Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase

Collection

Identifier: MSS-0465

Scope and Contents

List of applicants

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

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

1812 - 1846

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Extent

0.04 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Applications for 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.