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From: "Chris" <>
Subject: Re: [ILBOND] Taken from Central IL. Gen. Quartely published by Decatur Gen. Soc., Deca
Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2002 13:04:56 -0500
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Hi, Carolyn --

Who were "viewers"? May I have a scanned copy? Thank you for this
submission.

Chris


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Subject: [ILBOND] Taken from Central IL. Gen. Quartely published by Decatur
Gen. Soc., Deca


> Long. Taken from Central, IL. Gen. Quarterly published by Decatur Gen.
Soc.,
> Decatur, IL. Vol. 9, No. 1, Feb. 1973.
>
> Surnames Included in 1817-1839: ALTON(M), ANDERSON, BAKER, BARKER, BARNES,
> BECK, BERRIES, BILYEU, BISHOP, COMER, CONVERSE, DANIEL, DAVIDSON, DONNELL,
> DOWNING, ELLIS, ENLOE, FERGUSON, GALLOWAY, GILLASPIE, GILMORE, HICKMAN,
HILL,
> HIX, HOLDT, HOLMAN, HOPTON, HOUSTIN, HOWELL, HUBBARD, HULL, HUNT, JAMES,
> JONES, KIRKPATRICK, LEE, LINDLEY, McKANDLE, MOODY, NICHOLS, PAISLEY,
POWERS,
> PURSLEY, REAVIS, REVIS, ROBINS, ROBINSON, RUSSELL, SIGNOIR, SINCLAIR,
SMITH,
> SUGG, STUART, STUBBLEFIELD, VOLINTINE, WIERLOCK, WHEELOCK, WHITCOMB,
WHITE,
> WHITLEY, WILLIAMS,
>
> BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Roads Established l817-1821
> Donna Purdue Dourdera: Copied from Records of bond County, Ill., County
> Clerk. Submitted by Carolynn Eilts. All records refer to County Court
> Records Book l8l7-l839.
>
> 1. PERRYVILLE TOWARD SINCLAIR'S FERRY July 26, l8l7, page 13.
> Petitioners: Daniel Converse,et al. Viewers: Paul Beck, Jacob Hix,
Daniel
> Converse. Beginning at the Seat of Justice on the Hurricane Fork of the
> Kaskaskia. River of the Southwest quarter of Section 5 T4N R1W. To go by
> the way of Capt. Paul Beck's Lee and Converse's Mill in the direction of
> Sinclair's Ferry on the Mississippi River. No return was made and the
court
> appointed the following Viewers: Asahel Enloe, Andrew Moody, and Samuel
> Hill. The road to extend from Perryville via Lee and Converse's Mill to
> Ripley in a direction toward) Sinclair's Ferry as far as the Western
Boundary
> of the County. Report to be made next term.
>
> Page 27 - Asahel Enloe appointed supervisor of the road lately marked out.
>
> 2. PERRYVILLE TOWARD THE SALINE Oct. 7, l8l7, page 14. Petitioners:
John
> Houstin, et al., Viewers: Charles Reavis, John HOPTON, and David White.
> Beginning at the Seat of Justice, in the most direct way toward the
Salines
> as far as the eastern boundary of the county.
>
> 3. PERRYVILLE TO EDWARDSVILLE. July 5, l8l7, page 29. Petitioners:
none
> named. Viewers: James Kirkpatrick, Isham Revis, and Henry Williams. The
> road was to extend from Perryville toward Edwardsville.
>
> 4. PERRYVILLE TO VANDALIA. Sept. 6, l8l9, pages 31-37. Petitioners:
none
> named. Viewers: William Howell, Isaac ________, and Robert Daniel. From
> Perryville to John Smith's, thence straight to the lower end of the
prairie,
> between the old road and Robert Daniel, thence following the ridge between
> Isam Revis place and Charles Revis old place, thence west of Wm.
Hickman's
> staking the side of the ridge to Vandalia.
>
> 5. PERRYVILLE TO CARLYLE. Sept. 6, 1919, pages 31-35. Petitioners:
none
> given Viewers: Isaac Hill, John Hull, Thomas Nicho1s. From Perryville
> leaving Mr. John Whitley Segnior's house to the right, then straight to
the
> forks of the road between Mr. Whitley's and Pursley's, then straight
course
> to Wm. Pursley's from there on the ford of the branch near Mills Whitley,
> thence to the East side of Herman Holdt's Field, from there to John
Hill's,
> leaving the said Hill to the left hand, thence to the Northwest corner of
> Isaac Hill's field, thence along the present road to Carlisle.
>
>
> 6. PERRYVILLE TO RIPLEY Sept. 7, 1819, page 34. Petitioners: none
named.
> Viewers: John Whitley, John Lindley, and Samuel Hill Surveyor: Martin
> Jones. The road was to run from Perryville to Ripley.
>
> 7. RIPLEY T0 VANDALIA Sept. 8, 1819, page 36, 45, 4? Petitioners:
> Asahel Enloe, et al., Viewers: John Gillmore, Thomas Kirkpatrick, and
George
> Davidson. Surveyor: John Russell The course was from Ripley, through
> Greenville, to Vandalia. John Russell made return of a plat.
>
> 8. POPE'S BLUFF TOWARDS VINCENNES Sept. 8, 1819, pages 37-48
Petitioners:
> not stated. Viewers: Benj. Bishop, John Huff, and James Alton.
Surveyor:
> Martin Jones. Beginning at Pope's Bluff, toward Vincennes to where the
same
> intersects the road leading from Carlisle. Ending at the eastern boundary
of
> the county.
>
> 9. WEST COUNTY LINE TO GILLESPIE'S FORD June 5, 1820, page 60.
> Petitioners: Joseph Bilyeu, Aquilla Sugg, et al. viewers: Henry Williams,
> Allen Corner, Silas Lee. Surveyor: James Galloway. Beginning where the
St.
> Louis and Vandalia Road enters the county at Section 6 T4 R4. Towards
> Gillespie's Ford to intersect the new road from Vandalia to Edwardsvi1le
as
> near the East Fork of Shoal Creek as may be.
>
> 10. RIPLEY WEST TOWARD EDWARDSVILLE June 5, 1820,
>
> page 61. Petitioners: not given. Viewers: El. H., Wierlock,
Benjamin
> James. Surveyor: James Galloway. Beginning at Ripley, running westward
> towards Edwardsville as far as the western boundary of the county.
>
> 11. VANDALIA TOWARDS VINCENNES June 5, 1820, page 61. Petitioners: not
> named. Viewers: William Downing, Frederick Holman, and Joshua Barnes.
> Surveyor: Martin Jones. Width, 100'. Beginning at the East side of ford
> opposite the Main St. of Vandalia. Running southeast toward Vincennes as
far
> as the County Line.
>
> 12. RIPLEY TOWARD CARLYLE June 5, 182O, page 63. Petitioners: El, R.
> Wheelock, et al. Viewers: George Donnell, Isham Reavis, and Ignatius
> Anderson. Surveyor: E. R. Wheelock. From Ripley by the way of Wheelock's
> Mill, then toward Carlyle as straight as circumstances will admit, as far
as
> the South boundary of the County.
>
> 13. HENSON'S FORD TO VANDALIA June 4, 182l, page 82, 91. Petitioners:
> sundry inhabitants. Viewers: John Hunt, Robert Baker, and Joshua Barker.
> Beginning at or near the Northwest quarter of Section 6, T4N R4W.
Crossing
> Shoal Creek at or near Henson's Ford, thence the nearest and best way
toward
> Vanda1ia, Ending at the County Line.
>
> 14. GREENVILLE TOWARD EDWARDSVILLE Sept. 3, 182l, page 90, 101.
> Petitioners: sundry citizens. Viewers: William Stubblefield, John
Hunt,
> and Marmaduke Robbins. Beginning at the County Seat of Bond County.
> Separating from the St. Louis Road upon the East side of the Fork Prairie;
> thence to the nearest and best way to Todd's Mill; thence toward
Edwardsville
> ending at the County Line.
>
> 15. WEST COUNTY LINE, VIA GILLESPIE'S FORD, TO VANDALIA-EDWARDSVILLE ROAD
> Sept. 3, l821, page 90. Petitioners: none. Viewers: none. Beginning
where
> the Road from St. Louis strikes the County Line in Section 6,4,4, thence
> straight to GILLESPIE's Ford, thence to the Vandalia/Edwardsville Road;
> ending at the Vandalia-/Edwardsville Road, near the East Fork of Shoal
Creek.
>
> 16. GREENVILLE TO BEAVER CREEK Sept. 3, 1821, pages 91-99.
Petitioners:
> none. Viewers: John Ellis, Nathan Stuart, & Hugh McKandle. Beginning at
> Greenville, to the County Line on a direct course to the Ford of Bear
Creek
> where the Sangamon Road crosses.
>
> page 99 - Beginning at the public square; running down the hollow between
> Whitcomb's and Ferguson's, thence down the new cut way, thence with the
new
> cut way to William Robinson's, thence up the prairie to a point of timber
> above Robert G. White's old plantation, thence on a direct course to
Jonathan
> Berries, leaving him on the left and Robert Paisley on the right; thence
on a
> direct course to the County Line.
>
> 17. GREENVILLE WEST TO SECTION 6 - 4 - 4. Sept. 3, l82l, pages 98, 101,
> 115. Petitioners: sundry inhabitants. Viewers: John Powers, Peter
Hubbard,
> and Allen Corner. From Greenville across the East Fork of Shoal Creek
below
> Wheelock's Mill, at or near Mud Camp; the nearest and best way to
intersect
> the and leading from Vandalia to St. Louis. Ending at the Northwest
quarter
> of Section 6 - 4 - 4.
>
> Page 101, Mar. 4, 1822 John Powers, Hardy Volintine, Jr., & Geo. Donnell
> viewers, vice Allen Comer and Peter Hubbard who refused to act.
>
> If anyone would like info on this, or like a scanned copy sent email,
just
> let me know. Thanks, Carolynn Eilts
>
>
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