Salem Township Early Land Owners

    These records are abstracted from the Bureau Of Land Management - General Land Office Records.
    Salem Township is designated as:

    Township=2N
    Range=6W
    Meridian=US Military District
    County=Muskingum
    State=OH.

    Some records are duplicated in the case of dual ownership. The records are for land sold within the boundaries of Salem Twp, Muskingum Co., OH. You may find these records as well as images of the original patents at the Bureau Of Land Management web site located at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/. You can also order a certified copy of the patent for your own records.

    Patentee
    Name                 		Issue        
    Date         		Doc. 
    Nr.         		Accession or
    Serial Nr.         		# Aliquot
    Parts          		Sec/
    Blk          		Acres  Warantee
    Name 
    ALEXANDER, JAMES 8/18/1814 OH2120__.236 1 34 1/ 400 THOMAS MEE
    BARBER, JAMES 1/30/1828 1601 OH0370__.092 1 E½SE 7/ 80
    BAUGHMAN, DANIEL 5/30/1828 1725 OH0370__.216 1 E½SE 6/ 80
    BEEMAN, MOSES 1/16/1811
    		OH2120__.085 1 27 1/ 100 MOSES BEEMAN
    BELFIELD, WINEFRED B 3/26/1806
    		OH2110__.336 1
    2
    3
    4         		6
    7
    8
    11         		1/
    1/
    1/
    1/         		400 JOHN BELFIELD
    BRADLEY, ABRAHAM 6/11/1817
    		OH2120__.317 1 15 1/ 100 JOHN SHANKS
    BRUNER, JOSEPH 1/16/1816
    		OH2120__.273 1 13 1/ 100 JOHN BARTLETT
    CARR, HEZEKIAH 3/1/1814
    		OH2120__.225 1 35 1/ 100 HEZEKIAH CARR
    CREVESTER, JACOB 1/16/1811
    		OH2120__.082 1 22 1/ 100 JACOB CREVESTER
    DENNISON, WILLIAM 9/27/1810
    		OH2120__.077 1
    2         		33
    37         		1/
    1/         		200 THOMAS AVERY
    DOUGAN, JOHN 7/2/1832 3497 OH0400__.464 1 E½NW 6/ 79.38
    DUGAN, JOHN 1/30/1827 1286 OH0360__.268 1 W½SE 6/ 80
    FOX, JOSEPH 6/13/1816
    		OH2120__.263 1 16 1/ 300 JOSEPH FOX
    FRAZER, BENJAMIN 1/16/1811
    		OH2120__.087 1 21 1/ 100 BENJAMIN FRAZER
    HEYWORTH, JAMES 12/1/1826 1250 OH0360__.232 1 NW 4/ 162.21
    HONNOLD, JACOB 2/26/1845 3342 OH0400__.315 1 W½NW 5/ 81.04
    HONNOLD, NOAH 7/30/1828 1736 OH0370__.227 1 W½SW 5/ 81.04
    HONNOLD, NOAH 7/30/1828 1749 OH0370__.239 1 W½SW 5/ 81.04
    LATTA, JAMES 5/1/1829 1981 OH0370__.465 1 W½NE 17/ 80
    LEGLER, CHRISTOPHER 2/10/1831 2564 OH0390__.069 1 E½SW 7/ 80
    LEHEW, MOSES 5/20/1828 1649 OH0370__.140 1 E½NE 17/ 80
    LIGLER, CHRISTOPHER 3/10/1825 515 OH0340__.515 1 NE 6/ 160
    MILLER, JAMES 12/31/1814
    		OH2120__.246 1 28 1/ 100 CHRISTOPHER MCAWAY
    NORTHORP, HENRY
    (purchase included
    land in other counties)     		9/27/1816
    		OH2120__.289 1
    2
    3         		2
    14
    30         		1/
    1
    1         		1100 WILLIAM SMALLWOOD
    NORTHORP, HENRY 10/21/1817
    		OH2120__.329 1 1 1/ 100 WILLIAM HILL
    NORTHORP, HENRY 3/16/1818
    		OH2120__.349 1 31 1/ 100 STEPHEN WHITING
    NORTHUP, HENRY 10/10/1814
    		OH2120__.240 1 40 1/ 100 JAMES MCGEE
    NORTHUP, HENRY
    (purchase included
    land in Coschocton)     		9/2/1815
    		OH2120__.269 1
    2         		26
    29         		1/
    1/         		400 GEORGE DOHERTY
    NORTHUP, HENRY
    (purchase included
    land in other counties)     		10/29/1818
    		OH2120__.376 1 25 1/ 300 GEORGE MELVEN
    NORTHUP, HENRY
    (purchase included
    land in other counties)     		1/1/1819
    		OH2120__.390 1 18 1/ 500 JOHN DURKEE
    ROCHELL, JOHN 7/12/1813
    		OH2120__.217 1
    2
    3         		9
    10
    231         		1/
    1/
    1/         		300 JOHN ROCHELL
    ROOF, JACOB 7/24/1812
    		OH2120__.143 1 38 1/ 100 WEEDEN SMITH
    ROUSE, SMITH 7/17/1812
    		OH2120__.135 1 12 1/ 100 DURPHY SPRINGER
    ROUSE, SMITH 7/17/1812
    		OH2120__.136 1 19 1/ 100 KNIGHT SPRINGER
    SHANE, ABRAHAM
    (Purchase includes land
    in other counties)     		9/27/1816
    		OH2120__.289 1
    2
    3         		2
    14
    30         		1/
    1/
    1/         		1100 WILLIAM SMALLWOOD
    SPENCER, WILLIAM 10/5/1835 6716 OH0470__.176 1 W½SW 7/ 80
    STOTTS, JACOB 2/10/1831 2473 OH0380__.480 1 E½NE 4/ 81.23
    SWIGER, JACOB 7/24/1812
    		OH2120__.143 1 38 1/ 100 WEEDEN SMITH
    THAYER, EPHRAIM 4/11/1814
    		OH2120__.227 1
    2         		36
    39         		1/
    1/         		200 BARTHOLOMEW THAYER
    THOMPSON, JOHN 12/1/1830 2132 OH0380__.132 1 W½NE 24/ 80
    THOMPSON, WILLIAM 12/1/1830 2132 OH0380__.132 1 W½NE 24/ 80
    WADE, ABNER 7/8/1812
    		OH2120__.130 1
    2
    3         		3
    4
    5         		1/
    1/
    1/         		300 ROBERT DUCKEE
    WAY, SAMUEL 1/16/1811
    		OH2120__.097 1 20 1/ 100 SAMUEL WAY
    WIMER, MATHIAS 4/1/1829 1827 OH0370__.316 1 W½NE 5/ 79.77
    YEREAN, FREDERICK 4/21/1835 5427 OH0440__.411 1 W½SE 7/ 80
    ZIMMER, VALENTINE 2/26/1845 3353 OH0400__.325 1 E½NW 5/ 81.04



    Last Updated on Sep 21, 2021

    Denny Shirer