Early Land Grants in Alabama, M-V

File — Box: 1076, Folder: 16

Scope and Contents

List of applicants

From the Collection:

Alsobrook, Jesse; 1833 March 27; Greene County; Grant
Anderson, Isaac; 1818 June 27; Wayne County; Purchase (2)
Bailey, James, Stewart Cole, & William Henry; 1813 February 17; Unknown; Purchase
Bozone, Samuel; 1835 April 13; Washington County; Grant
Brackenridge, Robert; 1835 April 14; Marengo County; Grant
Buchanan, George; 1812 December 19; Washington County; Purchase
Bullock, Josiah; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
Burke, John M., Seth Stodder, & John Hewett; 1818 June 2; Unknown; Purchase
Bush, Hardy; 1835 April 8; Washington County; Grant
Bush, John P.; 1835 April 8; Washington County; Grant
Carson, John; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase (2)
Cherry, Dorcas; Undated; Greene County; Purchase
Compton, William I.; 1835 April 24; Marengo County; Grant (2)
Cooper, John; 1818 June 10; Lawrence County; Purchase
Crawford, Edmond; 1818 June 10; Unknown; Purchase
Crawford, James; Undated; Jefferson County, Mississippi; Purchase (4)
Crawford, William; 1835 April 6; Marengo County; Grant
Curtis, William; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
Dallis, Eliza; 1835 April 6; Unknown; Grant
Doss, Jane H.; 1835 April 2; Marengo County; Grant
Drinkard, John; 1835 April 13; Marengo County; Grant
Dupree, David; 1815 February 16; Washington County; Purchase
Estes, William W.; 1835 April 20; Unknown; Grant
Evans, George; 1813 June 24; Wayne County; Purchase
Febercien, Henry; 1818 June 19; Unknown; Purchase
Flowers, William; 1818 June 10; Lawrence County; Purchase (2)
Ford, Thomas; Undated; Clarke County; Purchase
Gale, Robert; Undated; Greene County; Purchase (2)
Garner, William; 1818 June 4; Lawrence County; Purchase
Gilder, Simeon; 1835 April 14; Marengo County; Grant
Gilmer, R.H.; 1813 January 15; 1813 March 11; Washington County; Purchase (2)
Glover, John O.; 1835 March 30; Marengo County; Grant
Goodwyn, James; 1835 April 17; Marengo County; Grant
Griffin, James; 1818 June 15; Greene County; Purchase
Griffith, John; 1818 June 4; Lawrence County; Purchase
Grimsbey, William; 1835 April 25; Wilcox County; Grant
Hailey, Thomas; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase
Hamrick, James; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase
Harris, Clabourne; Undated; Monroe County; Purchase
Hays, Charles; 1835 April 15; Washington County; Grant
Heard, Joel; Undated; Clarke County; Purchase (2)
Hearon, David R.; 1835 April 9; Clarke County; Grant
Holtan, Jackson P.; 1835 April 25; Marengo County; Grant
Holtan, Spencer J.; 1835 April 25; Marengo County; Grant
Hood, James; Undated; Lawrence County; Purchase
Jackson, Sely; 1835 January 19; Marengo County; Grant (2)
Johnson, Thomas W.; 1835 April 25; Marengo County; Grant
Jones, Edward H.; 1835 April 9; Marengo County; Grant
Koen, John; 1813 January 11; Washington County; Purchase
Landrun, Zacheriah; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
Lewis, Joshua; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
Lockhart, John; 1835 April 6; Marengo County; Grant
Lucy, Alfred D.; 1835 April 8; Marengo County; Grant
Magoffin, James; 1813 March 6; Washington County; Purchase
Magoffin, James, E. H. Gordy, & V. C.; 1846 January 2; Washingto County; Letter
Magoffin, James & E. H. Gordy; 1846 April 25; Washington County; Letter
Magoffin, James; 1846 May 1; Washington County; Patent acknowledgement
Maners, Bailey; 1835 April 29; Marengo County; Grant
Marey, Azel; 1835 April 27; Marengo County; Grant
May, James; 1812 December 4; Washington County; Purchase
Miller, John C.; 1835 April 8; Sumter County; Grant
Mimms, Joseph; 1812 December 18; Greene County; Purchase
Moore, James; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
McCrory, John; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
McIntosh, John; 1835 April 1; Marengo County; Grant
Newton, William; 1835 April 9; Greene County; Grant
Nored, Samuel M.; 1835 April 7; Marengo County; Grant
Orsborn, Esaias H.; 1835 April 13; Marengo County; Grant
Page, Jacob; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase (3)
Patton, William; 1813 June 14; Wayne County; Purchase
Phillips, Thomas; 1835 April 25; Wilcox County; Grant
Purvass, James E.; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
Rhodes, Moses; 1835 April 3; Greene County; Grant
Sample, John, Jr.; 1835 April 25; Marengo County; Grant
Shaw, Matthew; 1813 February 8; Washington County; Purchase
Slaughter, David; Undated; Lawrence County; Purchase
Slay, Nathan, Jr.; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase
Smith, Bookajah; 1818 June 13; Washington County; Purchase
Smith, David; 1835 April 6; Washington County; Grant
Smith, Sally T.; Undated; Unknown; Grant
Smith, William P.; 1835; Greene County; Grant
Snow, John; Undated; Greene County; Purchase
Stewart, William P.; 1835 April 13; Greene County; Grant
Stodder, Seth; 1818 June 4; Unknown; Purchase
Stodder, Seth & Benjamin S. Smoot; 1818 June 10; Unknown; Purchase
Stovall, John; 1813 June 11; Marion County; Purchase
Surginer, William; 1835 April 25; Wilcox County; Grant
Thomas, John; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase
Westfall, Samuel; Undated; Lawrence County; Purchase
Willingham, Jeremiah; 1818 May 18; Greene County; Transfer of location
Willson, Ephraim; 1835 April 6; Sumter County; Grant
Willson, Willis W.; 1835 April 1; Marengo County; Grant
Vaughan, William C.; 1812 December 3; Baldwin County; Purchase

From the Collection:

This collection consists of applications for land grants and for the purchase of land, mainly in Marengo and Washington counties in Alabama. There are also a few other legal documents pertaining to disputed applications.

Dates

Creation: 1812 - 1846

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