Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Early Land Records

1804 Ordinance Selling Land Lots in Athens The following data is extracted from Athens County, Ohio Records . Sec. 1 appointed Rufus Putnam and Samuel Carpenter to survey and lay off the town of Athens agreeably with the rule of the resolution of the legislature of December 18th, 1799. Sec. 2 directed the treasurer of the university to have the town plat recorded. Sec. 3 directed Putnam and Carpenter, after due notice, to sell on the first Monday of November, 1804, at public auction, twenty-seven house-lots and an equal number of out-lots at their discretion, excepting and reserving house-lots number 57 and 58. The remaining sections related to the form of certificate and lease to be given.        The sale took place November 5th, 1804, and with the following result: Lot Number Purchaser Price Residence 1 John Havner $132.00 Athens 4 William McNichol 46 00 Salt works. 7 Silas Bingham  40.50 Athens 10  Jarrett Jones 27.00 Middletown 13 Silas Bingham  62.00 Athens 16 Silvanus Ames 51.00 Ames 19 Moses Hewitt 61 Middletown. 23 William McNichol 25.00 Salt 26 Eliphaz Perkins 30.00 Athens 28 Eliphaz Perkins 101.00 Athens 29 Rufus Putnam 59.00 Marietta 32 John Simonton 27.00 Middletown 36 John Johnson 20.00 Wheeling 40 Rufus Putnam 20.00 Marietta 43 Rufus Putnam  30.00 Marietta 46 Henry Bartlett 17.00 Middletown 49 Canaday Lowry 14.00 Middletown 52 Daniel Mulford 13.00 Middletown 55 Jehiel Gregory 42.00 Middletown 59 Timothy N. Wilkins 22.00 Middletown 63 John Wilkins  10.00 Middletown 65 Rufus Putnam 30.00 Marietta. 68 William McNichol 23.00 Salt Works 71 William McNichol 30.00 Salt Works 73 William McNichol 101.00 Salt Works 74 William Dorr  65.00 Middletown 77 William McNichol 42.00 Salt Works 1806 2nd Ordinance Selling Land Lots in Athens The following data is extracted from Athens County, Ohio Records. On the 2nd of April, 1806, Rufus Putnam and Dudley Woodbridge were appointed a committee to conduct a second sale of town lots, which took place November 25, 1806. Some of the lots previously sold were sold again, payments having not been made. The following is the report of the second sale: Lot Number Purchaser Price 1 Joel Abbott  $72 00 2 Joel Abbott 40.50 3 Ebenezer Currier 36.50 4 William Skinner 15.00 5 Silvanus Ames 15.00 6 Leonard Jewett, 15.00 8 Leonard Jewett 15.00 9 Leonard Jewett 13.00 10 John Walker 12.50 11 William Skinner 7.50 12 John Walker 26.00 14 Silvanus Ames 35.00 15 William Dorr 18.00 16 Silvanus Ames 15.00 17 Ebenezer Currier 52.00 19 Moses Hewitt 35.00 20 Moses Hewitt 40.00 21 Silas Bingham 15.00 22 Silas Bingham 22.00 23 Rufus Putnam 10.00 24 Moses Hewitt 11.00 25 Rufus Putnam 16.00 27 Samuel Luckey 14.00 29 William Skinner 16.00 30 Joseph Buell 15.00 31 B. Seamans 20.00 32 Joseph Buell 11.00 33 William Skinner 35.00 34 Rufus Putnam 26.00 36 Moses Hewitt 18.00 38 David Boyles 17.00 39 Timothy Wilkins 14.00 40 Dudley Woodbridge 11.00 41 Timothy Wilkins 17.00 42 Dudley Woodbridge 10.00 43 Benajah Seamans 12.00 44 Jehiel Gregory 6.00 45 Henry Bartlett 6.00 47 Jehiel Gregory 6.00 48 Moses Hewitt 6.00 Residents Lands, Ames Township, 1807 The following data is extracted from Athens County, Ohio Records. Last Name First Name Acres Range Twp. Section County Original Owner Dollars Cents Comments Ames Silvanus 108 13 6 4, 9 Athens Manasseh Cutler 43 00   Brown John 123 13 6 14 Athens Winsor   87 00   Brown Benjamin 200 13 6 4 Athens Manasseh Cutler   80 00   Brown William 140 13 6 4 Athens Manasseh Cutler  56 00   Bullard Joseph 60 16 - - Athens Elisha Whitney 24 00   Beaumont Samuel 320 13 6 18 Athens John Meigs 128 00   Boyles Jacob 100 13 6 2 Athens Israel Thorndike  40 00   Case David 100 14 - - Athens Amos Porter 65 00   Dean Silas 600 13 6 3 Athens Israel Thorndike 240 00   Dean Silas 340 13 6 24 Athens George Wilson 136 00   Dean Silas 123 13 6 9 Athens William Bartlett  49 00   Dean Silas 252 13 6 9 Athens Israel Thorndike 150 00   Davis Reuben 80 14 10 7 Athens John Alden  32 00   Davis Nehemiah 80 14 10 - Athens John Alden 32 00   Davis Benjamin 100 14 10 - Athens  Andrew Peters 65 00   Ewing George Jr. 320 13 6 5 Athens Benjamin Converse 128 00   Farmer Upton 90 16 - - Athens Elisha Whitney  58 00   Fuller Seth 113 13 6 12 Gallia William Bartlett  45 00   Fuller Seth 100 12 2 - Washington  Matthew Manchester  80 00   Fuller Seth 8 8 - - Athens Matthew Manchester  4 00   Fuller Joseph 195 14 10 - Athens John Dodge  78 00   Fuller Joseph 262 14 10 - Athens Enoch Wing 150 00   Fuller Jospeh 50 14 10 - Athens Enoch Wing 20 00   Griffin Zebulon 320 13 6 18 Athens John Meigs 128 00   Griffin Zebulon 262 13 6 18 Athens John Meigs 150 00   Glazier Abel 100 13 6 4 Athens Manasseh Cutler 40 00   Green Ezra 200 13 6 2 Athens  Israel Thorndike  80 00   Green Ezra 131 13 6 20 Athens Nathan Proctor 52 00   Hoisington Joab 66 13 6 14 Athens Winsor  43 00   Hamilton Thomas M. 131 13 6 20 Athens Nathan Proctor 52 00   Harold Christopher 200 13 6 36 Athens Haffield White  80 00   Hurlbut Reuben 50 - - - Athens John Reed 20 00 Lot # 649 Hurlbut Reuben 100 - - - Athens John Matthews  40 00 Lot # 648 Johnson Azel 215 14 10 18 Athens Augustus Blanchard  86 00   Kay Moses 50 16 - - Athens Elisha Whitney  20 00   Linscott Noah 100 13 6 36 Athens Haffield Whitney  40 00   Linscott Isaac 60 13 6 5 Athens Benjamin Converse  24 00   Linscott Joseph 50 13 6 5 Athens Benjamin Converse  20 00   Linscott Isreal 50 13 6 5 Athens Benjamin Converse  20 00   Lewis Daniel 200 - - - Athens - 80 00   Mansfield Samuel 100 14 10 - Athens - 40 00   McClure James 100 9 3 27 Washington Samuel Brown 40 00   McClure Samuel 100 13 6 2 Athens Israel Thorndike  40 00   McCune John 100 13 6 2 Athens Israel Thorndike  40 00   Neal Hosea 46 14 10 17 Athens Samuel Hildreth 16 00   Paulk Cyrus 4 14 10 17 Athens Samuel Hildreth 2 00   Pugsley Joseph 100 14 10 17 Athens Samuel Hildreth  40 00   Pugsley Abram 390 14 10 17 Athens Samuel Hildreth 156 00   Palmer Robert 66 13 6 14 Athens Winsor  43 00 Peterson Isaac 50 - - - Athens John Reed 120 00 Lot # 649 Parsons Horace 100 11 9 9 Washington Reuben Cooley 40 00 Rice Jason 112 13 6 4 Athens Manasseh Cutler  44 00 Stephens Isaac 100 14 10 - Athens Haffield White 40 00 Swett John 100 13 6 30 Athens Haffield White  40 00 Swett Jonathan 100 - - - Washington Jonathan Swett  40 00 donation Swett Jonathan Sr. 100 - - - Athens Jonathan Swett  40 00 donation Tuttle Elisha 100 14 11 11 Athens Andrew Peters 40 00 Tuttle Solomon 130 14 11 11 Athens Andrew Peters 52 00   Tuttle Othniel 80 14 10 19 Athens Nathan Proctor 52 00   True Josiah 137 14 10 18 Athens Augustus Blanchard  55 00   True Josiah 100 - - - Washington Josiah True  40 00 donation Woodward William 640 13 7 2 Athens R. Underwood 256 00   Woodbury Nathan  902 14 10 6 Athens Nathan Woodbury 360 00   Woodbury Nathan  100 11 9 - Athens Nathan Woodbury  40 00   Woodbury Nathan  8       Athens Nathan Woodbury  4 00   Woodbury Nathan  160 9 2 23 Washington Nathan Woodbury  64 00   Woodbury Nathan  100 11 9 9 Athens Nathan Woodbury  40 00   Woodbury Nathan  - - - - Athens Nathan Woodbury  - - City Lot, Marietta Weethee Daniel 175 14 10 18 Athens Augustus Blanchard  70 00   Wilson John 150 14 10 - Athens John Dodge 98 00   Walker George 100 13 6 7 Athens John Friend    40 00   Wolf George 100 13 6 36 Athens  Haffield White 40 00   Watkins Jonathan 100 13 6 36 Athens Haffield White  40 00   Wyatt Joshua 640 13 6 1 Athens Peter Shaw 256 00 HOME This Genealogy Trails website is the 2008 copyright property of Genealogy Trails and the original submitters. All rights are reserved. 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