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Notes from "The Descendants of Richard Parr" by Perry
Louis Parr: Samuel Parr's name appears on the return of property
for Union Township, Fayette Co., PA, in 1785 and 1786. In the
first census of the U.S., 1790, he is shown as residing in Union
Twp., Fayette Co., and head of a family of two free white males
over the age of 16, one free white male under the age of 16, and
four free white females. He purchased 40 acres of land, called
"Wheatfield", "on the waters of Redstone Creek"
from John McClelland; this he sold to Benjamin Bowman for $400
by deed dated 16 Jul 1804. This deed was made by Samuel McClelland
as attorney for Samuel Parr. The deed giving power of attorney
to Samuel McClelland is dated 17 November 1802. Samuel Parr was
given a patent by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania dated 15 Jan
1802, to an 85-acre tract known as "Contentment" in
Union Twp., Fayette Co., Pa. This he also sold, to Benjamin Bowman,
for $850, by deed dated 17 Nov 1802. Both these deeds speak of
Samuel Parr and his wife Sarah, formerly of Union Twp., Fayette
Co., Pa., now of "Bolin Green Twp., Fairfield Co. in the
Territory Northwest of the River Ohio". Hill's History of
Licking Co., Ohio (which was formed from Fairfield Co.) states
that Samuel Parr was the first settler of Newark Twp., Licking
Co., and that he settled there in 1801, on the Licking Bottoms,
just below the junction of the North and South Forks of Licking
Creek. This spot proved to be unhealthy; the wheat was "sick".
He later moved to a farm about three miles south of Newark; he
purchased large tracts of land in that area. He built a fine brick
house on this farm. The house was still in use in 1942. Here he
spent the rest of his life. He died 5 Jul 1844 and was buried
in the Baptist Cemetery at Van Burentown. His wife, Sarah, was
born 16 Jun 1760 and died 29 Oct 1843. William Alva Parr, his
grandson, said that her maiden name was Leonard.
23 Nov 1802 - Pg. 102, 2nd half, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
To all people to whom these presents shall come, Samuel Parr of
Bolin Green Township, Fairfield County in the Northwestern Territory
of the United States of America and Sarah his wife send greeting.
Whereas the proprietors of Pennsylvania by warrant deed(?) the
twenty third day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and seventy two did grant unto John McClelland,
late Col. John McClelland of Fayette County who was killed by
the Indians in the expedition against the Sandusky Towns, forty
acres of land adjoining the lands of Richard Parr and others in
the County of Fayette aforesaid. Which warrant has since been
conveyed by deed poll from the widow and heirs of the said John
McClelland unto the said Samuel Parr, but the patent not yet obtained.
And whereas the said Samuel Parr having removed to the territory
aforesaid with his family renders it inconvenient to attend to
complete a title and having sold the same lands unto Benjamin
Bowman of the County of Fayette the said Samuel Parr and Sarah
his wife have thought fit to nominate and appoint and by those
presents do nominate and appoint Samuel McClelland of Union Township
of Fayette County and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania their lawful
Attorney on their behalf, and in their names and stead, to make
execute and deliver unto the said Benjamin Bowman, his heirs and
assigns, a good and sufficient Title to the said forty acres of
land as soon as possible after patent shall issue for the same
hereby qualifying confirming and making stable the act of conveying
as aforesaid as effectively as they the said Samuel and Sarah
could or might have done were they present and did the same. And
further to enable the attorney aforesaid the more effectually
to convey the same the said Sarah doth hereby release unto the
said Attorney in fact all her right of Dower of and in the said
forty acres of land -- to the intent that he my repose the same
unto the purchase. In witness whereof the said Samuel Parr and
Sarah his wife have hereunto set their hands and seals the seventeenth
day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and two.
Sealed and delivered in presence of: { Samuel Parr (SEAL)
Joseph McClean { Sarah Parr (SEAL)
William McClean
*Proprietary underlined before signing}
Fayette County on the seventeenth day of November Anno Domino
1802 Before one the subscriber one of the Justices of the Peace,
in and for said county, personally came Samuel Parr and Sarah
his wife and acknowledge the foregoing letter of attorney and
release of dower. The part of the said Sarah to be the voluntary
act of each. > under my hand and seal same day.
Jonathan Rowland (SEAL)
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