Guide to Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase MSS.0465

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Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase

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University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama

Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
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May 2012

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Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase

Unit ID:: MSS.0465

Repository:: University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama

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Dates:: 1812-1846

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.

Scope and Contents note

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.

Processing Information:

Processing Information note

Martha Bace, 2008; List of Applicants added by April Burnett, 2012; record updated by Martha Bace, 2013

Acquisition Information:

Provenance

Purchase

Preferred Citation:

Preferred Citation note

Early Alabama Land Grants and Applications for Purchase, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.

Access Restrictions:

Conditions Governing Access note

None

Usage Restrictions:

Conditions Governing Use note

None

Source(s)

Alabama (localbroad)

Alabama--History--1819-1950 (lcsh)

Alabama--History--To 1819 (lcsh)

Government, Law and Politics (localbroad)

Immigration and American Expansion (localbroad)

Land grants (aat)

Legal documents (aat)

Marengo County (Ala.) (lcsh)

Washington County (Ala.); (lcsh)

Early Land Grants in Alabama, A-L Box 1076 Folder 15

Land grant, Jesse Alsobrook, Greene County, Alabama, March 27, 1833 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81696

Application for land purchase, Isaac Anderson, Wayne County, Alabama, June 27, 1818, application 1 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81697

Application for land purchase, Isaac Anderson, Wayne County, Alabama, June 27, 1818, application 2 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81698

Application for land purchase, James Bailey, Stewart Cole, and William Henry, Alabama, February 17, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81699

Land grant, Samuel Bozone, Washington County, Alabama, April 13, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81700

Land grant, Robert Brackenridge, Marengo County, Alabama, April 1, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81701

Application for land purchase, George Buchanan, St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory, December 19, 1812 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81702

Application for land purchase, Josiah Bullock, Washington County, Alabama, circa 1830 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81703

Application for land purchase, John M. Burke, Seth Stodder, and John Hewett, Alabama, June 2, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81704

Land grant, Hardy Bush, Washington County, Alabama, April 8, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81705

Land grant, John P. Bush, Washington County, Alabama, April 8, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81706

Application for land purchase, John Carson, Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 1 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81707

Application for land purchase, John Carson, Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 2 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81708

Application for land purchase, Dorcas Cherry, Greene County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81709

Land grant, William I. Compton, Marengo County, Alabama, April 24, 1835, grant 1 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81710

Land grant, William I. Compton, Marengo County, Alabama, April 24, 1835, grant 2 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81711

Application for land purchase, John Cooper, Lawrence County, Alabama, June 10, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81712

Application for land purchase in Alabama, Edmond Crawford of Rodney, Mississippi, June 10, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81713

Application for land purchase in Alabama, James Crawford of Rodney, Mississippi, ca. 1818, application 1 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81714

Application for land purchase in Alabama, James Crawford of Rodney, Mississippi, ca. 1818, application 2 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81715

Application for land purchase in Alabama, James Crawford of Rodney, Mississippi, ca. 1818, application 3 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81716

Application for land purchase in Alabama, James Crawford of Rodney, Mississippi, ca. 1818, application 4 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81717

Land grant, William Crawford, Marengo County, Alabama, April 6, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81718

Application for land purchase, William Curtis, Washington County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81719

Land grant, Eliza Dallis, Alabama, April 6, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81720

Land grant, Jane H. Doss, Marengo County, Alabama, April 2, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81721

Land grant, John Drinkard, Marengo County, Alabama, April 13, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81722

Application for land purchase, David Dupree, Washington County, Alabama, February 16, 1815 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81723

Land grant, William W. Estes, Alabama, April 20, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81724

Application for land purchase, George Evans, Wayne County, Alabama, June 24, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81725

Application for land purchase, William Flowers, Lawrence County, Alabama, June 10, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81726

Application for land purchase, William Flowers, Lawrence County, Alabama, June 6, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81727

Application for land purchase, Thomas Ford, Clarke County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81728

Application for land purchase, Robert Gale, Greene County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 1 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81729

Application for land purchase, Robert Gale, Greene County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 2 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81730

Application for land purchase, William Garner, Lawrence County, Alabama, June 4, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81731

Land grant, Simeon Gilder, Marengo County, Alabama, April 14, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81732

Application for land purchase, R. H. Gilmer, Washington County, Alabama, January 15, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81733

Application for land purchase, R. H. Gilmer, Washington County, Alabama, March 11, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81734

Land grant, John O. Glover, Marengo County, Alabama, March 30, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81735

Land grant, James Goodwyn, Marengo County, Alabama, April 17, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81736

Application for land purchase, James Griffin, Greene County, Alabama, June 15, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81737

Application for land purchase, John Griffin, Greene County, Alabama, June 4, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81738

Land grant, William Grimsbey, Wilcox County, Alabama, April 25, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81739

Application for land purchase, Thomas Hailey, Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81740

Application for land purchase, James Hamrick, Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81741

Application for land purchase, Clabourn Harris, Monroe County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81742

Land grant, Charles Hays, Washington County, Alabama, April 15, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81743

Application for land purchase, Joel Heard, Clarke County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 1 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81744

Application for land purchase, Joel Heard, Clarke County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 2 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81745

Land grant, David R. Hearon, Clarke County, Alabama, April 9, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81746

Land grant, Jackson P. Holtan, Marengo County, Alabama, April 25, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81747

Land grant, Spencer J. Holtan, Marengo County, Alabama, April 25, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81748

Application for land purchase, James Hood, Lawrence County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81749

Application for land purchase, Sely Jackson, Marengo County, Alabama, January 19, 1835, application 1 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81750

Application for land purchase, Sely Jackson, Marengo County, Alabama, January 19, 1835, application 2 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81751

Land grant, Thomas W. Johnson, Marengo County, Alabama, April 25, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81752

Land grant, Edward H. Jones, Marengo County, Alabama, April 9, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81753

Application for land purchase, John Koen, Washington County, Alabama, January 11, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81754

Application for land purchase, Zacheriah Landrun, Washington County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81755

Application for land purchase, Joshua Lewis, Washington County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81756

Land grant, John Lockhart, Marengo County, Alabama, April 6, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81757

Land grant, Alfred D. Lucy, Marengo County, Alabama, April 8, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81758

Early Land Grants in Alabama, M-V Box 1076 Folder 16

Application for land purchase, Henry Febercien of Georgia, June 19, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81759

Application for land purchase, James Magoffin, St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory, March 6, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81760

Letter from James Magoffin, Gordy, E. H., and V. C., Land Office, St. Stephens, Alabama, to Honorable J. A. Shields, Commissioner, Alabama, January 2, 1846 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81761

Letter from James Magoffin and E. H. Gordy, Land Office, St. Stephens, Alabama, to Sir, Alabama, April 25, 1846 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81762

Patent acknowledgement letter, from James Magoffin, Land Office, St. Stephens, Alabama, to J. A. Shields, Alabama, May 1, 1846 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81763

Land grant, Bailey Maners, Marengo County, Alabama, April 29, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81764

Land grant, Azel Marey, Marengo County, Alabama, April 17, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81765

Application for land purchase, James May, St. Stephens, Mississippi Territory, December 4, 1812 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81766

Land grant, John Miller, Sumter County, Alabama, April 8, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81767

Application for land purchase, Joseph Mimms, Greene County, Alabama, December 18, 1812 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81768

Application for land purchase, James Moore, Washington County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81769

Application for land purchase, John McCrory, Washington County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81770

Land grant, John McIntosh, Marengo County, Alabama, April 1, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81771

Land grant, William Newton, Greene County, Alabama, April 9, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81772

Land grant, Samuel M. Nored, Marengo County, Alabama, April 7, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81773

Land grant, Esaias H. Orsborn, Marengo County, Alabama, April 13, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81774

Application for land purchase, Jacob Page, Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 1 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81775

Application for land purchase, Jacob Page, Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 2 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81776

Application for land purchase, Jacob Page, Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820, application 3 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81777

Application for land purchase, William Patton, Wayne County, Alabama, June 14, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81778

Land grant, Thomas Phillips, Wilcox County, Alabama, April 25, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81779

Application for land purchase, James E. Purvass, Washington County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81780

Land grant, Moses Rhodes, Greene County, Alabama, April 3, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81781

Land grant, John Sample, Jr., Marengo County, Alabama, April 25, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81782

Application for land purchase, Matthew Shaw, Washington County, Alabama, February 8, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81783

Application for land purchase, David Slaughter, Lawrence County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81784

Application for land purchase, Nathan Slay, Jr., Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81785

Application for land purchase, Bookajah Smith, Washington County, Alabama, June 13, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81786

Land grant, David Smith, Washington County, Alabama, April 6, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81787

Land grant, Sally T. Smith, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81788

Land grant, William Smith, Greene Alabama, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81789

Application for land purchase, John Snow, Greene County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81790

Land grant, William P. Stewart, Greene Alabama, April 15, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81791

Application for land purchase in Alabama, Seth Stodder of Florida, June 4, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81792

Application for land purchase, Seth Stodder and Benjamin S. Smoot, Alabama, June 10, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81793

Application for land purchase, John Stovall, Marion County, Alabama, June 11, 1813 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81794

Land grant, William Surginer, Wilcox County, Alabama, April 25, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81795

Application for land purchase, John Thomas, Wayne County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81796

Application for land purchase, Samuel Westfall, Lawrence County, Alabama, circa 1820 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81797

Application of transfer of location, Jeremiah Willingham, Greene County, Alabama, May 18, 1818 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81798

Land grant, Ephraim Willson, Sumter County, Alabama, April 6, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81799

Land grant, Willis W. Willson, Marengo County, Alabama, April 1, 1835 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81800

Application of transfer of location, William C. Vaughan, Baldwin County, Alabama, December 3, 1812 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/81801