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OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 855

Today's Topics:
  #1 Chess / Chaise / Chese / Ches in M   [Sli1031@aol.com]

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Noble and Susannah CHESS sold land for $240.00 to Elisha Johnson...Entered 
for record Sept 17, 1841, Recorded Sept 27, 1841 in Muskingum Co., OHIO...
The tract or parcel of land situated and being in county of Muskingum in the 
State of Ohio.  Being a part of the North West quarter of Section Thirty 
five, in Township thirteen, of Range eleven.  Beginning at the North West 
corner, thence East twenty four chains and ninety one links to corner, thence 
South fifteen chains, thence West five chains and fifty links, thence South 
fourteen chains, thence east five chains and fifty links, then South eight 
chains and Forty three links, to corner on quarter section line, thence West 
nineteen chains and seventy eight links to South West corner of said quarter 
section, thence North forty chains and forty three links to place of 
beginning, estimated to contain 80 acres.

Noble Chess is listed in Rich Hill, Muskingum Co in each index from 1820 
through
1850 but the spelling of his surname varies:

1820  CHAISE, Noble page 128
1830 CHESE, Noble page 261
1840  CHESS, Noble page 485
1850 CHES, Noble page 484

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