I assume you meant Fayette at the start of your e-mail, because of the
context. I sent earlier the info about Handy Book for Genealogists, so
I won't repeat it. But in Dollarhide's Census book, the 1820 census map
for Indiana shows what would become Fayette's 1820 eastern boundary was
the old boundary between Clark and Dearborn (1810) [inference], of which
most portions had disappear by 1830, but the final boundary of
Fayette/Union Counties was about 2 miles west (Eyeball guess) of the
said Clark/Dearborn line. Liberty was not in that area, but it looks
like Brownsville was. This puts a thin sliver of Fayette county into
Union County. I based my information on these sources. Is the "almost
equal" a quote from contemporary sources (circa 1820), or current. I
don't mean to cause trouble, but I can't ignore it either.
Rich
BDiefen249(a)aol.com wrote:
Hi,
I am going to have to disagree with the statement that Union Co. was formed
from Franklin for two reasons. According to the book "Early Settlers of
Indiana's "Gore" 1803 to 1820" byShirley Keller Mikesell. Union Co was
formed
in 1821 taken almost equally from Franklin and Wayne Counties. I also have a
land indenture photocopy taken from land records office in Liberty, Union
Co., Indiana, dated 21st day of December 1819 for land located in Section 31
Twp No. 12 Range No. 1 West of a Meridian line drawn from the mouth of the
Great Miami River, which is listed as being in Wayne Co. This land was in
Union Co. once Union Co. was formed. Recorded Jany 5, 1820 Beverly
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