Nancee;
Are there any Shroyers/Schroyers/Spitznogles in this book?
Thanks.
Larry Melton
melton16(a)comcast.net
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From: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert
To: INUNION-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Sunday, November 13, 2005 11:19 AM
Subject: 'ANCESTORS & DESCENDANTS OF JOSEPH R. DUNGAN'
I have a book titled 'INDIANA LAND ENTRIES' --Volume 1, Cincinnati
District - 1801-1840; by Margaret R. Waters. (No Copyright) This is a very
detailed and very informative book that I thought you might enjoy. There
are also several maps showing the territory. If anyone needs a lookup for a
family ancestor, let me know... Enjoy, Nancee
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INDIANA LAND ENTRIES
Volume 1
Cincinnati District
1801-1840
By Margaret R. Waters
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To The Searcher:
A recent article in the Indiana History Bulletin for December 1947,
published by the Indiana Historical Bureau, Indianapolis, and quoted by
permission, gives an excellent account of the status of the public domain in
Indiana Territory, created May 7, 1800.
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"Prior to 1800 the only land owned by individuals in Indiana was either in
and around Vincennes, where titles went back to French and Indian grants, or
in Clark's Grant opposite the present Louisville, which had been allotted to
the man who had served with George Rogers Clark in his Revolutionary War
campaign against the British.
"Indian title to all the lands in Indiana was recognized at least nominally
by the Federal government; and before any particular area was opened for
sale, negotiations were opened with the chiefs of the tribes that claimed
the land. Treaties were made whereby the Indians gave up their claims and
accepted goods and money in exchange. The negotiations might be prolonged,
but in the end the government always won out.
"The first such treaty affecting Indiana was held in 1795, when the Indians
ceded lands east of a line drawn from Fort Recovery in Ohio to a point on
the Ohio River opposite the mouth of the Kentucky River. A triangular strip
in what is now southeastern Indiana was thus opened for settlement; but it
was not until six years later after the land had been surveyed and a land
office was opened at Cincinnati, that it could be purchased. In the
meantime, many settlers moved in and 'squatted' on the land, hoping to
purchase their preferred site when the area was opened for sale.
"During the first two decades of government land sales in Indiana,
purchasers had to buy at least 320 acres and pay a minimum of $2.00 per acre
Four years were allowed in which to complete payments. Land auctions were
held when new areas were opened, and the land was sold to the highest bidder
Any tracts not sold at auction could be purchased at the land office for
the minimum price. Many purchasers were forced to forfeit their lands when
hard times came which placed the minimum price at $1.25 an acre and allowed
purchasers to buy as little as 80 acres. The credit system was abolished in
favor of cash payments. At the auction sales, choice land often sold for
three and four times the minimum price. In the 1830's and 1840's,
pre-emption acts were passed by Congress to give the 'squatter' who had
settled and improved a piece of land the opportunity to purchase it at the
minimum price before the public sale.
"The rectangular system of land surveys was used for the first time in what
is now Ohio in the 1790's. The system was conceived by Thomas Hutchins in
1764 while on an expedition against the Indians."
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The tract books for the several land offices in Indiana are deposited in the
office of the Auditor of State, Indianapolis, and are in the care of the
State Land Clerk. Eventually, it is my plan to copy all of these records
through 1851 according to the chronological opening of the various land
offices. The date 1851 was chosen to supplement information in the 1850
census.
To Be Continued. . . The first book.......
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