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Land Patents Summary — North Manitou Island

Original land patents transferring ownership of public lands on North Manitou Island to private parties are listed here by name, date and file number. Names are linked to survey maps showing that individual's holdings. Click the file number to see a PDF copy of the original document.

 

Patentee1 Date Land Office2 Type of Filing3 Acres Plots4 File Number
Lars C Alstrom 11/2/1891 Grayling Homestead Entry 160 E½SW-21/T31N,R14W
W½SE-21/T31N,R14W		 MI3110__.054
Andrew Anderson 9/15/1883 Reed City Homestead Entry 159.4 3-20/T31N,R14W
SWNW-21/T31N,R14W
W½SW-21/T31N,R14W
1-28/T31N,R14W		 MI3080__.108
4/5/1889 Reed City Sale-Cash Entry 40 SWSW-15/T31N,R14W MI2960__.163
John O Andersen 5/29/1896 Grayling Homestead Entry 160 W½NW-22/T31N,R14W
W½SW-22/T31N,R14W		 MI3110__.401
George Aylesworth 7/10/1865 Traverse City Sale-Cash Entry 40 NESE-31/T32N,R14W MI2400__.200
Albert W Bacon 1/2/1862 Traverse City Scrip/Warrant 120 S½SE-4/T31N,R14W
NWSE-4/T31N,R14W		 MW-0142-141
11/15/1862 Traverse City Sale-Cash Entry 142.8 1-7/T31N,R14W
2-7/T31N,R14W
3-7/T31N,R14W		 MI2390__.469
122.5 1-17/T31N,R14W
2-17/T31N,R14W
NESE-17/T31N,R14W		 MI2390__.470
42.5 2-20/T31N,R14W MI2390__.471
135.9 2-20/T32N,R14W
3-20/T32N,R14W
4-20/T32N,R14W		 MI2390__.475
40 SWNE-28/T32N,R14W MI2390__.476
43 1-29/T32N,R14W MI2390__.477
42.8 1-36/T32N,R15W MI2390__.478
1/2/1863 Traverse City Scrip/Warrant 160 SE-6/T31N,R14W MW-0142-131
160 NW-9/T31N,R14W MW-0142-133
160 SW-28/T32N,R14W MW-0142-123
160 NW-28/T32N,R14W MW-0142-138
160 NW-5/T31N,R14W MW-0142-132
160 NW-7/T31N,R14W MW-0142-140
160 SE-5/T31N,R14W MW-0142-130
160 NE-7/T31N,R14W MW-0142-128
160 SW-5/T31N,R14W MW-0142-129
160 NW-8/T31N,R14W MW-0142-135
160 SW-4/T31N,R14W MW-0142-136
160 NE-9/T31N,R14W MW-0142-124
160 S½SW-33/T32N,R14W
NWSW-33/T32N,R14W
SWNW-33/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-122
159.3 E½SE-32/T32N,R14W
4-32/T32N,R14W
5-32/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-142
160 NE-8/T31N,R14W MW-0142-125
160 NW-4/T31N,R14W MW-0142-137
160 SW-8/T31N,R14W MW-0142-134
160 SE-8/T31N,R14W MW-0142-127
157.8 E½NE-32/T32N,R14W
1-32/T32N,R14W
6-32/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-139
160 NE-5/T31N,R14W MW-0142-126
3/16/1863 Traverse City Scrip/Warrant 160 NW-29/T32N,R14W MW-0142-164
120 S½SE-20/T32N,R14W
SESW-20/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-158
119.5 1-20/T31N,R14W
NENE-20/T31N,R14W
NWNW-21/T31N,R14W		 MW-0142-157
120 E½SE-7/T31N,R14W
NWSE-7/T31N,R14W		 MW-0142-156
160 NE-31/T32N,R14W MW-0142-175
120 E½NE-28/T32N,R14W
NWNE-28/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-172
118.2 E½NE-36/T32N,R15W
2-36/T32N,R15W		 MW-0142-176
120 W½SW-20/T32N,R14W
NESW-20/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-159
160 SW-30/T32N,R14W MW-0142-173
120 N½SE-29/T32N,R14W
SESE-29/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-160
160 SE-30/T32N,R14W MW-0142-166
160 NW-31/T32N,R14W MW-0142-174
160 NW-17/T31N,R14W MW-0142-171
160 NE-30/T32N,R14W MW-0142-165
160 SE-19/T32N,R14W MW-0142-163
5/15/1863 Traverse City Sale-Cash Entry 121.6 2-27/T32N,R14W
3-27/T32N,R14W		 MI2390__.483
5/20/1863 Traverse City Scrip/Warrant 160 SE-25/T32N,R15W MW-0142-209
4/15/1864 Traverse City >Scrip/Warrant 160 NE-29/T32N,R14W MW-0142-284
160 NE-17/T31N,R14W MW-0142-285
John J Bagley 9/5/1865 Traverse City Scrip/Warrant 197.3 1-19/T32N,R14W
2-19/T32N,R14W
3-19/T32N,R14W
4-19/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-466
2/6/1866 Traverse City Sale-Cash Entry 59.35 2-25/T32N,R15W
3-25/T32N,R15W		 MI2400__.308
36.85 3-36/T32N,R15W MI2400__.309
Fredric M Benham 2/4/1891 Grayling Homestead Entry 160 N½NW-33/T32N,R14W
SENW-33/T32N,R14W
NESW-33/T32N,R14W		 MI3100__.500
Alvar L Bournique 5/17/1909 Marquette Homestead Entry 152.2 E½NW-22/T31N,R14W
NESW-22/T31N,R14W
5-22/T31N,R14W		 62772
Nels Carlsen 3/20/1905 Marquette Homestead Entry 160 SE-9/T31N,R14W MI3120__.451
Nickolas Feilen 5/19/1910 Marquette Homestead Entry 140.2 E½SE-21/T31N,R14W
27/T31N,R14W
4-28/T31N,R14W		 131334
Hendrik Fredriksen 5/20/1885 Reed City Sale-Cash Entry 68 2-22/T31N,R14W MI2950__.478
Peter Hansen 5/28/1895 Grayling Homestead Entry 80 E½NW-21/T31N,R14W MI3110__.353
Lyman P Judson 1/7/1885 Reed City Sale-Cash Entry 160 SESE-17/T31N,R14W
W½SE-17/T31N,R14W
NESW-17/T31N,R14W		 MI2950__.376
John Maleske 6/24/1919 Marquette Homestead Entry 96.3 SWSE-21/T32N,R14W
1-21/T32N,R14W		 690133
Reuben McCreary 5/20/1863 Traverse City Scrip/Warrant 178 4-1/T31N,R15W
1-12/T31N,R15W
2-12/T31N,R15W		 MW-0142-219
Niel J McFadyen 2/1/1849 Sault Ste. Marie Sale-Cash Entry 16 2-3/T31N,R14W MI1960__.139
28.75 1-22/T31N,R14W MI1960__.143
Edwin H Munger 3/16/1863 Traverse City Scrip/Warrant 178.8 1-10/T31N,R14W
2-10/T31N,R14W
3-10/T31N,R14W		 MW-0142-167
165.9 1-15/T31N,R14W
2-15/T31N,R14W
3-15/T31N,R14W		 MW-0142-168
80 W½SW-27/T32N,R14W MW-0142-169
160 SE-28/T32N,R14W MW-0142-170
Benjamin Newhall 12/19/1907 Marquette Sale-Cash Entry 121 2-28/T31N,R14W
3-28/T31N,R14W		 MV-0702-491
John Newhall 1/27/1908 Marquette Sale-Cash Entry 97.3 3-22/T31N,R14W
4-22/T31N,R14W		 MV-0718-500
Nicholas Pickard 3/30/1850 Sault Ste. Marie Sale-Cash Entry 121.2 3-34/T32N,R14W
4-34/T32N,R14W		 MI1960__.208
6/10/1856 Duncan Sale-Cash Entry> 52.47 1-1/T31N,R15W MI2370__.230
117 W½NW-3/T31N,R14W
3-3/T31N,R14W		 MI2370__.231
58.9 2-34/T32N,R14W MI2370__.232
1/1/1859 Duncan Sale-Cash Entry 36 2-21/T32N,R14W MI2380__.492
4.15 22/T32N,R14W MI2380__.493
29 1-27/T32N,R14W MI2380__.494
61.6 4-27/T32N,R14W MI2380__.495
12/1/1859 Duncan Scrip/Warrant 59.9 1-34/T32N,R14W MW-0123-437
12/1/1859 Duncan Scrip/Warrant 160 NE-4/T31N,R14W MW-0123-433
12/1/1859 Duncan Scrip/Warrant 120 E½SE-33/T32N,R14W
SWSW-34/T32N,R14W		 MW-0123-435
12/1/1859 Duncan Scrip/Warrant NWSW-34/T32N,R14W
W½NW-34/T32N,R14W		 MW-0123-436
12/1/1859 Duncan Scrip/Warrant 120 SWNE-33/T32N,R14W
W½SE-33/T32N,R14W		 MW-0123-434
3/16/1863 Duncan Scrip/Warrant 120 N½NE-33/T32N,R14W
SENE-33/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-146
Nicholas Pickard & Joseph Stringham 3/30/1850 Sault Ste. Marie Sale-Cash Entry 41 4-15/T31N,R14W MI1960__.207
David Sawtell 2/6/1866 Traverse City Sale-Cash Entry 52.2 4-10/T31N,R14W MI2400__.315
Joseph Stringham 6/10/1856 Duncan Sale-Cash Entry 43.3 2-18/T31N,R14W MI2360__.329
84.3 1-3/T31N,R14W
2-3/T31N,R14W		 MI2360__.330
57.4 1-18/T31N,R14W> MI2370__.070
1/1/1859 Duncan Sale-Cash Entry 31.2 4-3/T31N,R14W MI2380__.484
120 W½SW-3/T31N,R14W
NESE-4/T31N,R14W		 MW-0123-476
Mary O Swan 10/11/1888 Reed City Homestead Entry 160 NE-21/T31N,R14W MI3100__.104
Daniel A Van Valkenburgh 1/1/1859 Duncan Sale-Cash Entry 159.08 NW-6/T31N,R14W MI2380__.071
160 SW-31/T32N,R14W MI2380__.072
103.9 4-36/T32N,R15W
E½SE-36/T32N,R15W		 MI2380__.073>
121.45 2-1/T31N,R15W
3-1/T31N,R15W		 MI2380__.074
1/20/1862 Traverse City Scrip/Warrant 120 N½SW-6/T31N,R14W
SWSW-6/T31N,R14W		 MW-0142-034
120 S½SE-31/T32N,R14W
NWSE-31/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-036
118 2-29/T32N,R14W
2-32/T32N,R14W
3-32/T32N,R14W		 MW-0142-033
120 S½NE-6/T31N,R14W
NWNE-6/T31N,R14W		 MW-0142-035
2/1/1864 Traverse City Sale-Cash Entry 79.92 NENE-6/T31N,R14W
SESW-6/T31N,R14W		 MI2400__.002
Footnotes:
(1) Click on patentee name to display a plot map showing his holdings.
(2) The land office at Duncan was open from 1854 to 1858. Duncan is a township in Houghton County in Michigan's Upper Penninsula.
(3) The Scrip/Warrant Acts of March 3, 1855 (10 stat. 701) and March 18, 1842 (5 stat. 607) authorized the issuance of scrip as payment
       for military or other service. This scrip could be used to purchase federal land. These documents were transferrable and often sold for
       cash by the veteran, his widow or heirs. Homestead applications were authorized by the Homestead Act of May 20, 1862 (12 Stat. 392).
       Sales of public lands for cash were authorized by the The Cash Entry Act of April 24,1820 (3 stat. 566).
(4) Examples, read ...
         "NW-9/T31N,R14W" as the NorthWest quarter of Section 9 in Town 31-North, Range 14-West.
         "W½SW-3/T31N,R14W" as the West half of the SouthWest quarter of Section 3 ...
         "4-10/T31N,R14W" as Lot 4 in Section 10 ...
         All coordinates given with reference to the Michigan-Toledo Strip; Leelanau County, Michigan.
         For more information, see Public Land Survey System (PLSS) Tutorial from Wisconsin's DNR
(5) Information provided by the Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records
 
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