[Adapted from a chart in the book "History of Wells County, Indiana, 1776- 1976" by Dorothy Rose and Joyce Buckner, c1975] **NOTE:** Date range indicates the earliest and latest dates of purchase within each section. First land claimants in Chester Township 25 North, Range 11 East Section 1 1837-1839 Meeks, N. Jones, Owen Richey, Wm Brown, Eli Section 2 1837-1848 Donaldson, H. Lewis, H. Donaldson, H. Penrod, S. Fink, J. Ewart, R. Donaldson, H. Meeks, N. Section 3 1839-1853 Statts, A. Starr, B. Aldridge, H. Phillips, E. Davenport, J. Lantz, M. Pace, D. Section 4 1838-1839 Secrest, J. Secrest, J. Foster, V. Stiggleian, J. Section 5 1836-1839 Gregorn, J. Stelsell, J. McCulloch, A. Baldwin, J. Ferguson, A. Spaulding, J. Weston, H. Section 6 1837-1851 Hitlerbrand, S. Lounsburn, S. Gregorn, J. Baldwin, L. Baldwin, L. Baldwin, J. Section 7 1836-1839 Morris, S. Neff, John Lewis, Theo. R. Taylor, A. McIntyre, John Section 8 1836-1839 Noe, David McCulloch, Henry McGath, James Baldwin, S. McCulloch, J. Haverwood, A. Poffenberger, El. Section 9 1837-1848 Donaldson, J. Wilson, M. Browning, E. Koontz, Jacob Harvey Section 10 1837-1853 Bugh, B.W. Penrod, J. Fetters, D. Graver, J. Aldridge, H. Morrow, G. Meeks, B. Scott, Rbt Section 11 1837-1840 Langnecker, J. Lewis, R. Grissell, J. Scott, Rbt Lewis, R. Hallowell, C.F. Section 12 1838 Grissell, J. Ritter, Jacob Loviss, Wm Section 13 1838 Serviss, Wm Strong, N. Fickler, Wm Janney, Stephen Section 14 1837-1839 Lautham, Geo. Reigle, Daniel Leist, Chas. Section 15 1837-1839 Gephart, Geo. Massick, Eli S. Millard, M. Smith, Wm Beall, Geo. Section 16 1849-1850 Forman, A. Bruce, J. Cassady, R. Vanmeter, S. Wood, J. Millikin, S. Gryines, J. Flowers, J. Bales, P. Baler, J. Maggert, I. Section 17 1836-1839 Wiley, H. Snow, Sewel McCulloch, H. Ford, Judah Burgess, E. Section 18 1836-1837 Wilson, V. Easterly, John Hubbard & Woodward Rice, N. Easterly, J. Section 19 1836-1837 Morgan, Wm Hendricks, H. Ford, J. Bangham, U. Sargison, W. Sargison, W. McCulloch, J. Section 20 1836 Ford, J. Hendricks, H. Burgess, E. Burgess, E. McDonald, R. Section 21 1836-1837 Massick, E. McCaffey, J. Northrop, E. Weston, T. Weston, Wm Section 22 1836-1839 Beal, Geo. Scott, J. Grimes, H. Weston, N. Baldwin, Abel Section 23 1839 Reigle, O. Moll, G. Baldwin, Abel Mitchell, Robt Pierce, D. Section 24 1836-1839 Reigle, D. Jonney, Wm Pierce, D. Gough, C. Meade, J. Section 25 1836-1839 Pierce, D. Ward, T. Pierce, D & S Harris, I. Section 26 1836 Twiball, J. Cough, C. Putnam, E. Graves, W. Putnam, E. Section 27 1836-1837 Clark, W. Clark, W. Jarrett, J. Baldwin, A. Gough, C. Putnam, Wm Putnam, E Section 28 1836 Philley, E. Rice, Ira B aldwin, G. Weston, N. Clark, W. Jarrett, J. Section 29 1834-1837 Switzer, A. Philley, E. Merrison, Osmund Philley, E. Rice, Ira Section 30 1836-1837 Gilbert, Wm Fisher, J. Perry, Amos Section 31 1836-1840 Clark, Wm Sills, D. Wilson, V. Sowers, M. Andrews, D. Pasctor, Asa Section 32 1834-1836 Steeter, J. Lennington, I. Mitchell, Lewis Spaulding, C. Wheeler, Tim Baldwin, A. Section 33 1835-1836 Carter, C. Putnam, E. Baldwin, G. Fletcher, R. Blount, J. Putnam, E. Adams, J. Dowman, A. Section 34 1836 Putnam, Ezra Putnam, F. Putnam, N. Putnam, Ezra Section 35 1836 Putnam, E. McCune, Wm. Putnam, E. Putnam, F. Stulett, T. Section 36 1836-1839 Pierce, D & S Stulett, T. Smead, J.M. Lukesbury, N. Pierce, D.