Warrantees of Land in the County of Huntingdon, 1787-1889 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Judy Banja (jbanja@email.msn.com) USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ Here is an explanation of the meaning of "Land Warrants". This information was obtained from the Indiana County, Pa Archive section. (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/indiana/land/land.txt) Land warrants were the first document issued to a person who wanted to obtain land from the state. A land warrant gave the applicant permission to have the land surveyed. When the survey was returned to the state with a fee, a patent was issued to the individual. There can be many years between the issuing of a warrant and the issuing of a patent, and it may not have been issued to the same person. A patent is the equivalent of a deed between the state and an individual. All land transfers after a patent was issued would be by deed. Most deeds (but not all) were recorded in the county courthouse of the county that had jurisdiction at the time the deed was recorded. This may be the current county, but it could also be any of the parent counties for a particular location. Some deeds were never recorded, and some may have been recorded much later than the date of the deed, some more than 100 years later. Copies of the original documents are available through the PA State Archives in Harrisburg. In most cases, the documents do not include the signature of the person warranting the land. Many of the warrants include the year the land was first settled (listed as the date when interest was to start, almost always on March first). This, however, may not be the date the the warrantee settled on the land if the land had changed hands before a warrant was applied for. Name Acres Date of Survey Paul, Nathaniel 300 November 7, 1787 Philip, Basil 400 March 10, 1788 Pringle, William 50 September 3, 1789 Patton, John 100 September 27, 1790 Porter, Robert 50 December 12, 1791 Pugh, Jonathan 100 December 24, 1791 Plitcher, Samuel 150 June 4, 1792 Packer, Job 400 July 20, 1792 Pennington, Daniel 400 July 20, 1792 Pennington, Israel 300 July 20, 1792 Prayer, Michael 400 July 27, 1792 Petit, Charles 400 July 27, 1792 Petit, Andrew 400 July 27, 1792 Paxon, Timothy 400 December 21, 1792 Price, John 400 January 8, 1793 Patton, John, Esq. 400 January 10, 1793 Painter, John 400 January 12, 1793 Peter, Isaac 400 January 16, 1793 Pleasants, Charles 400 January 24, 1793 Pleasants, Israel 400 January 24, 1793 Pleasants, Robert 400 January 24, 1793 Parrish, Isaac 400 January 29, 1793 Painter, John 400 February 4, 1793 Paddle, George 400 March 26, 1793 Paxson, Timothy 400 March 26, 1793 Patton, John 400 May 3, 1793 Prissinger, Jacob 400 May 3, 1793 Patterson, Benjamin 400 May 3, 1793 Peters, Richard, Esq. 400 May 16, 1793 Parker, William 400 May 16, 1793 Pierie, Martin 400 May 16, 1793 Paultney, Benj’n. 400 May 16, 1793 Pierie, John 400 May 16, 1793 Parks, Samuel 400 June 28, 1793 Patterson, John 400 June 28, 1793 Pains, David 400 June 28, 1793 Porter, John 400 June 28, 1793 Philips, John 400 September 2, 1793 Philips, Bazil 80 September 3, 1793 Philips, Bazil 40 September 3, 1793 Peck, Daniel 100 December 9, 1793 Pole, John 400 December 18, 1793 Pope, George 400 December 18, 1793 Pogue, Henry 400 December 18, 1793 Pogue, Patrick 400 December 18, 1793 Peters, Henry, Jr. 400 December 18, 1793 Piper, Edward 400 December 18, 1793 Pogue, Joseph 400 December 18, 1793 Page, Samuel 400 December 18, 1793 Page, George 400 December 18, 1793 Pope, Peter 400 December 18, 1793 Page, Hugh 400 December 18, 1793 Page, James 400 December 18, 1793 Piper, Samuel 400 December 18, 1793 Pole, Samuel 400 December 18, 1793 Peters, Nathan 400 December 18, 1793 Pole, George 400 December 18, 1793 Pole, Henry 400 December 18, 1793 Peters, Samuel 400 December 18, 1793 Pogue, Charles 400 December 18, 1793 Pope, Joseph 400 December 18, 1793 Pogue, William 400 December 18, 1793 Pogue, Samuel 400 December 18, 1793 Pope, John 400 December 18, 1793 Peters, George 400 December 18, 1793 Pope, James 400 December 18, 1793 Pope, Charles 400 December 18, 1793 Page, Joseph 400 December 18, 1793 Poles, James 400 December 18, 1793 Pogue, Peter 400 December 18, 1793 Peters, James 400 December 18, 1793 Piper, Joseph 400 December 18, 1793 Pole, Simon 400 December 18, 1793 Peters, Henry 400 December 18, 1793 Page, Henry 400 December 18, 1793 Piper, Hugh 400 December 18, 1793 Peters, Joseph 400 December 18, 1793 Potter, James 400 January 15, 1794 Patton, John 400 January 18, 1794 Parmer, Thomas 400 January 21, 1794 Parrish, Isaac 400 January 31, 1794 Prough, George 400 February 1, 1794 Prock, George 400 February 1, 1794 Prissinger, Jacob 400 February 1, 1794 Peters, Richard 400 February 13, 1794 Priestley, Jonathan 400 February 25, 1794 Palmer, John 360 February 25, 1794 Paywell, John 400 March 1, 1794 Peas, John 400 March 1, 1794 Porter, Simon 400 March 1, 1794 Porter, John 400 March 15, 1794 Prough, George 400 March 18, 1794 Pendleton, Rich’d. 400 June 2, 1794 Procunier, Peter 400 June 5, 1794 Pearson, William 150 June 17, 1794 Peck, Daniel 400 August 8, 1794 Pennington, Amos 400 August 8, 1794 Philips, John 300 September 19, 1794 Philips, Rebecca 200 September 19, 1794 Philips, John 400 October 14, 1794 Philips, William 400 October 14, 1794 Priestley, Jonathan 400 June 8, 1795 Porter, Wm. 400 July 6, 1795 Porter, Mary 400 July 6, 1795 Porter, David 400 July 6, 1795 Porter, John 400 July 6, 1795 Philips, Wm., Jr. 300 January 2, 1796 Pearson, Wm. 400 January 5, 1796 Philips, Wm. 200 July 14, 1796 Paxson, Timothy 400 March 15, 1797 Parker, Wm. 400 March 15, 1797 Parker, Wm. 400 March 27, 1797 Philips, Henry 200 March 27, 1797 Philips, Henry 400 March 27, 1797 Philips, Henry 300 March 15, 1798 Potter, Joseph & Eli 311 January 9, 1799 Paul, Samuel 160 December 14, 1801 Patton, John 890.147 August 31, 1809 Patton, John 424.41 August 31, 1809 Paulus, John 150 March 16, 1810 Patton, John 400 September 20, 1811 Porter, David 400 January 13, 1812 Patton, Joseph 210 December 21, 1813 Patton, Joseph 400 January 4, 1814 Price, Gift 400 June 14, 1815 Patton, John 90 September 12, 1815 Pontius, John 130.143 November 6, 1815 Patterson, David 60 August 6, 1819 Polegraves, George 40 May 5, 1823 Prosser, Charles 39 June 18, 1824 Pearce, Wm. 50 June 16, 1825 Patton, Wm. M. 100 May 29, 1828 Patton, Wm. M. 200 March 3, 1830 Plummer, Mary & others 329 ¼ January 15, 1831 Parsons, Samuel 50 December 12, 1832 Park, Jno. & And’w. 212 March 23, 1937 Johnston Park, John 100 March 23, 1837 Porter, James 47.73 August 31, 1837 Parsons, Samuel 50 March 18, 1837 Porter, David R. 8 October 30, 1837 Patton, John S. 130 November 22, 1841 Plummer, John 220 April 26, 1842 Patton, John S. 40 October 17, 1843 Plummer, Abraham 200 December 26, 1844 Pattison, James 42 March 16, 1847 Park, Andrew, Ex. 115 February 27, 1849 Plowman, Edw. L. 25 July 18, 1849 Parker, David 103 October 22, 1849 Post, John 20 August 4, 1852 Pollock, Mary 194 November 13, 1852 Porter, Charles 25 January 25, 1853 Powel, Robt. Hare 400 September 14, 1853 Parson, James 12 January 6, 1857 Parson, Samuel 33 January 29, 1859 Port, James 28 February 9, 1860 Park, Andrew 100 October 26, 1864 Park, Andrew 40 May 20, 1868 Phillips, Wm. M., Ex. 12 February 7, 1870 Price, Susannah 86.87 November 7, 1871 Petrikin, Harry W. 201 August 26, 1889 Quin, Charles 400 December 18, 1793 Quin, Edward 400 December 18, 1793 Quin, James 400 December 18, 1793 Quin, John 400 December 18, 1893 Querry, George, Jr. 44 July 7, 1845 Robinson, George 100 January 2, 1788 Reynolds, Sussanah 200 January 4, 1788 Reed, William 150 July 12, 1788 Rose, Jeconias, & 300 January 4, 1790 Benj. Briggs Roof, Benjamin 100 August 24, 1790 Ranalds, William 130 September 17, 1790 Ryland, Andrew 100 June 27, 1791 Robinson, James 50 December 19, 1791 Ryland, James 80 January 16, 1792 Ray, Nathan 200 April 7, 1792 Ramsey, John 50 June 12, 1792 Rudisell, Henry 100 July 26, 1792 Risk, Charles 400 July 27, 1792 Rainey, Robert 400 August 3, 1792 Risk, Charles 400 August 3, 1792 Rhoads, Daniel 100 September 19, 1792 Rhoads, Paul 100 October 31, 1792 Reighert, Adam, Sen’r. 400 December 21, 1792 Ross, George 400 December 21, 1792 Reighart, Adam 400 December 21, 1792 Richardson, Isaac 400 December 21, 1792 Rudisell, Melchior 400 December 21, 1792 Ross, James 400 December 21, 1792 Rainy, Robert 400 December 24, 1792 Risk, Charles 400 December 24, 1792 Risk, Charles 400 January 2, 1793 Rainey, Robert 400 January 2, 1793 Richardson, Isaac 400 January 12, 1793 Reighart, Adam 400 January 16, 1793 Reighart, Adam 400 January 16, 1793 Roberts, Samuel 400 January 16, 1793 Ross, George 400 January 16, 1793 Ross, James 400 January 16, 1793 Reighart, Emanuel 400 January 16, 1793 Rohrer, Christian 400 January 16, 1793 Rohrer, John 400 January 16, 1793 Roberts, George, Jr. 400 January 24, 1793 Roberts, Joseph F. 400 January 24, 1793 Roberts, George 400 January 24, 1793 Roberts, Hugh 400 January 24, 1793 Redman, John, Jr. 400 January 29, 1793 Rickets, Edwards 150 February 2, 1793 Ross, Thomas 400 March 27, 1793 Robinson, Rich’d. 400 March 27, 1793 Reily, John 400 March 27, 1793 Rankin, Rhoads 400 March 27, 1793 Rankin, John 400 March 27, 1793 Rundle, Rich’d. 400 April 17, 1793 Roler, Henry 100 April 23, 1793 Roberts, John 400 May 3, 1793 Robins, Zachariah 400 May 3, 1793 Reese, Daniel 400 May 3, 1793 Rowen, Flaviel 400 May 3, 1793 Rau, Adam 400 May 3, 1793 Ross, George 400 May 3, 1793 Rees, James 400 May 3, 1793 Ross, William 400 May 3, 1793 Ross, John 400 May 3, 1793 Reighart, Adam 400 May 3, 1793 Rup, Jacob 400 May 3, 1793 Rainey, Robert 400 May 16, 1793 Rode, Adam 400 May 16, 1793 Rench, Peter 100 May 16, 1793 Rainey, Robert 400 May 16, 1793 Rollar, Michael 50 May 21, 1793 Roberts, George 400 June 17, 1793 Ross, George 400 June 17, 1793 Reighart, Adam 400 June 17, 1793 Roberts, Samuel 400 June 17, 1793 Rohrer, Christian 400 June 17, 1793 Rohrer, John 400 June 17, 1793 Ross, James 400 June 17, 1793 Reighart, Emanuel 400 June 17, 1793 Reighart, Adam 400 June 17, 1793 Russton, Thomas 400 September, 2, 1793 Roads, Daniel 150 September 3, 1793 Reyley, Martin, & H. 300 December 2, 1793 Werth Rambo, Patrick 400 December 18,1793 Ritter, Henry 400 December 18,1793 Ruth, James 400 December 18,1793 Ruper, Joseph 400 December 18,1793 Ruper, Patrick 400 December 18,1793 Richey, Henry 400 December 18,1793 Ruth, Samuel 400 December 18,1793 Rolston, Hugh 400 December 18,1793 Rambo, Stephen 400 December 18,1793 Rolston, George 400 December 18,1793 Rickey, George 400 December 18,1793 Reeper, Peter 400 December 18,1793 Reeper, Henry 400 December 18,1793 Rickey, James 400 December 18,1793 Rolston, Samuel 400 December 18,1793 Reeper, Paul 400 December 18,1793 Reeper, John 400 December 18,1793 Rolston, Henry 400 December 18,1793 Rolston, Peter 400 December 18,1793 Rickey, Joseph 400 December 18,1793 Rickey, Peter 400 December 18,1793 Ruth, Peter 400 December 18,1793 Reeper, Samuel 400 December 18,1793 Ritter, George 400 December 18,1793 Rolston, James 400 December 18,1793 Rambo, James 400 December 18,1793 Rambo, George 400 December 18,1793 Reeper, James 400 December 18,1793 Rambo, Samuel 400 December 18,1793 Rambo, Hugh 400 December 18,1793 Rickey, Moses 400 December 18,1793 Rush, Wm. 400 January 18, 1794 Runel, George 400 January 21, 1794 Romich, Frederick 400 February 1, 1794 Romich, Joseph, Jr. 400 February 1, 1794 Romich, Joseph 400 February 1, 1794 Reeser, Casper 400 February 1, 1794 Reeser, Catharine 400 February 1, 1794 Romich, John 400 February 1, 1794 Roan, Flavel 400 February 1, 1794 Robins, Thomas 400 February 1, 1794 Robins, Gill 400 February 1, 1794 Rawle, William 400 February 13, 1794 Razer, Cissley 400 February 15, 1794 Ralston, John 400 February 25, 1794 Russell, Thomas 400 February 25, 1794 Ralston, David 400 February 25, 1794 Ralston, David, Jr. 400 February 25, 1794 Russell, John 400 February 25, 1794 Ralston, Thomas 400 February 25, 1794 Razer, Peter 400 March 1, 1794 Roop, Richard 400 March 7, 1794 Roop, William 400 March 7, 1794 Roop, John 400 March 7, 1794 Roop, Simon 400 March 7, 1794 Roop, Robert 400 March 7, 1794 Roop, Isaac 400 March 7, 1794 Roop, James 400 March 7, 1794 Roop, Jacob 400 March 7, 1794 Roop, Thomas 400 March 7, 1794 Roberts, George 400 March 10, 1794 Ramsey, Wm. 400 March 15, 1794 Reynolds, Geo. 80 March 19, 1794 Reynolds, David 65 March 19, 1794 Rankin, James 400 March 22, 1794 Right, Mary 400 March 27, 1794 Right, Jane 400 March 27, 1794 Right, John 400 March 27, 1794 Right, Thomas 400 March 27, 1794 Right, William 400 March 27, 1794 Rickets, Jean 100 March 28, 1794 Russell, Wm. 400 March 31, 1794 Russell, Thomas 400 March 31, 1794 Russell, James 400 March 31, 1794 Roberts, George 400 March 31, 1794 Russell, John 400 March 31, 1794 Rush, Benjamin 400 March 31, 1794 Reid, Francis 179 May 29, 1794 Reid, Francis 98 ¼ May 29, 1794 Rickets, Edward 400 June 14, 1794 Robinson, Alexander 400 June 5, 1794 Raupanor, Mathias 400 May 8, 1794 Raupanor, Elizabeth 400 May 8, 1794 Ritelter, Mathew 400 June 5, 1794 Ripple, Philip 400 June 6, 1794 Russell, Martha 80 August 8, 1794 Rickets, Isaac 400 August 8, 1794 Rickets, Charles 100 August 5, 1794 Reighart, Adam 200 September 13, 1794 Rupe, Frederick 300 January 2, 1795 Rutter, John 100 May 4, 1795 Rite, George 400 July 6, 1795 Robinson, Hugh 72 April 5, 1796 Reynolds, Samuel 400 January 7, 1797 Reynolds, James 400 January 7, 1797 Roberts, George 400 March 15,1797 Rhoads, Samuel 400 March 15, 1797 Ramsey, John 300 October 8, 1800 Rotkey, Daniel 150 April 12, 1802 Rotkey, John 300 April 12, 1802 Reel, Daniel 45 September 10, 1804 Rickets, Edward 240 February 8, 1806 Rutter, John 229.120 August 7, 1809 Rickets, Hezekiah, Jr. 175 April 12, 1811 Roller, Mich’l. See entry in land January 19, 1804 office. Roberts, Henry 400 June 19, 1811 Root, Samuel 300 February 7, 1812 Rudy, George 180 February 7, 1812 Ralston, Thomas 150 August 17, 1812 Riddle, David 130 April 26, 1813 Reed, Samuel 370 September 10, 1813 Rahm, Martin 400 October 21, 1813 Reed, William 2 July 21, 1814 Reed, William 200 August 24, 1814 Reader, Mary Ann 200 November 22, 1814 Ridenour, John 100 January 26,1815 Robb, William 30 February 21, 1815 Ramsey, James 40 March 14, 1815 Reed, William 85 October 5, 1815 Ramsey, Alexander 300 October 30, 1815 Royer, Jacob 25 March 12, 1816 Royer, John 220 March 15, 1816 Reora, Samuel 400 March 15, 1816 Reora, Daniel 100 March 15, 1816 Richards, Samuel S. 300 September 9, 1816 Rowland, Christian 35 November 7, 1816 Reed, Martha & Esther 487 ¾ April 6, 1819 Royer, John 10 August 30, 1819 Reed, Wm. 7 August 21, 1820 Rodkey, John 234.37 October 22, 1822 Rudy, Jonas 15 May 26, 1823 Royer, Daniel 40 July 1, 1823 Royer, Daniel 40 July 1, 1823 Roop, George 70 November 7, 1826 Rider, John 100 May 8, 1827 Ripple, Peter 140.16 September 3, 1827 Rogers, James 60 January 1, 1829 Reed, William 30 September 28, 1829 Ripple, Peter, acting 53.84 September 30, 1829 Ex., &c. Roberts, Henry 50 November 7, 1829 Russell, George 329 ½ March 4, 1830 Russell, George 311 ¼ March 4, 1830 Royer, Samuel 329 January 29, 1831 Rhodes, Daniel 4 April 4, 1831 Reed, Wm. 10 December 16, 1833 Riggle, Henry, Ex. 400 June 11, 1836 Ramsey, Jno., of Benj. 27 February 28, 1837 Robinson, Abraham 142.85 May 6, 1837 Robertson, William, 100 November 1, 1838 Ex. Rhode, Henry 50 October 23, 1839 Rudy, Daniel 120 June 10, 1840 Robison, Joseph, Ex. 30 September 7, 1840 Reed, Wm. 25 November 12, 1840 Roller, Joshua 8 March 26, 1842 Reed, Wm., Ex. 12 April 27, 1842 Rudy, Daniel 26 August 13, 1842 Reed, James, Ex. 120 May 23, 1844 Rudy, John, Ex. 270 November 17, 1845 Ramsey, Benjamin 150 December 2, 1845 Ramsey, Benjamin 36.146 June 11, 1846 Rudy, Jonas 12 January 15, 1847 Rickets, Hezekiah 22 August 13, 1847 Rickets, Hezekiah 55 August 13, 1847 Ramsey, Greenberry 100 May 10, 1849 Roberts, John 100 March 22, 1851 Roberts, John 93 May 31, 1851 Rickets, Hezekiah, Ex. 100 June 10, 1851 Riley, Wm. 6 October 31, 1851 Ramsey, Benjamin 2 February 17, 1852 Rickets & Clark 180 June 7, 1853 Richison & Alloway 36 September 5, 1856 Rickets, A. L. 67.93 February 16, 1859 Riley, Wm. 30 March 24, 1857 Ranck, John 19 March 26, 1857 Reed, John H. 5 ½ March 19, 1864 Roddy, Sophia 205 October 21, 1864 Ramsey, Thomas 80 March 15, 1866 Ramsey, Thomas 20 January 15, 1867 Rank, Samuel, Jr. 142 December 21, 1871 Rockhill Iron & Coal 100 September 1, 1873 Co.