Finley Records Found in Franklin County, PA

Loose Warrants and Rough Drafts - 1752 to 1814

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15 December 1752 - John Finley warrant for 150 acres in Lurgan Township
adjoining William McNutt and Malcolm McCombe, £15 10s, quit rent of
halfpenny sterling for every acre. Marginal note: To Mattw Henderson,
Deputy Surveyor, Executr this Warrant agreeable to the old lines [no date].
Land Office in Philadelphia.

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6 April 1762 - Samuel Findlay granted warrant for 106 acres in Antrim
Township; surveyed and laid off 6 April 1818. Neighbors: John Nigh, George
Nigh, John Snively, George Nigh formerly called Robert McCullouch, John
McLanahan formerly John Crankston(?). 74+ acres surveyed. Book 1:63.

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10 June 1762 - Samuel Findlay warrant for 100 acres in Antrim Township, 106
acres surveyed 18 May 1765, beginning at a sassafras thence by Robert
McCulloch. Neighbors: John Nigh, John Snively, John Crunkleton. Book 1:12.

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3 May 1763 - William Finley warrant for 150 acres in Antrim Township
adjoining David Scott, John Davison and James Smith. Marginal note: To John
Armstrong Execute this warrant and make return. Survey date 7 May 1764.
Book 3:7.

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13? May 1765 - Wm Findley warrant for 73 acres in Antrim Township, surveyed
l9 May 1765 beginning at a locust stump; interfered with an older survey of
John Davison; resurveyed 18 May 1809 for John Lecher. Neighbors: John Scott
now Saml Morran, John Davison, Robert Davison. Book 1:443.

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10 September 1766 - Survey of 83+ acres being part of a larger tract of 108+
acres in Guilford and Greene Townships, Franklin County (formerly Guilford
Twp. in Cumberland County) granted to Sam & Fulton Lindsay, laid off on 29
May 1827 for John Finley. Book 2:83.

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28 January 1767 - William Findley, 100 acres joining the land of Wm Huey,
Patrick Campbell, the Cove Road in Peters Township, Cumberland County. No. 2585.

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17 February 1775 - William Finley warrant of 25 acres in Washington
Township; surveyed 39 acres, 12 June 1775. Neighbors: William Blakely, Thos
McClennagan, other lands of Wm Finley; resurveyed 9 December 1829. Book 3:428.

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3 September 1788 - John Finley, Jr., warrant for 200 acres adjoining land of
James Finley, David Mahan, John Miris, and John Finley, decd, in Letterkenny
Township, Franklin County. Attached: Received of John Carr Five Pounds n
part of the Consideration for 100 a, to be surveyed to him adjoining his own
Land and Mw McConnell and Alexander Mitchell in Hopewell Township Lancaster
County [separate document?]

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13 August 1791 - Judgment made between Joseph Finley and Nicholas Minner?.

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11 March 1802 - John Stump, survey of 14+ acres in Green Township, lot? of
James Finley. Neighbors: James Finley, Jas. Stewart.

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28 July 1814 - John Findlay warrant for 300 acres in Green Towhship,
Franklin County adjoining land of John Renfrew, surveyed in the name of
Samuel Rhea, land of the heirs of John Stahl, decd and others vacant land.
[Attached note: There has been or will be presented to you a copy of a
warrant in the name of John Findlay corresponding with the within except
that it is for but three acres - You will consider the direction to you on
that copy annulled by the within (attached warrant for 300 acres)].
Received 17 August 1814; executed 7 December 1814.

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