Fremont Township List of First Landowners in Fremont Township In the spring of 1999, Fremont Public Library surveyed local government offices. We wished to see what offices were keeping records of historical interest in our area. One item that the library owns is a map of Fremont township. According to the map, it shows: First Landholders after Indian Title to soil was extinguished (1835) Source: Archives - Record Management Division, Secretary of State, Springfield, Illinois. North ------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------- The above is a representation of Fremont Township. As with most townships, Fremont township is divided into 36 Sections of approximately 640 acres each. (for an explanation of land terms, try the Bureau of Land Management site.)You may wish to compare this list of names with the records of first land sales at the Illinois State Archives. You can search these records at: Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales The following a list of owners listed on the map. When ever more than one version of a name was listed in one section, all versions will be listed. Although the names were printed, some of them are still difficult to read due to stains on the map. When ever a name is uncertain, a ? mark will follow the name. Listing of landowners, by section number Section 1 Clarissa James John O'Brien Hurlburt Swan Leverett Tarbell Alonzo Wynkoop Nile F. Wynkoop Section 2 Pasley Dikinson Herman Fox Hesikah B. Freeman John Gage Clarissa James land warrant Eli Mitchell Joseph Sherman Hurlburt Swan Leverett Tarbell Section 3 No listings Section 4 No listings Section 5 Jeremiah Carpenter Robt. Carroll John Gage Deverau Goodale Charles P. Holden land warrant James Longman William I. Lusk Abner Marble Samuel L. Wood Section 6 No listings Section 7 Thomas H. Payne Section 8 No listings Section 9 William Beach Zerah Doolittle Frederick Gould Chas. P. Holden Chancey Lusk Henry Maddle Enoch Morse, Jr. Soll Sherman Peleg Sherman Issac Smith (160 ac.) Issac H. Smith Section 10 Anson Bartle Zerah Doolittle John Lunk Enoch Morse, Jr. Jacob Platchford David Root Hurlburt Swan (160 ac., June 5, 1845) James Webb Section 11 David Root Hurlbut Swan Section 12 Daniel Harvey Warren Patterson Lydia Thompson Elijah Thompson Section 13 David P. Austin Francis Bryan Willard Cook John L. Davidson Daniel Harvey John M. Hendershot Sally Kellogg [Zo]ther Mann E. Parson Elijah Swift Solomon White Section 14 George Brainard James S. Clarke Peter Schanck Hurlbut Swan Section 15 George S. Brainard Charles M. Gorham Chancey Lusk Spencer Miller M. Newton Milton Schanck Elias Smith Isaac H. Smith Job W. Tripp Section 16 School Section Section 17 John Forsythe William Gould land warrant Daniel Marsh Moses Putney Carl H. Reinhardt Chas. H. Reinhardt David Root Section 18 [B]arney Callaghan Lydia Foster Wm. Gould Thomas R. Greene Edwin Johannett Dominick Monahan Noah Pierce James Synnott Section 19 William Fleming Patrick Gallagher William Gould Thomas Lynch Elijah Swift Michael Synnet John Whalen Dave Whealan Section 20 James M. Adjit ? Thomas Bryant Michael Lynch John McConety Joames O' Conor Chas. Rheinhardt J. Smith & W. Slay Jacob Smith & William Slay Section 21 James M. Adjit ? William Bates John Cooper Alexander H. Heath Nancy Ann Kelley Daniel Marsh John McConety Carl H. Reinhardt Chas. Rheinhardt Franklin Ripley Isaac Smith Benjamin Stanchfield Section 22 William Bates Alexander Bram Ira Hardin William House Milton Schanck Peter Schanck Alson S. Sherman Benjamin STanchfield Ira Stone Section 23 Land Warrant #253 Francis Bryant David Funkhauser Samuel Hurlbutt Mercy Payne Stephen Payne Rulef Schanck Charles Walker Section 24 Hiram Clark ? Icahbob Hart ? Oliver Hitchcock John Holcomb James Knight Alfred Payne Mercy Payne Section 25 Hiram Clark William Colyin ? Ichabod Hart Habley H. Hawks ? Harvey Meachim George Minott William Wenban Charles Whitney Section 26 Willima N. Bentley Thomas Bryan "P" Denning Gibbons Benjamin J. Holley Julia H. Jones John B. Madole George Minnott Samuel Monroe Section 27 Henry Ames F.A. Bryan Thomas Bryan Edward Cruver Moses Dutton John H. Hogdson Julia H. Jones Lewis E. Penniman Benjamin Stanchfield Section 28 John Cooper Nelson Marsh Darling Caroline A. Davis Caroline Amanda Davis George Fish Anthony Johnston Daniel Marsh Samuel Monroe "P" Hiram Penniman John S. Rolf Section 29 Daniel Bulger John Cooper Cyrus R. Hagerty John Hogdson John Murray Stephen Payne Patrick Rich Horace Stebbins John K. Wells Section 30 Alexander Brand Rosolio Cady Amaziah Houghton John Murray Michael Murray Samuel Pool David Whelen Section 31 Thomas Bryan Sidney & John B. Caswell James Hagerty Amaziah Houghton John D. Houghton William Lynch Wm. Lynch Gilbert O. Winter Section 32 Charles Fletcher Chas. Fletcher Thomas Hagerty Pascal P. Houghton & Chas. Fletcher Daniel Marsh John Murray Section 33 Amanda Boothe & Daniel Marsh John B. Caswell E. Cruver "P" Edw. Cruver Edward Cruver Thomas Hagerty & Daniel Marsh John Millard John W. Sanser John Swift "P" Section 34 Alexander Brand Thomas Bryan Burr Caswell John B. Caswell John B. Caswell & J.B. Thomas Edward Cruver Henry Morse Joel B. Thomas Chas. A. Walker Section 35 John Aynsley Jonathan Burgess Edward Cruver Willima Fenwick Thomas Fosgate Jacob France Geo. W. Hart Elisah M. Jones Lewis H. Judd Thos. Rawson Elijah Swift Section 36 Charles H. Bartlett William Fenwick John Forsythe Allen C. Lewis Andrew S. Wells David Whitney Credits and copyright notice This page last updated on May 1, 2002. © Fremont Public Library, 1998.