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

Naramor

Nathaniel C.

Livingston Co.,NY

32

160

 

Jun 1,1831

4N11E

Oakland

4542

Apr 4,1833

NE ¼

Narrin

John S.

Oakland Co.,MI

10

160

 

Jul 6,1836

5N8E

Groveland

23143

Aug 14,1837

SE ¼

Narrin

John S.

Oakland Co.,MI

17

80

 

Jul 6,1836

5N8E

Groveland

23143

Aug 14,1837

W ½ SE ¼

Narrin

John S.

Oakland Co.,MI

20

80

 

Mar 29,1837

5N8E

Groveland

27155

Aug 21,1837

S ½ NE ¼

Narrin

John S.

Oakland Co.,MI

21

40

 

Mar 6,1837

5N8E

Groveland

26930

Aug 21,1837

NE ¼ SW ¼

Narrin

John S.

Oakland Co.,MI

23

280

 

Jun 27,1836

5N8E

Groveland

22686

Aug 12,1837

NW ¼ , W ½ NE ¼ &

NE ¼ NE ¼

Narrin

William L.

Wayne Co.,NY

14

320

 

Jun 27,1836

5N8E

Groveland

22687

Aug 12,1837

SE ¼  & SW ¼

Narrin

William L.

Wayne Co.,MI

15

240

 

Jun 27,1836

5N8E

Groveland

22687

Aug 12,1837

SW ¼ & W ½ SE ¼

Narrin

William L.

Wayne Co.,MI

21

320

 

Jun 27,1836

5N8E

Groveland

22687

Aug 12,1837

NW ¼ & NE ¼

Narrin

William L.

Wayne Co.,NY

22

160

 

Jun 27,1836

5N8E

Groveland

22687

Aug 12,1837

NW ¼

Nash

Grifford

Livingston Co.,NY

24

80

 

Oct 1,1831

4N8E

Springfield

5629

Apr 4,1833

E ½ SE ¼

Neal

George A.

Niagara Co.,NY

1

40

 

Jun 15,1836

5N11E

Addison

21941

Aug 7,1837

SE ¼ SE ¼

Neal

George A.

Niagara Co.,NY

24

80

 

Jul 13,1836

5N11E

Addison

23530

Aug 14,1837

E ½ SE ¼

Neal

George A.

Niagara Co.,NY

31

320

 

May 28,1836

5N7E

Holly

20696

Aug 2,1837

NE ¼ & SE ¼

Neal

George A.

Niagara Co.,NY

12

160

 

Jun 6,1836

4N7E

Rose

21290

Aug 5,137

NE ¼

Neal

John

Seneca Co.,NY

7

78.72

 

Sep 3,1833

1N8E

Novi

5446

Jul 10,1832

W ½ SW ¼

Neal

John

Seneca Co.,Ny

17

80

 

Sep 3,1831

1N8E

Novi

5447

Jul 10,1832

W ½ NW ¼

Neal

Jonathan

Seneca Co.,MI

32

160

 

May 22,1830

1N8E

Novi

3332

Jan 5,1831

NE ¼

Needham

James

Seneca Co.,NY

8

80

 

Jul 8,1831

1N8E

Novi

5166

Jul 10,1832

E ½ NW ¼

Neff

Harry

Oakland Co.,MI

28

80

 

Oct 13,1831

2N9E

West Bloomfield

5724

Apr 4,1833

W ½ NE ¼

Neher

Arthur

Oakland Co.,MI

18

120.32

 

Sep 24,1836

3N7E

Highland

24456

Aug 16,1837

NW ¼

Neilson

James

Oakland Co.,MI

9

40

 

Dec 2,1837

2N9E

West Bloomfield

27808

Sep 4,1838

NW ¼ NW ¼

Neilson

William

Oakland Co.,MI

12

40

 

 

2N8E

Commerce

9615

Nov 23,1835

NW ¼ SE ¼

Nelson

Abigail

Oakland Co.,MI

36

80

 

Oct 20,1830

1N8E

Novi

3771

Jan 1,1831

E ½ NW ¼

Nettleton

George A.

Oakland Co.,MI

22

40

Cash

Mar 22,1888

5N11E

Addison

36748

Sep 27,1889

SW ¼ SE ¼

Nevins

Oscar

Wayne Co.,MI

3

40

 

Jun 1,1836

4N10E

Orion

20942

Aug 2,1837

NW ¼  SE ¼  **check

Newall

Justus

Onondaga Co.,NY

12

120

 

Jun 14,1836

4N11E

Oakland

21826

Aug 7,1837

W ½ NW ¼  & NW ¼ SW ¼

Newberry

Seneca

Oakland Co.,MI

5

204

 

Nov 2,1836

4N11E

Oakland

24865

Aug 18,1837

SW ¼ & SW ¼  NW ¼

Newberry

Seneca

Oakland Co.,MI

6

245.42

 

Nov 2,1836

4N11E

Oakland

24864

Aug 18,1837

SE ¼ & E ½ SW ¼

Newberry

Seneca

Oakland Co.,MI

8

40

 

Dec 19,1836

4N11E

Oakland

25993

Aug 21,1837

SE ¼ SW ¼

Newberry

Seneca

Oakland Co.,MI

17

40

 

Dec 19,1836

4N11E

Oakland

25994

Aug 21,1837

NE ¼ SW ¼

Newberry

Seneca

Oakland Co.,MI

33

40

 

Jan 25,1837

4N11E

Oakland

26452

Aug 21,1837

NW ¼ NE ¼

Newcomb

James

Macomb Co.,MI

28

40

 

Jun 16,1836

5N10E

Oxford

21988

Aug 7,1837

NW ¼ NE ¼

Newcomb

Leonard

Knox Co.,OH

21

80

 

Jun 12,1835

5N10E

Oxford

13159

Apr 1,1837

E ½ SW ¼

Newcomb

Leonard

Oakland Co.,MI

21

40

 

Oct 28,1835

5N10E

Oxford

15402

Apr 10,1837

SW ¼ SE ¼

Newell

William H.

Oakland Co.,MI

16

40

P.P. Dec 26,1863

Dec 23,1853

3N7E

Highland

 

 

 

Newell

William H.

Oakland Co.,MI

16

40

P.P. Dec 21,1863

Dec 23,1853

3N7E

Highland

 

 

 

Newell

William H.

Oakland Co.,MI

16

40

P.P. Apr 8,1874

Dec 23,1853

3N7E

Highland

 

 

 

Newell

Wm H.

Oakland Co.,MI

16

40

P.P. Oct 15,1874

Dec 23,1853

3N7E

Highland

 

 

 

Newell

Wm H.

Oakland Co.,MI

16

40

P.P. Mar 10,1864

Dec 23,1853

3N7E

Highland

 

 

 

Newell

Wm H.

Oakland Co.,MI

16

40

P.P. Mar 10,1864

Dec 23,1853

3N7E

Highland

 

 

 

Newman

Clark

Ontario Co.,NY

30

80

 

Jun 14,1824

1N9E

Farmington

827

Apr 1,1825

E ½ SE ¼

Newman

Ezra

Monroe Co.,NY

32

160

 

May 25,1825

4N11E

Oakland

1443

Sep 1,1825

SW ¼

Newman

John W.

Oakland Co.,MI

21

40

 

Sep 15,1848

4N10E

Orion

29517

Feb 1,1849

NW ¼ SW ¼

Newman

John W.

Oakland Co.,MI

21

40

 

May 30,1836

4N10E

Orion

20760

Aug 2,1837

SW ¼ SW ¼

Newman

John W.

Oakland Co.,MI

28

40

 

May 30,1836

4N10E

Orion

20760

Aug 2,1837

NW ¼ NW ¼

Newman

Moses

Wayne Co.,MI

13

80

 

Oct 20,1832

2N7E

Milford

7800

Sep 10,1834

W ½ SW ¼

Newman

Moses

Wayne Co.,MI

23

40

 

Oct 20,1832

2N7E

Milford

7799

Sep 10,1834

NE ¼ NE ¼

Newman

Moses

Wayne Co.,MI

24

40

 

Oct 20,1832

2N7E

Milford

7798

Sep 10,1834

NW ¼ NW ¼

Newson

Jared

Oakland Co.,MI

6

41.54

 

Sep 24,1836

2N8E

Commerce

24476

Aug 16,1837

SE ¼  NW ¼

Newton

Harris

Oakland Co.,MI

35

40

 

Apr 1,1837

5N10E

Oxford

27190

Nov 2,1837

SW ¼ SE ¼

Newton

Orlaf W.

Windsor Co.,VT

11

80

 

May 20,1831

1N11E

Royal Oak

4252

Dec 1,1831

E ½ SE ¼

Newton

Orlaf W.

Oakland Co.,MI

11

80

 

Mar 19,1832

1N11E

Royal Oak

6318

Jun 8,1833

W ½ SE ¼

Nicholas

George

Oakland Co.,MI

32

80

 

Nov 12,1831

3N11E

Avon

5948

Apr 4,1833

W ½ SW ¼

Nicholas

John

Genesee Co.,MI

15

40

 

Dec 16,1836

5N8E

Groveland

25939

Aug 21,1837

SW ¼ NE ¼

Nicholas

Joseph

Oneida Co.,NY

14

40

 

May 9,1834

4N9E

Independence

10819

Aug 3,1839

SW ¼ NW ¼

Nicholas

Warren

Oakland Co.,MI

19

80

 

Oct 28,1836

4N8E

Springfield

24736

Aug 18,1837

E ½ NE ¼

Nichols

Elizabeth

Oakland Co.,MI

10

80

 

 

3N11E

Avon

12528

Apr 1,1837

E ½ NE ¼

Nichols

George

Oakland Co.,MI

30

160

 

Dec 14,1831

3N11E

Avon

6050

Jun 8,1833

NE ¼

Nichols

Russel

Seneca Co.,NY

17

80

 

Mar 13,1833

2N8E

Commerce

8358

Oct 9,1835

W ½ NW ¼

Nichols

William

Oakland Co.,MI

26

80

 

Jun 25,1830

4N11E

Oakland

3474

Jan 5,1831

W ½ SE ¼

Nickel

Andrew

NY City

9

40

 

Sep 24,1834

2N8E

Commerce

11739

Oct 15,1835

SW ¼ SW ¼

Nickel

Andrew

NY Coty

17

80

 

Sep 5,1834

2N8E

Commerce

11666

Oct 15,1835

E ½ NW ¼

Nickel

Henry

Oakland Co.,MI

8

40

 

Dec 30,1835

2N8E

Commerce

16778

May 1,1837

NE ¼ NE ¼

Nickel

Henry

Oakland Co.,MI

17

40

 

Sep 23,1837

2N8E

Commerce

27656

Sep 4,1838

NW ¼ SW ¼

Niemen

Balser

Erie Co.,NY

17

40

 

Jun 2,1836

5N9E

Brandon

21026

Aug 2,1837

NE ¼ SE ¼

Niles

Amos B.

Oakland Co.,MI

28

80

 

Nov 21,1820

3N10E

Pontiac

25

Nov 10,1821

E ½ SE ¼

Niles

Johnson

Genesee Co.,NY

9

80

 

May 27,1822

2N11E

Troy

138

Apr 16,1823

E ½ NE ¼

Niles

Johnson

Genesee Co.,NY

9

80

 

Sep 27,1822

2N11E

Troy

238

Jul 10,1823

W ½ NE ¼

Niles

Johnson

Genesee Co.,NY

10

80

 

May 27,1822

2N11E

Troy

139

Apr 16,1823

W ½ NW ¼

Niles

Johnson

Genesee Co.,NY

10

80

 

May 5,1823

2N11E

Troy

350

Feb 3,1824

W ½ SW ¼

Niles

Joseph

Monroe Co.,NY

34

80

 

Oct 12,1822

2N10E

Bloomfield

265

Jul 10,1823

W ½ NW ¼

Niles

Joseph

Oakland Co.,MI

34

80

 

Aug 6,1823

3N10E

Pontiac

500

Apr 22,1824

E ½ NE ¼

Niles & Kearlsey

 

Oakland Co.,MI

15

80

 

Mar 3,1824

3N11E

Avon

 

 

 

Niles & Kearlsey

 

Oakland Co.,MI

16

80

P.P. Jul 27,1840

Oct 3,1837

3N11E

Avon

 

 

 

Niles & Kearsley

 

Oakland Co.,MI

16

80

P.P. Mar 3,1854

Oct 3,1837

3N11E

Avon

 

 

 

Niles & Kearsley

 

Oakland Co.,MI

16

80

 

Jul 27,1884

3N11E

Avon

 

 

 

Niles & Kearsley

 

Oakland Co.,MI

16

80

P.P. May 3,1842

Oct 3,1837

2N11E

Troy

 

 

 

Nixom

Benjamin P.

Oakland Co.,MI

16

80

P.P. Apr 21,1875

Nov 5,1838

1N7E

Lyon

 

 

 

Nixom

Benjamin P.

Oakland Co.,MI

16

80

P.P. Jul 24,1887

Nov 5,1838

1N7E

Lyon

 

 

 

Nixon

William

Oakland Co.,MI

23

80

 

Jan 26,1832

1N10E

Southfield

6181

Jun 8,1833

E ½ SE ¼

Noble

Ladowick I.

Onondaga Co.,NY

11

80

 

May 2,1836

5N10E

Oxford

20580

Aug 2,1837

E ½ NE ¼

Noe

R.E.

Not given

16

21.9

P.P. Apr 1,1867

Nov 27,1848

2N8E

Commerce

 

 

 

Noe

Robert E.

Oakland Co.,MI

15

40

 

Dec 21,1853

2N8E

Commerce

30856

Jun 15,1854

SW ¼ NW ¼

Noe

Robert E.

Oakland Co.,MI

20

80

 

May 15,1835

2N9E

West Bloomfield

12764

Apr 4,1837

W ½ SW ¼

Non-Wa-To-Gut-To

 

Oakland Co.,MI

21

40

 

Jan 4,1837

5N11E

Addison

26168

Aug 21,1837

NE ¼ SW ¼

Non-Wa-To-Gut-To

 

Oakland Co.,MI

21

40

 

Jan 6,1834

5N11E

Addison

10417

Oct 28,1835

NE ¼ SE ¼

Norman

Edmund

Oakland Co.,MI

9

40

 

Jan 17,1838

4N9E

Independence

27885

Sep 4,1838

NW ¼ NE ¼

Norris

Abram

Oakland Co.,MI

4

43.59

 

Oct 1,1845

5N8E

Groveland

28972

Jul 1,1848

NW ¼ NW ¼

North

Avery

Oakland Co.,MI

9

80

 

Nov 3,1836

5N8E

Groveland

 

 

E ½ SW ¼  ***

North

Benjamin

Ulster Co.,NY

19

80

 

Jun 15,1836

5N8E

Groveland

21983

Aug 7,1837

E ½ SW ¼

North

Benjamin

Ulster Co.,NY

31

80

 

Jun 16,1836

5N8E

Groveland

22104

Aug 7,1837

E ½ NE ¼

North

Benjamin

Ulster Co.,NY

31

40

 

Jun 15,1836

5N8E

Groveland

21983

Aug 7,1837

NE ¼ NW ¼

North

Lewis

Ulster Co.,NY

30

160

 

Jun 15,1836

5N8E

Groveland

21984

Aug 7,1837

E ½ SW ¼  & W ½ SE ¼

North

Lewis

Ulster Co.,NY

31

80

 

Jun 15,1836

5N8E

Groveland

21984

Aug 7,1837

W ½ NE ¼

Northrip

Ira

Oakland Co.,MI

17

40

 

Jan 7,1837

5N9E

Brandon

26215

Aug 21,1837

SW ¼ NW ¼

Northrip

Ira

Oakland Co.,MI

18

40

 

Jan 7,1837

5N9E

Brandon

26216

Aug 21,1837

NE ¼ SE ¼

Northrip

Noah

Madison Co.,NY

17

40

 

Sep 23,1836

5N9E

Brandon

24314

Aug 16,1837

SW ¼ SE ¼

Northrip

Noah

Madison Co.,NY

20

160

 

Sep 23,1836

5N9E

Brandon

24314

Aug 16,1837

E ½ SW ¼  & W ½ NE ¼

Northrip

William

Oakland Co.,MI

19

32.78

 

Jan 1,1844

5N9E

Brandon

28831

Jun 1,1848

SW ¼ SW ¼

Northway

George

Oakland Co.,MI

1

40

 

Jul 1,1835

4N11E

Oakland

13453

Apr 1,1837

SW ¼ SE ¼

Northway

George

Onondaga Co.,NY

12

80

 

Nov 7,1831

4N11E

Oakland

5920

Apr 4,1833

W ½ NE ¼

Norton

Gad

Ontario Co.,NY

35

80

 

Sep 16,1823

3N11E

Avon

516

Feb 10,1824

E ½ NE ¼

Norton

Gad

Ontario Co.,NY

35

160

 

Oct 3,1822

3N11E

Avon

245

Jul 10,1823

E ½ NW ¼  & W ½ NE ¼

Norton

John

Portage Co.,OH

8

80

 

Dec 26,1835

4N10E

Orion

16703

May 1,1837

N ½ SW ¼

Norton

John D.

Oakland Co.,MI

17

40

 

Feb 17,1875

2N8E

Commerce

 

 

SW ¼ SW ¼ ***

Norton

John jr.

Delaware Co.,NY

25

160

 

May 19,1825

4N11E

Oakland

1388

Sep 1,1825

W ½ NE ¼ & E ½ NW ¼ 

Norton

Lewis

Wayne Co.,NY

31

80

 

May 22,1830

2N8E

Commerce

3335

Jan 5,1831

W ½ SE ¼

Norton

Lewis

Oakland Co.,MI

6

117.6

 

Aug 6,1831

1N8E

Novi

5321

Jul 10,1832

N ½ NE ¼

Norton

Lewis

Oakland Co.,MI

6

80

 

Jul 13,1831

1N8E

Novi

5212

Jul 10,1832

S ½ NE ¼

Norton

Lewis

Oakland Co.,MI

6

80

 

Nov 1,1831

1N8E

Novi

5881

Apr 4,1833

W ½ SE ¼

Norton

Peck

Lewis &

Abel

Oakland Co.,MI

5

80

 

Feb 4,1833

1N8E

Novi

8262

Oct 9,1835

E ½ SW ¼

Norton

Obed J.

Monroe Co.,NY

20

40

 

Sep 16,1833

2N9E

West Bloomfield

9656

Nov 23,1835

NE ¼ SE ¼

Nortrip

Noah

Madison Co.,NY

9

40

 

Sep 23,1836

5N9E

Brandon

24314

Aug 16,1837

NW ¼ SE ¼

Noyes

Nathan

Oakland Co.,MI

2

194.27

 

Jun 22,1833

1N8E

Novi

9149

Oct 14,1835

NE ¼

Nugent

Allbright

John &

Amos F.

Wayne Co.,MI

17

40

 

Nov 14,1836

2N8E

Commerce

25147

Aug 18,1837

SW ¼ SE ¼

Nutton

David

Genesee Co.,NY

14

80

 

 

 

 

27591

Sep 4,1838

E ½ SW ¼

Nuzbaumer

Joseph

Oakland Co.,MI

4

130.64

 

Sep 26,1835

3N10E

Pontiac

14578

Apr 10,1837

W ½ NE ¼ & NE ¼ NW ¼

Nye

Harrison

Macomb Co.,MI

10

160

 

Jul 6,1836

5N11E

Addison

23131

Aug 14,1837

W ½ NE ¼  & E ½ NW ¼

Nye

Harrison

Macomb Co.,MI

10

80

 

Jul 6,1836

5N11E

Addison

23131

Aug 14,1837

W ½ SE ¼

Nye

Hiram

Macomb Co.,MI

4

40

 

Dec 2,1836

5N11E

Addison

25628

Aug 18,1837

NE ¼ SE ¼

Nye

Hiram P.

Macomb Co.,MI

9

80

 

Dec 2,1836

5N11E

Addison

25627

Aug 18,1837

W ½ SE ¼