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Middle Creek Valley


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Initial Land Grants

Low Mill and Long Mile 

11/22/1743 Grant for Low Mill to Conrad Hockersmith 50a
3/28/1748 Grant for Long Mile to Conrad Hockersmith 50a
3/14/1758 Resurvey of Long Mile and Low Mill 650a
-9/25/1762 Conrad Hockersmith -> James Agnew 161a
+ 8/18/1785 Samuel Emmit {crls} -> Conrad Hockersmith 25a 60#

11/18/1773 Henry Williams -> George Hockersmith 25a 30#

8/17/1785  Anthony Dowane > Christian Smith 2a 17#

8/18/1785  Samuel Emmit {FH}-> Jacob Hockensmith

3/28/1788 Resurvey of LMLM -> Family Study
7/22/1788 Resurvey of Family Study 145a  
+4/30/1796 William Shields - > Jacob Hockensmith  
? Resurvey for Family Study -> Hockersmith Inheritance 

5/17/1796 John Witter -> Michael Report 7a 63#

4/23/1849 Hockensmith Brothers -> Michael Hockensmith


Kitchen Garden

7/15/1768 Initial grant to William Blair 25a
9/19/1775 Kitchen Garden granted to William Blair for 200a

- 5/17/1796 William Shields -> William Ruport 36a 
-  5/17/1796 William Shields -> Chidley Mathews 6a
 2/11/1805 Chidley Mathews -> William Hunter {un}


Knee Deep

5/29/1752 Grant to James Brooks Jr. for Knee Deep 150a
-10/27/1765 James Brooks -> William Blair 111a 55#

- 5/17/1796 William Shields -> William Roopert 46a


Middle Dam

12/2/1759 Grant to Alex Bailey for Drummer Boy for 5a
9/17/1772 Grant to Alex Bailey for Middle Dam 180a

10/1/1781 2nd Resurvey for James Ryan 200a

  - 5/5/1790 James Ryan -> John Mcgurgor 21a
 - 10/6/1790 James Ryan -> William Hunter 178a {un}


2nd Generation Farms

Cedar Grove Farm (aka Gilson Farm)

Northern Half

7/31/1809 Abraham Emmit {clrsb}-> Francis Gilmore 126a 1010#
1/21/1829Gilmore Est -> Joseph Crabbs $2,000
4/8/1935 Joseph Crabbs -> Richard Gilson $2,900 {below}

Southern Half

3/17/1826 Samuel Smith -> Richard Gilson $2,700 {below}

Combined

3/17/1826 James Smith -> Richard Gilson
+ 4/8/1935 Joseph Crabbs -> Richard Gilson 126a $2,900
+ 3/31/1857 Joshua Troxel -> William Gilson 223A $4,906 
+ 5/27/1857 John Williams {fh}-> Richard Gilson 17a
- 4/21/1858 Richard Gilson -> David Gamble 2a
4/11/1876 Gilson Est -> William Koontz 269a
4/1/1890 William Koontz -> Basil Gilson 
? -> Lyman Ohler 9a
3/6/1901 Basil Gilson -> John Brown $8,000 260a
4/10/1913 John Brown -> Harry Baumgardner 
- 4/12/1913 Harry Baumgardner -> Peter Eyler 1 acre
- 3/25/1914 Harry Baumgardner -> Beecher Ohler 11.75a
- 3/25/1914 Harry Baumgardner -> Asbury Fuss 3a
1/7/1939 Baumgardner Est -> Elnathan Kershner 244a



Union
(part of Kitchen Garden and Frenchman Purchase)

10/6/1790 James Ryan {md} -> William Hunter 178a 
1/25/1805 Childes Mathews {fp & kg}-> William Hunter 190a

11/11/1809 Resurvey for William Hunter Union 199a