Family Land Records

Ross County, Ohio

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Bushong Family Land Records

Contributed by: Judy Cassidy

October Term,1807
Supreme Court Book, pg 216.

Lucas Sullivant filed a Transcript of the record of a judgement obtained against him by Valentine Bishong:

On 09 May 1807, Valentine Bishong sued out of the Clerks Office at the Court of Common Pleas against Lucas Sullivant of a plea of Covenant broken: damage $130. Sullivant agreed and promised to, and with the said Valentine and his heirs, an inlot and outlot numbered eighteen and eighty in fee simple siutate in the Town of North Liberty by a general Warranty Deed where upon the said Bishong or James Scott should build, on or before the first of June 1798, a good log house not less than 16 feet square and either person or some other on their behalf in the Town of North Liberty for one whole year insuing the first of June.

Valentine avers that he did pay and meet the conditions of the said Lucas the aforesaid; however, Sullivan has not conveyed this property to him.

The jury found for the plaintiff $54.40 in damages.

Hill Family Land Record Trail

Contributed by: Charles Weidinger

Early County Records, Ross Co Engineers
[NB: Records before 1865 were very sparce, incomplete and oftentimes difficult to read.]

1809

Benjamin Shaugh Hill bought a 240 acre plat from John Balfield in Twin Twp, Ross Co. The date, purchase price and land record entry number were not recorded. Taxes that year totaled $1.08.

Benjamin Hill's son Robert Hill bought a 299 acre plot, also from John Balfield in Scioto Twp. The date, purchase price and land entry record number were not recorded, and $2.99 was paid in taxes.

Benjamin Hill's son William bought 150 acres from William George in Deerfield Twp, the date, purchase price and entry record number were not recorded. Tax in the amount of $0.78 were paid.

Robert Hill purchased 700 acres from Henry Fauntleroy in Twin Twp. The date, price and entry record number were not recorded. Taxes in the amount of $1.47 were paid.

John Benjamin Hill bought 197 acres in Twin Twp, the date, seller and entry record number were not recorded. Taxes in the amount of $3.50 were paid.

1814

On 22 Feb, Benjamin Shaugh Hill and his son John Benjamin Hill bought 800 total acres recorded as Plat No. 6837 in Deerfield Twp from Henry Massie. Of that total, 200 acres were listed as taxable.

Date unknown, Robert Hill bought 200 acres, Plat No. 414 in Deerfield Twp. The seller, purchase price, and taxes were not on the record. The record showed, however, that Robert Hill also bought four land plats in Highland, Adams and Franklin Counties, totaling some 1650 acres. By 1819, all property in counties other than Ross had been sold. It appears Robert's attempt to become a "Land Baron" in southern Ohio fell victim to escalating tax rates.

Robert Hill bought two plots in Deerfield Twp, Plat No. 1198, 145 acres, from Robert White, and Plat No. 6048, 18 acres, from Burgess Ball. The dates, prices, and taxes were not recorded.

John Benjamin Hill bought 100 acres, Plat No. 1218, from John Britain, in Twin Twp. This land was sold to Henry Medskill on 6 Feb 1815.

John Benjamin Hill bought 37 acres, Plat No. 1030, from William Brownlee, in Twin Twp. This land was also sold to Henry Medskill on 6 Feb 1815.

1819

Benjamin and John Hill appear to have refinanced 200 acres of their 1814 land purchase from Henry Massie. Plat No. 6837 in Deerfield Twp was recorded as a 200 acre area instead of the original 800. In 1819, $2.00 were paid in taxes.

1822

John Benjamin Hill deeded 200 acres to Robert Hill, a portion of Plat No. 6837 in Deerfield Twp. That year John bought land near New Holland in Pickaway Co, and moved from Ross Co.

1828

Benjamin Shaugh Hill's wife, Elizabeth, died in Deerfield Twp. He deeded his portion of Plat No. 6837 to Robert Hill.

1863

Robert Hill died on his property in Deerfield Twp. All lands owned by Robert Hill were sold to DeWitt & Mallow, save 37 acres, which were deeded by the family in a Quit-Claim Litigation to John Fletcher Hill, son of John Benjamin Hill.

1865

The last vestige of original Plat No. 6837, awarded to Nathaniel and Henry Massie for service in the Revolutionary War, was renumbered 4263, and sold, along with two houses on the land, to John Holmes for $180.00. By the end of 1865, Plat 6837 was unrecognizable, and was owned by the following men with acreage as shown:

 Henry Lawrence      141.5
 James H. Crabb      100.0
 T. Collins          170.0
 Thomas Junk         100.0
 W. C. Mallow         57.0
 A. D. Mallow        168.0
 Murphy Taylor       167.0
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 Total               896.5

Purgett Family Land Records

Contributed by: Diane Kleinke

Land purchases for Frederick Purgett (et, and it)
08 Sep 1819  from Benjamin Turner Twin Twp.  100 acres
22 Nov 1830  from George Storm and wife  Twin Twp.  100 acres
25 Feb 1843  from John Storm and wife  Twin Twp 71 acres
22 Sep 1848  from John Wilson and wife  Huntington Twp.  144 acres
31 Mar 1855  from Alen Lathem and wife
21 Sep 1855  from John G. Beckett  Huntington Twp. 870 acres
14 Mar 1857  from John G. Beckett, wife, and all  Huntinton Twp. 870 acres
18 Apr 1859  from W. H. J.Beckett and wife  Huntington Twp. 870 acres
18 Apr 1859  from William H. Miller and wife  Huntington Twp  870 acres
09 Sep 1859  from Joseph Peniston and wife  Huntington Twp. 435 acres

Land sold by Frederick Purgett
15 Feb 1853  to Director of school  Dist #14  Twin Twp.  ? acres for .01 cents
10 Aug 1853  to Alexander Toops  Twin Twp.  40 acres
11 Feb 1854  to Joshua Rae  Paxton Twp.  100 acres
11 Feb 1854  to Calvin Clark  Paxton Twp. 105 acres
03 Apr 1856  to Joshua Rae  Twin Twp. 100 acres
19 Apr 1859  to Joseph Penniston  Huntington Twp. 870 acres
09 Sep 1859  to Joseph Penniston Huntington Twp. 435 acres
14 Jun 1859  to  Ann Shumaker  Huntington Twp. 100 acres
14 Jun 1859  to Samuel Rowe  Huntington Twp. 75 acres
14 Apr 1860  to Charles Vandine  Huntington Twp.  80 acres.
16 Apr 1861  to George O'Briant  Twin Twp. 61 acres

After death
01 Nov 1864  to heirs to John E. Boatman  Twin Twp.  100 acres
25 Oct 1866  to John Storm  Twin Twp. 138 acres

Mary Elizabeth Purgett, granddaughter of Frederick got 50 acres in will and chose Joseph Baum as guardian. Acres were land from John Wilson known as Baty Tract. Mary was daughter of Jacob and Nancy Camalin Purgett and later married C. C. Garrett