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Cheatham Lynn - Massac Co IL, 40 acres - Feb 1, 1860
Son of James Lynn & Mical Pitts



Note
The Act of April 24, 1820 (3 Stat. 566), provided for the sale of public lands in half-quarter sections, and requires that "in every case of the division of a quarter section the line for the division thereof shall run north and south * * * and fractional sections, containing one hundred and sixty acres and upward, shall, in like manner, as nearly as practicable, be subdivided into half-quarter sections, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury; but fractional sections containing less than one hundred and sixty acres shall not be divided.