Arbela Early Land Entries

Taken from The History of Tuscola County, Biographical Sketches and Illustrations, H. R. Page Co., Chicago, 1883. Transcribed by Bonnie Petee.

The following is a list of entries of land made prior to the year 1860:

Location: township 10 north, range 7 east

Section 1: Richard Hooper, June 2, 1851; Jay Rice, December 1, 1852; Daniel Stewart, June 21, 1854; Henry L. Stewart, November 4, 1854; George M. Dewey, November 29, 1849; Horton Wilcox, November 28, 1853; George Rockfellow, October 4, 1850; Ebenezer W. Perry, February 18, 1850;

Section 2: Samuel W. Chaplin, October 28, 1836; Samuel W. Chaplin, February 10, 1837; Henry J. Stewart, November 24, 1849; Ebenezer W. Perry, February 18, 1850.

Section 3: Gardner D. Williams and Benjamin Clapp, November 20, 1835; Simeon Scott, Jr., October 11, 1836; Luther Dickinson, October 19, 1836; Samuel W. Chapin, October 28, 1836; John Q. A. Hossler, December 1, 1852; Daniel Hossler, January 1, 1853.

Section 4: Thomas L. L. Brent, March 30, 1836; Samuel Vance, October 11, 1836; Ebenezer D. Barker, October 17, 1836; Caleb W. Dickson, June 21, 1852; Caleb W. Dickson, November 19, 1852; Daniel D. Dewey, December 25, 1852; Lorenzo D. Hains, July 6, 1875.

Section 5: Ebenezer D. Barker, October 17, 1836; Milton Whitney, December 10, 1845; George Raymond, February 4, 1852; Jesse Hopkins, May 20, 1852; William H. Harrison, January 10, 1853; John Hawkins, October 20, 1851; William R. Randall, January 27, 1853; Daniel Leland, November 14, 1853.

Section 6: Theodore F. Smith, December 5, 1851; David G. Slafter, March 3, 1853; William R. Randall, March 17, 1853; William H. Davis, August 7, 1852; Nathaniel D. Lewis, August 7, 1852; William R. Randall, June 9, 1853; Leonard Dean, November 28, 1854.

Section 7: Enos Clark, November 4, 1851; Isaac Miller, March 22, 1853;Josiah Bail, October 10, 1851; Daniel Leland, November 14, 1853; Robert Shoemaker, January 30, 1854; A. P. Cook, January 29, 1858.

Section 8: Ebenezer D. Barker, October 17, 1836; Ezra S. Holden, October 17, 1836; Kneeland Townsend, March 10, 1837; John H. Richardson, December 16, 1850; Volney Chapin, November 3, 1851; James Carol, November 1, 1852; Daniel Hopkins, March 9, 1859; Oliver H. P. Green, August 25, 1852;

Section 9: Ebenezer D. Barker, October 17, 1836; Ezra S. Holden, October 17, 1836; Lucian B. Tousley, December 17, 1850; Lyman Goff, November 6, 1851; Thomas M. Knight, June 14, 1852; Benjamin Ways, June 14, 1852; David G. Slafter, February 7, 1853; Mark Wilcox, November 28, 1854; Ebenezer W. Perry, April 1, 1852; Ebenezer W. Perry, January 6, 1851; John Hays, March 25, 1851.

Section 10: Andrew Ferguson, December 1, 1852; Andrew Ferguson, August 9, 1853; John Q. A. Hossler, April 23, 1855; Oliver H. P. Green, August 25, 1851; James Brophy, January 24, 1850; Chancy L. Crouse, November 24, 1849; George W. and Frederick J. Lee, April 4, 1851; Warner J. Lobdell, June 13, 1851.

Section 11: Samuel W. Chapin, February 10, 1837; George B. Stimsor, March 20, 1854; Calvin Wilcox, November 28, 1854; Ruel L. Blake, May 29, 1852.

Section 12: Samuel W. Chapin, February 10, 1837; Amos N. Buell, May 31, 1837; Ellsworth Walkley, May 31, 1837; Isaac Miller, August 26, 1853; Dan Lee, February 6, 1854; Richard R. Atwood, November 4, 1854; Townsend North, July 14, 1847; James Grant, June 7, 1856; Ruel L. Blake, May 29, 1852.

Section 13: Cutler Tyler, June 22, 1852; Cutler Tyler, July 13, 1852; Edgar Sheldon, October 20, 1852; Edgar Sheldon, February 10, 1854; George A. Baker, April 8, 1854; George Colbath, November 28, 1854; Milton Whitney, November 28, 1854; Elisha Allen, November 28, 1854; Bernard Beal, November 29, 1854.

Section 14: Ruel S. Blake, May 29, 1852; Ambrose S. Berry, June 22, 1850; Albert Backus, June 22, 1850; Warner Lobdell. May 30, 1850;

Section 15: Horton Wilcox, October 19, 1853; C. D. W. C. Gibson, September 8, 1852; James Brophy, January 24, 1850; Henry J. Stewart, November 24, 1849; Albert Backus, June 22, 1850.

Section 16: Isabella B. Newton, June 17, 1852; D. H. Haines, June 17, 1852; Alanson Calkins, October 11, 1852; S. C. Newton, March 31, 1853; D. H. Haines, April 9, 1853; D. H. Haines, May 24, 1853; Alanson Calkins, July 6, 1853; Daniel Leland, November 28, 1853; Robert Allen, August 30, 1854; W. Wright, September 20, 1854; Samuel C. Newton, December 27, 1854; Solomon L. Leach, August 11, 1856; Ambrose Haines, August 19, 1856. Solomon L. Leach, December 15, 1856; Solomon L. Leach, September 7, 1857.

Section 17: William Allen, January 1, 1850; Simeon Newton, March 11, 1851; William Allen, March 11, 1851; Silas Spencer, June 19, 1851; Lorrel Nichols, June 25, 1851; Volney Chapin, December 10, 1851; David Cass, June 11, 1852; Martin Wright, June 14, 1852; Alvia Gurney, August 16, 1852; William Allen, September 30, 1852.

Section 18: James E. Bettner, June 24, 1836; Volney Chapin, December 10, 1851; Oliver Steward, October 9, 1852.

Section 19: James E. Bettner, June 23, 1836.

Section 20: C. H. & William T. Carroll, June 27, 1836; Partick McDavitt, February 4, 1850; Alexander Heath, September 10, 1850; Nathaniel Mains, April 2, 1851; Angus Fletcher, November 5, 1851; Volney Chapin, December 10, 1851; Angus Fletcher, April 29, 1852; Harvey Stewart, February 18, 1853; Benjamin Brunt, January 5, 1853; Adam Reddin, December 20, 1853; Adam Reddin, April 4, 1854.

Section 21: C. H. & William T. Carroll, June 27, 1836; Chauncey Wright, October 4, 1852; Nathaniel H. Franklin, November 1, 1852; Amplias Green, June 22, 1853; Cutler Tyler, September 12, 1853; David Wright, November 14, 1853; David P. Willett, October 7, 1854; Eliphalet H. Emery, September 14, 1855.

Section 22: James Grant, June 7, 1856; James Grant, June 27, 1856; Isaac W. Fassett, July 7, 1851; William P. Bailey, July 7, 1851; William P. Bailey, August 11, 1851; Isaac W. Fassett, August 21, 1851; Ruel L. Blake, May 29, 1852.

Section 23: Roger W. Antisdale, November 13, 1851; William Vansteenberg, November 1, 1852; Philo Phelps, August 25, 1853; Edgar Sheldon, February 10, 1854; Philo Phelps, August 1, 1854; Isaac W. Fassett, June 25, 1851; Darwin A. Pettibone, Februry 10, 1857; Enoch J. White, October 27, 1851; Arthur B. Bennett, September 2, 1852; A. P. Cook, January 29, 1858.

Section 24: Cutler Tyler, June 22, 1852; Edgar Sheldon, October 20, 1852; John Manchester, November 13, 1851.

Section 25: Anson Read, January 28, 1855; Edgar Sheldon, October 19, 1852; Anson Read, January 27, 1853; Edward Gunnel, August 22, 1854; William Gunnel, November 28, 1854.

Section 26: Elijah Canfield, November 13, 1851; Seth W. Chandler, June 14, 1852; Stephen Rumsey, June 14, 1852; Isaac Roe, June 17, 1852; Edgar Sheldon, October 19, 1852; Anson Read, February 24, 1853; Edward Gunnel, September 3, 1853; Cutler Tyler, September 7, 1853.

Section 27: John Gardner, May 21, 1851; S. Hinckley and S. McLean, August 16, 1851; I. M. Nicholson and Thomas M. McKnight, June 14, 1852; Sarah Deming, June 14, 1852; Angus N. Fletcher, Devember 9, 1854.

Section 28: C. H. & William T. Carroll, June 27, 1836; C. H. & William T. Carroll, June 27, 1836; H. Hinckley and S. McLean, August 16, 1851; Darius Lewis, September 18, 1851.

Section 29: Zenas D. Bassett, and Matthew Cobb, June 24, 1836; C. H. & William T. Carroll, June 27, 1836.

Section 30: Zenas D. Bassett and Mathew Cobb, June 24, 1836;

Section 31: John W. Strong, June 18, 1836; Theodore Romeyn, June 25, 1836; C. S. Russell and S. McLean, May 26, 1851; Henry Rathbun, September 16, 1851; Daniel Tobias, October 1, 1851; Stephen E. Lacy, December 10, 1852.

Section 32: John W. Strong, June 18, 1836; Theodore Romeyn, June 25, 1836; C. H. & William T. Carroll, June 29, 1836.

Section 33: C. H. & William T. Carroll, June 29, 1836; H. Hinckley and S. MCLean, August 16, 1851; Henry Lee, September 28, 1851; Michael Reardon, March 10, 1854.

Section 34: C. H. and William T. Carroll, June 29, 1836; Phlegman Phelps, February 13, 1852; N. J. Pinkham, March 19, 1859; Alanson Currier, December 8, 1858; H. Vanchest, March 11, 1859; Henry G. Hinckley, April 5, 1867.

Section 35: William J. Bailey, November 28, 1854; S. E. Andrews, November 18, 1858; Caleb Embury, November 13, 1858; James Buel, April 5, 1859; Thomas Ayliff, October 1, 1874; George Williams, November 16, 1868; Joseph Carter, August 27, 1864; Willie Daniels, September, 1, 1864; J. E. Cook, December 6, 1864; Carl Niller, March 2, 1865; S. Stewart, June 21, 1865; S. A. Jarrius, August 31, 1865; William Ayliff, August 16, 1864.

Section 36: Edgar Sheldon, October 19, 1853; William J. Bailey, November 28, 1854; Julian Bishop, November 28, 1854; Morriddon D. Bennett, December 1, 1854; Oliver Herrington, December 5, 1854.

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