Friday, June 18, 2010

Carpenters In Atlas Twp., Michigan

Genesee Co., MI, Deeds
68-141
29 Jany 1868
William Carpenter & wife, Lurania
To
William Carpenter
Atlas Township
W 1/2 of NE 1/4 of Section 21
Also a certain piece on the NE 1/4 of said Section 21 purchased by party of the 1st part of Jesse Ellis and wife 29 Nov 1864, 5 acres more or less [Liber 49, Page 480]
Witnesses: Jesse Eilis & Notary Public and Leonidas Goodrich

Genesee Co., MI, Deeds
68-142
29 January 1868
William Carpenter & wife, Lurania of Atlas Twp.
To
Amos O. Carpenter of same
Atlas Township
E /1w of NW 1/4 of Section 21
80 acres, more or less
Witnesses: Jesse Eclis & Leonidas Goodrich

My great-aunt, Belle Johnston, married Loren D. Carpenter, a descendant of William & Lurania Carpenter. More of my blogs on the Carpenter family can be found here.

William Carpenter of Niagara Co., New York, purchased land in Section 21 [Atlas Twp., Genesee Co., Michigan] in 1837 and here in 1839.

2 comments:

Miriam Robbins said...

Ooh, these names are all familiar! :-)

PalmsRV said...

Yeah, the Carpenters were oldies but goodies in Atlas Twp!

Cathy