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season. When the wheat was harvested it was threshed in the house, there being no other floor on the premises. John, with a thoughtfulness which has characterized him through life, had brought a quantity of apple-seeds from the East, which were planted as soon as the ground could be prepared. From these seeds quite a nursery was estab- lished, and several hundred dollars realized. The grand old orchard which has supplied the farm with fruit for forty years was from these seeds.
Francis Roberts* died Aug. 26, 1855, aged seventy- eight years, and his wife March 17, 1865, aged seventy- eight years. They had four children, -two daughters and two sons; the oldest daughter, Betsy, married Jesse Brooks, of Coldwater; she died Feb. 18, 1863. The sons, Stephen and John, and the daughter, Anna, remained at the old home, where Stephen died April 13, 1868, and Anna Sept. 29, 1868. Jolin, the only survivor of the family, was married, April 20, 1869, to Mrs. Adaline Whitcomb, for- merly Adaline Brooks, daughter of Samuel and Effa Brooks, and granddaughter of John Cooley, who settled in Cold- water .Jan. 1, 183.1.
Mr. Roberts and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Coldwater, and take a warm interest and an active part in its affairs and contribute liberally to its support. They have one ehild. a daughter.
There have been no sudden aceessions of property, but steadily year by year, by frugal and industrious habits, un- wavering industry, and sagacious management, the original eighty acres of land have expanded to one of the finest farms in Branch County, and its proprietor is ranked among its substantial and wealthy men. Many of the local public enterprises and charitable institutions have received from him liberal gifts.
# Francis Roberts was a member of the Baptist Church, and his wife, Lois, was a member of the Presbyterian Church; the remainder of the family were Methodists.
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WILLIAM P. NORTON
was born at Goshen, Conn., June 21, 1828. Ile is the son of Jeremiah Norton, who died in 1831, leaving a wife and three children. In 1845 they moved to Huron Co., Ohio, where William P. went to learn the cabinet-maker's trade. Before he was twenty-one years of age he com- menced building a shop for himself at Olean, Ohio, where he carried on the business some three years, during which time, and on the 29th of December, 1851, he was mar- ried to Miss Mary A. Angel, daughter of Daniel Angel, of Olean, Ohio, formerly from Providence, R. I. In the spring of 1853 Mr. Norton moved to Norwalk, Ohio, where he worked at the carpentering business until 1857, when he went to Kansas, and located on land near Emporia. Ile
shared in the political excitement of that time, and cast his vote to make that a free State. He also cast his vote to make Nevada a State, he having spent some three years in that State and California,-returning to Ohio in the spring of 1866; then came to Coldwater, and settled on the farm where he now resides, two miles south of the city, where he has spent his time in improving his farm and erecting substantial buiklings, a view of which may be seen in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Norton are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Coldwater, and are enterprising and thrifty citizens of the county. They have never been blessed with children of their own, but have for years had one or more children in their family, who have been cared for as their own.
QUINCY.
OCCUPYING a central position on the east border of Branch County is Quincy township. Butler, Coldwater, and Algansee townships, respectively, adjoin it on the north, west, and south, while Hillsdale County forms the eastern boundary.
It has a comparatively level surface, which originally was heavily timbered in the north and south parts, while small prairies and oak openings extended through the centre. The site of' Quincy village and its vicinity was a prairie of several hundred acres in extent.
The soil consists of a sandy and gravelly loam, alternating occasionally with clay loam. It is of an excellent quality, and produces bounteous crops of hay, corn, potatoes, and other vegetables, fruits, and the various cereals, which, with live stock and wool, are the chief agricultural productions. Farm produce, live stock, lumber, staves, and headings form the chief articles of export.
In the amount of farm products it takes the front rank among Branch County townships, excelling all the others.
Coldwater River and Hog Creek are the principal water- courses. The former flows from Marble Lake, and takes a northwest course, intersecting the southwest corner of the township. The latter enters the town from the cast near the centre of the east border, and, flowing in a northwesterly direction, crosses the northeast corner.
Marble, Berry, and Quincy Lakes include portions of sections 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33. They are situated south- west of Quincy village, and contain an area of about 1200 acres.
FIRST LAND ENTRIES.
Horris Willson, in June, 1830, entered the first land in this township. His purchases included the west half of the southwest quarter of section 12, the northwest quarter of sec- tion 13, and the east half of the northeast quarter of section
14,-320 acres in all. John Cornish concluded a purchase for lands on section 15, Oct. 16, 1832; and James G. Corbus a few days later, on section 13.
The following list, arranged by sections, embraced the names of the original owners of the township :
Section 1, 1835 .*- Almon Nichols, David Nichols, Washburn Wight, Jacob Shook, Jr., Ansel Crowell, Asa C. Bowen.
Section 2, 1835 .- Thomas Wheeler, Smith Bowen, William J. Delavan, Solomon Wood, Ezekiel Gardiner.
Section 3, 1836 .- William J. Delavan, Matthew Arm- strong, Harvey Odell, Jesse Ellsworth, Jacob Snyder.
Section 4, 1836 .- William Black, Thomas Armstrong, Joseph Berry, Richard E. Gay, Jesse Ellsworth, Alva Bill, Robert Homer, Sophia Berry, Timothy Howe, Timothy A. Hopkins.
Section 5, 1836 .- Joseph Berry, Ebenezer L. Donahce, Russell Darwin, James Smith, George P. Babcock.
Section 6, 1836 .- Garret Cruson, Sophia Locke, Peries Lincoln, Butler Treat, Thaddeus E. Ball, Joseph Berry.
Section 7, 1836 .- John Sinclair, Ira S. Mudge, Al- pheus Williams, Alanson Sumner, Stephen Clark, Sophia Locke.
Section 8, 1836 .- David Blood, Ira S. Mudge, Joseph Berry, George P. Babcock, Chauncey Whitney, Caleb J. Burlingame.
Section 9, 1836 .- William Black, John Sinclair, Ira S. Mudge, Alva Clark, Griswold Burnham, Enos G. Berry. Section 10, 1835 .- James Adams, William J. Delavan, Matthew Armstrong, Harvey Odell, Isaac Ambler.
Section 11, 1835 .- Griswold Burnham, Thomas Wheeler,
# The figures denote the year the first purchase was made upon each section.
LUCAS JOSEPH
PHOTOS BY KINDNAHK.
MRS . LUCAS JOSEPH .
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RESIDENCE OF LUCAS JOSEPH, QUINCY, BRANCH COUNTY, MICHIGAN
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John J. Dnerler, Robert Wood, Tompkins C. Delavan, Solomon Wood.
Section 12, 1830 .- Horris Willson, Griswold Burnham, Alva Burlison, Joseph T. Burnham, Lyman Cole, Ansel Crowell.
Section 13, 1830 .- Horris Willson, James G. Corbus, Elisha Warren, Griswold Burnham, Enos G. Berry, Robert S. Ticknor, David W. Baker, William Starkes.
Section 14, 1830 .- Norris Willson, Ellis Russell, Gris- wold Burnham, Elisha Warren, Joseph L. Hartsough, John B. Hartsough, Richard Morey, John JJ. Duerler, Joseph Hanchett, Lewis B. Hanchett.
Section 15, 1832 .- John Cornish, Walter Loomis, Silas llamilton, Enos G. Berry, John Broughton, James Adams, Warren Bill, Lyman Chapin, JJared L. Rathbone, Joseph Berry, Caleb Brown.
Section 16, 1837 .- Rice Arnold, Enos G. Berry, Joseph Berry, William P. Arnold, Alfred Wilmarth, James Davis, Israel Waters, Nicholas Dalley, John Joseph, Benoni Car- ter, Florello P. Williams, Cynthia M. Etheridge, John Broughton, Charles Arnold.
Section 17, 1834 .- Heury Van Hyning, Bartholomew Hewett, Elmer Packer, Thomas McCarty, George P. Bab- cock, John Law, Griswold Burnham.
Section 18, 1834 .- Conrad Rapp, Elmer Packer, David Newell, Elisha Hartsough, Thomas MeCarty, Hamilton G. Rice, Doreas Hewett.
Section 19, 1833 .- Joseph L. Hartsough, David B. Hartsough, Conrad Rapp, David Hartsough, Henry McCon- nell, Thomas MeCarty.
Section 20, 1834 .- Abraham Vesschius, Henry Van Hyning, James Ransom, Bartholomew Hewett, George Ransom, John Broughton, Alanson Harger, Thomas Dougherty.
Section 21, 1835 .- Bartholomew Hewett, Samuel Berry, Enos G. Berry, Alanson Harger, Pearson Anson, Ansel Crowell.
Section 22, 1835 .- John D. Burroughs, James Adams, Ira S. Mudge, Hamilton G. Rice, John Broughton, Heze- kiah D. Mudge, Joseph Berry, Warren Edwards,
Section 23, 1835 .- William Laughlin, Richard W. Cor- bus, Abner Harris, Joseph Hanehett, Laura Hibbard, Samuel Eddy, Luther Briggs, William Prentiss.
Section 24, 1835 .- Abraham Vesschius, James Clizbe, James M. Burdick, Luther Briggs, Benjamin Allen, Solon Pierce.
Section 25, 1835 .- Philo II. Crippen, Lorenzo D. Crip- pen, Alson Barber, Alanson Sumner, Stephen Clark, Isaac Ambler.
Section 26, 1836 .- Harrison H. Scott, Abram C. Fish, Lewis W. Decker, Joseph S. Swan.
Section 28, 1836 .- John Broughton, Hamilton G. Rice, Silas Furgeson, Calvin Snow, Schuyler Matteson, James Taylor, Thompson J. Daniels.
Nection 27, 1836 .- James Feller, Sumner & Clark, John Law, William Joseph, Lucas Joseph.
Section 29, 1836 .- Peter D. Shook, John Broughton, Joseph W. Kinnen, Albert Starr, Peter A. Drake, Rich- ard Starr, Enos G. Berry.
Section 30, 1835 .- Thomas MeCarty, Cyrus Champlin,
Abraham Phillips, Rhoda Woodard, James Fisk, James Hall, Calvin Snow.
Section 31, 1836 .- Walter P. Van Vechten, Thomas Armstrong, Jacob Bennett, Russell Packard.
Section 32, 1837 .- Frederick Myers, Lorenzo D. Ilal- stead, Peter A. Drake, Richard Starr, George P. Stephens. Section 33, 1836 .- Eliphalet Tower, Ira S. Mudge, Nel- son N. Sprague.
Section 34, 1836 .- Eliphalet Tower, Samuel Egnew, Ira S. Mudge, Sumner & Clark.
Section 35, 1836 .- John S. Belote, Sumner & Clark.
Section 36, 1836 .- Sumner & Clark, Lorenzo D. C'rip- pen, Dan Barber, Joseph HI. Belote.
FIRST SETTLEMENTS.
Hlorris Willson, the first settler in this township, was of Seoteh origin, and accounted for the strange orthography of his name by claiming that it was the Scotch method of spelling it. He was a native of Batavia, N. Y., and during the war of 1812 served with the New York State troops, under Capt. Parrish. He was captured at the bat- tle of Black Rock, and held as a prisoner of war at Mon- treal for nine months.
At an early day he settled in Berlin, Ohio, where he remained until about 1825, when he removed to Detroit. In June, 1830, he made the first purchase of lands in this township, buying 320 acres, which embraced portions of sections 12, 13, and 14, and contiguous to a broad Indian trail, afterwards known as the " Chicago Turnpike." Mr. Willson was a carpenter by trade, and soon after his pur- chase, assisted by a hired man named George Bolton, con- strueted a small block house, which was situated very near the site of the present Andrews residence, on section 14. This first house is described as having been built of hewn logs, the corners nicely dove-tailed together. He was ac- companied here by his wife-who afterwards married David W. Baker-and two children .* Soon after the completion of his house it was opened to the public as a tavern or " place of entertainment." The following is a literal copy of the bond entered into by him and his sureties for a faith- ful observance of law and order :
"You, Norris Willson, do acknowledge to owe the United States of America tho sum of fifty dollars, and you, Abram F. Bolton and John Morse, do severally acknowledge to owe the United States of America the sum of twenty-five dollars each, to be levied of your several goods and chattels, lands and tenements, upoa condition that, Whereas, the above-bound Horris Willson is admitted and allowed by the Township Board to keep a tavern for the space of one year next ensuing, and no longer, in the house and place now occupied by the said Horris Willson, and no other.
" Now, therefore, if the said Horris Willson, during the time afore- said, shall keep and maintain good order and rule, and shall suffer no disorder nor unlawful game to be used in his said house, or in any of . the dependeucies thereof, and shall not break any of the laws for tho regulation of taverns, then this recognizance shall be null and void, otherwise in full force.
" This you acknowledge. Taken and acknowledged at the Town- ship Board, held for the Township of Green, in the connty of St. Joseph, and Territory of Michigan, this 23d day of March, 1832."
Mr. Willson began the construction of a small frame
Lydia Ann, widuw of the late Dr. Enos G. Berry, and Dorris Will- son, Jr., both of whom are residents of Quincy at the present time.
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house, but died before its completion, his being the first death to occur in the township.
James G. Corbus, the youngest of four pioneer brothers (Joseph C., John, Richard W., and James G.), was born in Detroit in 1804. At an early age he married Miss Isbel Eddy, of the former city. His wife died shortly after the birth of a danghter, now Mrs. Abel Coon, of Quincy vil- lage. In 1827, Mr. Corbus became a resident of Cleve- land, O., where he remained until June, 1832, when (having meanwhile married Miss Nancy M. Moore, the daughter of one of Cleveland's pioneers) he came to Branch County. During the summer of 1832, as a contractor, he was engaged in the construction of that portion of the Chi- cago turnpike which crossed Bronson's Prairie. In Octo- ber of the same year he purchased lands of the government, which were situated upon seetion 13, in this township, and early in the spring of 1833 he became an actual resident. Here he built the first framed house. It was commenced in 1833 and finished the following year. Men were hired to come from Ypsilanti to raise the frame, and the lumber with which it was completed was obtained at Orangeville. His house was also opened as a tavern, and during the years from 1835 to 1840, when emigrants via the Chicago road were streaming into the county by thousands, he and his good wife were kept busy night and day, to entertain them. Again, during the building of the Lake Shore Rail- road, in 1850, his house was filled to overflowing with the workmen. He was the second treasurer eleeted in Branch County, and occupied many official positions in his town- ship. In 1852 he made an overland journey to California, and again in 1859. He died in 1872. His widow and surviving children reside as follows : Mrs. Naney M. Corbus, Quincy, Mich. ; H. J. Corbus, Adrian, Mich .; Mrs. R. R. Morse, Angola, Ind. ; and J. L. Corbus, St. Louis, Mo.
John Cornish, one of the first settlers in Girard town- ship, bought the first land upon seetion 15, Oct. 16, 1832, and became the first settler upon the site of Quiney vil- lage in the fall of 1833. His house, a small log shanty, stood upon the site of Clark's " Quiney House." He erected the first framed house and barn in the village, 1834. He also kept tavern, and the first town-meeting was held at his honse in 1836.
Ellis Russell, another very early pioneer, came in at about the same time, and leased of Mrs. Willson the " Will- son tavern." He afterwards purchased lands of the goveru- ment, and settled upon section 14 in 1834.
Among the settlers of 1835 were Henry Van Hyning, who was one of Girard's very first pioneers; James Ransom, from England ; Alanson Harger, from Madison Co., N. Y .; John S. Belote, from Orleans Co., N. Y. ; Walter Loomis, from Ashtabula, Ohio; David Newell, Monroe Co., N. Y .; Peter Shook, Wayne Co., N. Y. ; David W. Baker, Mon- roe Co., N. Y. ; William Laughlin, Alva Burlison, Huron Co., Ohio ; Bartholomew Hewett, Knox Co., Ohio; James Clizbe, Steuben Co., N. Y .; Pearson Anson, Livingston Co., N. Y .; Griswold Burnham, Orleans Co., N. Y .; Joseph T. Burnham, Lenawee Co., Mich. ; Silas Hamil- ton and Courad Rapp.
James M. Burdick, a native of Livingston Co., N. Y., emigrated at an early day with his father's family to Mon-
roe County, of the same State. In the summer of 1830 he shouldered his rifle, and carrying a knapsaek, the contents of which weighed 28 pounds, started on foot from the latter county to Buffalo, thenee by steamer to Detroit. From Detroit he took the broad Indian trail that led him towards the sonthwest, and followed its course until he reached Allen's, in Ilillsdale County, where he remained seven months. Jan. 1, 1831, he proceeded to Coldwater, and en- gaged to split rails for Abram F. Bolton. Three days later he moved into the woods, one and one-half miles north of Coldwater City, and hegan his labors. There was a great depth of snow, and his first work was to fell a basswood tree, split it, and hew out a shovel, with which he cleared away the snow from the spot selected to build his shanty. When his house was completed, he began splitting rails, and at the expiration of four months had enough to fenee, and did fence, the first 80 aeres so inclosed in Branch County. He obtained some of his supplies from Mr. Bolton, who lived four miles southeast of his shanty, but his rifle supplied him with meat, while an abundance of wild honey could be found in the woods. He says that he took 200 pounds of honey from a cherry-tree, which was only fifty yards distant from his shanty.
In February, 1832, Mr. Burdiek, accompanied by his father, Ichabod 11. Burdiek, who had come ont the fall previously and purchased lands in Allen, Hillsdale Co., re- turned to New York, driving the whole distance with horse and cutter. They traveled via Detroit and Canada. At the erossing of the Detroit River, fifteen miles below De- troit, they experienced a very narrow eseape from floating into Lake Erie. They had arrived at about the middle of the river, when the iee broke up, became detached from both shores, and with a strong, steady enrrent was sweeping them towards the great lake. The piece they were upon was nearly half a mile square, yet it was covered with water to the depth of three or four inches. After float- ing down some two or three miles, young Burdiek dis- covered that the eastern edge of their ice-raft was separated from the firm ice on the eastern shore by an open space of about ten feet in width. This was nearer than they had yet been, and, as a large expanse of water could be seen down the river, he concluded that it was now or never. He had a good active young horse,-one in which he had great confidence as to his jumping qualities, as he had been tested on the frontier many times before. Informing his father of his intentions, they returned to the eutter (for they had left it and separated somewhat, fearing that the accumulated weight of themselves, their horse and eutter, might cause all to break through), sprang in, and getting his horse well in hand, starting briskly forward, and away they sped for the leap. The horse performed his part nobly, and at the instant of making his jump the Burdieks threw themselves forward, and by their momentnm assisted him greatly, besides saving themselves from being thrown baek ward into the swift, deep current, through which the rear part of their vehicle was dragged. They finally reached their home in New York in safety, where young Burdick was married soon after. In March, 1832, the Burdicks (father and son) and Abigail Mosher, brother-in-law of James M., returned to Michigan, settling in Allen township,
BERRY
PHOTOS: BY KINDMARK. COLT
DR. ENOS G.BERRY
MRS', LYDIA ANN BERRY.
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RES OF THE LATE ENOS G. BERRY. QUINCY . MICHIGAN.
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Ilillsdale Co. Here, on section 15, James M. Burdick opened the first tavern in 1832. In the spring of 1836 he removed to Quiney township and located upon section 24, where he resided for many years. He was present at the first town-meeting in Quincy, where he was elected a school commissioner, also an inspector of schools, and is perhaps the only survivor of those elected at the first town- meeting. He also served with Capt. James Olds' company during the Black Hawk war, having been summoned to take the field while returning to Michigan, in 1832, and when, with his young wife, he was yet fifteen miles distant from his destination.
During the year 1836, Samuel Il. Berry and his sons, Joseph, Enos G., and Ezra, became residents. They were from Barrington, N. H., originally, but had resided at dif- ferent periods in Wayne Co., Pa., Niagara and Chautauqua Cos., N. Y. Joseph, the oldest son, was the first one of the family to visit Michigan, and was the leading spirit in the removal of his father's family from Chautauqua, N. Y., to Quincy, Mich. He settled first on an 80-acre lot, begin- ning near the ohl cemetery, running north on what is now known as Main Street, Que hundred rods north of the Chicago road, and eastward about one-fourth of a mile, and began the pursuits of a farmer. He also, at an early day, engaged in the hotel business on the site of the Quincy House, con- tinuing only a year or so. He gave his attention to farm- ing on a large scale, adding many aeres to his first purchase. Mr. Berry has also been largely interested in the mercantile business of the village, first with his brothers Enos G. and Ezra, and William J. Briggs, then with G. O. Bailey, again as only proprietor, then with Mr. Ludlam as manager, and lastly with Oscar Williamson as superintendent of the store. The brick block now standing on the southwest corner of Chicago and Main Streets was built by him during his last years of business. In 1877 he made an extensive trade with Daniel Larzelere, of Tekonsha, whereby he became the owner of about 400 acres of valuable land and Mr. Larzelere of his store, mercantile business, with other prop- erty in Quincy. Mr. Berry at onee removed to Tekonsha, where he still resides, though he is a heavy taxpayer on property in this town.
He was married in 1837 to Miss Sophia S. Brown, of Quincy. As a citizen he has always been among the fore- most in aiding improvements, and where new schemes have been entertained for building up the village his name has generally preceded a large sum as a subscription.
Dr. Enos G. Berry, the first supervisor, first postmaster, and first resident physician in the township, was during his lifetime a most prominent man. He settled upon sec- tions 21 and 22. Ifis portrait and biography, together with those of his widow,-the eldest child of Quincy's first settler,-will be found upon another page.
Ezra Berry, the youngest of the brothers who settled here, was sixteen years old when the family removed to Michigan, and was required to drive two cows the entire distance, himself ou foot. The journey occupied eighteen days, and his total expenses amounted to $7.50. On his arrival he was made an assistant of his father in the hotel business. The hostelry was the building now occupied by Simon Mowry, on West Chicago Street. In 1837 his 23
brother, Dr. Berry, being made postmaster, Ezra was placed in charge of the office, the contents of which were at first kept in a bushel basket, and continued in that service until 1840, when he commenced preaching as a Methodist min- ister, traveling this circuit as an employee of the presiding elder, in connection with Revs. Roswell Parker, Peter Sabin, and others. From 1842 to 1844 he was engaged in the mercantile business in Coldwater with fra Bidwell. Ile again engaged in ministerial labor in 1844; in 1847, mercantile business again ; in 1851, lumbering; during 1852, superintendent of a railroad corps, running a line of road through the Kankakee Swamp; In 1854, lumbering ; in 1855, merchant at Burr Oak; burned out in 1857. Then removed to Quincy and sold goods until 1866, since which time he has practiced law. He took up the study of law early in life, and was admitted to the bar in 1846.
John Broughton and Lester Broughton, brothers, natives of Vermont, removed at an early day to Western New York, thenee to Lorain Co, O., and to Quincy in 1836. John Broughton kept tavern for some years upon the brick-yard farm, between Coldwater and Quincy. Ile also speculated to some extent in government lands, and was a contractor during the building of the Lake Shore Railroad. Hle was a strong and vigorous man, accustomed to having things move his own way, impulsive and ardent in his views, but always maintained a high position for character among his neighbors. He cast the first vote in Quincy township, on the morning of April 4, 1836, and was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Quincy village. Their first meeting was held at his house. Hle died Feb. 2, 1879; was born Nov. 8, 1793.
George Boon was born in Philadelphia, July 27, 1802. His parents removed to New York City in 1806, to Peeks- kill in 1810, and to West Point in 1812. In 1814 to Ontario Co., N. Y. In 1836 he removed to Quiney, and purchased a wild farm of Griswold Burnham, where he now resides. During the years 1836 and 1837 a great many settlers came in, and houses sprang up on every sec- tion in the township. Among them were Alpheus Wil- liams, from Niagara, N. Y .; Philander and Iliram Corless, from Canada ; Thaddeus E. Ball, from Oneida Co., N. Y .; Russell Darwin and Ebenezer L. Donahee, from Erie Co., N. Y .; Ansel Nichols, from Oswego Co., N. Y ; Peter M. Newbery, from Saratoga Co., N. Y .; Caleb Burlingame, Chenango Co., N. Y .; Jeremiah B. Whelan, Livingston Co., N. Y. ; James Ashton, England ; L. G. Rice, Genesee Co., N. Y .; John Sinclair, Seneca Co., N. Y .; David Blood, Onondaga Co., N. Y .; George P., II. F., and Simon Babcock, Orleans Co., N. Y. ; Chauncey E. Whitney, Liv- ingston Co., N. Y., and many others, whose names will be found in the alphabetical list of pioneers, first land entries, statistical reports, lists of township and village officers, etc .. to which the reader is respectfully referred.
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