 29, 1835    N. E.
George R. Kelley             25         21      4     40    August 29, 1835    N.W. S. E.
John Wade                    11         21      4     80    Sept. 26, 1835     E. S. E.
John Wade                    12         21      4     80    Sept. 26, 1835     W. S. W.
Humphrey Stevens             13         21      4    160    Sept. 26, 1835     N. E.
Humphrev Stevens             13         21      4     80    Sept. 26, 1835     E. N. W.
G. R. Kelley                 25         21      4     80    Sept. 26, 1835     E. S. W.
Samuel King                  19         21      5     65    Sept, 26, 1835     N. S. W.
Henry Ward                   30         21      5    160    October 13, 1835   N. E.
D. J. Wood                   36         21      4    320    October 13, 1835   W. half
Charles Trial, Jr.           13         21      4     80    October 20, 1835   E. S. E.
John Frazier                 17         21      6     80    October 24, 1835   E. S. E.
A. J. Redding                19         21      5    160    October 24, 1835   S. E.
William Bishop               25         21      4    160    Nov. 3, 1835       E. N. W. & W. N. E.
John Emehiser          14 & 15          21      4    400    Nov. 30, 1835      Parts
Elias Overman                32         21      5    160    Nov. 12, 1835      S. W.
Newton J. Jackson            19         21      6    320    Dec. 3, 1835       E. half
Zadoc W. Darrow              32         21      6     80    Dec. 24, 1835      W. S. E.
Samuel Darrow                32         21      6    160    Dec. 24,1835       N. E.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

COUNTIES OF HOWARD AND TIPTON, INDIANA.

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.
ILLUSTRATED.

CHARLES BLANCHARD. EDITOR.
CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO.
1883.


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