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I superimposed raw data from Baxter's History onto the 1907 map. I have not yet verified the accuracy. To read the names across on the map: Chubb Davis Davis Coit Coit Tileston Hart Hart Thome Davis Davis Coit Coit Lyman Hart Hart Davis Lyon Dexter Lyman Bronson Haines Smith Lyon Dexter Bradford Bronson Gilman Storr Lyon Dexter Coit Coit Silsbee Scribner Lyon Dexter Coit Coit Silsbee Scribner Campau Dexter Wadsworth Coit Mills Scribner Campau Dexter Guild Coit Winston ----- Lyon Dexter Campau Hastings Bronson ----- Ellsworth Dexter Sprague Hastings Bronson ------ Barton Grant Murry Bradford ------ Barton Grant Murry Bradford ------ Jones Woolley Bronson Bronson ------- Jones Woolley Bronson Bronson Unfortunately the duplicate Kent County Grantor/Grantee index (the original burned in a fire) maintained for over 100 years at taxpayers' expense was "sold" or "leased" by the politicians to Burton Abstract Company which was located across the street from the county building and allowed the public in for free but then they got bought out by an outside company who got bought out and they didn't need it so they threw it away. So we only have Baxter's record. From Baxter, pg 20. Grand Rapids Township 7N R11W (If not drawn on the original map, the blue 1/4 and 1/4 1/4 lines are approximations.) Section 18 The S 1/2 annexed in 1857 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Daniel W Coit NE 1/4 SW 1/4 Thomas Tileston SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Daniel W Coit SE 1/4 SW 1/4 James Lyman NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Richard P Hart NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Richard P Hart SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Richard P Hart SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Richard P Hart
Section 19 - annexed in 1850 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Samuel Dexter NE 1/4 NW 1/4 James Lyman SW 1/4 NW 1/4 Samuel Dexter SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Vincent L Bradford NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Isaac Bronson NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Alanson Hains SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Isaac Bronson SE 1/4 NE 1/4 Winthrop W Gilman NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Samuel Dexter NE 1/4 SW 1/4 Daniel W Coit SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Samuel Dexter SE 1/4 SW 1/4 Daniel W Coit NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Daniel W Coit NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Ben H Silsbee SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Daniel W Coit SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Ben H Silsbee
Section 30 - annexed in 1850 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Samuel Dexter NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Abram S Wadsworth SW 1/4 NW 1/4 Samuel Dexter SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Joel Guild NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Daniel W Coit NE 1/4 NE 1/4 George M Mills SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Daniel W Coit SE 1/4 NE 1/4 Isaac Winston NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Samuel Dexter NE 1/4 SW 1/4 Touissant Campau SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Samuel Dexter SE 1/4 SW 1/4 Walter Sprague NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Eurotas P Hastings NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Arthur Bronson SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Eurotas P Hastings SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Arthur Bronson
Section 31 annexed in 1857 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Joseph Barton NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Elijah Grant SW 1/4 NW 1/4 Joseph Barton SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Elijah Grant NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Elijah R Murry NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Vincent L Bradford SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Elijah R Murry SE 1/4 NE 1/4 Vincent L Bradford NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Ira Jones NE 1/4 SW 1/4 Stephen Woollery SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Ira Jones SE 1/4 SW 1/4 Stephen Woollery NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Isaac Bronson NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Isaac Bronson SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Isaac Bronson SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Isaac Bronson Baxter does not include land in sections 17, 20, 29 and 32 which were rescinded and then re-annexed in 1891 which I find regrettable.
Walker Twp R7N 11W I have to note that Baxter's description of land in Walker Twp is unclear, at least to me. So this is my best "assumption". I think I'm close but am not confident. Section 13 - S 1/2 annexed in 1857 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Jonathon Chubb NE 1/4 SW 1/4 Unclear SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Joseph Cordes and Michael Thome SE 1/4 SW 1/4 James Davis NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Daniel W Coit NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Daniel W. Coit SW 1/4 SE 1/4 James Davis SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Daniel W Coit but not sure..
Section 24 annexed in 1850 East Fractional (Grand River) Lucius Lyon and Eurotas P Hastings Lot 1 Ebenezer Davis Lot 2 Smith and Van Allen NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Henry Stone SW 1/4 SW 1/4 James Scribner Lots 3 and 4 James Scribner and Eliphalet H Turner
Section 25 Annexed in 1850 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 unc NE 1/4 NW 1/4 unc SW 1/4 NW 1/4 unc SE 1/4 NW 1/4 unc NE 1/4 Louis Campau N SE 1/4 Lucius Lyon and Euratos P Hastings S SE 1/4 Henry L Ellsworth Islands 1 and 2 Louis Campau Island #3 Richard Godfrey W 1/2 NW 1/4 James Scribner Lots 1 and 2 American Baptist Mission School Lot 3 George M Mills for the Catholic Mission Lot 4 Daniel P Van Allen Bascially, Louis Campau owned downtown south of Lyon, north of Fulton and west of Division. The east channel of the river was filled in and the island "disappeared". They would have been west of Monroe Avenue. Lucius Lyon owned all around Louis Campau while Ellsworth owned land near Cherry Street. James Scribner owned north of Fulton Street while the missions were south of Fulton Street and near the river. I would therefore assume that Daniel P Van Allen owned land near the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4.
Section 36 - annexed in 1857 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Daniel W Coit/ Josiah Burton NE 1/4 NW 1/4 Elijah Grant SW 1/4 NW 1/4 Daniel W Coit/ Josiah Burton/ Joel Thomas SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Elijah Grant NW 1/4 NE 1/4 Elijah Grant NE 1/4 NE 1/4 unc SW 1/4 NE 1/4 Elijah Grant SE 1/4 NE 1/4 unc NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Lewis and David Freeman/Daniel W Coit NE 1/4 SW 1/4 unc SW 1/4 SW 1/4 Lewis and David Freeman/Daniel W Coit SE 1/4 SW 1/4 unc NW 1/4 SE 1/4 unc NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Noah E King (Antoine Campau's farm) SW 1/4 SE 1/4 unc SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Noah E King Island Number 4 Aaron B Russell
Section 35, only the SE 3/4 was in the City in 1857 Lots 1 and 2 of the NE 1/4 including an island Basil Robarg NW 1/4 not included as outside the City NW 1/4 SE 1/4 George M Mills NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Daniel W Coit SW 1/4 SE 1/4 George M Mills SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Daniel W Coit Small holdings: Charles R Hurlberg and John Dodge
Section 14 of Walker Twp. The SE 1/4 was annexed in 1857. SE 1/4 Samuel White
Section 23 - E 1/2 annexed in 1857 I would be remiss if I did not pass along the story that Mr. Stocking laid out Stocking Road on a direct N/S line to his house without any help, without the proper tools and obviously without the proper expertise. . NE 1/4 Billius Stocking NW 1/4 SE 1/4 Oliver Whiting NE 1/4 SE 1/2 J W Gunninson SW 1/4 SE 1/4 George M Barker SE 1/4 SE 1/4 Sarah Pettibone
Section 26 - E 1/2 annexed in 1857 N 1/2 NE 1/4 John Ball S 1/2 NE 1/4 J W Gunnison NW 1/4 SE 1/4 William Peaselee NE 1/4 SE 1/4 J W Gunnison SW 1/4 SE 1/4 William Peaselee SE 1/4 SE 1/4 D D Van Allen
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