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ADAMS COUNTY was formed in 1797 and was one of the original counties.
Parts of the county were taken to form parts of Brown, Highland and
Hocking Counties. West Union is the county Seat.
Gen. Nathaniel Massie was anxious to effect a settlement in the
Adams County area so he offered land to the first twenty-five persons
that would join him in making a settlement here. The agreement was
made Dec. 1, 1790. Thos who signed were:
Anderson, Andrew
Allison, John
Black, John
Clark, John
Ellison, John |
Ellison, Robert
Hart, Mathew
Lindsey, John
Massie, Nath'l.
McCutchen, John |
Nelson, Henry
Shanks, J. P. C.
Simmeral, Allen
Smith, Samuel
Stout, Thomas |
Wade, George
Wade, Josiah
Wade, William
Wade, Zephaniah
Wethington, Jesse |
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presence of John Beasley & Jas. Tittle. |
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When the first
court was organized July 1798 the commissioners
appointed were: James Cott, Henry
Massie and Joseph Darlington and the
assessors appointed were: Simeon Reeder, Aaron
Moore, Noble Grimes, James Edison, Thomas Dick and
John Watts.
Some who paid TAXES in 1798
in Iron Ridge Township were: |
Armstron, Aaron
Burns, John
Conrod, John
Dunavan, Amos
Garey, John |
Garvey, John
Graves, John
Lewis, Philip
Moore, Providence
Mitchell, Robert |
Newman, Wm.
Queen, Elijah
Rex, George
Ralston, Robert
Rupe, David |
Sanders, John
Stultz, Michael
Tolbert, Thomas
Waggoner, Christian
Wolsey, Joseph |
ADAMS COUNTY OHIO
1806 TAX LIST
ADAMS
COUNTY, OHIO 1810 TAX LIST
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