Early Land Entries of French Lick Township

This information is taken from Goodspeed’s 1884 History of Orange County, p. 393.


The names below were the only entries in the present French Lick Township, prior to January 1, 1813. The second list shows 1813-1820.

CHARLES, Joel November 11, 1811 T1N, R1E, Sec. 6; 160 acres
DOUGHERTY, Henry March 24, 1812 T2N, R1W, Sec. 29; 160 acres


The following men entered land in this township from January 1, 1813, to January 1, 1820:

CHARLES, William 1817
CON, Joseph 1817
COOMBS, Lewis 1819
DOUGHERTY, Samuel 1816
HAZLEWOOD, Josephus 1815
HAZLEWOOD, Reuben 1816
LEONARD, Thomas 1816
MOORE, Edward 1816
ORTON, John 1818
PINNICK, James 1813
PORTER, James 1814
RUTHERFORD, Mark 1819
WELLS, William 1816
WOLFINGTON, George 1818
WOLFINGTON, James 1816