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Wexford County Michigan Deeds Liber 16 Page 553

December 6th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Papa's Ancestors | Somebody's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update with each post.

This group of deeds is for a family with the surname of BURDICK, who lived in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan. Although these Burdicks may be distantly related to our Burdick ancestors, we have not documented any relationship. You can find out more about the family members here. In this group of deeds, there are no principals such as grantor, grantee, or witness who are also principals in the group of deeds executed by our family. This evidence, along with some vital records helped me conclude that this branch of Burdicks were not closely related to our branch, and did not consider themselves family.

Date: 4 Oct 1883
Liber: 16
Page: 553
Location: Territory of Decota (sic)
Grantor: Matthew P. Gilbert and Elvira Gilbert his wife of Bismark, Decota (sic) Territory
Grantee: H.R. Burdick of Cass County, Michigan
Witnesses: E.A. Corey
Type of deed: Warranty
Rec’d and recording: 17 April 1884
Clerk/registrar: J.J. Thorp
Location of land: Section 10 Colfax, Wexford, MI
Consideration: $800
Notes:
Description: SE 1/4 and the E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 of Section 10 T23N R10W.

This appears to the the first transaction for Harrison R. Burdick and his family in Wexford County. The deed was executed in the territory of Decota (sic), on 4 October 1883, and recorded in Wexford County on 17 April 1884, the next spring. Apparently the Gilberts headed west to find their fortunes, and H.R. Burdick took up where they left off in Wexford.

This land is in the same township that our Burdick ancestors owned land in, but in section 10 instead of section 4. The red outline represents the land owned by our ancestors, and the blue outline is the land described in this transaction. You may click on the outline to enlarge this map.

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The remainder of the transactions for this family slice and dice this original purchase of 240 acres.

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The “Other” Burdick Family

December 4th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Papa's Ancestors | Somebody's Ancestors - (2 Comments)
This entry is part 2 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

When I began my search for Papa’s Burdick ancestors, It only took a couple of census searches to find some unfamiliar names. How were the unfamiliar, and why did I wonder how they fit into our family puzzle? I had a family history which was written by a cousin of Papa’s. I guess the document I had could be best described as interview results, recorded in family groups, typed, copied and distributed. There are no sources, but there were stories of the cousin visiting everyone and recording what they had to offer. I never met that particular cousin, but I wish I had, since I would have been interested in the sources of the information. Included were transcriptions of a group of letters, and it would be nice to know if there were more letters, and if they were in a public or private archive.

In any event, I began to find information on people with the surname Burdick who did not appear to belong to our family. I started collecting information on these individuals in an effort to prove and document their relationship to our family. Or, to prove and document that a relationship does not exist. While the family members mostly claimed New York births, as did our ancestors the similarity ended there. I documented the family and it’s members, but have yet to connect them in any way to our ancestors.

I noticed that land transactions seemed to parallel family lines, in other words, families bought and sold among families. I carefully searched all the deeds I located for the two Burdick families that lived side by side in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan. I found no land transaction between the two groups, not even a member of one group witnessing a deed transacted by the other group. This finding added to my growing pile of evidence that the families shared a surname, but did not have a relationship with the other group, and did not think of themselves as related.

For the record, I am listing the names of the two Burdick groups in Colfax, Wexford County, Michigan here.

Papa’s Burdick ancestors:

George Washington Burdick, b. 1827, Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, head of the family.
Mary Jane Abbott Burdick, b 1836, New York, George’s wife.
Susie Melissa Burdick, b. 1856, Andover, Allegany, New York, daughter.
Fink Clement Burdick, b. 1860, Andover, Allegany, New York, son.
Mable Genevieve Burdick, b 1868, Eleven Mile, Potter County, Pennsylvania, daughter.

Other surnames associated with this family:

Abbott, Erasmus, brother of Mary Jane Abbott.
Fenton, John P., husband of Susie M. Burdick.
Hall, Cora, wife of Fink Burdick.
Jones, Milo, husband of Mable Burdick.

The “Other” Burdick names I have found in Wexford County records:

Harrison H. “H.R.” Burdick, b. 1824, New York.
Martha A. Martin Burdick, b 1828, Ohio, his wife.
Cassius A. Burdick, b 1853, Indiana, son of H.H. and Martha
Cena Osborne Burdick, b. 1861, Indiana, wife of Cassius.
Charles A. Burdick b. 1880, Michigan, son of Cassius and Cena.
Adrian R. Burdick, b 1883, Michigan, son of Cassius and Cena.
Edgar Burdick, b 1887, Michigan, son of Cassius and Cena.
George M. or George Mark Burdick, b. 1863, Michigan son of H.H. and Martha.
Jessie Babcock Burdick, wife of George M., and subsequent to his death married his brother Harrison R. Burdick.
Harrison R. Burdick, b. 1874, Michigan, son of H.R. and Martha.

Other Associated names:
John Salisburg, husband of Almina Burdick.  Almina was a daughter of H.R. and Martha.

I will begin a series tomorrow for the deeds of the group which is apparently unrelated, or at least not closely related to our group.

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The H.R. Burdick Deeds in Section 10, Colfax Township

December 7th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Somebody's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update with each post.

This group of deeds is for a family with the surname of BURDICK, who lived in Colfax Township, Wexford County, Michigan. Although these Burdicks may be distantly related to our Burdick ancestors, we have not documented any relationship. You can find out more about the family members here. In this group of deeds, there are no principals such as grantor, grantee, or witness who are also principals in the group of deeds executed by our family. This evidence, along with some vital records helped me conclude that this branch of Burdicks were not closely related to our branch, and did not consider themselves as such.

I found seven deeds under which Harrison and Martha Burdick granted portions of their original purchase to family members. All descriptions are in Section 10, T23N R10W, which is Colfax, Wexford, Michigan.

Date recorded Liber Page Grantee
22 Sept 1866 25 613 Cassius
23 Feb 1900 46 569 Cena
13 June 1902 50 434 John Saulsbury (sic)
5 Sept 1904 57 356 Cassius
8 Oct 1906 64 177 George B.
8 Oct 1906 64 178 Cassius
6 April 1906 60 376 Maryetta Potts

On 3 October 1877, in St Joseph County, Michigan, a son named Clarence was born to Maryette Potts and her husband Daniel. On 13 January 1909, Clarence Potts, age 21 married in Wexford County Michigan. He was the son of Daniel Potts and Mary Burdick according to the marriage record. Harrison Burdick listed St. Joseph County, Michigan as his home when he purchased this land. Although this is not proof that Maryetta Potts another Burdick daughter, it comes close enough for a non-relative like me.

The lesson I learned from this exercise was that I did not have to pay too much attention to this family as I research our Burdick family in Wexford County. Here is a view from the 1908 Atlas1, showing the land in Section 10. Since John Salisbury’s wife was Almira Burdick, and Maryetta Potts was Maryetta Burdick Potts, the land was still all in the family.

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  1. Geo. A. Ogle & Co., Standard atlas of Wexford County, Michigan : including a plat book of the villages, cities and townships of the county…patrons directory, reference business directory…/ assisted in record work and platting by E. A. Losie (Chicago, Ill.: Geo A. Ogle & Co., 1908), page 45; digital images, The University of Michigan. Michigan County Histories and Atlases. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/3928168.0001.001 : accessed 2 November 2009.

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Wexford County Michigan Deeds Liber 69 page 437

December 10th, 2009 | Posted by Granny Pam in Somebody's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update with each post.

This deed contains the record of another purchase of land in Section 1 of Colfax for a Burdick family. I have not connected these purchasers to either our Burdick family, or the other Burdick family I described here.

Date: 9 Nov 1908
Liber: 69
Page: 437
Location: Wexford Co., MI
Grantor: Nellie Wolfe
Grantee: Lafayette Burdick & Laura J. Burdick of Jamestown NY
Witnesses: F. G. Bullock; W.W. Gasser
Type of deed: Warranty
Rec’d and recording: 30 Nov 1908
Clerk/registrar: Elou Lossie
Location of land: Sherman Village
Consideration: $750
Notes:
Description: Start 1023 feet S of the NE corner of Section 1, T23N R12W then 165 ft S, then 330 Ft W, the 165 Ft N, then 330 Ft east to the start

I haven’t researched these Burdicks. This land is in in the portion of the plat of the village of Sherman that is in Springville Township. Wexford, Hanover, Springville and Antioch townships meet on what was the “Newaygo & Northport State Road”. It is difficult to find the exact location of the property described. Adding up the measurements listed on this plat, it looks like the property was either in block 2 or block 3. Today’s descriptions are for entire blocks, since Sherman is thinly populated. Crippen’s Addition is not listed in the State wide subdivision maps.

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Abbott Land Records, Wexford County, Michigan Liber 3 page 163

April 26th, 2010 | Posted by Granny Pam in Somebody's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update frequently, but probably not every day. This group pertain to early residents of Wexford County, Michigan with the surname Abbott. Papa’s second great-grandmother was Mary Jane Abbott; I have undertaken a study of the early Abbott deeds to look for connections to her and her family. I know that her brother Erastmus D. [E.D.] Abbott was in Wexford County, but have not connected any others to her at this time. On a recent trip to Wexford County, I was able to survey the earliest two deed index books for the county, which resulted in eight deeds with surname Abbott.

Date: 9 July 1875
Liber: 3
Page: 163
Location: Traverse City, MI
Grantor: United States
Grantee: Ezra Abbott
Witnesses: —–
Type of deed: US Land Grant
Rec’d and recording: 22 Jul 1875 9 a.m.
Clerk/registrar: Perry Hannah
Location of land: Clam Lake Twp., Wexford County, MI
Consideration: application 4318, receipt 2208
Notes:
Description: E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 and the W 1/2 of the SE 1/4 all in Section 36 T21N R9W

This land grant not near from the Manton area where Mary Jane Abbott and husband George W. Burdick resided, to illustrate. The townships in Wexford County, Michigan are arranged like this:
wex twp

Only time will tell if Ezra Abbott has any relationship to our family. Here is the location of the land purchased by Ezra Abbott in 1875, illustrated on a small portion of the old 1889 Wexford County Atlas1, located in the extreme southeastern portion of Wexford County. In 1889 both portions of the land were owned by one individual.

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  1. E.L. Hayes & Co., Atlas of Wexford County, Michigan / compiled by Eli L. Hayes from government surveys, county and township records, and personal investigations and observations , Eli L. Hayes, (Chicago, Ill.: E.L. Hayes & Co., 1889), page 15; digital images, The University of Michigan. Michigan County Histories and Atlases. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/3928170.0001.001 : accessed 2 November 2009.

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Abbott Land Records, Wexford County, Michigan Liber 3 page 209

April 28th, 2010 | Posted by Granny Pam in Somebody's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update frequently, but probably not every day. This group pertain to early residents of Wexford County, Michigan with the surname Abbott. Papa’s second great-grandmother was Mary Jane Abbott; I have undertaken a study of the early Abbott deeds to look for connections to her and her family. I know that her brother Erastmus D. [E.D.] Abbott was in Wexford County, but have not connected any others to her at this time.

Date: 18 Oct 1875
Liber: 3
Page: 209
Location: Traverse City, MI
Grantor: The United States
Grantee: John R. Abbott
Witnesses: ——
Type of deed: US Land Grant
Rec’d and recording: 18 Oct 1875
Clerk/registrar: Perry Hannah
Location of land: Colfax, Wexford Co, MI
Consideration: $8 (second payment)
Notes:
Description: SE 1/4 of Sec 22 T23N R10W

This land is more in proximity to Papa’s Abbott and Burdick ancestors’ land. On this section of the old 1889 atlas1, the land purchased by John R. Abbott is marked in red. Papa’s Fenton and Fellows ancestors owned land within the blue outlined area, a little later on. Ross P. Fenton was the grandson of Mary Jane Abbott. The land owned by George Washington Burdick and wife Mary Jane Abbott was further north near the township line. The land marked “Geo Burdick” on this map was owned by the “other” Burdick family, with whom I have not found a connection.

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  1. E.L. Hayes & Co., Atlas of Wexford County, Michigan / compiled by Eli L. Hayes from government surveys, county and township records, and personal investigations and observations , Eli L. Hayes, (Chicago, Ill.: E.L. Hayes & Co., 1889), page 29; digital images, The University of Michigan. Michigan County Histories and Atlases. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/3928170.0001.001 : accessed 28 April 2010.

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Abbott Land Records, Wexford County, Michigan Liber 6 page 430

May 8th, 2010 | Posted by Granny Pam in Somebody's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update frequently, but probably not every day. This group pertain to early residents of Wexford County, Michigan with the surname Abbott. Papa’s second great-grandmother was Mary Jane Abbott; I have undertaken a study of the early Abbott deeds to look for connections to her and her family. I know that her brother Erastmus D. [E.D.] Abbott was in Wexford County, but have not connected any others to her at this time.

Date: 15 June 1877
Liber: 6
Page: 430
Location: Washington DC
Grantor: US
Grantee: William D. Abbott
Witnesses: –
Type of deed: US Land Patent
Rec’d and recording: 22 Sept 1877
Clerk/registrar: C.T. Manktelow
Location of land: Colfax, Wexford, MI
Consideration: Application 4786 Certificate 2822
Notes:
Description: NE 1/4 Sect 22 T23N R10W

This deed was of interest to me as I sort out the men with the surname Abbott who were residents of Wexford County. Our ancestors did not live in a vacuum, and it is possible that some of these men had some relationship to Mary Jane Abbott, wife of George W. Burdick. This land is once again in Colfax Township, Wexford County, and close to where Papa’s ancestors lived. However, we do not know anything about William D. Abbott. The yellow outlined parcel, marked on a part of the old 1889 atlas1, is the one which is described under this deed. The blue outlined area surrounds the location where Papa’s Fenton and Fellows ancestors owned land. The green outline is from the “other” Burdick family, so far we have proven no relationship between our family and them. The red outline surrounds the land patented by John Abbott, another mystery Abbott in Wexford County. Perhaps John and William are related to each other, if not to members of our family.

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  1. E.L. Hayes & Co., Atlas of Wexford County, Michigan / compiled by Eli L. Hayes from government surveys, county and township records, and personal investigations and observations , Eli L. Hayes, (Chicago, Ill.: E.L. Hayes & Co., 1889), page 29; digital images, The University of Michigan. Michigan County Histories and Atlases. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/3928170.0001.001 : accessed 28 April 2010.

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Abbott Land Records, Wexford County, Michigan Liber 4 page 139

May 9th, 2010 | Posted by Granny Pam in Somebody's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update frequently, but probably not every day. This group pertain to early residents of Wexford County, Michigan with the surname Abbott. Papa’s second great-grandmother was Mary Jane Abbott; I have undertaken a study of the early Abbott deeds to look for connections to her and her family. I know that her brother Erastmus D. [E.D.] Abbott was in Wexford County, but have not connected any others to her at this time.

Date: 3 Oct 1879
Liber: 4
Page: 139
Location: Wexford Co MI
Grantor: William Abbott and wife Laura Abbott of Wexford Co MI
Grantee: John R. Hague of the same place
Witnesses: Eliza Snell, Edwin M. Frisbey
Type of deed: Warranty
Rec’d and recording: 3 Oct 1879
Clerk/registrar: Manktelow
Location of land: Colfax, Wexford, MI
Consideration:
Notes: Land patented and recorded 22 Sept 1877
Description: NE1/4 Sec 22 T23N R10W

William Abbott did not hang around too long after he satisfied the terms of his land patent application and acquired this land. John Hague shows up on the old atlas as an owner in this section, on the south half of the southeast quarter.

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Abbott Land Records, Wexford County, Michigan Liber 8 page 377

May 10th, 2010 | Posted by Granny Pam in Somebody's Ancestors - (0 Comments)
This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Deeds from other families

I am posting information gleaned from land records in the areas where our family’s ancestors resided. You can read more about this project in the overview. You may also check my deed record listing, which I will update frequently, but probably not every day. This group pertain to early residents of Wexford County, Michigan with the surname Abbott. Papa’s second great-grandmother was Mary Jane Abbott; I have undertaken a study of the early Abbott deeds to look for connections to her and her family. I know that her brother Erastmus D. [E.D.] Abbott was in Wexford County, but have not connected any others to her at this time.

Date: 3 Oct 1879
Liber: 8
Page: 377
Location: Wexford Co MI
Grantor: John Hague and Susan his wife
Grantee: Laura Abbott
Witnesses: Ezra Snell, Edwin M. Frisbey
Type of deed: Warranty
Rec’d and recording: 3 Oct 1879
Clerk/registrar: Manktelow
Location of land: Colfax, Wexford MI
Consideration: $800
Notes:
Description: NE1/4 of Section 22 T23N $10W

This is the same land that was sold by Abbott and his wife Laura to Hague on the deed I described yesterday. Both deeds were recorded on October 3, 1879, also. The only thing I can think of is that John Hague wanted the land transferred into his wife’s name exclusively.

Does anyone else out there have any ideas about this set of transactions?

I have surveyed the first two deed index books for transactions with the surname Abbott. When I return to the Wexford County courthouse I will continue through the index books.

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