John Shepard Haven & Martha Ann Welch Johnson/Haven Family
Original Entry Land Patents in Madison County, Florida
1. John Shepard Haven - NW 1/4 Sec 14 T1S R10E - 160.69 acres homesteaded under 1862 Homestead Act conveyed 15 October 1884
2. Henry Haven - SW 1/4 Sec 12 T1S R10E - 159.68 acres Cash Sale conveyed 3 June 1885
3. Thomas Haven* - S 1/2 of SW 1/4 & W 1/2 of
SE 1/4 Sec 13 T1S R10E - 159.44 acres homesteaded under 1862 Homestead
Act conveyed 13 August 1892
4. William Sampson Johnson - SW 1/4 Sec 20 T1S R11E -
159.62 acres homesteaded under 1862 Homestead Act conveyed 6 April 1898
5. The yellow inset area is the Town of Lee, founded by
Greenberry Haven... who did not homestead or purchase federal land
* (Thomas Haven was J. S. & Martha Ann Haven's youngest son. He was too young for military service during the Civil War.)
This page was created by Richard White on 27 March 2010.