[Adapted from a chart in the book "History of Wells County, Indiana, 1776- 1976" by Dorothy Rose and Joyce Buckner, c1975] **NOTE:** Date range indicates the earliest and latest dates of purchase within each section. First land claimants in Liberty Township 26 North, Range 11 East Section 1 1836 Williams, Thomas W. Decker, William Luckey, James Section 2 1838-1839 Meek, Daniel Knight, Paul Stance, Joseph Meek, John Knight, Wm Green, John Section 3 1838-1839 Butt, Reason Titus, E. Butt, Reason Barton, William Meek, J. Kerr, Mary Section 4 1835-1836 Currens, Elijah T. Gregg, George Section 5 1835 Savage, James Section 6 1835-1853 Savage, James Mossburg, Henry Section 7 1835-1837 Lane, John Mossburg, H. Currens, Elijah T. Savage, James Section 8 1835 Savage, James Section 9 1835 Currens, Elijah T. Section 10 1836-1838 Williams, Thomas W. Titus, E. Jackson, James Williams, T. Section 11 1836 Williams, Thomas Willets, Amos See, David Section 12 1837-1839 Reighley, Peter Meek, John Latta, John Moore, Joseph Adcock, Richard Latta, J. Wood, Ezra Section 13 1836-1839 Moore, Henry Gilchrist, Charles Reighley, George Willard, Rowland Section 14 1836-1853 Melsheimer, Chas. Williams, Thomas Moore, J. Moore, H. Spidler, Joseph Stites, B. DeWesse, Thomas Reighley, B. Borgner, Samuel Section 15 1836-1837 Stites, Benjamin Jackson, H. Gerber, David Noggle, John Edington, John DeWesse, Thomas Section 16 1850 Buckner, Wm. Buckner, Wm. Parker, A. Jackson, J. Spake, J. Stanton, E. Irvin, George Sovine, H. Murphy, A. Wooster, Robert Section 17 1835-1839 Currens, Elijah T. Grable, John Wullin, Seth Whitmore, John Section 18 1835-1837 Dimmett, Robert Hodges, John Lane, John Section 19 1837-1839 Shortridge, Elisha Lane, John Hivay, John Alexander, Peter Thompson, Samuel Section 20 1836-1848 Spafford, Paul Whitmore, J. Parker, Elias Thompson, Samuel Faust, Joseph Merriman, James Section 21 1836-1853 Bocker, Peter Morrison, J. Sparks, Geo. Marshall, I. King, Johnson Mossburg, Henry Barton, Wm. Brawson, Thomas Harrington, Orestus Section 22 1836-1839 Gerber, David Noggle, George Brown, Eli King, J. Harrington, Orestus Stitle, Henry Section 23 1836-1839 Willis, George Furman, C. Boltin, S. Stall, Benjamin Section 24 1836-1839 Latta, John Willard, R. Jones, John Latta, J. Bobo, John Section 25 1837-1839 Saunders, John Bobo, Pharaas Hammond, John Toby, Noah Wetmore, Jesse Noggle, George Section 26 1837 Furman, Charles Saunders, John Latta, John Wood, Joseph Section 27 1836-1849 Stites, Henry Littleton, J. Goings, D. Stahl, Jacob King, Gabriel Section 28 1836-1849 Wetmore, Jesse Stites, Henry King, A. DeWitt, F. Stupp, John Monsey, John Stupp, John Lewis, H. Lewis, J. Section 29 1838-1839 Stroup, Anthony Higgins, Thomas First, Jacob Corner, Arthur First, George Monsey, John Section 30 1837-1849 Mason, Thomas Smith, Alexander Stroup, Charles McElhany, Abrham McGee, John Scott, Thaddeus E. Section 31 1837-1853 Stallard, Walter Wort, A. Greer & Byrely Starr & Byrely Worth, R. Worth Worth Smith, William Wilson, H. Weaver, J. McKee, Alexander Sampson, D. Section 32 1838-1853 Corner, T. McFarren, W. Higgins, T. Sonner, WIlliam Kinney, L. Parson, Samuel McFarren, John Ferryman, Archibold Section 33 1838-1848 Secrest, Samuel Lewis, Henry Lewis, Joseph Secrest, John Section 34 1838-1848 Compton, Michael Goings, David Stahl, John Secrest, John Mann, Christian Penrod, Samuel Section 35 1837 Lewis, R. Wood, Joseph Lewis, Romeo Section 36 1837-1839 Wood, Ezra Stout, Daniel Lewis, Romeo Crossley, Daniel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Cathy Burnsed (© 1998 Cathy Burnsed)