
In some cases, patents for the same land owner were recorded on one certificate so that there is not a separate image for each patent.
Adams County Land Patent Holders
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posted 3/24/2017
| Land Owner | Date | Doc # | Township/Range | Aliquots | Sec. # |
| MACE, JOHN | 8/1/1837 | 9778 | 026N - 013E | Lot/Trct 2 | 28 |
| MADDEN, LEWIS | 8/20/1838 | 19785 | 025N - 013E | NE¼ | 23 |
| MAIBERS, JOHN | 6/1/1847 | 25860 | 028N - 014E | NE¼NE¼ | 24 |
| MAJOR, DANIEL | 8/20/1838 | 18452 | 027N - 015E | W½SW¼ | 3 |
| MAJOR, JAMES - 1 | 9/2/1835 | 2371 | 027N - 015E | E½SW¼ | 27 |
| MAJOR, JAMES - 2 | 9/2/1835 | 2372 | 027N - 015E | SE¼NE¼ | 34 |
| MAJOR, JAMES - 3 | 11/10/1840 | 22741 | 027N - 015E | E½NW¼ | 15 |
| MAJOR, JONATHAN | 8/20/1838 | 16281 | 027N - 015E | NE¼NW¼ | 34 |
| MAJOR, WILLIAM - 1 | 8/5/1834 | 1479 | 027N - 015E | E½NE¼ | 27 |
| MAJOR, WILLIAM - 2 | 8/5/1834 | 1480 | 027N - 015E | NE¼SE¼ | 27 |
| MAJOR, WILLIAM - 3 | 8/5/1834 | 1825 | 027N - 015E | W½NE¼ | 27 |
| MALL, RACHAEL | 3/15/1837 | 5024 | 026N - 013E | SW¼SW¼ | 21 |
| MANGEOT, JOHN | 8/1/1844 | 25181 | 027N - 014E | SE¼SE¼ | 29 |
| MANN, ENOS - 1 | 6/5/1837 | 11191 | 028N - 013E | NW¼NE¼ | 13 |
| MANN, ENOS - 2 | 8/1/1837 | 13250 | 028N - 013E | SW¼NE¼ | 13 |
| MANN, JOSEPH - 1 | 5/30/1837 | 10395 | 027N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 10 |
| MANN, JOSEPH - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 24458 | 028N - 014E | S½NW¼ | 2 |
| MANN, JUSTIN, | 6/5/1837 | 11164 | 028N - 013E | NW¼ | 13 |
| MANN, JOSEPH, | | | | | |
| MANN, ENOS | | | | | |
| MANSON, EUGENE E | 8/1/1844 | 25182 | 027N - 015E | W½SE¼ | 3 |
| | | | 027N - 015E | E½SW¼ | 3 |
| MAPLE, JOHN | 8/5/1837 | 14613 | 028N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 9 |
| MARCH, JOHN | 11/10/1841 | 24958 | 026N - 013E | N½NE¼ | 4 |
| MARCKLEY, DAVID - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 24819 | 027N - 014E | SE¼NE¼ | 33 |
| MARCKLEY, DAVID - 2 | 12/20/1850 | 28462 | 027N - 014E | SW¼NE¼ | 33 |
| MARK, ERNST V | 9/20/1839 | 21400 | 028N - 013E | NE¼NE¼ | 33 |
| | | | 028N - 013E | NW¼NW¼ | 34 |
| MARSHALL, GEORGE | 8/20/1838 | 20344 | 026N - 015E | E½NE¼ | 34 |
| | | | 026N - 015E | SW¼NE¼ | 34 |
| MARSHALL, MARY A | 9/20/1839 | 21323 | 025N - 013E | NW¼ | 21 |
| MARSHALL, ROBERT | 8/20/1838 | 19297 | 027N - 015E | SE¼NE¼ | 6 |
| MARTIN, BENJAMIN | 11/10/1840 | 22275 | 028N - 015E | W½NW¼ | 30 |
| MARTIN, JOSEPHUS | 8/20/1838 | 20269 | 025N - 013E | NW¼ | 24 |
| MARTIN, WILLIAM B | 11/10/1840 | 23360 | 028N - 015E | NW¼ | 3 |
| MARTS, HENRY | 11/10/1840 | 24008 | 026N - 014E | SE¼NW¼ | 11 |
| MARTZ, CHRISTIAN | 11/10/1841 | 24847 | 026N - 013E | SE¼SW¼ | 4 |
| MARTZ, JACOB H | 11/10/1841 | 24987 | 026N - 014E | NE¼NW¼ | 11 |
| MARTZ, JOHN | - 1 11/10/1841 | 25011 | 026N - 013E | S½NE¼ | 4 |
| MARTZ, JOHN | - 2 4/1/1849 | 26348 | 026N - 014E | SW¼NE¼ | 11 |
| MARTZ, JOHN M | 11/10/1840 | 24781 | 026N - 013E | E½NW¼ | 14 |
| MAST, JACOB | 8/20/1838 | 19119 | 025N - 014E | SE¼ | 8 |
| MATHERSON, ALFRED | 4/1/1849 | 26410 | 026N - 015E | SE¼NW¼ | 5 |
| MATTAX, LEWIS - 1 | 9/20/1839 | 21774 | 026N - 014E | W½SW¼ | 26 |
| | | | 026N - 014E | E½SE¼ | 27 |
| MATTAX, LEWIS - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 22052 | 026N - 014E | W½NW¼ | 26 |
| | | | 026N - 014E | SE¼NW¼ | 26 |
| MAY, JESSE | 5/10/1848 | 26079 | 028N - 015E | S½ | 14 |
| MAYER, HENRY - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 22559 | 028N - 013E | SW¼ | 22 |
| MAYER, HENRY - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 22560 | 028N - 013E | E½NW¼ | 27 |
| | | | 028N - 013E | E½SW¼ | 27 |
| MAYER, JONATHAN | 11/10/1840 | 22558 | 028N - 013E | S½ | 21 |
| MAYER, SOLOMON - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 22561 | 028N - 013E | W½NE¼ | 28 |
| | | | 028N - 013E | W½SE¼ | 28 |
| MAYER, SOLOMON - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 22562 | 028N - 013E | E½NW¼ | 28 |
| | | | 028N - 013E | E½SW¼ | 28 |
| MCCAIN, JOHN | 11/10/1840 | 22051 | 026N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 26 |
| MCCLANE, JOHN | 9/20/1839 | 21772 | 026N - 014E | W½SE¼ | 26 |
| MCCLEARY, EDWARD - 1 | 8/1/1837 | 13274 | 028N - 014E | SE¼ | 6 |
| MCCLEARY, EDWARD - 2 | 8/1/1837 | 13481 | 028N - 013E | E½SW¼ | 1 |
| MCCLELLAND, BEATTIE | 11/10/1840 | 22823 | 026N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 34 |
| | | | 026N - 014E | W½SE¼ | 34 |
| MCCLELLAND, WILLIAM - 1 | 8/20/1838 | 19545 | 027N - 014E | SE¼ | 34 |
| | | | 027N - 014E | E½NE¼ | 34 |
| MCCLELLAND, WILLIAM - 2 | 9/20/1839 | 21165 | 027N - 014E | W½NE¼ | 34 |
| MCCLOUD, JOHN | 8/20/1838 | 17746 | 026N - 015E | E½SE¼ | 27 |
| MCCOID, JAMES - 1 | 8/5/1837 | 14435 | 028N - 013E | NW¼ | 24 |
| MCCOID, JAMES - 2 | 8/20/1838 | 19213 | 026N - 015E | E½SW¼ | 3 |
| | | | 026N - 015E | W½SE¼ | 3 |
| MCCOID, JAMES - 3 | 8/20/1838 | 19214 | 026N - 015E | W½NW¼ | 10 |
| | | | 026N - 015E | NE¼ | 15 |
| MCCOID, JAMES - 4 | 8/20/1838 | 19266 | 026N - 015E | SE¼ | 4 |
| MCCOID, JAMES | 8/20/1838 | 19267 | 026N - 015E | W½NW¼ | 9 |
| MCCONNEL, JOHN | 11/10/1841 | 25016 | 025N - 015E | NW¼SE¼ | 20 |
| | | | 025N - 015E | NE¼SW¼ | 20 |
| MCCRUM, JAMES | 9/20/1839 | 21601 | 028N - 015E | SW¼ | 10 |
| MCCRUM, THOMAS | 11/10/1840 | 23639 | 028N - 015E | E½NE¼ | 7 |
| MCCUGH, WILLIAM | 8/20/1838 | 17767 | 025N - 014E | NW¼ | 29 |
| MCCULLOUGH, WILLIAM | 6/1/1847 | 25568 | 025N - 015E | W½NW¼ | 21 |
| MCCUNE, JOHN - 1 | 6/1/1847 | 25749 | 026N - 014E | W½SE¼ | 27 |
| MCCUNE, JOHN - 2 | 4/10/1850 | 28250 | 026N - 014E | SE¼SW¼ | 27 |
| | 11/10/1840 | 24095 | | E½NW¼ | 24 |
| MCDERMEIT, JONATHAN | 11/10/1841 | 24911 | 026N - 014E | SE¼SE¼ | 28 |
| MCDONALD, FREDUS | 8/20/1838 | 20998 | 025N - 015E | E½NE¼ | 15 |
| | | | 025N - 015E | SW¼NE¼ | 15 |
| MCDONALD, JOHN | 6/5/1837 | 11086 | 026N - 015E | W½SW¼ | 22 |
| MCDOWELL, JAMES - 1 | 8/20/1838 | 17672 | 025N - 014E | W½SE¼ | 19 |
| MCDOWELL, JAMES - 2 | 8/20/1838 | 20206 | 025N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 19 |
| MCDOWELL, WILLIAM - 1 | 8/1/1837 | 12728 | 025N - 013E | W½SW¼ | 36 |
| MCDOWELL, WILLIAM - 2 | 8/20/1838 | 20371 | 025N - 014E | SE¼SE¼ | 18 |
| MCDOWELL, WILLIAM - 3 | 8/20/1838 | 20372 | 025N - 014E | Lot/Trct 1 | 17 |
| MCDOWELL, WILLIAM - 4 | 8/20/1838 | 20373 | 025N - 013E | S½SE¼ | 11 |
| MCGILTON, DANIEL | 11/10/1841 | 25063 | 026N - 013E | S½NE¼ | 1 |
| MCGUIRE, BENJAMIN | 8/20/1838 | 19034 | 028N - 015E | SW¼ | 7 |
| MCGUIRE, HUGH - 1 | 8/20/1838 | 19031 | 028N - 014E | SW¼ | 12 |
| MCGUIRE, HUGH - 2 | 8/20/1838 | 19033 | 028N - 015E | NW¼ | 7 |
| MCGUIRE, LETITIA | 8/20/1838 | 19036 | 028N - 015E | SE¼ | 7 |
| MCGUIRE, MARY | 8/20/1838 | 19035 | 028N - 015E | NW¼ | 17 |
| MCGUIRE, THOMAS, | 8/20/1838 | 19032 | 028N - 014E | E½ | 12 |
| MCGUIRE, JOHN | | | | | |
| MCKEEHAN, JOHN | 11/2/1837 | 14838 | 028N - 014E | SW¼ | 13 |
| MCKINNISS, ROBERT | 11/10/1840 | 23847 | 025N - 014E | SW¼SW¼ | 29 |
| MCKNIGHT, DAVID - 1 | 1/4/1831 | 272 | 028N - 013E | NE¼SE¼ | 12 |
| MCKNIGHT, DAVID - 2 | 3/20/1837 | 7602 | | NE¼NE¼ | 13 |
| MCMAHAN, JOHN | 8/20/1838 | 17344 | 028N - 014E | SE¼SE¼ | 24 |
| MCMAHON, JOHN | 8/20/1838 | 17260 | 028N - 014E | W½SE¼ | 24 |
| MCMAKEN, JOSEPH G | 5/30/1837 | 10298 | 027N - 014E | NW¼ | 5 |
| MCPHERSON, JOHN | 11/10/1840 | 24608 | 028N - 015E | SW¼NE¼ | 7 |
| MCQUILLIN, DAVID | 8/1/1844 | 25206 | 027N - 013E | W½NW¼ | 21 |
| MCWILLIAMS, ROBERT | 11/10/1840 | 23314 | 026N - 014E | N½NE¼ | 6 |
| MEEK, DAVID - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 23358 | 028N - 015E | SW¼ | 3 |
| MEEK, DAVID - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 23359 | 028N - 015E | NE¼NW¼ | 10 |
| MEILEY, SAMUEL | 11/2/1837 | 14851 | 028N - 014E | E½NW¼ | 30 |
| | | | 028N - 014E | W½NE¼ | 30 |
| MERILAT, JOHN P | 8/20/1838 | 18251 | 026N - 013E | NE¼ | 27 |
| MERRYMAN, JOHN | 1/1/1850 | 27902 | 026N - 015E | W½SE¼ | 7 |
| | | | 026N - 015E | SE¼NW¼ | 7 |
| MEWHORTER, WILLIAM | 8/5/1837 | 14334 | 028N - 014E | E½NW¼ | 19 |
| | | | 028N - 014E | W½NE¼ | 19 |
| | | | 028N - 014E | E½NE¼ | 30 |
| MEZINK, CHRISTIAN | 8/5/1837 | 14235 | 028N - 013E | E½SW¼ | 11 |
| | | | 028N - 013E | E½NW¼ | 14 |
| | | | 028N - 013E | W½NE¼ | 14 |
| MICKLE, SAMUEL S | 4/1/1849 | 26229 | 026N - 014E | NE¼SE¼ | 28 |
| MILER, MICHAEL | 5/1/1849 | 27492 | 028N - 015E | N½SW¼ | 4 |
| MILLER, ANDREW H | 11/10/1840 | 23438 | 027N - 015E | NW¼NE¼ | 10 |
| MILLER, CHARLES H | 5/30/1837 | 10408 | 027N - 014E | N½NE¼ | 12 |
| | | | 027N - 014E | E½SE¼ | 1 |
| | | | 027N - 014E | SW¼SE¼ | 1 |
| | | | 027N - 014E | NW¼SW¼ | 1 |
| MILLER, CHRISTIAN - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 23233 | 028N - 015E | S½NW¼ | 9 |
| MILLER, CHRISTIAN - 2 | 11/10/1841 | 24846 | 026N - 013E | E½SE¼ | 11 |
| MILLER, DANIEL - 1 | 4/5/1836 | 4144 | 026N-015E | SW¼SE¼ | 29 |
| MILLER, DANIEL - 2 | 3/20/1837 | 8503 | 025N - 013E | N½NE¼ | 3 |
| MILLER, DANIEL - 3 | 5/30/1837 | 10179 | 025N - 013E | SE¼NE¼ | 3 |
| MILLER, DANIEL - 4 | 8/20/1838 | 17928 | 025N - 014E | NW¼ | 28 |
| MILLER, DANIEL - 5 | 9/20/1839 | 21102 | 025N - 014E | SW¼SE¼ | 3 |
| MILLER, DAVID W | 8/5/1837 | 14669 | 028N - 013E | NE¼ | 21 |
| | | | 028N - 013E | W½NW¼ | 22 |
| MILLER, JOHN | 11/10/1840 | 22565 | 028N - 013E | SW¼ | 34 |
| MILLER, JOHN J | 11/10/1840 | 22778 | 026N - 013E | NW¼ | 9 |
| MILLER, JOHN W | 5/30/1837 | 10415 | 028N - 014E | NW¼NE¼ | 20 |
| | | | 028N - 014E | SE¼SW¼ | 33 |
| MILLER, JOSEPH | 11/10/1840 | 23232 | 028N - 015E | S½NE¼ | 9 |
| MILLER, NOAH | 8/20/1838 | 19122 | 025N - 014E | NW¼ | 23 |
| MILLER, ROBERT F, - 1 | 5/30/1837 | 10251 | 027N - 014E | SW¼ | 6 |
| MILLER, JOSEPH H | | | | | |
| MILLER, ROBERT F, - 2 | 5/30/1838 | 10252 | 027N - 013E | SE¼ | 1 |
| MILLER, JOSEPH H | | | | | |
| MILLER, ROBERT S | 9/20/1839 | 21502 | 027N - 014E | SE¼ | 23 |
| MILLER, SAMUEL | 8/20/1838 | 19508 | 025N - 013E | SE¼ | 13 |
| MITCHELL, DAVID | 11/10/1840 | 23569 | 026N - 013E | SW¼ | 12 |
| | | | 026N - 013E | W½SE¼ | 12 |
| MITCHELL, JAMES P | 11/10/1840 | 24426 | 026N - 014E | W½NE¼ | 14 |
| MITCHELL, WILLIAM | 11/10/1840 | 23567 | 025N - 014E | E½NW¼ | 32 |
| MOINE, PETER | 5/10/1848 | 26016 | 027N - 014E | SW¼SW¼ | 28 |
| MOINNE, PETER - 1 | 6/1/1847 | 25724 | 027N - 014E | SE¼SW¼ | 28 |
| MOINNE, PETER - 2 | 6/1/1847 | 25725 | 027N - 014E | NE¼SE¼ | 29 |
| MOOK, SAMUEL | 11/2/1837 | 14858 | 028N - 014E | | 5 |
| MOOR, ANDREW - 1 | 8/20/1838 | 16955 | 026N - 015E | NW¼NE¼ | 10 |
| MOOR, ANDREW - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 23510 | 026N - 015E | SW¼NE¼ | 10 |
| MOOR, ANDREW - 3 | 11/10/1840 | 23756 | 026N - 014E | W½SE¼ | 36 |
| | | | 026N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 36 |
| MOOR, JACOB | 9/20/1839 | 21507 | 026N - 015E | NW¼ | 18 |
| MOORE, ABRAHAM | 8/20/1838 | 19521 | 025N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 10 |
| | | | 025N - 014E | SW¼SW¼ | 10 |
| MOORE, JAMES | 11/10/1840 | 24641 | 026N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 1 |
| MOORE, MARK - 1 | 11/2/1837 | 15131 | 025N - 013E | NE¼NW¼ | 9 |
| MOORE, MARK - 2 | 11/2/1837 | 15132 | 025N - 013E | NE¼ | 9 |
| MOORE, MARK - 3 | 8/20/1838 | 20398 | 025N - 013E | W½NW¼ | 9 |
| MOORE, OLIVER | 11/10/1840 | 23925 | 025N - 014E | N½NE¼ | 1 |
| MORE, AARON | 11/10/1840 | 23775 | 026N - 015E | NW¼SE¼ | 15 |
| | | | 026N - 015E | NE¼SW¼ | 15 |
| MORGAN, JOSEPH | 6/5/1837 | 11190 | 028N - 014E | W½SW¼ | 26 |
| MORGAN, WILLIAM N - 1 | 8/20/1838 | 19155 | 027N - 014E | E½SE¼ | 19 |
| | | | 027N - 014E | W½SW¼ | 20 |
| MORGAN, WILLIAM N - 2 | 8/20/1838 | 19170 | 027N - 013E | NE¼ | 26 |
| MORNINGSTAR, GEORGE - 1 | 8/20/1838 | 19513 | 026N - 015E | SE¼ | 31 |
| MORNINGSTAR, GEORGE - 2 | 8/20/1838 | 19514 | 026N - 015E | N½SW¼ | 32 |
| MORNINGSTAR, GEORGE - 3 | 8/20/1838 | 19639 | 025N - 014E | S½NE¼ | 2 |
| MORNINGSTAR, JACOB | 8/20/1838 | 17479 | 025N - 014E | NE¼SW¼ | 1 |
| MORNINGSTAR, JOHN | 11/10/1841 | 24860 | | NE¼SW¼ | 31 |
| MORNINGSTAR, WILLIAM | 11/10/1840 | 23587 | 026N - 015E | S½SW¼ | 32 |
| MORRIS, DAVID P | 11/10/1840 | 23675 | 026N - 013E | W½NW¼ | 27 |
| MORRIS, JOHN | 11/10/1840 | 23703 | 027N - 013E | W½NW¼ | 10 |
| MORRIS, SAMUEL | 11/10/1840 | 23572 | 027N - 014E | W½NE¼ | 30 |
| MORROW, DANIEL | 11/10/1840 | 24729 | 025N - 013E | NE¼SW¼ | 4 |
| MORSE, JOHN - 1 | 9/20/1839 | 21869 | 025N - 015E | N½ | 9 |
| MORSE, JOHN - 2 | 9/20/1839 | 21872 | 025N - 015E | S½SW¼ | 4 |
| MOSER, ABRAHAM | 6/1/1847 | 25841 | 026N - 013E | NE¼SW¼ | 21 |
| MOSER, CHRISTIAN | 8/20/1838 | 18361 | 026N - 013E | SW¼ | 26 |
| MOSER, JOSEPH, | 3/10/1848 | 4494 | 026N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 2 |
| | | | 026N - 014E | W½SE¼ | 2 |
| MOSER, PETER - 1 | 8/20/1838 | 18366 | 026N - 013E | E½SW¼ | 36 |
| | | | 026N - 013E | NW¼SW¼ | 36 |
| MOSER, PETER - 2 | 8/1/1844 | 25222 | 026N - 013E | SW¼SW¼ | 36 |
| MOTT, JOSIAH | 8/1/1844 | 25176 | 025N - 013E | NW¼SW¼ | 28 |
| MOU, JACOB | 8/20/1838 | 20265 | 027N - 014E | SE¼ | 20 |
| | | | 027N - 014E | SW¼NW¼ | 21 |
| MOYER, HENRY - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 22598 | 026N - 014E | E½NE¼ | 31 |
| MOYER, HENRY - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 24570 | 026N - 014E | NW¼NE¼ | 31 |
| MOYER, WILLIAM F - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 22722 | 026N - 014E | N½ | 29 |
| MOYER, WILLIAM F - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 23015 | 026N - 014E | W½SE¼ | 29 |
| MOYER, WILLIAM F - 3 | 11/10/1840 | 23016 | 026N - 014E | E½SE¼ | 19 |
| MOYER, WILLIAM F - 4 | 11/10/1840 | 23017 | 027N - 014E | E½NW¼ | 23 |
| MUCKEY, JACOB | 8/20/1838 | 20174 | 027N - 014E | E½SW¼ | 13 |
| MUNDHENK, CHRISTINA | 9/20/1839 | 21324 | 025N - 013E | SW¼ | 21 |
| MUNDHENK, JOHN N | 9/20/1839 | 21325 | 025N - 013E | NE¼ | 21 |
| MUNDHENK, LEWIS | 9/20/1839 | 21326 | 025N - 013E | NW¼ | 22 |
| MURCHLAND, JAMES - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 22864 | 028N - 015E | S½SW¼ | 15 |
| MURCHLAND, JAMES - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 22865 | 028N - 015E | NW¼ | 22 |
| MYER, PETER - 1 | 11/10/1840 | 24501 | 026N - 013E | SW¼ | 14 |
| | | | 026N - 013E | SE¼ | 15 |
| MYER, PETER - 2 | 11/10/1840 | 24504 | 026N - 013E | W½SE¼ | 14 |
| MYERS, GEORGE | 8/20/1838 | 19793 | 025N - 014E | SE¼ | 3 |