TRACT BOOK, BLACKFORD COUNTY, INDIANA Blackford county was erected 1838 from a part of Jay, which had been formed 1836 from territory attached to Randolph and Delaware, the latter not the present-day county of that name, but one of two units set up in 1820 from the "New Purchase," without the usual county organization Name Date of Entry Name Date of Entry Thomas Leedon 23 Dec 1836 Joseph Williams 12 Aug 1836 Jesse Meek 26 Aug 1836 Noris Vinard 4 Mar 1837 Abraham Shilder 13 Dec 1836 Larkin Kendall 8 Jan 1839 Samuel Peck 5 Dec 1836 Amos Jarrett 2 Feb 1837 William Leedon 30 Aug 1836 Henry Grimes 5 Dec 1836 (2) Mary Stivers 30 Aug 1836 James Gettys 5 Dec 1836 (2) William Adsit 22 Sep 1838 (2) Simeon Conelly 30 Jan 1836 Rowland Bullock 23 Oct 1838 William Rannalls 19 Nov 1839 Willson Martin 20 Jan 1837 Joseph Gettys 20 May 1837 William Shearin 20 Jan 1837 (2) George Fockenroth 18 Sep 1837 John Stivers 28 Oct 1836 Larkin Kendall 8 Jun 1839 Earley Kinsey 23 May 1836 Electy Friend 8 Nov 1837 Willson Martin 21 Dec 1836 Harvey Friend 20 Sep 1836 William W. Campbell 4 Oct 1836 Harvey Friend 4 Mar 1837 William W. Campbell 26 Jul 1836 Nicholas Friend 9 Nov 1836 John Maguire Witt 14 Dec 1836 Asher Vancleve 2 Jan 1839 Asher Smith 29 Oct 1836 John Moore 30 Jan 1838 John B. Wateman 29 Oct 1836 Henry Gordin 19 May 1837 Samuel Roberts 21 Jul 1836 (2) Benjamin Reasoner 9 Jul 1831 (3) Peter Hoston 31 Oct 1836 David Ashby 31 Aug 1833 (2) Samuel P. Anthony 24 Apr 1837 Jacob Reasoner 7 Oct 1833 (2) John Craw 21 Nov 1836 Peter Reasoner 18 Sep 1832 Michael Cline 10 Nov 1834 Jacob Reasoner 24 Sep 1834 Samuel Powell 19 Oct 1836 Joseph Reasoner 16 Nov 1832 Daniel Gyer 10 Jun 1834 (3) John Hood & Hiram Dille 17 Sep 1833 John Allison 25 Nov 1836 (2) John Secrist 26 Oct 1833 (2) Manlove Caldwell 23 Feb 1837 James Romine 7 Mar 1836 James Murphy 25 Nov 1836 William Gettys 17 Oct 1838 Ralph Cowgill 25 Nov 1836 Phebe Gillam 15 Jan 1839 John Hendricks 1 Jul 1837 Thomas Emmerson 2 Jan 1839 John Doddridge 1 Jul 1837 George Rigdon 24 Jan 1837 Ira Casterline 7 Dec 1836 Joseph G. Vanhorn 2 Oct 1848 John Casterline 7 Dec 1836 William Henley 21 Jan 1839 James G. Longwell 7 Dec 1836 Thomas Bickford 30 Jan 1838 Daniel Benedict & Josephus Adams 31 Dec 1838 Peter Benedict 31 Jan 1837 Charles Parker 30 Jan 1838 Oliver Ball 4 Mar 1837 Joseph Gettys 17 Oct 1838 Joseph P. Vancleve & Asher Vancleve 3 Dec 1836 Name Date of Entry Barnbos (Barnabos) Samuel W. Harlan & Carver 7 Dec 1836 James Hodge 2 Apr 1839 Charles Campbell 4 Mar 1837 William Rannells 19 Nov 1836 Benjamin Campbell 25 Nov 1836 Samson Dildline 19 May 1837 Abraham Bush 7 Jul 1838 John Watson 13 Jun 1837 John Bush 7 Jul 1838 John Watson 25 Nov 1836 John Bush 11 Sep 1838 America Florea 23 Feb 1837 Joseph G. Vanhorn 13 May 1848 Richard Robb 23 Feb 1837 Samson Dildine 19 Nov 1836 Peter Wire 16 Dec 1836 (2) John Watson, Jr. 26 Dec 1836 Eli Blount 29 May 1837 Name Date of Entry Hazael Oswalt 6 Jun 1837 Joseph Hessenflaw 4 Nov 1836 S. W. Harlan & Jeremiah Handley 14 Feb 1837 James Hodge 2 Apr 1839 Jeremiah Handley 23 Nov 1835 John Trimble 2 Apr 1839 Charles Francis Willard 4 Mar 1837 Jacob Oswalt 11 May 1836 William Vinsonhaler 2 Nov 1833 Michael Oswalt 25 Jun 1838 Nicholas Friend 25 Sep 1833 Eli Blount 15 Aug 1836 Nicholas Friend 4 Aug 1836 William Ervin 13 Jun 1837 Elijah Sims 20 Sep 1836 (2) Joseph McWherter 19 Nov 1836 Jacob Collins 13 Oct 1837 Hazael Oswalt 15 Aug 1836 John W. Milhollin 30 Mar 1837 Joseph P. Vancleve & John M. Ferrel 15 Jan 1839 Asher Vancleve 4 Dec 1838 (2) John Joseph Cooke 7 Mar 1836 (2) Aaron Hart 3 Dec 1836 Archibald Dowden 30 Apr 1836 Jonas Deselms 13 Jan 1837 (2) Abraham Studybaker 30 Jan 1838 Jesse Johnson 13 Jun 1837 Solomon W. Gifford 15 Jan 1839 John Mixon Philips 26 Sep 1836 James B. Gillan 15 Jan 1839 Joseph P. Vancleve 3 Dec 1836 Samuel P. Anthony 24 Apr 1837 John H. Gary 14 Sep 1836 James Parker 21 Sep 1836 William Bolner 2 Jul 1838 James Helton 13 Oct 1836 Alfred Gates 2 Oct 1838 Daniel Benner 13 Oct 1836 William Lines 17 Oct 1838 David Stout 30 May 1836 Henry Gordon 8 Nov 1837 Henry Woodhouse 13 Jul 1836 (2) William Harmon 4 Mar 1837 Robert Stewart 13 Jul 1836 George H. Houser 14 Sep 1836 Gideon Disbrow 13 Mar 1837 Henry Harmon 8 Aug 1836 Jacob Caylor 5 Nov 1839 (2) Samuel Gettys 4 Mar 1837 Philip A. Haynes 13 May 1839 Andrew Boggs 20 Sep 1836 James Slater 24 Jul 1837 Harriet Friend 27 Mar 1837 James H. Sprague 29 Jul 1836 Electy Friend 19 May 1837 Dennis McVicker 24 Dec 1833 Asa Oswalt 5 May 1837 Aaron McVicker 10 Jun 1834 Elizabeth Friend 25 Oct 1833 John Jennings 1 Oct 1836 (2) Henry Harmon 19 May 1836 Jacob Needler 24 Dec 1833 John T. Webb 7 Mar 1836 (2) Benjamin Reasoner, Jr. 5 Mar 1834 (2) Joseph Williams 12 Aug 1836 (2) Michael Pugh 17 Sep 1833 Joseph Reeves 30 Jan 1838 Solomon Reasoner 10 Jun 183? Samuel Adams 31 Dec 1838 James A. Gadbury 5 Sep 1833 (2) George Needler 22 May 1837 Aaron Vicker 10 Jun 1834 Hiram Dille 12 Dec 1836 Frederick Secrist 3 Oct 183? David Hart 4 Sep 1833 Name Date of Entry Aaron Hughes 5 Oct 1836 George B. Turner 5 Feb 1838 Joseph P. Vancleve & Elias Craw 25 Sep 1838 Asher Vancleve 2 Jan 1839 (2) Mary McVicker 24 Jan 1837 Jane Hait 24 Oct 1838 Archibald McVicker 10 Jun 1834 Samuel Walker 6 Oct 1936 Joseph Reeves 19 May 1839 Nathan Jones 11 Oct 1836 (2) William Vinsonhaler 2 Nov 1833 Jane Haid 24 Oct 1839 Stephen R. Martin 4 Mar 1837 John F. Jack 18 Sep 1837 Elias Craw 13 Mar 1837 Gabriel Hughes 8 Nov 1837 Edward Harrison Jones 2 Nov 1833 James Murphy 25 Nov 1836 Andrew F. Scott 29 Apr 1839 Grant Vinsonhaler 2 Nov 1833 (2) John Ishmael 18 Sep 1837 Levi Runyan 4 Mar 1837 Job Harris 6 Aug 1836 David Adams 28 Jan 1837 (2) Jacob Slater 4 Mar 1837 (2) George W. Bowers 4 Dec 1838 (2) Jacob Clark 27 Mar 1837 Ephraim Davis 29 Jul 1836 Asa Davis 29 Jul 1836 (3) William Underhill 1 Sep 1837 Montgomery M. Crouch 16 Mar 1836 Francis Asbury Essely 16 Jul 1836 James McMichael 28 Nov 1836 William Connelly, Jr. 30 Jan 1837 George W. Connelly 20 Jan 1837 Levi Connelly 14 Nov 1833 Jacob Slater 3 Oct 1835 John Lewis 11 May 1835 James McMichael 28 Nov 1836 Adam Cunningham 24 Jan 1837 William Henley 27 Sep 1836 (2) James H. Reasoner 12 May 1837 Alexander Kirkpatrick 26 Jul 1836 Adam Cunningham 26 Jul 1836 Nathan Lewis 5 Oct 1832 (2) John Beath 1 Jul 1835 James A. Gadbury 16 Sep 1836 This was copied and transcribed by Elias Craw 27 Sep 1836 (2) Matthew D. Friend (friends1995@yahoo.com). Nathan Jones 11 Oct 1836 (2) Check your local copyright laws before Dennis McVicker 10 Nov 1834 (2) attempting to copy this electronic page Joseph Humphrey 30 Jan 1837 and use it for any type of commercial Levi Bowman 13 Mar 1837 (2) purpose or presentation by any organization or William H. Hart 2 Jan 1839 reproduction without a formal written request. Robert Stewart 13 Jul 1836 Samuel Fergason 12 Nov 1836