Public Domain Land Sales, Edgar Co., IL This file contains part of the list of original land owners in Edgar Co. These purchases were made from the U. S. Government General Land Office, the State of Illinois, or the railroads which were given large chunks of land as an enticement to build rail lines through the wilderness. The General Land Office records are also on-line and searchable at: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ If the document is found at their web site, you can download a copy of the record and the land was bought directly from the U. S. Government. This site does not yet have all of the General Land Office records on line. For example, military warrants from all military action after the War of 1812 are not on-line, nor are multiple purchases, nor swamp lands. You can order the warrant records directly from the National Archives and Records Admisitration (NARA) You need to fill out a copy of Form 84 (Land Entry Papers -- for Federal lands only). To get the form, send an e-mail message to inquire@nara.gov In the body of the message, tell them you need 3 copies of Form 84 and be sure to give them your name and mailing address so they know where to snail the forms. You really only need one form, but it is good to have an extra in case you make a mistake or find another military warrant you want to order. Within minutes you will receive an automated response and the forms will arrive within a week or so. Read the instructions and fill out the form with as much information as is available. If you include a credit card number, they will mail the papers as soon as they find them. Otherwise the process is several weeks longer. The cost is $10. If the document is not found on the General Land Office web site, you can also order a copy of the original document from the State of Illinois. Ordinarily, the record does not give any additional information, unless the data below says the purchaser came from another state. The original document *might* mention an town or county. You can order any of the transactions listed below from the State of Illinois. The cost is $2 per land entry. However, you need to send $5 - you get a voucher good for $3 on your next order. You can order a maximum of 2 entries in one envelope. Name of Purchaser Aliquot S T R Acres Price Sex Date From Vol Pg ACKLEN REBECCA NWSW 21 15N 12W 40.00 WARRANT FEMALE 05/20/1851 UNKNOWN 296 108 ADAMS ABNER W2NE 14 12N 12W 80.00 100.00 MALE 04/03/1835 INDIANA 291 091 ADAMS ELI E2SE 05 12N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 01/05/1830 EDGAR 291 032 ADAMS ELI LOT1NE 05 12N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 09/29/1825 CRAWFORD 291 010 ADAMS JACOB TAYLOR NWSW 27 13N 12W 40.00 50.00 MALE 05/15/1833 EDGAR 291 074 ADAMS SAMUEL W2SE 25 14N 13W 80.00 WARRANT MALE 11/12/1849 UNKNOWN 296 025 ADAMS SAMUEL E2SW 25 14N 13W 80.00 WARRANT MALE 11/12/1849 UNKNOWN 296 025 ADAMS TIMOTHY R B NWSW 21 14N 12W 40.00 50.00 MALE 06/22/1847 EDGAR 291 041 ADAMS TIMOTHY R E SWNW 23 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 12/14/1836 EDGAR 291 144 ALBIN GEORGE W SE 15 15N 14W 160.00 WARRANT MALE 10/05/1852 UNKNOWN 296 084 ALBIN GEORGE W S2NE 15 15N 14W 80.00 WARRANT MALE 10/05/1852 UNKNOWN 296 189 ALBIN JOHN N2LOT2SW 07 13N 13W 3.35 4.19 MALE 12/31/1852 COLES 291 223 ALBIN JOHN N2LOT1SW 07 13N 13W 3.35 4.19 MALE 12/31/1852 COLES 291 223 ALDRICH SOLOMON W2SW 12 13N 12W 80.00 100.00 MALE 05/15/1824 EDGAR 291 006 ALEXANDER EDMUND W2NW 23 13N 12W 80.00 100.00 MALE 08/21/1830 EDGAR 291 041 ALEXANDER HUGH E E2NE 18 12N 10W 80.00 100.00 MALE 08/17/1831 INDIANA 291 059 ALEXANDER JOHN W S N2N2 35 14N 14W 160.00 WARRANT MALE 04/19/1851 UNKNOWN 296 107 ALEXANDER JOHN W S SE 26 14N 14W 160.00 WARRANT MALE 04/19/1851 UNKNOWN 296 057 ALEXANDER M K E2NW 36 14N 11W 80.00 100.00 UNKWN 02/01/1832 EDGAR 291 064 ALEXANDER MILTON K SESE 08 14N 10W 40.00 50.00 MALE 01/18/1837 EDGAR 291 146 ALEXANDER MILTON K SWNW 31 14N 11W 39.71 49.64 MALE 03/03/1838 EDGAR 291 191 ALEXANDER MILTON K W2NE 27 14N 12W 80.00 100.00 MALE 06/29/1838 EDGAR 291 198 ALEXANDER MILTON K NENE 27 14N 12W 40.00 50.00 MALE 06/29/1838 EDGAR 291 198 ALEXANDER MILTON K NWSW 06 14N 13W 31.76 WARRANT MALE 07/17/1851 UNKNOWN 296 113 ALEXANDER MILTON K NW 06 14N 13W 126.98 WARRANT MALE 07/17/1851 UNKNOWN 296 113 ALEXANDER MILTON K E2NE 11 13N 12W 80.00 100.00 MALE 08/29/1829 EDGAR 291 026 ALEXANDER MILTON K SESW 08 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 06/03/1833 EDGAR 291 075 ALEXANDER MILTON K NWSE 08 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 02/22/1836 EDGAR 291 110 ALEXANDER MILTON K NENW 09 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 05/03/1836 EDGAR 291 116 ALEXANDER MILTON K SESW 04 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 03/04/1836 EDGAR 291 111 ALEXANDER THOMAS NENE 10 12N 12W 40.00 50.00 MALE 10/26/1836 EDGAR 291 134 ALEXANDER WASHINGTON NWNW 31 14N 11W 39.71 49.64 MALE 03/07/1836 EDGAR 291 111 ALLEN ANDREW SESE 24 16N 13W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 09/06/1853 UNKNOWN 296 262 ALLEN BENJAMIN A SENE 03 13N 11W 39.48 49.35 MALE 12/27/1834 EDGAR 291 088 ALLEN BENJAMIN JR NWNW 02 13N 11W 38.87 48.59 MALE 10/23/1834 EDGAR 291 086 ALLEN CHARLES W NWSE 19 15N 10W 40.00 50.00 MALE 10/02/1850 EDGAR 291 119 ALLEN CHARLES W SENW 19 15N 10W 32.31 40.39 MALE 09/23/1850 EDGAR 291 117 ALLEN CLINTON E2SE 19 15N 10W 80.00 100.00 MALE 01/11/1849 EDGAR 291 068 ALLEN JOHN SENW 29 15N 10W 40.00 50.00 MALE 05/30/1836 INDIANA 291 118 ALLEN JOHN SWSE 23 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 04/20/1837 EDGAR 291 156 ALLEN STEPHEN NESE 15 14N 13W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 09/22/1852 UNKNOWN 296 185 ALLEN STEPHEN NWNE 07 14N 13W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 08/14/1852 UNKNOWN 296 168 ALLEN STEPHEN SWNE 07 14N 13W 40.00 50.00 MALE 08/14/1852 KENTUCKY 291 209 ALLEN WILLIAM NWNW 29 15N 10W 40.00 50.00 MALE 05/25/1836 EDGAR 291 118 ALLEN WILLIAM NENW 29 15N 10W 40.00 50.00 MALE 05/25/1836 EDGAR 291 118 ALLEN WILLIAM NENE 14 15N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 12/18/1837 EDGAR 291 186 ALLEN WILLIAM SWNW 29 15N 10W 40.00 50.00 MALE 05/16/1833 EDGAR 291 074 ALLIN HARDIN C NENE 10 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 10/10/1835 EDGAR 291 096 ALLIN HARDIN COUNTY SENE 10 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 11/30/1833 EDGAR 291 079 ALLISON JAMES W NWNW 36 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 07/19/1845 EDGAR 291 024 ALLISON JOHN Y E2E2 09 14N 13W 80.00 WARRANT MALE 05/14/1853 UNKNOWN 296 092 ALLISON JOHN Y W2NE 17 15N 13W 80.00 WARRANT MALE 05/14/1853 UNKNOWN 296 092 ALLISON JOHN Y E2NW 17 15N 13W 80.00 WARRANT MALE 05/14/1853 UNKNOWN 296 092 ALLISON JOHN Y SENW 36 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 10/08/1842 EDGAR 291 003 ALLISON JOHN Y SWNW 36 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 07/04/1844 EDGAR 291 016 ANDERSON DAVID SESW 11 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 07/01/1833 EDGAR 291 076 ANDERSON DAVID NESW 11 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 12/14/1832 EDGAR 291 071 ANDERSON ROBERT E2SE 01 12N 14W 80.00 100.00 MALE 10/30/1829 EDGAR 291 028 ANDERSON WILLIAM SESE 18 12N 13W 40.00 50.00 MALE 11/09/1836 EDGAR 291 138 ANDERSON WILLIAM SWNE 17 12N 13W 40.00 50.00 MALE 06/05/1833 EDGAR 291 076 ANDERSON WILLIAM SENE 17 12N 13W 40.00 50.00 MALE 12/30/1835 EDGAR 291 102 ANDERSON WILLIAM H NWSW 11 13N 11W 40.00 50.00 MALE 10/05/1833 LAWRENCE 291 078 ANDREWS JOSEPH E2SE 25 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 01/02/1832 EDGAR 291 063 ANGLIN ADREN NESE 04 12N 13W 40.00 50.00 MALE 02/08/1833 EDGAR 291 072 ANGLIN ELISHA W2NW 30 13N 12W 39.77 49.72 MALE 12/03/1829 EDGAR 291 030 ANGLIN MOSES E2NE 10 12N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 03/14/1836 EDGAR 291 112 ANGLIN MOSES NWNW 11 12N 13W 40.00 50.00 MALE 03/14/1836 EDGAR 291 112 ARBUCKLE SAMUEL SWNW 30 14N 12W 35.07 WARRANT MALE 08/27/1851 UNKNOWN 296 115 ARCHAR JOHN C W2NW 13 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 09/17/1830 EDGAR 291 043 ARCHER JAMES M NWFRWBL 05 13N 11W 53.14 66.42 MALE 06/17/1836 EDGAR 291 120 ARCHER JAMES M W2SE 31 14N 11W 80.00 100.00 MALE 06/17/1836 EDGAR 291 120 ARCHER JOHN C E2SE 23 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 02/25/1826 EDGAR 291 011 ARCHER JOHN CLARK N2LOT1NW 31 13N 12W 40.00 50.00 MALE 03/07/1835 EDGAR 291 090 ARCHER JOHN CLARK S2LOT2NW 31 13N 12W 40.20 50.25 MALE 03/03/1835 EDGAR 291 090 ARNOLD CHRISTIAN SE 19 16N 13W 160.00 WARRANT MALE 05/24/1853 UNKNOWN 296 246 ARTERBURN JOHN SESW 26 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 11/13/1844 EDGAR 291 019 ARTERBURN JOHN SENE 35 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 06/16/1848 EDGAR 291 056 ARTERBURN JOHN SENW 27 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 01/23/1850 EDGAR 291 098 ARTERBURN JOHN SWSE 22 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 01/23/1850 EDGAR 291 098 ARTERBURN JOHN NESE 27 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 04/03/1851 EDGAR 291 145 ARTERBURN WILLIAM SWNE 27 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 01/23/1850 EDGAR 291 098 ARTERBURN WILLIAM NWSE 27 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 03/16/1849 EDGAR 291 071 ASBURRY JAMES NFR2 21 16N 10W 141.91 WARRANT MALE 07/02/1849 INDIANA 296 016 ASBURRY JAMES NENE 20 16N 10W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 07/02/1849 UNKNOWN 296 666 ASHBURY JAMES PTNFRWA 21 16N 10W 21.91 27.39 MALE 08/31/1849 INDIANA 291 082 ASHER JOHN LOT9 16 13N 12W 40.00 296.00 MALE 07/20/1835 UNKNOWN 817 073 ASHER JOHN LOT14 16 13N 12W 40.00 143.20 MALE 07/20/1835 UNKNOWN 817 073 ASHER JOHN LOT10 16 13N 12W 40.00 280.00 MALE 07/20/1835 UNKNOWN 817 073 ASHER JOHN LOT16 16 13N 12W 40.00 426.00 MALE 07/20/1835 UNKNOWN 817 073 ASHMORE ROBERT NWNW 34 15N 14W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 11/01/1852 UNKNOWN 296 200 ATKINS CHAUNCY E2NE 07 13N 10W 80.00 100.00 MALE 07/24/1829 EDGAR 291 025 ATKINS JOSEPH H NESW 35 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 05/27/1848 EDGAR 291 054 ATKINS JOSEPH H SENW 35 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 05/27/1848 EDGAR 291 054 ATKINS THOMAS SWSW 35 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 10/18/1845 EDGAR 291 027 ATKINS THOMAS NWSW 35 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 06/18/1848 EDGAR 291 056 ATKINS THOMAS NWSW 34 13N 14W 40.00 50.00 MALE 06/21/1850 EDGAR 291 110 ATKINSON WILLIAM E2SW 19 13N 12W 79.50 99.38 MALE 10/18/1828 INDIANA 291 019 AUGUSTUS JACOB W2SE 12 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 07/04/1836 EDGAR 291 122 AUGUSTUS JACOB E2SW 12 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 07/04/1836 EDGAR 291 122 AUGUSTUS JACOB W2SE 11 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 01/05/1837 EDGAR 291 145 AUGUSTUS JACOB NWSW 12 13N 13W 40.00 50.00 MALE 01/05/1837 EDGAR 291 145 AUGUSTUS JACOB W2NE 28 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 02/21/1831 KENTUCKY 291 052 AUGUSTUS JACOB E2SE 13 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 02/21/1831 KENTUCKY 291 052 AUGUSTUS JACOB W2SE 24 13N 13W 80.00 100.00 MALE 09/07/1831 EDGAR 291 059 AUSTIN ALBERT B NWSE 10 16N 14W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 08/20/1852 UNKNOWN 296 168 AUSTIN ALBERT B NESW 10 16N 14W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 08/20/1852 UNKNOWN 296 168 AUSTIN ALBERT B SENW 10 16N 14W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 08/20/1852 UNKNOWN 296 168 AUSTIN ALBERT B SWNE 10 16N 14W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 08/20/1852 UNKNOWN 296 168 AUSTIN ALBERT B SWSW 25 16N 14W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 08/20/1852 UNKNOWN 296 168 AUSTIN ALBERT B NWSW 25 16N 14W 40.00 WARRANT MALE 08/20/1852 UNKNOWN 296 168