Meeks Ferry (Belleview, Ky.)

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Meeks Ferry (Belleview, Ky.)
Description
Although Edward Meeks owned the ferry in what is now Belleview for only a short time, the name has persisted for 200 years.
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."
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."
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)
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)
15 Apr 1819: Edward Meeks sells his property at Willoughby Creek to John Bruce for $7,500. (Boone County Deed Book D, page 294)
By 1820, Edward Meeks and his family were living in what became Erlanger, Kenton County, Kentucky.
Geographic location
Belleview (Boone County, Ky.)
Bibliographic citation
Boone County Court Order Book 2, page 198
Boone County Deed Book C, page 121
Boone County Deed Book D, page 294

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Meeks, Edward, Sr. Person