> We have a Mercer County History Web Site at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/2731/ > It is principally for New Boston and Eliza Townships but does include some > general Mercer County History including land. Look at the bottom of the > opening page for links to history at specific dates. > > If Mathew did indeed purchase land in 1841 it must have been a private > purchase. In public land records it shows he purchased 160 acres at $1.25 > per acre in Township 14 North Range 2 West, section 14 on 9/2/1839. Then he > purchased 80 acres in 15N 3 W Sec 27 for $1.25 per acre on 12/6/1839. John > Doak purchased a parcel in the same township and section, 40 acres on > 11/2/1841. 14N 2W was Greene Township and 15 N 3 W was Perryton Township. > Nadine Holder > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Milt & Barb Wallis" <mbwallis@tri-lakes.net> > To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 10:48 AM > Subject: [ILMERCER-L] Doak > > > > In 1841 Matthew Doak purchased land in Mercer CO., Il. Does anyone know > > about the history of the county and what was going on during this time > > period with the land. It says this was a cash sale. Did most people > > purchase their land or where there any government lands in the county > > given away? > > Is anyone researching the Doak family of that time period? > > Barb > > > > > >

I will just mention that I've been researching the Emersons, who lived around Keithsburg, New Boston, New Windsor, and Millersburg. I think the first ones arrived around 1840-1842, and purchased land, although there was some government land available. My great-grandparents lived just north and a bit east of Keithsburg, across the road from some Doaks who were apparently good friends and neighbors. This can be seen in the 1875 County Atlas. My grandmother was a preemie, and family legend is that a Doak who was assisting in the birth saved her (1870). I've not researched any Doaks. Alan Fiala Nadine Holder wrote: >>We have a Mercer County History Web Site at >>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/2731/ >>It is principally for New Boston and Eliza Townships but does include some >>general Mercer County History including land. Look at the bottom of the >>opening page for links to history at specific dates. >> >>If Mathew did indeed purchase land in 1841 it must have been a private >>purchase. In public land records it shows he purchased 160 acres at $1.25 >>per acre in Township 14 North Range 2 West, section 14 on 9/2/1839. Then > > he > >>purchased 80 acres in 15N 3 W Sec 27 for $1.25 per acre on 12/6/1839. > > John > >>Doak purchased a parcel in the same township and section, 40 acres on >>11/2/1841. 14N 2W was Greene Township and 15 N 3 W was Perryton > > Township. > >>Nadine Holder >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Milt & Barb Wallis" <mbwallis@tri-lakes.net> >>To: <ILMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2003 10:48 AM >>Subject: [ILMERCER-L] Doak >> >> >> >>>In 1841 Matthew Doak purchased land in Mercer CO., Il. Does anyone know >>>about the history of the county and what was going on during this time >>>period with the land. It says this was a cash sale. Did most people >>>purchase their land or where there any government lands in the county >>>given away? >>>Is anyone researching the Doak family of that time period? >>>Barb >>> >>> >> >> > >