1st Land Owners of

Oakland County

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Last Name	First Name	Residence at time of Purchase	Section Number	Acres		Purchase Date	Town/ Range	Township	GLO Doc #	GLO Date	Land Description
Jack	William	NY City, NY	15	79.75		May 15,1834	2N9E	West Bloomfield	10877	Aug 3,1839	W ½ SW ¼
Jackson	Joseph S.	Oakland Co.,MI	11	80		Dec 12,1826	3N11E	Avon	2414	Mar 26,1827	W ½ NW ¼
Jackson	Ralph H.	Orleans Co.,NY	6	160		Jun 6,1836	4N8E	Springfield	21235	Aug 15,1837	SE ¼
Jackson	Thomas	NY City	7	160		Jul 30,1834	2N8E	Commerce	11564	Oct 15,1835	E ½ NE ¼ & E ½ SE ¼
Jackson	Thomas	NY City	18	160		Aug 3,1836	2N8E	Commerce	23947	Aug 15,1837	E ½ SW ¼ & W ½ SE ¼
Jackson	Thomas	NY City	25	80		Aug 3,1836	3N7E	Highland	23947	Aug 15,1837	N ½ NE ¼
Jackson	Thomas	NY City	2	124.23		Aug 3,1836	2N7E	Milford	23947	Aug 15,1837	S ½ NW ¼ & NW ¼ NW ¼
Jackson	Thomas	NY City	2	40		Aug 3,1836	2N7E	Milford	23947	Aug 15,1837	SW ¼ NE ¼
Jacobs	Nathaniel	Wayne Co.,MI	20	80		Oct 24,1836	5N8E	Groveland	24534	Sep 4,1838	N ½ SE ¼
Jacox	Caroline	Oakland Co.,MI	29	80		May 19,1832	4N9E	Independence	6509	Jun 8,1833	W ½ NE ¼
Jacox	David	Oakland Co.,MI	29	80		Jun 14,1832	4N9E	Independence	6827	Sep 2,1834	E ½ NW ¼
James	Mason J.	Courtland Co.,NY	31	80		Jun 25,1824	3N11E	Avon	902	Oct 20,1824	W ½ SE ¼
James	Mason J.	Oakland Co.,MI	22	160		Oct 15,1827	1N10E	Southfield	2752	Dec 1,1827	SE ¼
Jasperson	George	Essex Co., Ontario	20	80		Mar 25,1836	3N11E	Avon	18665	May 3,1837	W ½ NE ¼
Jencks	Laban	Detroit,MI	34	80		Nov 16,1821	2N10E	Bloomfield	106	Jul 10,1823	E ½ NE ¼
Jencks	Laban	Oakland Co.,MI	34	80		Feb 23,1822	2N10E	Bloomfield	119	Apr 2,1823	W ½ NE ¼
Jencks	Labon	Oakland Co.,MI	29	40		Oct 2,1837	3N9E	Waterford	27675	Sep 4,1838	SE ¼ NW ¼
Jencks	Morris	Oakland Co.,MI	21	160		Apr 29,1825	2N10E	Bloomfield	1265	Aug 18,1825	W ½ SE ¼ & E ¼ SW ¼
Jencks	Morris	Oakland Co.,MI	28	160		Jun 9,1830	1N10E	Southfield	3403	Jan 5,1831	SW ¼
Jencks	Orin	Oakland Co.,MI	34	80		Nov 13,1822	2N10E	Bloomfield	293	Jul 10,1823	E ½ NW ¼
Jenison	Horace A.	Oakland Co.,MI	28	40		Mar 18,1837	5N11E	Addison	27050	Aug 21,1837	NE ¼ SW ¼
Jenison	Horace A.	Oakland Co.,MI	33	40		Mar 20,1837	5N11E	Addison	27052	Aug 21,1837	SW ¼ NE ¼
Jenkins	George	Not given	16	80	P.P. May 31,1853	Aug 28,1848	2N8E	Commerce
Jenkins	John	Oakland Co.,MI	1	40		Oct 6,1846	5N8E	Groveland	29164	Sep 1,1848	SE ¼ SW ¼
Jenkins	John & Zera	Not given	31	159.18		Nov 16,1818	3N10E	Pontiac			SW ¼
Jenkins	John & Zera	Cayuga Co.,NY	26	80		Jul 1,1831	3N9E	Waterford	5090	Jul 10,1832	W ½ SE ¼
Jenkins	Thomas	Not given	16	80	P.P. Apr 22,1856	Nov 27,1848	2N8E	Commerce
Jenks	Morris	Oakland Co.,MI	3	82.74		Apr 29,1824	1N10E	Southfield	899	Oct 20,1824	E ½ NE ¼
Jennings	Abraham	Litchfield Co.,CT	1	80		Jul 9,1834	2N8E	Commerce	11424	Oct 8,1835	E ½ SW ¼
Jennings	Abraham	Litchfield Co.,CT	12	80		Jul 9,1834	2N8E	Commerce	11425	Oct 8,1835	NE ¼ NW ¼ & NW ¼ NE ¼
Jennings	Herman	Saratoga Co.,NY	33	80		Jun 11,1836	5N9E	Brandon	21645	Aug 7,1837	W ½ SW ¼
Jennings	Ira	Ontario Co.,NY	10	80		Oct 17,1822	2N11E	Troy	275	Jul 10,1823	E ½ NW ¼
Jennings	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	4	126.71		Feb 9,1836	5N8E	Groveland	17631	May 1,1837	N ½ NE ¼ & SW ¼ NE ¼
Jennings	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	6	80		Apr 7,1834	5N8E	Groveland	10684	Aug 3,1839	E ½ SE ¼
Jennings	Stephen	Oakland Co.,MI	14	40		Dec 20,1834	2N11E	Troy	12280	Oct 15,1835	SE ¼ SW ¼
Jenny	Almon D.	Oakland Co.,MI	18	40		Mar 27,1837	5N11E	Addison	27145	Aug 21,1837	SW ¼ SE ¼
Jenny	Almon D.	Oakland Co.,MI	19	40		Mar 27,1837	5N11E	Addison	27146	Aug 21,1837	NW ¼ NE ¼
Jepherson	Otis	Worcester Co.,MA	35	80		Jul 17,1833	2N8E	Commerce			E ½ SW ¼ ***
Jewett	David M.	New London Co.,CT	19	80		May 19,1836	3N9E	Waterford	20123	Jul 9 ,1839	NW ¼ SE ¼ & SW ¼ NE ¼
Jewett	David M.	New London Co.,CT	19	40		May 26,1836	3N9E	Waterford	20568	Aug 2,1837	SE ¼ NE ¼
Jewett	David M.	New London Co.,CT	11	240		May 19,1836	3N8E	White-Lake	20093	Jul 9,1838	SE ¼ & W ½ SW ¼
Johns	Griffin	Genesee Co.,NY	23	80		Jun 25,1832	2N7E	Milford	7012	Sep 2,1835	W ½ SW ¼
Johns	Griffon	Genesee Co.,NY	27	80		Jun 25,1832	2N7E	Milford	7013	Sep 2,1835	E ½ NE ¼
Johns	Thomas Jr.	Oakland Co.,MI	17	80		Jun 23,1826	1N9E	Farmington	2180	Sep 1,1826	W ½ NW ¼
Johns	Thomas Jr.	Oakland Co.,MI	18	80		Jun 23,1826	1N9E	Farmington	2181	Sep 1,1826	E ½ NE ¼
Johnson	Artemus B.	Oakland Co.,MI	2	39.85		Sep 4,1835	1N11E	Royal Oak	14286	Nov 2,1837	SE ¼ NE ¼
Johnson	Asahel	Oakland Co.,MI	11	80		Dec 28,1835	4N8E	Springfield	16734	May 1,1837	S ½ NW ¼
Johnson	Asahel	Genesee Co.,NY	14	80		Apr 9,1832	4N8E	Springfield	6379	Jun 8,1833	W ½ NW ¼
Johnson	Birdsall N.	Broome Co.,NY	26	80		Sep 20,1836	5N9E	Brandon	24156	Aug 16,1837	W ½ SE ¼
Johnson	Charles	Oakland Co.,MI	34	40		Oct 7,1833	3N9E	Waterford	7774	Sep 10,1834	NE ¼ NE ¼
Johnson	Charles	Genesee Co.,NY	27	160		May 15,1824	3N9E	Waterford	652	Mar 7,1825	SE ¼
Johnson	Charles	Oakland Co.,MI	27	40		Oct 18,1832	3N9E	Waterford	9835	Nov 23,1835	NW ¼ NW ¼
Johnson	Charles S.	Knox Co.,OH	17	40		Jun 17,1836	5N9E	Brandon	22139	Aug 10,1837	SE ¼ SE ¼
Johnson	Charles S.	Knox Co.,OH	20	80		Jun 17,1836	5N9E	Brandon	22139	Aug 10,1837	E ½ NE ¼
Johnson	Daniel	Oakland Co.,MI	7	38.28		Mar 8,1836	1N8E	Novi	18306	May 3,1837	SW ¼ NW ¼
Johnson	Daniel	Wayne Co.,MI	7	80		Jul 12,1831	1N8E	Novi	5197	Jul 10,1832	W ½ NE ¼
Johnson	Daniel	Wayne Co.,MI	7	40		Mar ,1833	1N8E	Novi	8329	Oct 9,1835	SE ¼ NW ¼
Johnson	Daniel F.	Oakland Co.,MI	5	40		Aug 1,1836	5N8E	Groveland	23756	Aug 15,1837	NW ¼ SW ¼
Johnson	Daniel F.	Crawford Co.,PA	6	164.96		Jul 18,1834	5N8E	Groveland	11492	Oct 15,1835	NE ¼
Johnson	Daniel F.	Oakland Co.,MI	7	40		Nov 17,1834	5N8E	Groveland	12146	Oct 15,1835	NE ¼ NE ¼
Johnson	David	Oakland Co.,MI	33	80		Dec 21,1822	2N10E	Bloomfield	307	Jul 10,1823	E ½ NE ¼
Johnson	David	Detroit,MI	36	80		May 10,1821	2N10E	Bloomfield	45	Nov 10,1821	W ½ SW ¼
Johnson	Edward	Monroe Co.,NY	11	80		Sep 29,1830	3N10E	Pontiac	3668	Jan 3,1831	W ½ NE ¼
Johnson	H. J. jr.	Oakland Co.,MI	16	80	P.P. Sep 29,1869	Sep 11,1841	1N10E	Southfield
Johnson	James G.	Ontario Co.,NY	4	154.43		May 17,1825	1N11E	Royal Oak	1374	Sep 1,1825	NE ¼
Johnson	John A.	Niagara Co.,NY	9	160		Jun 22,1822	2N11E	Troy	175	Apr 2,1823	SW ¼
Johnson	John A.	Niagara Co.,NY	29	160		Jun 4,1823	2N11E	Troy	407	Feb 10,1824	NW ¼
Johnson	John R.	Monroe Co.,NY	11	80		Sep 29,1830	3N10E	Pontiac	3667	Jan 3,1831	E ½ SW ¼
Johnson	Joseph	Seneca Co.,NY	2	99.21		Sep 6,1822	2N10E	Bloomfield	202	Jul 10,1823	W ½ NE ¼
Johnson	Joseph	Seneca Co.,MI	2	197.39		Sep 6,1822	2N10E	Bloomfield	201	Jul 10,1823	NW ¼
Johnson	Lorenzo	Oakland Co.,MI	14	40		Oct 25,1834	1N11E	Royal Oak	11984	Oct 15,1835	SE ¼ SW ¼
Johnson	Lorenzo	Oakland Co.,MI	23	80		Oct 25,1834	1N11E	Royal Oak	11985	Oct 15,1835	E ½ NW ¼
Johnson	Moses	Genesee Co.,NY	14	80		Oct 20,1834	1N11E	Royal Oak	11932	Oct 15,1835	W ½ SW ¼
Johnson	Moses	Genesee Co.,NY	15	40			1N11E	Royal Oak	11933	Oct 15,1835	SE ¼ SE ¼
Johnson	Moses	Genesee Co.,NY	22	40		Oct 20,1834	1N11E	Royal Oak	11934	Oct 15,1835	NE ¼ NE ¼
Johnson	Philip T.	Oakland Co.,MI	7	80		Aug 2,1836	2N7E	Milford	23893	Aug 15,1837	E ½ SE ¼
Johnson	Philip T.	Livingston Co.,MI	8	80		Aug 2,1836	2N7E	Milford	23893	Aug 15,1837	W ½ SW ¼
Johnson	Platt	Monroe Co.,NY	11	80		Sep 29,1830	3N10E	Pontiac	3666	Jan 3,1831	E ½ NW ¼
Johnson	Richard	Wayne Co.,MI	2	80		Jul 9,1834	2N9E	West Bloomfield	11418	Oct 8,1835	E ½ SE ¼
Johnson	Thomas	Oakland Co.,MI	27	80		Jul 4,1831	2N10E	Bloomfield	5113	Jul 10,1832	E ½ NW ¼
Johnson	Thomas	Oakland Co.,MI	15	40		Jan 1,1839	4N9E	Independence	28251	Nov 10,1840	NW ¼ NW ¼
Johnson	Willard	Oakland Co.,MI	6	80			1N11E	Royal Oak	2642	Oct 1,1827	E ½ NE ¼
Johnson	William	Madison Co.,NY	35	160		Jul 9,1836	5N8E	Groveland	23298	Aug 14,1837	E ½ NW ¼ & E ¼ SE ¼
Johnson	William	Madison Co.,NY	36	320		Jul 2,1836	5N8E	Groveland	23014	Aug 12,1837	NW ¼ , W ½ NE ¼ & E ½ SW ¼
Johnson	William	Oakland Co.,MI	29	40		Jun 18,1833	2N9E	West Bloomfield	9180	Oct 14,1835	SW ¼ SW ¼
Johnson	William M.	Oakland Co.,MI	11	80		Jun 1,1831	3N10E	Pontiac	4540	Apr 4,1833	W ½ SE ¼
Johnston	George	Chippewa Co.,MI	13	80		Nov 19,1836	5N7E	Holly	25390	Aug 18,1837	E ½ NW ¼
Johnston	George	Sault St. Marie, MI	33	80		Nov 19,1836	5N7E	Holly	25391	Aug 18,1837	E ½ SE ¼
Johnston	George	Sault St. Marie,MI	28	160		Nov 19,1836	4N7E	Rose	25387	Aug 18,1837	SW ¼
Johnston	George	Sault St. Marie,MI	30	80		Nov 19,1836	4N7E	Rose	25423	Aug 18,1837	W ½ NE ¼
Johnston	George	Sault St. Marie,MI	31	64.92		Nov 19,1836	4N7E	Rose	25389	Aug 18,1837	W ½ NW ¼
Johnston	John	Sault St. Marie,MI	4	80		Nov 19,1836	5N7E	Holly	25392	Aug 18,1837	W ½ SE ¼
Johnston	John	Sault St. Marie,MI	10	80		Nov 19,1836	5N7E	Holly	25393	Aug 18,1837	W ½ NE ¼
Johnston	John	Sault St. Marie, MI	19	80		Nov 19,1836	5N7E	Holly	25394	Aug 18,1837	E ½ SE ¼
Johnston	John	Sault St. Marie, MI	30	80		Nov 19,1836	5N7E	Holly	25395	Aug 18,1837	E ½ SE ¼
Johnston	William	Chippewa Co.,MI	17	160		Nov 17,836	5N7E	Holly	25305	Aug 18,1837	SW ¼
Johnston	William	Chippewa Co.,MI	30	160		Nov 17,1836	4N7E	Rose	25306	Aug 18,1837	E ½ SW ¼ & W ½ SE ¼
Jones	Avery	Jefferson Co.,NY	4	104.91		May 29,1823	2N11E	Troy	339	Feb 3,1824	W ½ NE ¼
Jones	B.	Oakland Co.,MI	16	160	P.P. Feb 20,1850	Oct 3,1837	4N11E	Oakland
Jones	Dan’l & Timothy	Rutland Co.,VT	9	200		May 21,1836	4N8E	Springfield	20255	Jul 9,1839	SE ¼ & SE ¼ NE ¼
Jones	Daniel	Oakland Co.,MI	33	80		Nov 2,1836	5N10E	Oxford	24894	Aug 18,1837	E ½ NE ¼
Jones	Daniel	Oakland Co.,MI	3	88.11		Oct 24,1836	4N8E	Springfield	24554	Aug 16,1837	N ½ NE ¼
Jones	Daniel	Rutland Co.,VT	9	80		Jun 27,1836	4N8E	Springfield	22693	Aug 12,1837	NW ¼ NE ¼ & NE ¼ NW ¼
Jones	Daniel	Rutland Co.,VT	9	40		May 21,1836	4N8E	Springfield	20256	Jul 9, 1839	SW ¼ NE ¼
Jones	Daniel	Oakland Co.,MI	10	80		Oct 24,1836	4N8E	Springfield	24554	Aug 16,1837	E ½ NW ¼
Jones	David & Timothy	Oakland Co.,MI	32	160		Nov 17,1836	5N10E	Oxford	25281	Aug 18,1837	SE ¼
Jones	Enoch	Wayne Co.,MI	21	80		Nov 4,1835	3N11E	Avon	15835	Apr 15,1837	W ½ NW ¼
Jones	Enoch	Wayne Co.,MI	26	320		Jan 22,1836	5N9E	Brandon	17214	May 1,1837	W ½ NE ¼ & E ½ SW ¼ & NW ¼
Jones	Enoch	Wayne Co.,MI	5	88.88		Feb 15,1836	4N10E	Orion	17758	May 1,1837	W ½ NW ¼
Jones Dwight	Enoch & Alfred A.	Wayne Co.,MI	31	40		Dec 21,1835	2N7E	Milford	16538	May 1,1837	NW ¼ NE ¼
Jones Dwight	Enoch & Alfred	Wayne Co.,MI	31	120		Dec 5,1835	2N7E	Milford	16321	May 1,1838	W ½ SE ¼ & SE ¼ SE ¼
Jones	Harriet L.	Not given	30	40		Sep 11,1879	5N9E	Brandon			NE ¼ NW ¼ ***
Jones	Jesse	Oakland Co.,MI	13	160		Jun 22,1838	5N8E	Groveland	28034	Nov 10,1840	NW ¼
Jones	John	Onondaga Co.,NY	20	40		Nov 22,1836	4N9E	Independence	25442	Aug 18,1837	SW ¼ SW ¼
Jones	John	Oakland Co.,MI	21	80		Nov 4,1822	2N11E	Troy	289	Jul 10,1823	W ½ NW ¼
Jones	John Jr.	Oakland Co.,MI	9	80		Feb 27,1833	1N8E	Novi	8217	Oct 9,1835	E ½ NW ¼
Jones	Jonathan Jr.	Oakland Co.,MI	29	40		Oct 9,1841	5N7E	Holly	28713	Jul 10,1844	SW ¼ SE ¼
Jones	Nathan	Oakland Co.,MI	20	40		May 29,1835	4N11E	Oakland	12945	Apr 1,1837	NE ¼ NW ¼
Jones (James)	Nathan	Erie Co.,NY	24	80		May 17,1836	4N8E	Springfield	19985	May 5,1837	E ½ SW ¼
Jones	Nathan E.	Ontario Co.,MI	13	80		Jun 27,1831	1N8E	Novi	5009	Apr 10,1832	W ½ NE ¼
Jones	Northrup	Oakland Co.,MI	33	80		Jun 11,1823	3N11E	Avon	423	Feb 10,1824	W ½ SE ¼
Jones	Samuel	Ontario Co.,NY	24	80		May 11,1831	1N8E	Novi	4140	Aug 24,1831	W ½ NW ¼
Jones	Samuel	Genesee Co.,NY	3	240		May 25,1836	4N7E	Rose	20442	Jul 9,1839	SW ¼ & W ½ SE ¼
Jones	Samuel	Genesee Co.,NY	4	80		May 24,1836	4N7E	Rose	20442	Jul 9,1839	E ½ SE ¼
Jones	Samuel	Genesee Co.,NY	9	80		May 25,1836	4N7E	Rose	20442	Jul 9,1839	E ½ NE ¼
Jones	Samuel	Genesee Co.,NY	10	80		May 24,1836	4N7E	Rose	20442	Jul 9,1839	W ½ NW ¼
Jones	Thomas	Oakland Co.,MI	13	40		Nov 2,1836	1N7E	Lyon	24858	Aug 8,1837	SE ¼ SW ¼
Jones	Thomas	Oakland Co.,MI	23	40		Feb 11,1831	1N7E	Lyon
Jones	Thomas	Oakland Co.,MI	23	40		Mar 6,1837	1N7E	Lyon	17672	May 1,1837	NE ¼ SW ¼
Jones	Thomas	Ontario Co.,NY	25	80		Jun 10,1831	1N7E	Lyon	4752	Apr 4,1833	E ½ NW ¼
Jones	Thomas	Oakland Co.,MI	23	40			1N11E	Royal Oak	26928	Aug 21,1837	NW ¼ SW ¼
Jones	Timothy	Rutland Co.,VT	10	40		Jun 4,1836	4N8E	Springfield	21166	Aug 5,1837	SW ¼ NW ¼
Jones	William	Macomb Co.,MI	8	40		Nov 29,1836	5N11E	Addison	25585	Aug 18,1837	NE ¼ NW ¼
Jones	William	Oakland Co.,MI	16	40	P.P. Oct 9,1867	Jun 24,1851	5N8E	Groveland
Jordan	Alonzo	Chittenden Co., VT	4	80		Aug 16,1832	1N7E	Lyon	7370	Sep 2,1835	SE ¼ SE ¼ & SW ¼ SE ¼
Joslin	Daniel	Onondaga Co.,NY	16	80	P.P, Feb 11,1880	Jan 24,1848	5N7E	Holly
Joslin	Daniel	Onondaga Co.,NY	16	40	P.P. Feb 22,1880	Dec 1,1849	5N7E	Holly
Joslin	Daniel	Onondaga Co.,NY	16	80	P.P. Feb 22,1880	Jan 24,1848	5N7E	Holly
Joslin	John J.	Oakland Co.,MI	16	40	P.P. Feb 11,1880	Jan 7,1842	5N7E	Holly
Joslin	John J.	Lapeer Co.,MI	29	80		Nov 17,1836	2N7E	Milford	25314	Aug 18,1837	E ½ SW ¼
Joy	Benjamin	Livingston Co.,NY	8	80		Jun 12,1830	2N10E	Bloomfield	3420	Jan 5,1831	W ½ NW ¼
Judd	Daniel S.	Cuyahoga Co.,OH	14	160		Sep 20,1837	3N9E	Waterford	2716	Oct 20,1827	SE¼
Judd	Daniel S.	Oakland Co.,MI	15	80		Aug 10,1831	3N9E	Waterford	5335	Jul 10,1832	E ½ NW ¼
Judd	Elias	Genesee Co.,MI	11	80		Sep 28,1830	1N10E	Southfield	3662	Jan 3,1831	E ½ NE ¼
Judson	Alfred	Madison Co.,NY	20	80		May 29,1826	3N10E	Pontiac	2119	Sep 1,1826	E ½ NW ¼