The Holland Purchase of Western New York - Deed

Submitted by Judy Crain 

The first list reflects the majority of the land purchases sold by the

Holland Company to various individuals in New York. Please note that some

of the parcels were resold in subsequent years, or the original purchase

was 1807 or later. A separate list is provided for the years 1807 through

1823. The second list embraces the names, generally of the first six (or

more) of the persons who took contracts in townships upon the Holland

Purchase, in which no contracts were taken previous to January 1, 1807. 
The Township and range references should be cross-indexed with the table

following the lists. This will provide the location for each land parcel as

of 1850, the publication date of the book. This book contains much more

than the following lists! There is information of genealogical value about

some of the family names mentioned in the lists, as well as information

about the Holland Company, and historical notes for the years the book

encompasses.

Quoted from PIONEER HISTORY OF THE HOLLAND PURCHASE

OF WESTERN NEW YORK by O. Turner

Purchases

NAME                    PLACE OF PURCHASE

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1805 PURCHASES

Francis B. Drake        Township 12, Range 4 Genesee, T. 12, R. 4, Pembroke

William Drake           Township 8, Range 7  Erie W. tier lots,...T. 8, R. 7, Eden

The following list embraces the names, generally of the first six,

(sometimes more and sometimes less,) of the persons who took contracts, and

in most instances, became pioneer settlers, in all the townships upon the

Holland Purchase, in which no contracts were taken previous to Jan. 1st,

1807. The year indicates the period when first contract was taken in the       
Township. List exceptions include lands that were donated by the Holland 
Company to the Canal fund, and such townships were sold at wholesale.

T. 15, R. 1, 1808

    John Barrett

    Ellitt Barrett

    Isaac Bennet

    Samuel Crippen

    Henry Drake   Orleans S. pt........T. 15, R. 1, Barre

    Moses Bacon

    Clarkson F. Brooks

    John Proctor                      

T. 7, R. 2, 1808

    John J. Drake  Wyoming  T. 7, R. 2, Eagle

    Silas Hodges

    Sylvanus Eldridge

    Alpheus Bascom

    William Adams

    James Waldron

    Dan Beach

T. 7, R. 7, 1809

    John Stewart

    Amasa Ashman

    Solomon Field

    Thomas M'Gee

    Lyman Drake  Erie E. pt......T. 7, R. 7, Concord

    Smith Russell