Miscellaneous notes on Indiana Guinns ======================================= Guinns born in Indiana who ended up in Wood Co WV: ------------------------------------------------- 1850 WV, Wood co, #975-975 (indexed Green) Samuel Guin 46 farmer, value 200, all b. VA unless otherwise noted Peggy 43 Stephen 22 farmer Sarah E. 19 b. Indiana Margaret A. 16 James 13 Regina 11 Irene 7 -- this is Samuel s/o Thomas & Elizabeth (Lockridge) Guinn of Augusta. He was in Indiana in the 1830 census and in 1831 for Sarah's birth and perhaps longer. 1860 WV, Wood co #341-339 Thomas Guinn 27 b.Indiana farmer Amanda 22 b.VA wife Louisa B. 4 " " Mary J. 2 " " -- next to Andrew Guinn & 2 possible brothers John & Isaiah. So Thomas's parents were in Indiana in abt 1833. 1870 Wood co WV census Parkersburg Dist,#33-33 (p.61) Thomas Guinn 31 b.Ind, farmer [transcribed; probably 37] Amanda 27 b. VA Lavina 13 b. VA Mary 11 b. VA Margaret 6 b. VA (no name) 3 b. WV Mary 7/12 b. WV --------------------------------- Other Guinns in Tippecanoe county who don't appear to be related to the Augusta Gwins: 1850 GUINN JOHN Tippecanoe County IN page 113 Lafayette 5th Ward John Guinn, 50, Farmer, Ireland Hannah, 30, PA John, 20, PA Mary, 19, IN Bridget, 11, IN Minerva, 6, IN ------------------------------------- Gwins in Indiana (from online BLM land patent records; not a complete list): 1826 Mar 15:Samuel Gwinn of Wabash Co, IN - 80 acres, Sec 14, Twp 22-N, Range 5-W, Tippecanoe Co, #2974 1826 Sep 1 :Samuel Gwinn of Tippecanoe Co, IN - 80 acres, Sec 14, Twp 22-N, Range 5-W, Tippecanoe Co, #3977 1831 Jan 3: Joseph Guin of Augusta Co, VA patented in Tippecanoe Co, Indiana: 80 acres (W half of NE qtr) in Sec 23 Twp 21-N Range 4-W, patent #12169 80 acres (W half of NE qtr) in Sec 25 Twp 21-N Range 4-W, #12170 80 acres (W half of NE qtr) in Sec 22 Twp 21-N Range 4-W, #12171 80 acres (E half of NW qtr) in Sec 22 Twp 21-N Range 4-W, #12172 Lots of Gwinns and Gwins in 1830s patenting land in IN; didn't check them all; checked some early Thomas and Johns, but they gave residence as IN. 1831 Jan 3: Peter Guinn of Mercer Co, KY patented 80 acres in Tippecanoe Co, Sec 32, Twp 24-N, Range 3-W (E1/2SE), #11736 1837 Mar 20: Robert Guin of Gallatin Co, KY patented 117.88 acres in Fulton Co,IN, #2818 1840 Oct 1: William Guin of Greene Co, IN patented 50.21 acres in Greene Co, #27592 1841 Jan 9: John Mountain Guin of Bartholomew Co, IN - 40 acres in Bartholomew Co, #15570 1841 May 25: William Guin of Greene Co, IN - 40 acres in Greene Co, #29454