---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PETTIS COUNTY, MISSOURI LAND DESCRIPTIONS ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following listing is for land patents obtained by the Crawfords. They come from the GLO land patent site: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Property is in the format: Quadrant Section Township Range "NWSE", means Northwest quadrant of the Southeast quadrant, whereas "S½SE" means the Southern half of the Southeast quadrant, and "W½1NE" means the Western half of lot 1 of the Northeast quadrant. Property Acres Patent-date Name -------- ----- ----------- ---- NENE S21 T44 R21 40 11/10/1841 John Crawford W½3NE S5 T44 R21 40.37 04/14/1847 John E. Crawford E½3NW S5 T44 R21 41.73 02/15/1854 John E. Crawford 2NE S4 T44 R21 79.8 02/15/1854 John E. Crawford W½2NE S5 T44 R21 40.34 07/15/1854 John E. Crawford 3NE S4 T44 R21 63.68 04/01/1857 John E. Crawford 2NW S5 T44 R21 123.13 06/01/1859 John E. Crawford W½3NW " " " " " " " " E½NE S22 T45 R21 80 11/14/1853 Abraham McCormick NWNW S26 T45 R21 40 02/01/1859 Abraham C. McCormick SENE S24 T45 R21 40 01/10/1840 James McCormick NWNE S34 T45 R21 40 07/15/1854 James McCormick SWSW S26 T45 R21 40 05/01/1854 James H. McCormick SENE S27 T45 R21 40 06/01/1859 James H. McCormick NENW S36 T45 R21 40 01/10/1840 John W. McCormick NESW S25 T45 R21 40 02/15/1854 John W. McCormick NWNW S36 T45 R21 40 02/15/1854 John W. McCormick SWNE S27 T45 R21 40 02/15/1851 Henry J. McCormick W½1NE S4 T44 R21 39.9 11/01/1853 Henry J. McCormick NESW S26 T45 R21 40 05/01/1854 Henry J. McCormick NWNE S27 T45 R21 40 05/01/1854 Henry J. McCormick NENW S27 T45 R21 40 05/01/1854 Henry J. McCormick NWSE S27 T45 R21 40 07/15/1854 Henry J. McCormick NESE S5 T44 R21 40 02/01/1851 John R. Bourn SWNW S9 T44 R21 40 02/01/1851 John R. Bourn NENE S8 T44 R21 40 05/01/1854 John R. Bourn N½NW S9 T44 R21 80 05/01/1854 John R. Bourn W½1NE S5 T44 R21 40.34 05/01/1854 John R. Bourn SESE S5 T44 R21 40 05/01/1854 John R. Bourn NWSE S5 T44 R21 40 07/15/1854 John R. Bourn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are not relatives, but were neighbors or friends Thomas Richardson: one of the founders of the Bethlehem Baptist Church; Hute Richardson (related to Thomas?) is mentioned in "Maggie By My Side". James Harvey: JHC's middle name was named after James Harvey Reuben A. McFarland: could this be a relative of John E. Crawford's 1st wife? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E½1NE S5 T44 R21 120.27 11/10/1841 Reuben A. McFarland E½2NE " " " " " " " " E½3NE " " " " " " " " NW S4 T44 R21 229.01 04/01/1843 Pemberton Cason & Reuben A. McFarland 3NE S4 T44 R21 63.68 04/24/1911 John Curran [same as JEC] NWSW S34 T45 R22 40 02/15/1854 Thomas Richardson E½1NE S4 T44 R21 39.9 05/01/1854 James Harvey W½1NE S3 T44 R21 132.52 04/01/1857 James Harvey W½2NE " " " " " " " 3NE " " " " " " " NWSE S3 T44 R21 40 04/01/1857 James Harvey SENW S22 T45 R20 40 04/15/1857 James Harvey SE S4 T44 R21 160 11/10/1841 Alexander Brown SW S4 T44 R21 160 11/10/1841 William Barn W½1NE S4 T44 R21 39.9 03/01/1870 Albert C Widdicombe [same as Henry J. McCormick] NESE S8 T44 R21 40 05/15/1852 George Marshall SENE S8 T44 R21 40 11/01/1853 George Marshall W½SE S9 T44 R21 80 11/10/1841 George Marshall SWSW S9 T44 R21 40 05/15/1852 James A Marshall NWSW S9 T44 R21 40 02/01/1851 Peter Higgins SESE S8 T44 R21 40 11/01/1853 Peter Higgins N½NE S9 T44 R21 120 10/10/1856 Peter Higgins SESE " " " " " " " SESW S9 T44 R21 40 04/01/1857 Peter Higgins NESW S9 T44 R21 40 07/01/1844 John Higgins W½NE S29 T45 R21 80 05/01/1857 Isaac Warren E½NW S29 T45 R21 80 05/01/1857 Isaac Warren SWNW S29 T45 R21 40 05/01/1857 Isaac Warren W½SW S29 T45 R21 80 05/01/1857 Isaac Warren ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following listing is a summary of deeds found in Warranty Deed Books in the Pettis County Court House in Sedalia. It is not complete. The following abbreviations were used; note '+' means wife is included JDC - John D. Crawford & Annie E HAC - Henry A. Crawford & Nannie D. JHC - James H. Crawford & Margaret E. JEC - John E. Crawford & Sarilda J. MEC - Margaret E. Crawford & James H. WOC - William O. Crawford M.E. Church - Methodist Episcopal Church JRB - John R. Bourn JRBe- estate of JRB: Mary A. Bourn Sarah E. Yankee & William H. Margaret E. Crawford & James H. Orientine Newton & Thomas C. James H. Bourn Frederick M. Bourn
Property Acres Price Date Book-page Names -------- ----- ----- ---- --------- ----- SESW S32 T45 R21 43.68 $50 12/09/1856 ?-?36 JEC+ --> WOC NW *@ S4 T44 R21 1½ $1 09/01/1859 J-360 JEC+ --> Bethlehem Baptist Ch W½SE S11 T44 R21 80 # $1 06/27/1863 J-654 JEC+ --> Cynthia M Thomas SWNW S29 T45 R21 40 $1200 07/18/1865 K-570 JHC <-- Joseph F Davidson & Angeline E E½NW " " " 80 " " " " " SWNE " " " 40 " " " " " NESW S29 T45 R21 40 $300 09/01/1865 M-251 JHC <-- JDC+ 1NW S5 T44 R21 160 $1000 03/11/1867 1-349 JHC <-- Constantine Heim & Maria N½SW " " " " " " " " " SESW S29 T45 R21 40 $1000 01/25/1868 2-24 JDC+ --> N.N. Parberry NENW * S32 " " 30 " " " " " S½NW S29 T45 R21 120 $1500 04/02/1868 2-213 JHC+ --> John S. Snead NENW " " " " " " " " " 1NW S5 T44 R21 $2500 01/05/1876 9-40 JHC+ (Grand Co, Co) --> HAC+ N½SW " " " " " " " " " 2NW S5 T44 R21 100 @ $1 01/05/1876 9-41 JEC+ --> HAC S½W½2NE S4 " " " " " " " " 2NW ** S5 T44 R21 2 $30 10/12/1877 10-508 HAC+ --> M.E. Church 2NW ** S5 T44 R21 $1000 10/25/1878 11-380 JDC <-- HAC+ 1NW S5 T44 R21 $2500 10/25/1878 11-381 JDC <-- HAC+ N½SW " " " " " " " " " 1NW S5 T44 R21 $2500 10/25/1878 11-382 JDC+ --> Nannie D Crawford N½SW " " " " " " " " " 1NW S5 T44 R21 $2500 04/14/1880 13-351 HAC+ --> James J. Ferguson N½SW S5 " " " " " " " " S½W½2NE S4 " " " " " " " " Bourn Farm: NWSW S4 T44 R21 40 $1000 03/14/1876 9-143 JRBe --> Mary A. Bourn NESE S5 " " 50 [minus 10 acres off West side of two parcels] S½SENE " " " " " " " " " NWSE S5 T44 R21 40 $1000 03/14/1876 9-144 JRBe --> Margaret E. Crawford S½SWNE " " " 20 " " " " " NESE S5 " " 10 [13½ rods wide off West side of two parcels] S½SENE " " " " " " " " " NWSE S4 " " 30 [minus 10 acres off West side of parcel] SWSE S4 T44 R21 40 $1000 03/14/1876 9-145 JRBe --> Fred M. Bourn SWSW " " " 40 " " " " " SESE S5 " " 40 " " " " " NENE S8 T44 R21 40 $1000 03/14/1876 9-146 JRBe --> James H. Bourn NWNW S9 " " 40 " " " " " NENW S9 " " 30 [minus 10 acres off East side of parcel] S½NW S9 T44 R21 80 $1000 03/14/1876 9-147 JRBe --> Sarah E. Yankee NENW S9 " " 10 [20 rods wide off East side of parcel] E½SW S4 T44 R21 80 $1000 03/14/1876 9-148 JRBe --> Orientine Newton NWSE S4 " " 10 [20 rods wide off West side of parcel] NWSE S5 T44 R21 40 $1000 04/08/1880 13-306 MEC+ --> F. M. Bourn of Custer Co, Montana S½SWNE " " " 20 " " " " " NESE S5 " " 10 [13½ rods wide off West side of two parcels] S½SENE " " " " " " " " " NWSE S4 " " 30 [minus 10 acres off West side of parcel] *@ from stone on W side of Georgetown & Warsaw road at North boundary of T44, due south 70 yds, then west 104 yds, then north 70 yds, then east to start. Trustees for church are C. Mathies Reid, James Harvey, and CCC # from deed: $1 and the love & regard we have for our daughter @ from deed: $1 (& love and affection we bear our son) * minus bottom right corner; area described as starting at NE corner, go 15 poles south, then at a 33 degree angle west of south to the south edge, then west to the corner, then north 80 poles, finally east 80 poles ** minus the 2 acres sold to the M. E. Church described in Book 10-508 as a rhombus in the south-west corner of lot 2 of the NW quadrant of section 5 with the south and north edges being 208.7 ft; the west edge being 410.4 ft; and the east edge being 417.4 ft ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The following are from the Deed of Trust books: Book 7-561: 03/17/1873 JHC+ --> Charley Roll, trustee and Albert Parker of First National Bank of Sedalia $1200 promissory note for 1 yr at 10% interest for: 1NW & N½SW, both in S5 T44 R21 05/15/1875 signed over to John D. Crawford Book 11-175: 01/05/1876 HAC+ --> CCC, trustee and JHC of Grand Co, Co. $1835 promissary note for 3 yr at 10% interest for: 1NW & N½SW, both in S5 T44 R21 Discharged Jan 1, 1879 Book 13-162: 11/01/1877 HAC+ --> F.A. Sampson, trustee and C.M.A. Chancy Cashier of Aetna National Bank of Hartford, Conn (later sold or transferred to Missouri Trust Company) $400 coupon bond for 5 yr at 10% interest for: 2NW S5 & S½W½2NE S4, both in T44 R21 Paid in full and cancelled 11/25/1882 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is from the Lease Record Books: Book A-81: 03/01/1873 JHC --> Thomas B. Donnahue 5 year lease ends March 1, 1878, or whenever JHC sells land $330 payable on May 1st of each year, land must have 40 acres in meadow; fences and buildings must be in same condition; hedges, fruit trees, and shubbery must be kept up 1NW & N½SW, both in S5 T44 R21 160 acres ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: All descriptions are for the 5th Principle Meridian, Township North and Range West. The 5th Meridian is located at the intersection of a baseline that runs east-west through the middle of Arkansas, and north-south just east of Jefferson County, MO. It is used for the states of Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The Latitude is 34-38-45 and the Longitude is 91-03-07.