Person:Major South (1)

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Major South
b.1767 East Windsor Twp., Middlesex County, New Jersey
d.Aft 1840 (probably) Wayne County, Ohio
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1748
  1. Elisha South1749 -
  2. Elijah South1753 -
  3. Benjamin South1758 -
  4. Isaac South1760 -
  5. ? SouthAbt 1762 -
  6. Keziah South1765 -
  7. Major South1767 - Aft 1840
  8. Charles South1769 -
  9. Mary South1772 -
  10. Joseph South, Jr1773 -
  11. Sarah South
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1807
  1. Nancy South
  2. Samuel Walter South1809 - 1901
  3. Margaret South1812 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Major South1767 - Aft 1840
m.
  1. William SouthAbt 1792 - 1875
  2. Benjamin South1794 -
  3. Joseph South1794 -
  4. Rachel SouthAbt 1795 -
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Facts and Events
Name Major South
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1767 East Windsor Twp., Middlesex County, New Jersey
Census? 1800 Greene Co., PA
Marriage Abt 1807 Greene County, Pennsylvaniato Elizabeth Willford
Marriage Green County, Pennsylvaniato Unknown
Marriage to Catherine Crites
Residence[3] 1810 Dunkard Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania
Other? Abt 1815 One of first settlers in Chippewa Twp, Wayne Co., OhioAchievement
Residence[4][2] Bet 1815 and 1840 Wayne County, Ohio
Property? 17 Feb 1820 Purchased 160 acres in Wayne Co., Ohio
Property[5] 25 Jun 1841 Purchased 82.06 acres of land from the United States of America at Chillicothe, Ohio
Death[2] Aft 1840 (probably) Wayne County, Ohio

From "History of Wayne County, Ohio", Vol 1, Wayne County Public Library, Wooster, Ohio:

Chapter XIX, Township History. Chippewa Township>

"This township was organized September 4, 1815, and is situated in the extreme northeastern portion of the county ...... It contains thirty-six full sections of land, much of which is underlaid with coal.....

The first to effect a settlement in Chippewa township were ........"Major" South....and some others whose names are now unknown."

References
  1. ↑ Personal correspondence with John M. South.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Census, 1840, Chippewa Twp., Wayne County, Ohio.
  3. ↑ Census, 1810, Dunkard Twp., Greene County, Pennsylvania.
  4. ↑ Census, 1820, Salt Creek Twp., Wayne County, Ohio.
  5. ↑ Document No. 11272, United States Bureau of Land Management, Ohio Pri-1908 Homestead Cash Entry Patent..
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