Transcription contributed by Martie Callihan 26 Oct 2004

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In the first division of Warren County, it was divided into four townships, named Franklin, Deerfield, Wayne and Hamilton. Hamilton then embraced all of Salem and Hamilton, and most of Washington Township. June 24, 1813, the eastern portion of the township was cut off, by a line drawn south from the mouth of Todd's Fork to the south boundary of Warren County, and erected into a new township, called Salem. June 8, 1818, the then existing boundary line between Salem and Hamilton was changed to the present line.

We now have a township in the shape of a rectangle, being about six and a half miles from north to south, and five and one-half miles from east to west, and containing about thirty-six square miles. The whole of the township is included within what is called Virginia military land. The State of Virginia, at an early period of the Revolutionary war, raised two descriptions of troops, State and Continental, to each of which bounties in land were promised. In March, 1784, Virginia ceded her lands north of the Ohio to the General Gov-

An office for the reception of locations and surveys was opened at Louisville, Ky., August 1, 1784, and on the 1st of August, 1787, the said office was open for the reception of surveys and locations on the north side of the Ohio.

Land warrants calling for from one hundred to five hundred acres were issued to various individuals, who located them in such places and shapes as best suited them, and this fact accounts for the irregularity of surveys, lines, roads, etc., throughout the township. The whole territory was then in the possession of the Indians.

The first warrant located within the present limits of the township was No. 520, in the extreme northeastern part of the township, and embraces the farms of Capt. Donally, Dr. Roach, Thomas, Joseph, and Levi Baker and William Ditmas. Those acquainted with the lands would doubtless say that it was a good selection. This entry was made by Lieut. William McGuire, August 21, 1787—number of acres, 1,000. It was surveyed by Nathaniel Massie, District Surveyor, January 29, 1793; Matthew Hart and Jonathan Stout, chain carriers; Thomas Massie, marker.

No. 1546—The records do not show by whom this entry was made. Surveyed by William Lytle, District Surveyor, April 12, 1792 ; Robert Campbell and Martin Varner, chain carriers; Henry Ball, marker.

No. 1496 was entered August 21, 1787, by John Bemis (assignee); number of acres, 1,500. Surveyed October 6, 1792, by Nathaniel Massie; Josiah Wade and Matthew Hart, chain carriers ; Thomas Massie, marker.

No. 1497 was entered by James McIlhaney and six others, August 21, 1787, number of acres, 800. Surveyed October 17, 1796, by William Lytle; John Donel and Peter Clawson, chain carriers ; Thomas Paxton, marker.

No. 825 was entered by Lieut. Thomas Martin, August 23, 1787. Number of acres, 1,000. Surveyed by William Lytle, District Surveyor, October 17, 1796; John Donel and Peter Clawson, chain carriers ; Thomas Paxton, marker.

Entry No. 1547—By Elisha King (assignee), August 24, 1787. Number of acres, 1,333 1/3. Surveyed April 12, 1792 ; William Lytle, District Surveyor; Robert Campbell and Martin Varner, chain carriers ; Henry Ball, marker.

Entry No. 1548—By Elisha King (assignee), August 24, 1787. Number of acres, 1,533 1/3. Surveyed April 13, 1792; William Lytle, District Surveyor; Robert Campbell and Henry Ball, chain carriers; Martin Varner, marker.

Entry No. 1549—By Sackville King, August 24,1787. Number of acres, 1,000. Surveyed April 14, 1792; William Lytle, District Surveyor; Robert Campbell and Henry Ball, chain carriers; Martin Varner, marker.

Entry No. 2192—By William Nall, May 26, 1792. Number of acres, 1,000. Surveyed April 15, 1793; William Lytle, District Surveyor; Robert Campbell. and Henry Ball, chain carriers; Martin Varner, marker.

Entry No. 4239—By Francis Taylor, June 7, 1802. Number of acres, 700. Surveyed March 18, 1804, William Lytle, District Surveyor; John Donel and Thomas Paxton, chain carriers; Daniel Ertles, marker.

Entry No. 3791—No entry or survey on record.

Entry 3790—By James Taylor, William Lytle and Robert Underwood (assignees), February 8, 1800. Number of acres, l,766 2/3. Surveyed February 20, 1800; David Miller and Jacob Snyder, chain carriers; Abraham Miller, marker.

Entry No. 3334—By William Lytle (assignee), August 9, 1798. Number of acres, 333 2/3. Surveyed October 1, 1798, by William Lytle; John Taylor and John Donels, chain carriers; John Lytle, marker.

Entry No. 3802—By James Taylor, February 8, 1800. Number of acres, 666 2/3. Surveyed March 3, 1803, by William Lytle; John Donels and David Miller, chain carriers.

The location and survey of these lands were attended with great hardships and much danger from the Indians, especially so during a period of some three or four years prior to 1794, as they had become, owing to a dispute about the conditions of some of their treaties, very hostile, and remained in a state of war up to their defeat by Gen. Wayne, August, 1794. The treaty of Greenville, July 30, 1795, brought an end to the Indian troubles in Ohio.