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Author: cliftonra
Surnames: Clifton, Lankford, Purdy, Wilkes
Classification: will
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Will probated orange co, in.
CLIFTON, William; 30 Mar 1831; 31 May 1831; Wife Jenny (Jane?); children mentioned but not
named. Exec: Wife and Calramdor REUBISON. Witness: not given.
A will was probated in the county adjacent to Washington County, IN. The name is quite
similar. I found this information on the Orange County link:
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/orange/willsa_k.htm
I believe the following families resided on a land patent in
1850 census Northeast Township, Orange County, IN.
424-425 CLIFTON Elizabeth 39 KY
William 14 IN
Polly 9 IN
Henry 6 IN
Mark 2 IN
42 5-426 CLIFTON Jane 50 UNK
George 21 IN
Nancy J. 24 IN
Nelson 7 IN
426-427 CLIFTON Calzer 40 IN
Lucrecia 35 TN
William 12 IN
Lucrecia 9 IN
Sarah J. 7 IN
David 8 IN
I may be a relative to Jane Clifton via the line of Nelson Clifton.
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