Silverhill

Saint Stephens Meridian Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 10

The land in section 10 remained in the possession of the United States government until 1857 when the Military Bounty Land Act gave 160 acres to Samuel Brashins for service in the war of 1812. He sold that government land script to John G. English of Monroe County, Mississippi on May 1, 1857, filed March 7, 1893. English had no intentions of living on the land, but most likely planned to sell the timber and then the land.

John G. English 160 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 10

Military Bounty Land Act gave 160 acres to Samuel Brashins for service in the war of 1812. He sold that government land script to John G. English of Monroe County, Mississippi on May 1, 1857, filed March 7, 1893. View PDF File of the Document

Land Warrant for John G. English, dated August 15, 1860. This is the same 160 acres of land as above. View PDF File of the Document

Land Warrant for John G. English. This is a typed version of the above warrant, filed May 4, 1942 in Baldwin County, Alabama. This is the same 160 acres of land as above. View PDF File of the Document

The United States government gave 80 acres to Thomas J. Whatley for service in the Creek War. He sold that government land script to Apphia B. Lea the widow of Martin Lea on August 15, 1860, filed July 4, 1894. Lea never lived on the land.

Apphia B. Lea 80 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 10

Military Bounty Land 80 acres to Thomas J. Whatley, warrantee and Apphia B. Lea, patentee August 15, 1860, filed July 4, 1894. View PDF File of the Document

Land Warrant for Thomas J. Whatley to Apphia B. Lea, dated August 15, 1860. This is the same 80 acres of land as above. View PDF File of the Document

The United States government gave 120 acres to William A. Williams for service in the Creek War. He sold that government land script to Apphia B. Lea the widow of Martin Lea on August 15, 1860, filed July 4, 1894. Lea never lived on the land.

Apphia B. Lea 120 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 10

Military Bounty Land 120 acres to William A. Williams, warrantee and Apphia B. Lea, patentee August 15, 1860, filed July 4, 1894. View PDF File of the Document

Land Warrant for William A. Williams to Apphia B. Lea, dated August 15, 1860. This is the same 120 acres of land as above. View PDF File of the Document

The United States government gave 120 acres to Samuel A. Wilkins for service in the War with Mexico. He sold that government land script to Apphia B. Lea the widow of Martin Lea on October 3, 1968, filed July 4, 1894. Lea never lived on the land.

Apphia B. Lea 120 acres in Township 6 South Range 3 East Section 10

Military Bounty Land 120 acres to Samuel A. Wilkins, warrantee and Apphia B. Lea, patentee October 3, 1868, filed July 4, 1894. View PDF File of the Document

Land Warrant for Samuel A. Wilkins to Apphia B. Lea, dated October 3, 1868. This is the same 120 acres of land as above. 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 10

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

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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/