History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.

HISTORY OF OAKLAND COUNTY

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son county, south to the Ohio state line. The first surveys on the base
line were east of town 5 east, in Livington county, to Lake St. Clair, by
Alexander Holmes, in 1815.
The earliest subdivisions of townships are given in the order as surveyed, viz.: In March, 1817, town I north, range Io east, Southfield; in
April, I818, towns I and 2 north, range I east, Royal Oak and Troy,
by Joseph Wampler; in May, 1817, town I north, range 9 east, Farmington, by Samuel Carpenter.
LOCATIONS UNDER THE "Two DOLLAR" ACT
Entries under the "credit" system or the "two dollar act" were made
in the townships of the county as follows: Waterford, Independence,
Southfield, Bloomfield, Pontiac, Orion, Troy, Avon, Oakland and Royal
Oak, commencing October 24, 1818, by Moses Allen in Orion, of the
southwest quarter, section 32, the first location of land in the county.
The second location was made by John Hersey of the southeast quarter, section Io, in Avon, November Io, I818.
The third was made by Joseph Watson of the District of Columbia,
of the east one-half and northwest quarter of section 35, in Pontiac,
November 30, i8i8.
Stephen Mack, who has had credit for the first entry in the township,
did not locate until September 19, i8i8, nineteen days after that made by
Joseph Watson.
The fourth location was made by John Montieth of the southwest
quarter of section 3, in Southfield, December 15, i8i8.
The fifth was made by Austin E. Wing, of the northeast one-quarter
of section 29, in Bloomfield, December 23, I818. Mr. Wing was afterwards elected a delegate in congress from the territory to the Nineteenth,
Twentieth and Twenty-Second congresses. Mr. Wing accompanied
General Cass on one of his explorations through Oakland, Genesee and
Saginaw counties. Passing through Bloomfield they camped on the banks
of Wing lake, which now bears his name and where he located the land
mentioned.
The sixth location was by Archibald Phillips, of the east one-half and
southwest one-quarter of section 29, in Independence, February 6, I8I9.
The seventh was by William Thurber, of the northwest quarter of
section 6, Royal Oak, February 4, 18I9.
The eighth was by John Hamilton, J. W. Hunter, Lemuel Castle and
Joseph Fairbanks, of the northwest quarter of section 19, in Troy, February 12, 18I9. A
The ninth was by Ephraim Williams, of the north one-half of section
13 in Waterford, February I8, I819, bordering on the banks of Silver
lake, being the homestead of Major Oliver Williams, father of Ephraim
S., Gardner D., Alfred, Alpheus, Benjamin 0., James, Mrs. Stephens,
Mrs. Mary Hodges and Mrs. Harriet Walker.
The tenth was by Benjamin Woodworth and William Russell, on section 33, in Oakland, February I8, 1819.
Numerous other locations were made in the ten townships under the
"credit" or "two dollar act" until July, I820, when the law passed by