Andrew & Augustine Friend: Dilemma!?!

[Matthew D Friend]

I am looking for some facts on Andrew & Augustine Friend who seems to appear in Washington (now Gallia County) County to paid their taxes in the early 1800s. However, I just found this land record in the same time period purchased by Andrew & Augustine Friend in Ross County. Are these the same two individuals buying up land all over the Old Northwest territory?

Doe anyone have accurate family history on these Andrew & Augustine Friend?

Matt Friend

[glen]

Andrew and Augustine at Washington (now Gallia County), OH, 1801-1802 were sons of Nicholas.
Andrew & Augustine at Ross Co, OH, were sons of James Friend, and removed around 1815 to MO.