Could I trouble you for a copy of the page(3) in your land patent book for this section, down to the state line, of Amite Co.? I think it would include the Miller Creek acreage. Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 7:39 PM Subject: Re: [MSAMITE] Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery..Miller > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: ggLongmire > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.mississippi.counties.amite/1197.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > According to my consolidated information (published in my family history > book): "Howell [Wall] built a log house for his family on the Tickfaw > River, a few miles above Gillsburg, therefore perhaps in [the SW1/4 of] > Sect. 19 of T1N and R6E, and another log house for the Jerusalem Baptist > Church, for which he is said to have given four acres. The Church moved > into this meeting house about May 1817. However, the 11 March 1845 will > and first codicil of [his] son Jehu Wall, as well as a subsequent > convenyance of [his] son Charles Jedidiah Wall, indicates that the Church, > including the burial site of Howell (to 'be ditched in or So otherwise > improved as to secure it from Stock & fire in a neat plan & substantial & > durable manner'), was located in the NE1/4 of Sect. 14 of T1N and R5E, on > four acres of land given by that son Jehu that is not on Tickfaw River but > rather north-northwest of Gillsburg." > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message