Richard Bray is not listed as owning property on the 1857, 1972 1896, or 1908 Independence Twp maps. However, Sam Curle is on the 1857 map with 40 acres in section 33. Mollie Concetta Franco wrote: >Hi! > >I couldn't find Richard Bray in either Independence or Brandon. But I >don't think that's unusual. Many people bought land and then didn't move >into it for twenty years. Or they rented it to someone else. > >WS Curl 2 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 >S Curl _ 1 _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 1 >both heads of household employed in agriculture >Independence, Oakland County page 147 > >Charles Quick 1 _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 _ _ _ 1 >head employed in agriculture >Holly Twp, Oakland County, Page 26 > >So he wan't with his daughters. If you want the images, just let me >know. > >I did search some of the other townships by hand and couldn't find >anything (although I did find one of my missing people :-) thanks) > >Sorry I couldn't help more, > >Concetta > > > >>>>"Barbara Bizani" <bizani@comcast.net> 7/2/2004 9:22:53 AM >>> >>>> >>>> >Thank you Concetta, >I'm looking for Richard Bray. >I know that he purchased property in Oakland in 1835. 3 tracts were >in >Independance Township and one in Brandon, I believe. > > >Richard also had an unmarried son, Alpheus, age 19 at the time who >would >probably have been with Richard. > >Could you check these for me, please > >Barbara > >-----Original Message----- >From: Concetta Franco [mailto:concetta.franco@BLDD.COM] >Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 6:54 AM >To: MIOAKLAN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MIOAKLAN] > > >Ancestry, HeritageQuest and Genealogy.com all have it. > >What do you need? I'd be happy to try and look it up for you if you >don't have one of those services. > >Concetta > > > >>>>"Barbara Bizani" <bizani@comcast.net> 7/2/2004 8:45:00 AM >>> >>>> >>>> >Can anyone tell me if there is an 1840 census of Oakland county to be >found > > anywhere? > > > Thanks > > > Barbara Bizani > > San Rafael, California > > > Bray/Reeb/Smith/Wood/Bonham/Kitchen/Bowlby/Swayze > > >==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >==== MIOAKLAN Mailing List ==== >You can contact the listowner at Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >