Meeks Ferry (Belleview, Ky.)
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Meeks Ferry (Belleview, Ky.)
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Although Edward Meeks owned the ferry in what is now Belleview for only a short time, the name has persisted for 200 years.
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2 Dec 1805: James Talbot and Jameson Hawkins paid 20 pounds for a license to "keep a ferry across the Ohio at the mouth of Willoughby Creek."
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No date: James Talbot and Thomas Noble paid $1000 for a license to "operate a ferry from land of James Talbot in Boone County across river to opposite shore."
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27 Aug 1813: Edward Meeks purchased 180 acres from James Talbot at the mouth of Willoughby Creek along the Middle Creek bottoms. (Boone County Deed Book C, page 121)
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6 Dec 1813: Edward Meeks and William Vawter paid $1000 for a license to operate a ferry from "the land of Meeks across the Ohio River to the opposite shore." (Boone County Court Order Book 2, page 198)
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15 Apr 1819: Edward Meeks sells his property at Willoughby Creek to John Bruce for $7,500. (Boone County Deed Book D, page 294)
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By 1820, Edward Meeks and his family were living in what became Erlanger, Kenton County, Kentucky.
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Bibliographic citation
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Boone County Court Order Book 2, page 198
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Boone County Deed Book C, page 121
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Boone County Deed Book D, page 294
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Items with "Employed by: Meeks Ferry (Belleview, Ky.)"
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Meeks, Edward, Sr. |
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