Post by Pat (Friend) Thompson on Nov 27, 2006 21:34:31 GMT -5
Friendship News, Sept. 1987
Capt. Charles Friend settled in what is now Scott County, Missouri, in the year 1796 or 1797. He had a family of nine sons; Israel, Tenne (Augustine?), Charles, Jonas, Aaron, Jacob, John, Alexander, and David. His daughter were Polly Friend Robinson and Hannah Friend Myers. The name James is also given as a son of Charles Friend, Sr. in some deed records.
Dec. 5, 1814-Jacob Friend and Mary, his wife, sold land to John Logan. The deed gives the following land description: "a tract of land ling and being situated in the County of New Madrid (Missouri Territory) aforesaid, adjoining the lands of John Friend on the North East and the claim of Robert Quimby on the west and on the south and south east (by) public lands, it being the headright of Jacob Friend containing two hundred arpens."
(Norman Wilfong's writing above) continues, after telling of lands damaged by the New Madrid earthquake, ......there are three deeds of record concerning the selling of this land in 1818 to Richard L. Thomas.:
One-February 18, 1818 - Deed to Richard L. Thomas signed by Charles and Jane Friend.
Two-June 18, 1818 - Deed to Richard L. Thomas signed by the brothers and sisters of Jonas Friend. They were; Israel Friend, Aaron Friend, John Friend, James Friend, Alexander Friend, Hannah Myers.
Witnesses were William Myers and Elias (?) Myers.
Three - September 25, 1818- Jacob Friend, son of Charles Friend and brothers of Jonas Friend, signed a deed to Richard L. Thomas. Jacob Friend gave his place of residence as Lawrence County, Missouri Territory.
The fact that Jacob lived elsewhere probably accounts for the fact that he did not sign the same deed as the other brothers and sister. At this time, in 1818, Lawrence County included most of all of what is now northern Arkansas.
The 1830 census of Izard County, Arkansas, lists a Jacob Friend, a man of between 40 and 50 years old. Several stories about this Jacob, his wife Polly, and their descendants who lived near the present town of Oakland, Arkansas, are found in the manuscripts of S. C. Turbo.
(A full copy of this article can be seen on the FFAA Archive Document site-see the FFAA Home Page for more information)
Capt. Charles Friend settled in what is now Scott County, Missouri, in the year 1796 or 1797. He had a family of nine sons; Israel, Tenne (Augustine?), Charles, Jonas, Aaron, Jacob, John, Alexander, and David. His daughter were Polly Friend Robinson and Hannah Friend Myers. The name James is also given as a son of Charles Friend, Sr. in some deed records.
Dec. 5, 1814-Jacob Friend and Mary, his wife, sold land to John Logan. The deed gives the following land description: "a tract of land ling and being situated in the County of New Madrid (Missouri Territory) aforesaid, adjoining the lands of John Friend on the North East and the claim of Robert Quimby on the west and on the south and south east (by) public lands, it being the headright of Jacob Friend containing two hundred arpens."
(Norman Wilfong's writing above) continues, after telling of lands damaged by the New Madrid earthquake, ......there are three deeds of record concerning the selling of this land in 1818 to Richard L. Thomas.:
One-February 18, 1818 - Deed to Richard L. Thomas signed by Charles and Jane Friend.
Two-June 18, 1818 - Deed to Richard L. Thomas signed by the brothers and sisters of Jonas Friend. They were; Israel Friend, Aaron Friend, John Friend, James Friend, Alexander Friend, Hannah Myers.
Witnesses were William Myers and Elias (?) Myers.
Three - September 25, 1818- Jacob Friend, son of Charles Friend and brothers of Jonas Friend, signed a deed to Richard L. Thomas. Jacob Friend gave his place of residence as Lawrence County, Missouri Territory.
The fact that Jacob lived elsewhere probably accounts for the fact that he did not sign the same deed as the other brothers and sister. At this time, in 1818, Lawrence County included most of all of what is now northern Arkansas.
The 1830 census of Izard County, Arkansas, lists a Jacob Friend, a man of between 40 and 50 years old. Several stories about this Jacob, his wife Polly, and their descendants who lived near the present town of Oakland, Arkansas, are found in the manuscripts of S. C. Turbo.
(A full copy of this article can be seen on the FFAA Archive Document site-see the FFAA Home Page for more information)