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McAninch Family History NewsletterVolume XII, Number 1, January 15, 2004.
A clearing house for McAninch and related surnames [McAninch, McIninch, McNinch (-sh)]. Published Quarterly since 1993. Articles solicited, and Queries accepted.
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Table Of Contents |
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McAninch Land Records in Early Giles County, Tennessee |
pg.2004-02 to 2004-08 |
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The Editor’s Corner |
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Nine years ago, we published a brief index list of 18 early McAninch land-transfer records in early |
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Giles County, Tennessee (MFHN, vol.II n.4, December 1994, pg.1994-37). It has taken me more than |
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nine years, and I have finally read all of those early Giles County land records, and quite a few more. |
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The resulting “McAninch Land Records in Early Giles County, Tennessee” article is based on the |
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27 deed records in the Deed Books of Giles County, from 1814 to 1841, by three different men: |
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John McAninch, from 1814 to 1841; Henry McAninch, 1835-1836-1837; and Samuel McAninch, |
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1829 and 1832 (transcriptions on the web-site, http://www.mcaninch.net > Genealogy > Tennessee). |
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The first two deeds, John McAninch buying land in 1814 and 1816, refer to existing ‘Indian claim’s, |
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to be resolved by the U.S. Government, and the last few entries chronicle John’s 1840 purchase of a |
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Steam Sawmill, and its apparent failure in 1841, when he is economically forced to divide all of his |
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property into fourths with “Alexander Ferguson, John H. McAninch and Samuel D. McAninch”. |
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Iowa in the new Century: Shawn McAninch is now a Realtor in Des Moines, with a new website, |
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McAninch properties, at http://www.mcprops.com. Check it out, and meet Shawn and his family. |
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The Year of the Monkey: Chinese New Year is the second New Moon after the winter solstice, and |
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2004 is a Chinese ‘Green Wooden Monkey Year’, http://www.chinesefortunecalendar.com/2004.htm. |
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Chinese New Year marks the end of winter and the beginning of spring, a time for family reunions, |
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honoring ancestors, and thanking the gods for their blessings. “Gung Hay Fat Choy”, the traditional |
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greeting, can be translated as “Best wishes and Congratulations. Have a prosperous and good year.” |
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This McAninch Family History Newsletter is Published by Frank and Jan (Mauk) McAninch |
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17531 Montbury Circle, Huntington Beach, California 92649-4823 Telephone: 714-846-5134 |
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Email: family @ McAninch.net, FrankMcAninch @ alumni.uci.edu, or frankmac @ worldnet.att.net |
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McAninch Family History NL, v.XII.n.1 January 2004 Copyright Frank McAninch page 2004-01 |
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Permission granted to copy freely for any non-commercial purpose except copyrights owned by others |