Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase
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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
- Creation: 1812 - 1846
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Extent
0.04 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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.
Provenance
Purchase
Processing Information
Martha Bace, 2008; List of Applicants added by April Burnett, 2012; record updated by Martha Bace, 2013
- Title
- Guide to Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- May 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository