I know nothing of DECATUR north,EXCEPT WHAT LOIS POLLITT - has taught me. She talks of a church. But 2-3 miles closer in BROWN,on the road from RED OAK to Decatur-a mile sww of DECATUR,AND ALONG N FORK,EAGLE,is LIBERTY-A ? CHURCH OF CHRIST? WITH A NEAT CEMETARY.Then,across the line,in ADAMS, are Presbyterian churches . Cherry fork. Maybe Eckmansville. On RT 125,JUST EAST OF decatur,in Adams, between Aids Run,and HILLS FORK of Eagle,is a Methodist church OF THE MAHAFFEY'S. On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:33:47 -0700 "macbd1" <macbd1@arthur.k12.il.us> writes: >With reference to an earlier posting concerning lands of Valentine >McDaniel-McDonald, Val and his second wife, Sarah (JONES, widow), sold >his >land in Section #1033 (near Ripley) for $950 on 18 July 1833 to >Samuel >MATHERS. Witnesses were Val's son-in-law, John H. BLAIR, and Wm. >MATHERS. >Per survey description, this 111 acres bordered that of James >WILLIAMS, >Thomas McCONNELL and LAYCOCK's Old Line. > >Val (at age 72) and Sarah, on 31 March 1832 for $650, purchased 144 >acres >from George and Polley ARCHER, in Section #641 which is primarily in >present >Brown Co. but which runs into or borders Adams Co. Section #641 is >the >first section north of Section #999 (the latter encompasses present >Decatur, >OH); an error on the 1876 Brown Co. Atlas incorrectly identifies >Section >#641 as #884. Section #641 was surveyed on Military Warrant #688 in >1792 >for Lt. Col. Samuel HOPKINS, consisting of 1400 acres, patented 1796 >as part >of the Virginia Military District. Residences on the 1876 map >identifies G. >BICKER, A. PITTENGER (3 different residences), J. M. RUTHERFORD, G. >N. >PICKERELL, Jr., J. CARLSON, Wm. A. GRIMES, Jno. SMITH, A. M. >KIRKPATRICK and >E. TACKER as living within this section at this later date. Val and >Sarah's >property was described as being on the waters of Eagle Creek, Section >#641 >would be on the East Fork of Eagle Creek or Rattlesnake Run if my >map-names >are correct. > >Valentine (at age 82) and Sarah sold 1/3 acre of this land (for $1 >total) to >the Methodist Episcopal (M.E.) Church on 18 March 1842; church >trustees were >John MAHAFFEY (McAffee?), Jarmiah Petihener (PETINGER), Casper B. >WOODS, Wm. >QUARRY and Westley Petihemer (PETINGER.) Val and Sarah sold 2-1/2 >acres to >Casper B. WOODS on 9 June 1842 for $16, witnesses were George L. >CALVERT and >Lorenzo Dowe McDANIEL (grandson of Valentine, who lived with Val after >his >father, Reazin, died.) > >Valentine died on this land in 1845. Subsequent joint-owners were >Wm. >PETTINGER and John D. WHITE, in 1849. > >I would greatly appreciate anyone passing along information to me >concerning >the M.E. Church which was apparently built on this land north of >Decatur, OH >in 1842 -- at least where it may have been located and whether a >cemetery >exists. (Although Valentine and Sarah McD were likely Presbyterian, I >doubt >they traveled to Red Oak Church for services in their later years.) >Other >info concerning any connections would be nice as well, I enjoy sharing >info. > >Neil McDonald > > >==== OHADAMS Mailing List ==== >Help Instructions at: >http://www.zoomnet.net/~chipmunk/SurnamesMail.html >or contact Betty at: chipmunk@zoomnet.net >Archives: >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname=OHAdams >Your gracious donations to RootsWeb makes this all possible!! >Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.