Silverhill

Saint Stephens Meridian Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 3

The land in Section 3 remained in the possession of the United States government until 1860 when the United States gave 160 acres to Marceline Hiriart, the widow of Sebastian Hiriart for service in the War of 1812. She sold that government land script to William Jones, Junior on August 15, 1860.

William Jones 160 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 3

Military Warrant Land 160 acres to Sebastian Hiriart, warrantee and Marceline Hiriart and William Jones, Junior, patentees August 15, 1860. View PDF File of the Document

The United States government gave 160 acres to Alfred King for service in the Florida War. He sold that government land script to William Jones, Junior on August 15, 1860.

William Jones, Junior 160 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 3

Military Warrant Land 160 acres to Alfred King, warrantee and William Jones, Junior, patentee August 15, 1860. View PDF File of the Document

The United States gave 160 acres to George Welsh for service in the War of 1812. He sold that government land script to William I. Lea on August 15, 1860.

William I. Lea 160 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 3

Military Warrant Land 160 acres to George Welsh, warrantee and William I. Lea, patentee August 15, 1860. View PDF File of the Document

The United States government sold 320 acres to William I. Lea on October 4, 1898, filed July 4, 1894. 160 acres were in section 10, and 160 acres in section 3, which is directly north of section 10. William was the son of Martin and Apphia B. Lea. Lea never lived on the land.

William I. Lea 160 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 3

United States government sold 320 acres to William I. Lea on October 4, 1898, filed July 4, 1894. View PDF File of the Document

United States government sold 320 acres to William I. Lea on October 4, 1898. This is the same 320 acres of land as above. View PDF File of the Document

Visit the pages below to continue reading about the Svea Land Colony.

The Svea Land Colony

The Company

The Idea

The Cure

The Men

The Land

Written by Debbie Owen
December 2022

Ancestry website. Census records. Family trees.
https://www.ancestry.com/

Baldwin County, Alabama Online Record Search. Deeds and Records.
https://baldwin.al.publicsearch.us/

Baldwin County, Alabama Online Record Search. All Records.
https://open.baldwincountyal.gov/

Ernst Wilhelm Olson, History of the Swedes of Illinois, Part II. (Engberg Holmberg Pub. Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908)

Find a Grave website. Dates of birth and death.
https://www.findagrave.com/

Lilly Setterdahl, Memories Preserved, Scandinavians in Alabama, Vol. II. (Johnson's Valley Printers Verona, MO 65769, 1992)
https://www.silverhillala.com/memories.html

Newspapers website. The Fairhope Courier, and The Onlooker.
https://www.newspapers.com/

U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, The Official Federal Land Records Site. Images of federal land title records issued since 1820.
https://glorecords.blm.gov/