Sections 22 & 23 of Township 2
South, (Leech Twp.),
Wayne County, Illinois
This information was derived and compiled
from the
Illinois Public Domain Land Track Sales
Database
Section Layout
Sections are laid out in a township from right to left and top to
bottom,
36 to a township. Refer to the diagram below to see the actual
placement.
In the case of Section 22 & 23, Section 22 is due West of
Section 23.
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6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
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7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
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18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
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19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
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30 |
29 |
28 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
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31 |
32 |
33 |
34 |
35 |
36 |
Names colored in blue are connected within my family in one
branch or another.
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of the connection.
Section 22
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Robert R. Smith
NW-NE 40 ac 5-30-1836 |
Reuben Shores NE-NE 40 ac 5-30-1836 |
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William Moss SE-NW 40 ac 8-9-1837 |
William Moss SW-NE 40 ac 8-18-1836 |
Reuben Shores SE-NE 40ac 4-27-1837 |
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Samuel Slocomb NW-SW 40 ac 9-16-1833 |
Samuel Leech E2-SW 20 ac 5-4-1837 |
William Batson W2-SE 80 ac 3-16-1836 |
Samuel Leech E2-SE 80 ac 3-14-1836 |
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Samuel Leech SW-SW 40 ac 8-21-1833 |
Section 23
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Samuel Skinner NW-NW 40 ac 5-20-1839 |
William Batson E2-NW 80 ac 9-19-1836 |
Aquilla McCracken NE 80 ac 2-20-1817 |
Obediah Copeland NE-NE 40 ac 2-29-1836 |
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Joseph Ellen SW-NW 40 ac 3-18-1854 |
William Melrose SE-NE 40 ac 2-22-1836 |
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Samuel Leech NW-SW 40 ac 6-18-1837 |
John Batson NE-SW 40 ac 3-8-1836 |
John Batson NW-SE 40 ac 5-30-1836 |
John T. Ewing NE-SE 40 ac 3-19-1836 |
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William Scott SW-SW 40 ac 11-14-1836 |
John Robinson SE-SW 40 ac 3-7-1836 |
John Robinson SW-SE 40 ac 3-7-1836 |
James H. Ewing SE-SE 40 ac 6-8-1835 |
Shown below are the
original owners of Section 23. Most of this land was later sold to the
individuals shown in the diagram above. The only remaining resident that did not
sell by 1854, was Aquilla McCracken. Reuben Shores sold his original holdings
and purchased 80 acres in Section 22.
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Morris Birkbeck 160 ac |
Aquilla McCracken 80 ac |
Reuben Shores 80 ac |
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Morris Birkbeck 320 ac |
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