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Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-0465
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Scope and Contents

List of applicants

  1. Alsobrook, Jesse; 1833 March 27; Greene County; Grant
  2. Anderson, Isaac; 1818 June 27; Wayne County; Purchase (2)
  3. Bailey, James, Stewart Cole, & William Henry; 1813 February 17; Unknown; Purchase
  4. Bozone, Samuel; 1835 April 13; Washington County; Grant
  5. Brackenridge, Robert; 1835 April 14; Marengo County; Grant
  6. Buchanan, George; 1812 December 19; Washington County; Purchase
  7. Bullock, Josiah; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
  8. Burke, John M., Seth Stodder, & John Hewett; 1818 June 2; Unknown; Purchase
  9. Bush, Hardy; 1835 April 8; Washington County; Grant
  10. Bush, John P.; 1835 April 8; Washington County; Grant
  11. Carson, John; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase (2)
  12. Cherry, Dorcas; Undated; Greene County; Purchase
  13. Compton, William I.; 1835 April 24; Marengo County; Grant (2)
  14. Cooper, John; 1818 June 10; Lawrence County; Purchase
  15. Crawford, Edmond; 1818 June 10; Unknown; Purchase
  16. Crawford, James; Undated; Jefferson County, Mississippi; Purchase (4)
  17. Crawford, William; 1835 April 6; Marengo County; Grant
  18. Curtis, William; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
  19. Dallis, Eliza; 1835 April 6; Unknown; Grant
  20. Doss, Jane H.; 1835 April 2; Marengo County; Grant
  21. Drinkard, John; 1835 April 13; Marengo County; Grant
  22. Dupree, David; 1815 February 16; Washington County; Purchase
  23. Estes, William W.; 1835 April 20; Unknown; Grant
  24. Evans, George; 1813 June 24; Wayne County; Purchase
  25. Febercien, Henry; 1818 June 19; Unknown; Purchase
  26. Flowers, William; 1818 June 10; Lawrence County; Purchase (2)
  27. Ford, Thomas; Undated; Clarke County; Purchase
  28. Gale, Robert; Undated; Greene County; Purchase (2)
  29. Garner, William; 1818 June 4; Lawrence County; Purchase
  30. Gilder, Simeon; 1835 April 14; Marengo County; Grant
  31. Gilmer, R.H.; 1813 January 15; 1813 March 11; Washington County; Purchase (2)
  32. Glover, John O.; 1835 March 30; Marengo County; Grant
  33. Goodwyn, James; 1835 April 17; Marengo County; Grant
  34. Griffin, James; 1818 June 15; Greene County; Purchase
  35. Griffith, John; 1818 June 4; Lawrence County; Purchase
  36. Grimsbey, William; 1835 April 25; Wilcox County; Grant
  37. Hailey, Thomas; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase
  38. Hamrick, James; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase
  39. Harris, Clabourne; Undated; Monroe County; Purchase
  40. Hays, Charles; 1835 April 15; Washington County; Grant
  41. Heard, Joel; Undated; Clarke County; Purchase (2)
  42. Hearon, David R.; 1835 April 9; Clarke County; Grant
  43. Holtan, Jackson P.; 1835 April 25; Marengo County; Grant
  44. Holtan, Spencer J.; 1835 April 25; Marengo County; Grant
  45. Hood, James; Undated; Lawrence County; Purchase
  46. Jackson, Sely; 1835 January 19; Marengo County; Grant (2)
  47. Johnson, Thomas W.; 1835 April 25; Marengo County; Grant
  48. Jones, Edward H.; 1835 April 9; Marengo County; Grant
  49. Koen, John; 1813 January 11; Washington County; Purchase
  50. Landrun, Zacheriah; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
  51. Lewis, Joshua; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
  52. Lockhart, John; 1835 April 6; Marengo County; Grant
  53. Lucy, Alfred D.; 1835 April 8; Marengo County; Grant
  54. Magoffin, James; 1813 March 6; Washington County; Purchase
  55. Magoffin, James, E. H. Gordy, & V. C.; 1846 January 2; Washingto County; Letter
  56. Magoffin, James & E. H. Gordy; 1846 April 25; Washington County; Letter
  57. Magoffin, James; 1846 May 1; Washington County; Patent acknowledgement
  58. Maners, Bailey; 1835 April 29; Marengo County; Grant
  59. Marey, Azel; 1835 April 27; Marengo County; Grant
  60. May, James; 1812 December 4; Washington County; Purchase
  61. Miller, John C.; 1835 April 8; Sumter County; Grant
  62. Mimms, Joseph; 1812 December 18; Greene County; Purchase
  63. Moore, James; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
  64. McCrory, John; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
  65. McIntosh, John; 1835 April 1; Marengo County; Grant
  66. Newton, William; 1835 April 9; Greene County; Grant
  67. Nored, Samuel M.; 1835 April 7; Marengo County; Grant
  68. Orsborn, Esaias H.; 1835 April 13; Marengo County; Grant
  69. Page, Jacob; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase (3)
  70. Patton, William; 1813 June 14; Wayne County; Purchase
  71. Phillips, Thomas; 1835 April 25; Wilcox County; Grant
  72. Purvass, James E.; Undated; Washington County; Purchase
  73. Rhodes, Moses; 1835 April 3; Greene County; Grant
  74. Sample, John, Jr.; 1835 April 25; Marengo County; Grant
  75. Shaw, Matthew; 1813 February 8; Washington County; Purchase
  76. Slaughter, David; Undated; Lawrence County; Purchase
  77. Slay, Nathan, Jr.; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase
  78. Smith, Bookajah; 1818 June 13; Washington County; Purchase
  79. Smith, David; 1835 April 6; Washington County; Grant
  80. Smith, Sally T.; Undated; Unknown; Grant
  81. Smith, William P.; 1835; Greene County; Grant
  82. Snow, John; Undated; Greene County; Purchase
  83. Stewart, William P.; 1835 April 13; Greene County; Grant
  84. Stodder, Seth; 1818 June 4; Unknown; Purchase
  85. Stodder, Seth & Benjamin S. Smoot; 1818 June 10; Unknown; Purchase
  86. Stovall, John; 1813 June 11; Marion County; Purchase
  87. Surginer, William; 1835 April 25; Wilcox County; Grant
  88. Thomas, John; Undated; Wayne County; Purchase
  89. Westfall, Samuel; Undated; Lawrence County; Purchase
  90. Willingham, Jeremiah; 1818 May 18; Greene County; Transfer of location
  91. Willson, Ephraim; 1835 April 6; Sumter County; Grant
  92. Willson, Willis W.; 1835 April 1; Marengo County; Grant
  93. 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

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