1830 Morgan Co, IN. He, Benjamin and Jonathan, lived in the samearea a t census time.
6/14/1838 Indiana was his residence when he bought 40 acres in ClarkC o, IL, at S14 T09N through a federal land sale for $1.25/acre, atotal o f $50.
1838 Johnson Twp, Clark Co, IL. He "settled in S13 where he enteredl and on which he afterward built a mill. The mill stood on NorthFork, f rom which it received the power that operated it, and was runby Davee a bout fifteen years and afterward sold to F. Johnson."
10/1/1838 He bought another 40 acres of federal lands, again for$1.25 /acre, at the same coordinates as the June purchase.
9/26/1840 Clark Co, IL, was his residence when he bought 40 acres ina federal land sale for $1.25/acre. The property was located at S15T09N, a lso in Clark Co.
Know all men by these presents That we, Zachariah Davee Jr. andSusannah Davee, his wife, of the county of Clark, and state ofIllinois, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollarsto us in hand paid before the ensealing and delivery of these presentsby Joseph Davee of the county of Clark, and state of Illinois, havegranted, bargained, and we do hereby grant, bargain, sell, assign,convey, and confirm to him the said Joseph Davee, the following tractor parcel of land, lying and being situated in the County of Clark,and state of Illinois, and particularly known and described asfollows, to wit: It being the half of the undivided eighty of the Easthalf of the North East quarter of section No. fifteen in Township No.Nine and North of Range No. fourteen West containing forty acres, bethe same more or less. To have and to hold the above described tractor parcel of land, together with all and singular the rights,privileges and appurtenances, unto the same in any wise belonging orappertaining to him the said Joseph Davee, and to his and their heirsand assigns forever: and we do further for our heirs, Executors andadministrators with the said Joseph Davee, his heirs, executors,administrators, and assigns that we are lawfully seized of the abovedescribed premises as of a sure, perfect and indefensible estate infee simple; and that we with, and our heirs, Executors andadministrators, shall forever warrant and defend the said tract orparcel of land with all the appurtenances as aforesaid, to the saidJoseph Davee, and to his heirs and assigns, against the claim orclaims of all person or persons lawfully claiming or to claim thesame, or any part thereof.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands, and affixed ourseals, on the twenty sixty day of May in the year of our Lord onethousand eight hundred and forty-two.
Signed, sealed and delivered in our presents:
/s/ Zachariah Davee SEAL
/s/ Susannah X Davee SEAL
Barnet Thomas - her mark
Ezra Davee
State of Illinois )
County of Clark ) SS.
Be it Remembered, That before the subscriber one of the [can't makerest out].
[See other deeds -- this was to certify that Susannah who could notread or write had this fully explained to her.]
1850 Crawford Co, IL was where the census taker next found him at age3 2 with wife Susanna, 33, and 2 children, Rebecca, 16 and Isaac, 8.
1853 MO His move west was recorded by Clark Co, IL, history.
1860 Orange Twp, Clark Co, IL. He must not have stayed long in CA ast he census found him back in IL. He and Susanna had 2 youngerchildren t here besides Isaac: Mary, 4 and George, 9 mo.
DAVEE
Case No. 14365 Receivers Office at Palestine, Ill.
September 26, 1860
Received from Zachariah Davee Jr. & Henry Davee of Clark County,Illinois the sum of one hundred dollars and cents; being in full forthe East half of the North East quarter of section No. fifteen inTownship c No. nine & North of Range No. fourteen West containingEighty acres and--hundredths, at $1.25 per acre; and for which tract,or such portion thereof shall have been ascertained not to be claimedby a valid right of pre-emption under the act of twenty second termeighteen hundred and thirty eight, or that of the first of Termeighteen hundred and forty, a patent will be issued after thetwenty-second Term, eighteen hundred and forty-two; and this receiptwill entitle the purchasee or assignee to a return of the purchasemoney, without interest, of this land claimed by such preemptionright, or of the whole tract at his option $100.
Hugh French, Receiver.
1880 Augua Caliente, San Diego, CA. He was 63 and "Susan" was 64 att hat time. They probably moved west to be nearer family in their oldag e.
