1st Land Owners of

Oakland County

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Last Name	First Name	Residence at time of Purchase	Section Number	Acres		Purchase Date	Town/ Range	Township	GLO Doc #	GLO Date	Land Description
Vacant			13	40			3N7E	Highland			NE ¼ NE ¼
Vacant			32	40			4N10E	Orion			NW ¼ NE ¼ ***
Vacant			7	40			3N9E	Waterford			NE ¼ NE ¼ ***
Vacant			28	40			3N9E	Waterford
Vacant			34	40			3N9E	Waterford
Vacant			3	45.23		No date	2N9E	West Bloomfield
Vacant			3	160		No date	2N9E	West Bloomfield
Vacant			3	40		No date	2N9E	West Bloomfield
Vacant	Gov.		20	40			2N8E	Commerce			NE ¼ NE ¼
Vail	Martin	Oakland Co.,MI	17	80		Jun 27,1836	4N11E	Oakland	22681	Aug 12,1837	E ½ NW ¼
Valentine	Cornelius	Oakland Co.,MI	17	80		Sep 20,1830	1N11E	Royal Oak	3647	Jan 3,1831	E ½ NW ¼
Valentine	James	Oakland Co.,MI	19	80		May 11,1824	2N11E	Troy	640	Mar 7,1825	W ½ SE ¼
Valentine	John	Oakland Co.,MI	22	40		Oct 22,1832	2N10E	Bloomfield	7808	Sep 10,1834	SE ¼ SE ¼
Valentine	John	Macomb Co.,MI	19	58.4		May 10,1836	5N10E	Oxford	19688	May 5,1837	E ½ SW ¼
Valentine	John jr.	Detroit,MI	19	79.12		Oct 23,1830	2N11E	Troy	3245	Jan 1,1831	E ½ SW ¼
Valentine	John jr.	Oakland Co.,MI	19	79.12		Feb 23,1830	2N11E	Troy	280	Jul 10,1823	W ½ SW ¼
Valentine	William	Macomb Co.,MI	19	58.4		May 13,1836	5N10E	Oxford	19813	May 5,1837	W ½ SW ¼
Valle	John B.	Wayne Co.,MI	25	80		Nov 12,1835	5N8E	Groveland	15796	Apr 15,1837	E ½ NW ¼
Van Amburgh	Henry	Oakland Co.,MI	15	80		Jun 10,1833	1N8E	Novi	6316	Jun 8,1833	W ½ SE ¼
Van Amburgh	Orange K.	Oakland Co.,MI	21	160		Jul 13,1831	1N8E	Novi	5204	Jul 10,1832	NW ¼
Van Amburgh	Stephen	Oakland Co.,MI	17	40		May 7,1834	1N8E	Novi	10800	Aug 3,1839	SW ¼ SE ¼
Van Antwerp	William	Oakland Co.,MI	11	80		Jun 26,1827	1N11E	Royal Oak	2612	Aug 6,1827	E ½ SW ¼
Van Atter	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	15	40		Oct 22,1833	5N10E	Oxford	9999	Oct 28,1835	SW ¼ SW ¼
Van Avery Beach	Peter & M.	Not given	7	160		Jun 13,1820	2N11E	Troy	166	Mar 29,1957	NE ¼
Van Burgee	Ephraim	Oakland Co.,MI	18	40		May 18,1882	5N11E	Addison	30372	Nov 1,1853	NW ¼ SE ¼
Van Doren	William C.	Oakland Co.,MI	16	40	P.P. Sep 7,1857	Jun 22,1854	3N8E	White-Lake
Van Duyn	Abraham	Seneca Co.,NY	35	80		Jun 5,1828	1N8E	Novi	2871	Mar 6,1829	E ½ NE ¼
Van Duyn	Abraham	Oakland Co.,MI	36	80		Mar 1,1830	1N8E	Novi	3250	Jan 1,1831	W ½ NW ¼
Van Duyn	Isaac	Oakland Co.,MI	26	80		May 24,1827	1N8E	Novi	2501	Aug 1,1827	SE ¼
Van Duyn	James	Oakland Co.,MI	17	80		May 28,1833	1N8E	Novi	8842	Oct 15,1835	W ½ SW ¼
Van Duyn	James	Oakland Co.,MI	26	80		May 24,1827	1N8E	Novi	2500	Aug 1,1827	E ½ SW ¼
Van Gordon	William	Milford, MI	1	40		Oct 1,1907	2N8E	Commerce			NE ¼ NW ¼ ***
Van Hecke	Leo C.	Pontiac, MI	7	80		Jun 26,1922	3N10E	Pontiac	04829	Aug 27,1923	N ½ NE ¼
Van Liew	Elhanson	Seneca Co.,NY	17	320		May 6,1833	1N7E	Lyon	8578	Oct 15,1835	N ½
Van Sickle	Joseph	Warren Co.,NJ	27	120		May 26,1834	4N9E	Independence	10970	Aug 3,1839	W ½ NE ¼ & SE ¼ NW ¼
Van Slee	Peter	Oakland Co.,MI	9	40	P.P. Jun 3,1876	Sep 13,1844	1N10E	Southfield
Van Steenburg	William	Oakland Co.,MI	30	78.32		Sep 24.1836	5N8E	Groveland	24414	Aug 16,1837	W ½ SW ¼
Van Steenburg	William	Kalamazoo Co.,MI	31	118.8		Jun 18,1836	5N8E	Groveland	22193	Aug 10,1837	W ½ NW ¼ & SE ¼ NW ¼
Van Steinburg	Jacob	Ulster Co.,NY	5	160		Jun 18,1836	4N8E	Springfield	22194	Aug 10,1837	SE ¼
Van Syckle	George W.	Not given	32	80		Dec 1,1854	4N9E	Independence
Van Syckle	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	22	40		Nov 29,1836	4N9E	Independence	25561	Aug 18,1837	NW ¼ NE ¼
Van Syckle	Lemuel V.	Oakland Co.,MI	2	37.29		Apr 22,1884	3N9E	Waterford	36571	Apr 15,1885	NW ¼ NW ¼
Van Tuyl	Isaac	Oakland Co.,MI	22	40		May 21,1833	3N9E	Waterford	8751	Oct 15,1835	SE ¼ SE ¼
Van Tuyl	Isaac	Seneca Co.,NY	27	80		May 18,1831	3N9E	Waterford	4217	Dec 1,1831	E ½ NE ¼
Van Tuyl	Isaac	Oakland Co.,MI	28	40		Feb 10,1834	3N9E	Waterford	10530	Aug 3,1839	NE ¼ SE ¼
Van Tuyl	Nancy Ann	Oakland Co.,MI	13	80		Feb 2,1836	3N8E	White-Lake	17469	May 1,1837	NW ¼ SW ¼
Van Tuyl	Nelson S	Oakland Co.,MI	10	80		Nov 8,1835	3N8E	White-Lake	15644	Apr 15,1837	E ½ SW ¼
Van Tuyl	Nelson S.	Oakland Co.,MI	18	80		Apr 14,1836	4N8E	Springfield	18991	May 3,1837	E ½ SW ¼
Van Tuyl	Nelson S.	Oakland Co.,MI	28	80		May 19,1834	3N9E	Waterford	10905	Aug 3,1839	W ½ NE ¼
Van Tuyl	William L.	Oakland Co.,MI	23	40		Feb 2,1836	3N9E	Waterford	17464	May 1,1837	SW ¼ SW ¼
Van Tuyl	William L.	Oakland Co.,MI	26	80		Jun 1,1831	3N9E	Waterford	4537	Apr 4,1833	W ½ NW ¼
Van Wagoner	Henry	Oakland Co.,MI	2	40		Jun 4,1836	4N10E	Orion	21184	Aug 5,1837	NW ¼ SE ¼
Van Wagoner	Michael	Saratoga Co.,NY	12	80		Jun 14,1824	3N11E	Avon	832	Apr 1,1825	W ½ NW ¼
Van Zandt	Beckman	Oakland Co.,MI	9	40		Sep 28,1835	3N9E	Waterford	14612	Apr 10,1837	NE ¼ SE ¼
VanAlstyne	Lawrence	Oneida Co.,NY	3	80		Jun 14,1831	1N9E	Farmington	4804	Apr 4,1833	E ½ SE ¼
Vanatta	James B.	Oakland Co.,MI	2	102.17		May 23,1836	4N9E	Independence	20279	Jul 9,1839	E ½ NE ¼
VanBuren	Egbert	Oakland Co.,MI	28	320		Sep 23,1836	4N8E	Springfield	24319	Aug 16,1837	SE ¼ , E ½ SW ¼ , SE ¼ NE ¼ & SW ¼ SW ¼
VanBuren	Egbert	NY City, NY	9	160		Nov 13,1834	3N9E	Waterford	12126	Oct 15,1835	E ½ NW ¼ & W ½ NE ¼
VanDake Smith	Luke B. & Daniel C	New York State	5	336.17	18769	Mar 31,1836	4N8E	Springfield	18769	May 3,1837	NE ¼ & NW ¼
Vandercook	Isaac	Oakland Co.,MI	9	40		Jun 14,1836	1N7E	Lyon	21860	Aug 7,1837	NE ¼ NW ¼
Vanderford	George W.	Oakland Co.,MI	35	40		Oct 8,1835	4N8E	Springfield	14779	Apr 10,1837	NW ¼ NW ¼
VanDoren	Sally	Oakland Co.,MI	35	40		Jun 29,1836	4N8E	Springfield	22841	Aug 12,1837	NE ¼ SW ¼
Vandurburg	Henry	Oakland Co.,MI	17	40		Jun 10,1833	1N8E	Novi	9014	Oct 14,1835	SE ¼ SW ¼
VanEps	Abraham	Monroe Co.,NY	13	80		Jul 1,1836	5N10E	Oxford	22906	Aug 12,1837	W ½ SE ¼
VanEps	Charles S.	Oakland Co.,MI	2	44		Nov 5,1842	5N10E	Oxford	28776	Jul 10,1844	NE ¼ NW ¼
Vanetta Wise	James B. & George	Oakland Co.,MI	6	40		Jun 29,1836	4N10E	Orion	22813	Aug 12,1837	SE ¼ SE ¼
VanEvery	Peter jr.	Oakland Co.,MI	8	40	P.P. Jan 4,1868	Dec 6,1852	1N10E	Southfield
VanHorn	Jacob	Oakland Co.,MI	26	40		Dec 1,1835	4N8E	Springfield	16239	May 1,1838	SW ¼ NW ¼
VanName	Cornelius	Broome Co.,NY	36	80		Oct 29,1836	3N7E	Highland	24788	Aug 18,1837	W ½ NW ¼
VanNortwick	Simeon	Oakland Co.,MI	10	40		Nov 21,1835	3N9E	Waterford	16041	Apr 20,1838	SW ¼ SW ¼
VanNortwick	Simon	Oakland Co.,MI	34	40		Jul 6,1833	4N9E	Independence	9269	Oct 14,1835	NE ¼ NE ¼
VanRiper	Harmon	Oakland Co.,MI	35	40		Mar 12,1833	4N10E	Orion	8354	Oct 9,1835	SW ¼ NE ¼
VanSickle	Thomas	Cayuga Co.,NY	33	160		Sep 12,1835	5N8E	Groveland	14385	Apr 10,1837	SE ¼
VanSteenburg	Jacob	Ulster Co.,NY	25	80		Jun 18,1836	5N7E	Holly	22194	Aug 10,1837	N ½ NE ¼
VanSteenburg	William	Kalamazoo Co.,MI	24	80		Jun 18,1836	5N7E	Holly	22193	Aug 10,1837	S ½ NE ¼
VanSteenburg	William	Oakland Co.,MI	24	80		Sep 24,1836	5N7E	Holly	24414	Aug 16,1837	E ½ NW ¼
VanTuyl	Thomas	Livingston Co.,MI	26	80		Aug 28,1838	3N7E	Highland	28099	Nov 10,1840	W ½ SE ¼
VanWaggoner	Henry	Oakland Co.,MI	4	80		May 1,1827	3N11E	Avon	2460	Aug 1,1827	E ½ SE ¼
VanWaggoner	Michael	Oakland Co.,MI	1	80		Aug 5,1825	3N11E	Avon	1733	Feb 22,1826	W ½ SE ¼
VanWagner	A.	Oakland Co.,MI	16	80	P.P. Dec 22,1876	Oct 4,1841	5N10E	Oxford
VanWagner	C.	Oakland Co.,MI	16	80	P.P. Mar 28,1863	Oct 4,1841	5N10E	Oxford
VanWagner	P.	Oakland Co.,MI	16	80	P.P. Dec 22,1876	Oct 4,1841	5N10E	Oxford
VanWagoner	Jacob	Oakland Co.,MI	17	40		Sep 22,1834	5N10E	Oxford	11729	Oct 15,1835	SE ¼ SW ¼
VanWagoner	Jacob	Oakland Co.,MI	20	40		Sep 22,1834	5N10E	Oxford	11730	Oct 15,1835	NE ¼ NW ¼
VanWagoner	Jedediah	Oakland Co.,MI	18	120		Aug 28,1834	5N10E	Oxford	11642	Oct 15,1835	W ½ SE ¼ & NE ¼ SE ¼
VanWagoner	Jedediah	Oakland Co.,MI	18	40		Oct 1,1833	5N10E	Oxford	9788	Nov 23,1835	SE ¼ SE ¼
VanWagoner	Lemuel	Oakland Co.,MI	20	40		Dec 7,1837	5N10E	Oxford	27812	Sep 4,1838	SE ¼ NW ¼
VanWagoner	Michael	Oakland Co.,MI	18	117.2		Feb 19,1836	5N10E	Oxford	17878	May 1,1837	SW ¼
Vaughn	Horace W.	Ontario Co.,NY	13	80		Sep 22,1830	1N8E	Novi	3638	Jan 3,1831	E ½ SE ¼
Vaughn	John	Oakland Co.,MI	15	80			2N10E	Bloomfield	2747	Dec 1,1827	E ½ NW ¼
Vaughn	John	Oakland Co.,MI	21	80		Jun 6,1828	2N10E	Bloomfield	2872	Mar 6,1829	E ½ NE ¼
Vaughn	John	Oakland Co.,MI	22	80		Jun 28,1826	2N10E	Bloomfield	2188	Sep 1,1826	W ½ NW ¼
Vaughn	Polly	Oakland Co.,MI	15	80		Jul 1,1824	2N10E	Bloomfield	906	Oct 20,1824	W ½ NE ¼
Vermilyea	William	Onondaga Co.,NY	7	40		Jun 11,1836	5N9E	Brandon	21633	Aug 7,1837	SE ¼ SE ¼
Vickery	Hanibal	Oakland Co.,MI	7	85.36		Sep 19,1836	5N7E	Holly	24095	Aug 16,1837	W ½ SW ¼
Vickery	Hosea	Oakland Co.,MI	28	40		Jan 14,1836	5N9E	Brandon	17040	May 1,1837	SW ¼ NW ¼
Vincent	John	Ontario Co.,NY	22	80		Oct 15,1832	2N7E	Milford	7739	Sep 10,1834	E ½ NW ¼
Vincent	John	Ontario Co.,NY	23	80		Oct 15,1832	2N7E	Milford	7740	Sep 10,1834	N ½ NW ¼
Vining	Jeremiah	Oakland Co.,MI	6	33.78		Dec 11,1851	3N9E	Waterford	30295	Nov 1,1852	SW ¼ SW ¼
Vining	Jeremiah	Oakland Co.,MI	6	40		Nov 14,1851	3N9E	Waterford
Vining	Wm. M.	Oakland Co.,MI	7	63.83		Dec 29,1851	3N9E	Waterford	30308	Dec 1,1852	NE ¼ NW ¼
Vliet	Nancy	Oakland Co.,MI	28	80		Apr 27,1839	5N10E	Oxford	28328	Nov 10,1840	S ½ SW ¼
Vliet	William V.	Oakland Co.,MI	17	80		Apr 29,1836	4N9E	Independence	19350	Aug 2,1837	W ½ SW ¼
Voorheis	George	Washtenaw Co.,MI	9	80		Dec 17,1833	1N7E	Lyon	10378	Oct 28,1835	SE ¼ NW ¼ & NE ¼ SW ¼
Voorheis	Jacob N.	Oakland Co.,MI	11	40		Apr 28,1836	4N7E	Rose	19316	Aug 2,1837	SW ¼ NW ¼
Voorheis Hammond	Jacob N. David	Oakland Co.,MI	11	80		Jun 8,1835	4N7E	Rose	13108	Apr 1,1837	W ½ SW ¼
Voorheis Rhinehardt	Jacob N. & George	Oakland Co.,MI	10	80		Jun 29,1831	3N10E	Pontiac	5063	Apr 10,1832	W ½ NE ¼
Voorheis	John	Oakland Co.,MI	8	80		Mar 18,1824	2N10E	Bloomfield	611	Mar 7,1825	E ½ SE ¼
Voorheis	John	Seneca Co.,NY	21	80		Jun 24,1843	1N11E	Royal Oak	444	Feb 10,1824	E ½ SE ¼
Voorheis	John	Seneca Co.,NY	22	80		Jun 24,1828	1N11E	Royal Oak	443	Feb 10,1824	W ½ SW ¼
Voorheis	John	Seneca Co.,NY	27	160		Jun 24,1823	1N11E	Royal Oak	446	Feb 10,1824	NW ¼
Voorheis	John	Seneca Co.,NY	28	80		Jul 1,1836	1N11E	Royal Oak	445	Feb 10,1824	E ½ NE ¼
Voorheis	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	27	160		Oct 9,1824	3N9E	Waterford	1071	Apr 2,1825	E ½ SW ¼ & W ½ NE ¼
Voorheis	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	21	80		Aug 1,1833	3N8E	White-Lake	9434	Oct 14,1835	E ½ SE ¼
Voorheis	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	22	80		Aug 1,1833	3N8E	White-Lake	9435	Oct 14,1835	W ½ SW ¼
Voorheis	Wm C. & Jacob E.	Michigan	15	80		May 18,1836	4N7E	Rose	20071	Jul 9,1839	W ½ NE ¼
Voorhies	Harrison	Oakland Co.,MI	8	40		Oct 26,1836	3N8E	White-Lake	24647	Aug 18,1837	NE ¼ SW ¼
Voorhies	Isaac	Oakland Co.,MI	35	40		Sep 30,1852	3N9E	Waterford			SE ¼ NE ¼ ***
Voorhies	Isaac	Oakland Co.,MI	36	40		Dec 24,1849	3N9E	Waterford	29721	Dec 2,1850	SW ¼ NW ¼
Voorhies	Isaac	Oakland Co.,MI	36	80		Mar 4,1836	3N9E	Waterford	18223	May 3,1837	W ½ SW ¼
Voorhies	Isaac jr.	Oakland Co.,MI	26	80		Nov 1,1825	3N9E	Waterford	1913	Apr 1,1826	W ½ SW ¼
Voorhies	Isaac jr.	Seneca Co.,NY	35	160		May 21,1824	3N9E	Waterford	708	Apr 1,1825	NW ¼
Voorhies	Jacob N.	Oakland Co.,MI	15	80		Jul 22,1824	3N10E	Pontiac	943	Oct 20,1824	W ½ NW ¼
Voorhies	Jacob N.	Oakland Co.,MI	26	160		Jul 22,1824	3N10E	Pontiac	942	Oct 20,1824	NW ¼
Voorhies	John	Seneca Co.,NY	10	80		Jun 23,1823	2N10E	Bloomfield	441	Feb 10,1824	W ½ SE ¼
Voorhies	John	Seneca Co.,NY	10	160		Jun 23,1823	2N10E	Bloomfield	440	Feb 10,1824	SW ¼
Voorhies	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	1	40		Nov 4,1835	3N7E	Highland	15606	Apr 15,1837	NE ¼ SW ¼
Voorhies	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	16	40	P.P. Feb 19,1863	Oct 13,1842	3N10E	Pontiac
Voorhies	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	33	40		Dec 13,1837	4N8E	Springfield	25862	Aug 21,1837	SW ¼ SW ¼
Voorhies	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	25	80		Mar 11,1824	3N9E	Waterford	608	Mar 7,1825	E ½ NE ¼
Voorhies	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	3	85.78		Dec 13,1836	3N8E	White-Lake	25861	Aug 21,1837	N ½ NW ¼
Voorhies	Joseph	Steuben Co.,NY	5	160		Jun 11,1832	3N8E	White-Lake	6778	Sep 2,1834	SW ¼
Voorhies	Joseph	Oakland Co.,MI	7	160		May 28,1833	3N8E	White-Lake	8835	Oct 15,1835	NE ¼
Voorhies	Joseph	Steuben Co.,NY	8	160		Jun 11,1832	3N8E	White-Lake	6779	Sep 2,1834	NW ¼
Voorhies	Peter	Oakland Co.,MI	22	40		Apr 30,1836	4N9E	Independence	19376	Aug 2,1837	SW ¼ NE ¼
Voorhies	Peter	Oakland Co.,MI	22	120		Nov 14,1833	4N9E	Independence	10158	Oct 28,1835	W ½ SW ¼ & NE ¼ SW ¼
Voorhies	Peter	Monroe Co.,NY	36	160		Jun 25,1832	4N9E	Independence	7021	Sep 2,1835	NW ¼
Voorhies	Peter	Oakland Co.,MI	7	40		Feb 16,1855	3N8E	White-Lake	31835	Jan 10,1856	NE ¼ SW ¼
Vosburgh	Henry	Monroe Co.,NY	26	120		Jun 13,1836	4N7E	Rose	21758	Aug 7,1837	W ½ SW ¼ & SE ¼ NE ¼
Vowles	Honner	Oakland Co.,MI	17	40		Oct 5,1835	4N9E	Independence	14729	Apr 10,1837	NW ¼ NW ¼
Vradenburgh	Aaron	Seneca Co.,NY	31	80		Sep 10,1832	1N8E	Novi	7513	Sep 10,1834	E ½ NW ¼
Vradenburgh	Lewis	Seneca Co.,NY	36	80		Sep 29,1833	1N7E	Lyon	5585	Apr 4,1833	E ½ SE ¼
Vradenburgh	Lewis	Seneca Co.,NY	31	160		May 6,1830	1N8E	Novi	3279	Jan 5,1831	W ½ SE ¼ & E ½ SW ¼
Vroom	Thomas L.	Oakland Co.,MI	12	40		Dec 20,1836	3N7E	Highland	25997	Aug 21,1837	SE ¼ NW ¼
Vroom	Thomas L.	Oakland Co.,MI	6	103.52		Jul 20,1835	3N8E	White-Lake	13816	Apr 1,1837	W ½ SW ¼