EARLY LAND RECORDINGS IN THE FORK SEPULGA AREA Near the Sepulga River in NE Conecuh County, AL NE of Hwy # 83 and a few miles NE of Cooks CrossRoads and the Bowles Church. Copied from the BLM, General Land Office Records CAHABA LAND OFFICE (on line at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ ) by Bill King, Houston, TX BillKing@houston.rr.com Feb. 10, 2005 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listed in order of dates recorded...... HENRY WARD Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:78.95 Title Transfer Issue Date: 6/4/1833 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.: 10434 Legal: E½ SW Sec 3/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh JOHN CHITTY Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:81.2 Title Transfer Issue Date: 6/4/1833 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:10435 Legal: W½ SW Sec 12/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh STEPHEN HAWKINS Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:79.9 Title Transfer Issue Date: 6/4/1833 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.: 10436 Legal: E½ SW Sec 11/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh WILLIAM WITHERINGTON Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:79.9 Title Transfer Issue Date:6/4/1833 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:10437 Legal: E½ NW Sec 10/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh WILLIAM WITHERINGTON Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:79.9 Title Transfer Issue Date:6/4/1833 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:10438 Legal: W½ NE Sec 10/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh WILLIAM WITHERINGTON Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:79.9 Title Transfer Issue Date:9/16/1833 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:10899 Legal: W½ NW Sec 10/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh ABEL ETHEREDGE Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:38.625 Title Transfer Issue Date:9/4/1834 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.: 14747 Legal: SW SE Sec 4/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh MATTHEW WARD Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:39.475 Title Transfer Issue Date:9/12/1835 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.: 13468 Legal: SWSW Sec 3/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh HENRY WARD Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:39.47 Title Transfer Issue Date:4/10/1837 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.: 20845 Legal: SW SE Sec 3/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh ABEL ETHEREDGE Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:40 Title Transfer Issue Date:5/15/1837 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:24481 Legal: SE NW Sec 9/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh IRA WARD Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:79.9 Title Transfer Issue Date:8/7/1837 Land Office: Cahaba Authority :April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:28190 Legal: E½ NE Sec10/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh ABEL ETHRIDGE Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:38.625 Title Transfer Issue Date:8/7/1837 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:28191 Legal: SE SE Sec 4/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh ABEL ETHERIDGE Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:39.545 Title Transfer Issue Date:8/7/1837 Land Office Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.: 28192 Legal: NE NE Sec 9/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh ABNER REID Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:120.705 Title Transfer Issue Date:8/10/1837 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:29491 Legal: E½ NW Sec 1/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh Legal: NW NW Sec 1/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh THOMAS SHELTON Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:77.25 Title Transfer Issue Date:8/12/1837 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:30007 Legal: SW NW Sec 4/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh Legal: SE SW Sec 4/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh WILLIAM WITHERINGTON Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:39.545 Title Transfer Issue Date:8/12/1837 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:30006 Legal: NE SE Sec 9/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh WILLIAM WARD Survey State: ALABAMA Acres:39.95 Title Transfer Issue Date:8/15/1837 Land Office: Cahaba Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) Document Nr.:31719 *Legal: NW SW Sec 10/ T-7-N R-11-E No St Stephens AL Conecuh <*Note: This William Ward parcel of land is thought to have been on which the Ward-Witherington Cemetery (aka: Fork Sepulga Cemetery) is located.> Please contact BillKing@houston.rr.com if you have any information on this old cemetery at Fork Sepulga. 281-493-6767