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Note: only/oldest son "In 1789, Mary Irvine of Monongalia County, VA (not West Virginia) sold to Edward Askins, Sr. of Nelson County, KY the 1000 acre preemptiongranted to John Askins. . .signed by Philemon Waters, her attorney in fact." (Elsie Townsend, Askins Genforum database, #215, 17 Apr 2000) ". . .in the Breckinridge County KY records, there is a deed recorded from Edward Askins, of Perry County, Indiana, to John Buckhannon, Augusta County, VA, 127 acres in Augusta County devised to Edward by last will and testament of John Askins, deceased, authorizing by William Wilson, Sr. as attorney, dated January 27, 1816." (Elsie Townsend, Askins Genforum database, #216, 17 Apr 2000) "The History of Troy, Indiana: Record of First Meeting in the First Court House of Perry Countyat Troy Indiana April 17, 1817 Book 'A' Page 36. This records the transfer of the meeting from James McDaniel's house to the log Court House that had just been built. . .on Monday the seventeenth day of April in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventeen, Court House in Troy to meet at one o'clock p.m. on this day. The Court met at the Court House in Troy pursuant to adjournment. . .The Sheriff returned a panel of Grand Jurors who being called appeared as follows to wit: Thomas Tobin. . .EDWARD ASKINS. . .nineteen good and lawful men who being sworn (in) received their charge and retired to consult upon presentments etc." (History of Troy, Indiana, Frank Baertich, p 5, found at Tell-Perry Co. Library) 1820 US Fed Census, Perry Co., IN: "Edward Askins", male under 10 yrs, male 10-16 yrs, male 26-45 yrs, 1 male 45+ yrs, 2 females under10 yrs, 1 female 10-16 yrs, 1 female 26-45, 2 persons engaged in agriculture -- NOTE: seems Edward Sr. living with son (Edward Jr.) and his family in 1820
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