Ray Co, MO was established in 1820 from Howard Co, MO. Clay was est. from Ray in 1822. Carroll was est. from Ray in 1833. Caldwell and Daviess were est. from Ray in 1836.


Township 54 North, Range 28 West

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Section 27

9/7/1838 Ray Co, MO. BLM Land Patent Description MO1180__.338. Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 6687 Misc. Document Nr. : -----. Patentee Name: Eli WILSON. Warrantee Name: ---. Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566) Signature Present: Y. Signature Date: 09/07/1838 Metes/Bounds: N. Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N. Land Office: LEXINGTON. Comments: ---. Legal Land Descriptions: (Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect.) 1 SWNE 27/ 54-N 28-W N Meridian: 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Acres: 40 County: RAY.

9/7/1838 Ray Co, MO. BLM Land Patent Description MO1200__.264. Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 7684 Misc. Document Nr. : -----. Patentee Name: WILSON, ELI. Warrantee Name: ---. Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566) Signature Present: Y. Signature Date: 09/07/1838 Metes/Bounds: N. Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N. Land Office: LEXINGTON. Comments: ---. Legal Land Descriptions (Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect.): 1 SWSE 27/ 54-N 28-W N Meridian: 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Acres: 40 County: RAY.

Note: No other patentees are found in any of the above sections.

Section 33

1839 Ray Co, MO Land Patent. Lexington Office. Vol. 6. p. 204. Jackson Combs, T54NR28WS33, SE & SW¼,SW¼, 80 acres (Combs Land of Missouri)

1 May 1843 (signature date) BLM Land Patent. Lexington Land Office. Accession No. MO1360_166. Doc. Nr. 15890. Jackson Combs of Clay Co, MO. T54NR28WS33, SE & SW¼, SW¼, 80 acres (Bureau of Land Management (temporarily offline))

1843/05/01 Ray Co, MO. BLM Land Patent Description MO1360__.166 Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 15890 Misc. Document Nr. : Patentee Name: Jackson Combs of Clay Co, MO. Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566) Signature Present: Y. Signature Date: 5/1/43 Metes/Bounds: N. Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N. Land Office: LEXINGTON. Legal Land Descriptions: Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect. Meridian Acres Counties 1 SE 33/ 54-N 28-W N 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 0 RAY 2 SWSW 33/ 54-N 28-W N 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 80 Acres. Ray Co. (Combs BLM Land of MO)

The Neighborhood (all patents in same section):

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC.
BOWMAN, CHANCE 08/01/1848 5057 MO4480__.365
Combs, JACKSON 05/01/1843 15890 MO1360__.166
GRIFFING, PRESTON H 05/01/1843 18272 MO1400__.386
MAYES, WILLIE 05/01/1843 12258 MO1290__.239
PIBURN, JOSEPH 05/01/1843 16501 MO1370__.235
STONE, JOHN 08/02/1838 10961 MO1260__.366
STONE, JOHN 05/01/1843 12374 MO1290__.353
TEEGARDEN, THOMAS L 12/01/1858 13486 MO4780__.413
WILLIAMS, WILEY C (of Ray Co, MO) 05/01/1843 14605 MO1330__.460

Note: This land was on the Ray and Caldwell County Lines as is documented by the patents of Alexander BRECKENRIDGE (Accession No. MO4790__.260) and John G. ZIMMERMAN (Accession No. MO4690_091).


Township 53 North, Range 28 West

Section 14

12/1/1851 Ray Co, MO. BLM Land Patent Description MO4560__.321. Cancelled: N Document Nr. : 9288 Misc. Document Nr. : -----. Patentee Name: WILSON, ELI. Warrantee Name: ---. Authority: April 24, 1820: Cash Entry Sale (3 Stat. 566) Signature Present: Y. Signature Date: 12/01/1851. Metes/Bounds: N. Survey Date: Subsurface Reserved: N. Land Office: PLATTSBURG. Comments: ---. Legal Land Descriptions (Nr. Aliquot Parts Sec/Blk Township Range Fract. Sect.): 1 SENW 14/ 53-N 28-W N Meridian: 5TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN Acres: 40 County: RAY.

Note: No other patentees are found in the above section. This land is due south of Township 54 N R28W.


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