Early Land Entries-Orleans Township Early Land Entries of Orleans Township Orange County, Indiana This information is taken from Goodspeed’s 1884 History of Orange County, p. 382, with permission from the Orange County Genealogical Society. The names below were the only entries in the present Orleans Township, prior to January 1, 1813. The second list shows 1813-1820. BROOKS, William April 13, 1812 T2N, R1E, Sec. 3; 158.40 acres FINDLEY, Daniel May 16, 1812 T2N, R1E, Sec. 3; 153.20 acres FINDLEY, David November 14, 1811 T3N, R1E, Sec. 34; 160 acres FIELD, Robert April 21, 1812 T2N, R1E, Sec. 7; 176 acres FREEMAN, Benjamin April 11, 1812 T2N, R1E, Sec. 4; 160 acres FREEMAN, Benjamin April 18, 1812 T2N, R1E, Sec. 8; 160 acres FREEMAN, Benjamin April 19, 1812 T2N, R1E, Sec. 7; 160 acres MAXWELL, James October 19, 1809 T2N, R1E, Sec. 5; 160 acres The following men entered land in this township from January 1, 1813, to January 1, 1820: BERRY, William G. 1819 BESEY, John 1815 BLAIR, George 1815 BLAND, Francis 1818 BOGGS, John 1813 CARR, J.G. 1819 CROW, John 1816 DENNY, Simon 1813 EDWARDS, Thomas 1817 ELROD, John and Jacob 1815 FINDLEY, David 1814 FISHER, Thaddeus 1818 FREEMAN, Benjamin 1816 GROSS, Hiram and Absalom 1818 GUNTHOY, Samuel 1813 HENTMAN, Abraham 1818 HOLMAN, William 1816 HOSTETLER, Christian 1816 KERR, William 1816 KIMBLY, Isaac 1815 KIRTMAN, William 1816 LEE, Elizabeth 1814 LEWIS, James 1815 LEWIS, Samuel 1814 LEWIS, Samuel 1817 LINDLEY, William Sr. 1815 MAHAN, Peter 1814 MAXWELL, John 1816 MAXWELL, Joseph Jr. 1813 MAXWELL, Joseph Jr. 1815 MAYALL, John 1817 McGEE, Henry 1817 McKNIGHT, Roger 1813 McKNIGHT, Roger 1815 McLEAN, R. 1819 McVEY, John 1816 ROBERTS, James 1818 SALEE, William 1818 SANDERS, Henry 1816 SEARS, John 1816 SPEED, Henry 1816 SPROW, James 1815 SUTHERLAND, Fendes 1818 SUTHERLAND, Phillip 1819 SULLIVAN, Joseph 1817 TATE, Thomas 1816 VORIS, Garret 1817 WALLING, Elisha 1817 WARE, Lindsley 1815 WOOD, Samuel 1816 WRIGHT, Jonathan 1819 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Vonda Lee Heverly (© 1997 Vonda Lee Heverly)