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Note: [Ulrich.FTW] Farmer, Sec. 14. Iowa County, Wisconsin. Came first to Lafayette Co. in 1841, stayed until 1845. Came to Pulaski in 1845. Avoca is a village near Pulaski. [This is a quote from Iowa County history. Fact: Iowa was the original county. Lafayette was formed from Iowa. They probably just moved to a different farm in the same area while cunty lines moved around them. Were in Iowa County before 1846 - History of Iowa Co. The History says birth in Genesee County New York, but the Census says Illinois for Morey and Kentucky for Sherman. 1900 Oklahoma Census, W.H. Morey dep. DEED extract: March 31, 1838, Genesee county, New York - Deed between John Bitwell, and Polly, his wife of the town of LeRoy (?) and Thomas J. Morey, of the same place. For the sum of thirty five dollars, Lot #7 in the sixth range of lots. Bidwell later buys back this same land. At time of deed transactions, there was also a Joseph B. Morey buying land. Shermans are frequent in the deed records. DEED extract: Genesee County, New York, 1841 : "This indenture made this sixth day of Sept in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one between Thomas J. Mory and Maria, his wife, of LeRoy, County of Genesee, parties of the first part..." HISTORY OF IOWA CO. WISC., Western Historical Co., 1881 - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, page 950 Thomas J. Morey, farmer, Sec 14; P.O. Avoca. This gentleman, a pioneer settler of Wisconsin, was born in Genesee Co., NY He married in his native county, Maria Sherman; they came to La Fayette Co., Wisc, in 1841, remaining there until 1845; then came to this town (Pulaski), which has been their home since; their oldest son, Hiram M., during the war of the rebellion, served in the 6th Wisconsin Battery; was severely wounded in the side at Corinth, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered; their second eldest son, William H., served in Co. A, 33rd W.V.I., for three years; he married, in Avoca, Ella Lucas; the moved to Dakota in 1879; third son, Benjamin A., is in West Bend, Iowa; the youngest son, Charles B., is engaged in farming in this town; Matilda, their eldest daughter, resides at home; Henrietta, second eldest daughter is the wife of F.M. Scheble, of Rock Co., Minn. Mr. Morey owns 113 acres of land, pleasantly located, a short distance southwest of the village of Avoca; he has a vivid recollection of early times in Wisconsin, and, in common with other early settlers, has witnessed and endured many privations which follow the settlement of a new country. Watch for Moorey spelling of name. There is a Thomas Moorey in Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York, 1790. Also Moreys in Rensselaer , Stephentown, in 1820. Mowry is a frequent alternate. MOREY: Wilmot, New Hampshire, 1827 - Hiram, born there 1827. Maybe this is Thomas's brother or something. Why else would he name a child Hiram. There is a tendency in this line to name for Presidents. When connecting to the back generations, watch for Henry as a guide line in both the Morey and the Sherman family. Thomas and Marriah had both William Henry and Henrietta. [Br�derbund Family Archive #255, Ed. 1, Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI 1790-1907, Date of Import: Sep 4, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.255.1.44628.6] Patentee Name: Morey, Thomas J. Accession Number: WI2050__.208 State: Wisconsin Volume: 2050 Page: 208 Document Number: 11070 Land Office: Mineral Point Aliquot Part Reference: SWSE Section Number: 10 Township: 8 North Range: 1 East Meridian/Survey Area: Fourth Principal Meridian Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Sale-Cash Entries Date Signed: Nov 1, 1849 Acreage: 40.00 Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.
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