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Deed from Frederick G. and Rebecca Swain Williams, 5 May 1834–B

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Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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and
Rebecca Swain Williams

3 Aug. 1798–25 Sept. 1861. Born in Loyalsock, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Fisher Swain and Elizabeth Hall. Moved to near Niagara Falls, Genesee Co., New York, ca. 1807. Moved to Youngstown, Niagara Co., New York. Married first Frederick ...

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, Deed for property in
Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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, Geauga Co., OH, to JS, 5 May 1834. Featured version copied 5 Aug. 1834 in Geauga Co., OH, Deed Records, 1795–1921, vol. 18, pp. 480–481; unidentified handwriting, possibly William Wilber, who is listed as a recorder for
Geauga County

Located in northeastern Ohio, south of Lake Erie. Rivers in area include Grand, Chagrin, and Cuyahoga. Settled mostly by New Englanders, beginning 1798. Formed from Trumbull Co., 1 Mar. 1806. Chardon established as county seat, 1808. Population in 1830 about...

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; Geauga County Archives and Records Center, Chardon, OH. For more complete source information on Geauga County Deed Records, vol. 18, see the source note for Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 5 May 1834.

Historical Introduction

See Historical Introduction to Deed from John and Alice Jacobs Johnson, 5 May 1834.

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Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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To. Joseph Smith Junr.
To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting: Know Ye, that We
Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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Rebecca [Swain] Williams

3 Aug. 1798–25 Sept. 1861. Born in Loyalsock, Lycoming Co., Pennsylvania. Daughter of Isaac Fisher Swain and Elizabeth Hall. Moved to near Niagara Falls, Genesee Co., New York, ca. 1807. Moved to Youngstown, Niagara Co., New York. Married first Frederick ...

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wife of the sd.
Frederick G. Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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​> of
Kirtland Township

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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County of Geauga and State of Ohio, For the consideration of two thousand and two hundred dollars received to our full satisfaction of Joseph Smith Junior of the Town of
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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County of Geauga and State of Ohio, do give grant bargain sell & confirm unto him the said Joseph Smith Junior, the following described tract or lot of land, situate in
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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Township No. 9. in the ninth range of Townships in the Connecticut Western Reserve, in the State of Ohio, and which is also in the County of
Geauga

Located in northeastern Ohio, south of Lake Erie. Rivers in area include Grand, Chagrin, and Cuyahoga. Settled mostly by New Englanders, beginning 1798. Formed from Trumbull Co., 1 Mar. 1806. Chardon established as county seat, 1808. Population in 1830 about...

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, and is known as parts of lots No. 29, 30, and 31 in tract one and is bounded as follows to wit; on the east by the road running from
Kirtland mills

Located in Newel K. Whitney store in northwest Kirtland on northeast corner of Chardon and Chillicothe roads. Whitney appointed postmaster, 29 Dec. 1826. JS and others listed “Kirtland Mills, Geauga County, Ohio” as return address for letters mailed, 1833...

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to Aurora and by
Andrew J. Beardslee [Beardsley]

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’s land, South by N. Collins land and lot No. 43, and the line of lot No. 42 agreeable to the new survey, west by land surveyed off, to Seth Makepeace from lot No. 29, and by the road leading by William Fosters North by lot No. 16, and by fifty one acres and twenty seven rods surveyed off to Seth Makepeace
Peter French

Ca. 1774–after 1850. Farmer, tavern keeper, hotelier. Born in New York. Moved to Willoughby, Western Reserve (later Lake Co.), Ohio, 1799. Married Sally. Moved to Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio, 1811, as one of its earliest settlers. Named as one of town proprietors...

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from lot No. 30 in tract one reserving and excepting from the bounds of the land above described, one acre one hundred and sixteen rods, commencing at the south east corner of land surveyed off, to
Oliver Cowdery

3 Oct. 1806–3 Mar. 1850. Clerk, teacher, justice of the peace, lawyer, newspaper editor. Born at Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont. Son of William Cowdery and Rebecca Fuller. Raised Congregationalist. Moved to western New York and clerked at a store, ca. 1825–1828...

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from
John Johnson

11 Apr. 1778–30 July 1843. Farmer, innkeeper. Born at Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire. Son of Israel Johnson and Abigail Higgins. Married Alice (Elsa) Jacobs, 22 June 1800. Moved to Pomfret, Windsor Co., Vermont, ca. 1803. Settled at Hiram, Portage...

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22 rods west of the centre of the road leading from
Kirtland

Located ten miles south of Lake Erie. Settled by 1811. Organized by 1818. Latter-day Saint missionaries visited township, early Nov. 1830; many residents joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Population in 1830 about 55 Latter-day Saints and...

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to
Chester

Surveyed 1796 and 1801. Area settled, 1801–1802. Initially called Wooster. Name changed to Chester and officially incorporated as township, 1816. Population in 1830 about 550. Population in 1840 about 960. JS purchased land for store in Chester, 1836–1837...

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, thence 23 rods south thence east 12 rods, thence north 23 rods, thence west 12 rods to the place of beginning supposed to contain one hundred forty two acres and forty four rods Be the same more or less. To have and To hold the above granted and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof, unto him the said Joseph <​Smith,​> Junior his heirs and assigns forever to their own proper use and behoof. And also I the said
Frederick G Williams

28 Oct. 1787–10 Oct. 1842. Ship’s pilot, teacher, physician, justice of the peace. Born at Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. Son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger. Moved to Newburg, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 1799. Practiced Thomsonian botanical system...

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do for myself my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Joseph Smith Junior his heirs and assigns, that at and until the [p. 480]
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