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In the work of cultivating the soil the farmer's plow fre- quently brings to the surface some relic of the aborigines, in the shape of flint arrow- or spear-heads, stone knives, pipes, or pieces of rude pottery. Frequently, too, the plow breaks into the shallow grave of some of these former dwellers, and turns their bones up to bleach in the sun,- to be destroyed by the chafing fingers of the storm and the ever-destructive touch of time. Do these senseless bones represent the onee proud form of the haughty warrior who strode forth defiantly to battle with his equally haughty and courageous foe, and fell beneath his enemy's superior prowess? Do they speak to us of the ancient Indian brave or the decrepid squaw left alone to die or be dispatched by the tomahawk of some relative too impatient to await the slow marches of a natural dissolution of the vital forees ? Or do they tell of some gentle, soft-eyed, dark- skinned beauty of the forest, whose life-romance terminated in death by disease, accident, or at the hands of some jeal- ous suitor or envious rival? Who shall draw aside the veil and reveal to us the mysterious past, describe the joys and sorrows, hopes and fears, loves and hates, virtues and vices, of the person whose bones are now insensible to the indignity ?- kieked thoughtlessly about by the feet of the indifferent or curious looker-on ?
" O shade of a departed race, high-spirited and proud, Who loved to gaze on Nature's face, on shining sun and cloud ! Who saw the mighty hand of tied in storms that swept the sky ; In lightning's thash, in thunder's roll, in torrents foaming high ! Louk not us with stony eyes, indignant, fierce, and dread ; Nor curse the hand that hath disturbed the slumbers of thy dead. TIME, as the ages onward roll. grim retribution yields; Our bones, like yours, shall lie unmarked in future [oilers' fields."
One of the earliest settlers in this locality, Nahum N. Wilson, while working the place known as the Judge
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HISTORY OF GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
Hotchkiss farm, in the present town of Vienna, plowed up a number of pieces of eartheuware which were evidently portions of a large circular vessel resembling a potash-kettle. On some of the best preserved of these pieces could be traced the outlines of rudely-drawn pictures of deer, dogs, bears, horses, etc., which must have been scratched upon the plastic material with a pointed stick, or similar imple- ment, before the vessel was submitted to the influence of the intense heat necessary to harden and fit it for use. It is surmised, from the presence of so many fragments of different-shaped vessels found in that locality, that the In- dians-or possibly their predecessors as a race-had at that point a kiln where they manufactured such vessels and utensils as their rude housekeeping demanded.
Early in the year 1835 the first ripples of the oncoming tide of immigration reached this town, and the land began to be taken up. During that and the two or three succeed- ing years a large share of the town was purchased from the government, and scattered settlements made in different parts. A considerable portion of the land, especially that most thickly covered with pine, was taken up by speculators.
The following list shows the names of all persons who entered lands in this town, with their residence (when known), the number of acres purchased, the section on which it was located, and the date of entry. The names printed in italics are those of the actual settlers, though it was often the case that they did not take up their resi- dence here until several years after the entries were made. The first portion of the list comprises those who entered land on more than one section, classified thus for con- venience of reference and to economize space :
Charles H. and William T. Carroll, of Livingston Co., N. Y., June 27, 28, and 29, 1836, 1226 acres on sections 4 and 5, being the entire sections, 307 acres on section 3, 80 acres on section 6, 160 acres on section 7, 480 acres on section 8, 360 acres on section 9 ; Aug. 25, 1836, 80 acres on section 1, 160 acres on section 2, 138 acres on section 6, 240 acres on section 11, 160 acres on section 12, and 160 acres on section 14; total, 3551 acres.
John Dunn, of Monroe Co., N. Y., June 28, 1836, 160 acres on section 8; Nov. 28, 1836, 80 acres on section 24, and 160 acres on section 25; total, 400 acres.
John P. Gale, of Livingston Co., N. Y., June 22, 1836, 40 acres on section 9, and 160 acres on section 17 ; total, 200 acres.
Frederick B. Leonard, of Rensselaer Co., N. Y., July 9, 1836, 160 acres on section 10, 160 acres on section 11, 320 acres on section 14, 320 acres on section 15, 320 acres on section 22, 80 acres on section 23, 160 acres on section 26, and 80 acres on section 27; total, 1600 acres.
David Miller, of Ontario Co., N. Y., July 9, 1836, 160 acres on section 10, 80 acres on section 15, 160 acres on section 22, 160 acres on section 23, 160 acres on section 26, and 80 acres on section 34; total, 800 acres.
Origen D. Richardson, of Oakland Co., Mich., Oct. 19, 1836, 80 acres on section 10, and 80 acres on section 11 ; total, 160 acres.
George .Johnson, Aug. 12, 1852, 40 acres on section 10 ; Oct. 24, 1853, 40 acres on section 26; total, 80 acres.
Joshua W. Waterman, of Detroit, July 14, 1853, 160
acres on section 11, 40 acres on section 12; total, 200 acres.
Charles W. Schlosser, of this county, April 21, 1847, 40 acres on section 13, 40 acres on section 24; Nov. 20, 1854, 40 acres on section 13; total, 120 acres.
Henry and Van Rensselaer Hawkins, of Genesee Co., N. Y., April 22, 1837, 160 acres on section 14, 160 acres on section 23; total, 320 acres.
Samuel Baldwin, of Monroe Co., N. Y., June 28, 1836, 160 acres on section 15, 320 acres on section 17, and 240 acres ou section 21; total, 720 acres.
Gordon Baldwin, of Monroe Co., N. Y., June 28, 1836, 160 acres on section 17, 240 acres on section 21, and 160 acres on section 22; total, 560 acres.
Hiram Benjamin, of this county, Sept. 24, 1836, 80 acres on section 18, and 80 acres on section 30 ; total, 160 acres.
Charles M. Boutwell,* of Monroe Co., N. Y., Sept. 14, 1836, 160 acres on section 19, 80 acres on section 29, and 80 acres on section 30.
Crawford Barkley, of Genesee Co., N. Y., May 27, 1836, 80 acres on section 33; November 28th, 40 acres on section 21; total, 120 acres.
Walter Knickerbocker, of this county, Oct. 27, 1845, 40 acres on section 23; Aug. 12, 1846, 40 acres on section 24; June 19, 1847, 40 acres on section 23; total, 120 acres.
L. G. Gordon and John Cook, of Detroit, Aug. 25, 1836, 160 acres on sectiou 25, and 160 acres on section 36 ; total, 320 acres.
Amasa Carrier, of Middlesex Co., Conn., June 16, 1836, 80 acres on section 27, and 160 acres on section 28; total, 240 acres.
Cyrus Prentice, of Genesee Co., N. Y., Sept. 23, 1836, 80 acres on section 27, and 80 acres ou section 28; total, 160 acres.
Charles Johnson, of this eounty, Sept. 17, 1836, 80 acres on section 29, and 80 acres on section 32; total, 160 acres.
Benjamin Pearson, of this county, Sept. 26, 1835, 114 acres on section 31; June 6, 1836, 170 acres on section 30; total, 284 acres.
Richard H. Hall, of Trumbull Co., O., June 20, 1835, 80 acres on section 31 ; June 20, 1836, 80 acres on section 30; total, 160 acres.
Frederick St. John, of New York City, May 27, 1836, 240 acres on section 33; June 9th, 320 acres on section 32, 320 acres on section 34, and 160 acres on section 35 ; total, 1040 acres.
Seth Miller, Jr., of Genesee Co., N. Y., Sept. 23, 1836, 80 acres on section 33, and 80 acres on section 34; total, 160 acres.
Ira Davenport, of Steuben Co., N. Y., May 25, 1836, 320 acres on section 35, and 320 acres on section 36; total, 640 acres.
The remaining entries, classified by sections, were as follows :
Section 1 : Feb. 1, 1854, David Long, of this county, 40 acres ; November 11th, George H. Blanchard, of this
# Now spelled Bouttell.
CHAS .M. BOUTTELL
FARM AND RESIDENCE OF CHAS.M
MRS. CHAS.M. BOUTTELL.
(OUTTELL. THETFORD , MICH.
381
THETFORD TOWNSHIP.
county, 108 acres ; Robert Golden, this county, 151 acres ; November 22d, Zadock Cooley, this county, 80 acres; November 24th, Jacob Jobson, this county, 80 acres; De- cember 28th, Oscar M. Roberts, this county, 80 acres.
Section 2: Aug. 11, 1853, Joseph Long, of Perry Co., Pa., 80 acres ; Nov. 8, 1854, John Jobson, of this county, 66 acres ; November 11th, Leonard Wightmau, this county, 147 acres; December 4th, John Austin, of Oakland Co., Mich., 160 acres.
Scetion 3: Nov. 16, 1836, William B. Middleton, of New York City, 160 acres; May 3, 1854, John Irvin, of this county, GS acres ; November 11th, Abraham F. Conant, this county, 80 acres.
Section G: July 9, 1836, Wm. W. Whitney and Eber Crawford, 75 acres; Jan. 9, 1851, Cornelius L. Russell and Seth MeLean, of this county, 40 acres, On this sec- tion there were 120 acres of swamp land.
Section 7 : Nov. 11, 1854, Justus Stevens, of this county, 37 acres. On this section are 271 acres of swamp land.
Section 9: Jan. IG, 1837. Vincent M. D. Hornell, of Steuben Co., N. Y., 1G0 acres; Sept. 27, 1851, Betsey Iiinckley, 40 acres ; April 20, 1853, Sidney B. Smith, of Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, 40 acres.
Section 10: May 23, 1851, Arad Way, 80 acres ; Sept. 27, Joseph S. Bartholomew, 40 acres; Jan. 31, 1853, John Stannard, SO acres.
Section 12: May 16, 1851, John O'Neil, 160 acres ; May 18, 1852, Charles Benjamin, 40 acres ; August 6th, Jacob Shafer, 80 acres ; August 12th, Judah Butler, 40 acres ; July 2, 1853, William S. Patrick, of this county, 40 acres ; Oct. 17, 1853, and Nov. 11, 1854, Delos I. John- son, of Erie Co., N. Y., 80 acres.
Section 13: Oct. 29, 1845, John Schlosser, of this county, 80 acres ; June 26, 1849, Richard Cusc, of Oak- land Co., Mich., 160 acres; May 8, 1851, Patrick Welsh, 160 acres ; April 9, 1852, Samuel Graham, of this county, -40 acres; Oct. 20, 1854, Nathan S. Johnson, of this county, 40 acres ; November 13th, David A. English, of Wal- worth Co., Wis., 80 acres.
Section 14: April 22, 1837, Thaddeus C. Andrews, of Oakland Co., Mich., 1G0 acres.
Section 15: Dec. 14, 1852, Lebbeus D. Stannard, 40 acres ; Dec. 1, 1854, Andrew C. Beckwith, of this county, 40 acres.
Section 18: May 31, 1836, Leonard Beckwith, of Cuy- ahoga Co., Ohio, 76 acres ; July 14th, John Henry, of Lenawee Co., Mich., 80 acres; September 19th, Josiah W. Begole, of this county, 80 acres; September 26th, Justus D. Jugalls, of this county, 40 aeres ; Feb. 1, 1850, Rufus A. Leonard, of this county, 76 acres ; Feb. 25, 1852, John Parshall, 40 acres.
Section 19: June 6, 1836, William Lund, of Wayne Co., Mich., 322 acres.
Section 20: June 25, 1836, Mosely Stoddard, of this county, 160 acres ; Thomas Durfee, this county, 160 acres ; April 27, 1837, Abraham Botsford, this county, 160 acres. On this section there were 80 acres of swamp land.
Section 21 : Nov. 12, 1836, Peter Richardson, of Oak- land Co., Mich., 80 acres ; Nov. 11, 185-1, Solomon John- son, of Geanga Co., Ohio, 40 acres.
Section 23: Dec. 2, 1839, Henry Knickerbocker, of this county, 120 acres ; April 28, 1851, Andrus Knickerbocker, 40 acres.
Section 24: Nov. 28, 1836, James S. Gordon, of Living- ston Co., N. Y., 160 acres; Grant Watkins, of this county, 80 acres; Oct. 18, 1838, Thomas Woolfit, this county, 40 acres; Feb. 22, 1811, Quartas W. Clapp, of Genesee Co., N. Y., 10 acres; July 6, 1843, Nathan Mc Comb, of this county, 80 acres ; Oct. 9, 1844, Perry Kroll, this county, 80 acres.
Section 25: Sept. 26, 1838, Mrs. Phalle Richardson Willson, of this county, 80 acres; October 4th, William Fay, of Livingston Co., N. Y., 40 acres ; Oct. 19, 1839, Reuben Dye, of this county, 80 acres; Sept. 27, 1843, Franklin E. Dodge, of this county, 40 acres; June 12 and Sept. 23, 1847, Silas II. Payne, of this county, 80 acres.
Section 26 : April 2, 1840, Alfred Judson, of Oakland Co, Mich., 40 acres; Aug. 9, 1842, William Ogden, of this county, 80 acres ; William 11. Clark, this county, 40 acres; Nov. 9, 1849, Ezra B. Sparks, this county, 40 acres; Jan. 1, 1852, Joseph Williams, 40 acres; July 2, 1853, Joseph Tinkham, of this county, 40 acres.
Section 27 : Sept. 23, 1836, George Kellogg, of Genesee Co., N. Y., 160 acres ; Aug. 27, 1851, Samuel Dewitt, 160 acres; Nov. 1, 1852, Ellsworth Walkley, 40 acres; Nov. 10, 1853, Andrew T. Cowles, of this county, 40 acres.
Section 28: July 9, 1836, Jane L. Nicholas, of Ontario Co., N. Y., 400 acres.
Section 29 : Aug. 27, 1836, Isaac Jan Tuyl,* of Oak- land Co., Mich., 80 acres; Nelson S. Van Tuyl, same county, 120 acres; September 23d, Lewis Buckingham, of this county, 240 acres ; November 26th, Jonathan P'. Webster, of Oakland Co., Mich., 40 acres.
Section 30: Nov. 3, 1835, Corydon E. Fay, of this county, 100 acres.
Section 31 : Jan. 2, 1835, Grovener Vinton, of Oakland Co., Mich., 109 acres; June 4th, same party, 80 acres ; June 25th, Thomas M. Howell, of Canandaigua, Ontario Co., N. Y., 160 acres.
Section 32: Aug. 27, 1836, William L. Van Tuyl, of Oakland Co., Mich., 160 acres; John B. Watson, same county, 80 acres.
Section 33 : Sept. 14, 1836, Franklin Vinton, of Gene- see County, N. Y., 80 acres ; September 15th, Timothy B. Tucker, of Oakland Co., Mich., 160 acres.
Section 34: Sept. 10, 1852, Benoni Clapp, of this county, 40 acres ; Sept. 30, 1853, George Bidwell, this county, 40 acres ; Nov. 17, 1854, Jesse W. Hliches, this county, 80 acres.
Section 35: July 11, 1836, Hermon Camp, of Tompkins Co., N. Y., 160 acres.
Section 36: Feb. 27, 1837, Luther Bennett, of Wash- tenaw Co., Mich., 80 acres; Oct. 5, 1847, Argales II. Matthews, of this county, 40 acres; Nov. 28, 1849, David Turel, this county, 40 acres.
The following is the tax-roll of the resident tax-payers of Thetford in 1844 :
* Spelled also Van Tuyle.
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HISTORY OF GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
Names.
Sections.
Acres.
Amount of Tax.
Thomas Aplin.
18
156
SS.65
Samuel Aplin
Personal ...
10
Richard Buell
14 and 23 ..
280
9.46
Crawford Barkley.
21 and 33 ..
120
5.90
William W. Boughton
29.
80
2.81
ITzial Boutwell
30
80
3.39
Charles M. Boutwell
19
160
5.74
.Joseph S. Bartholomew
29
40
1.07
Benoni Chapp
34 and 35 ..
120
9.54
Bela Clapp ..
35
.10
1.34
Quartus W. Clapp.
40
2.09
Franklin E. Dodge.
25.
SO
2.13
llenry Ferguson
40
1.19
Corydon E. Fay.
30
102
6.06
John W. Johnson
.18 and 20 ..
120
1.95
Milton Johnson.
32
SO
2.59
llenry Knickerbocker.
93
120
5.48
Robert Lenzey
Personal
69
Ezra Martin
33
SO
3.48
Itenry Merrow
23
160
5.98
Nathan McComb
24
80
2.38
William Ogden
SO
2.38
Silas Payne
18
2.32
Paschal Richardson
25 and 26 ..
160
10.22
Elias Randall.
2.4
40
1.62
Simeon Simmons
35
79
4.13
Grovener Vinton
31
268
15.65
Isnac Van Tuyl.
99
80
3.96
..
(trustec)
10 and 32 ..
100
4.37
Nelson S. Van Tuyl
29 and 32 ..
200
6.81
David Williams
18
39
1,25
Nahum N. Wilson.
25
3.79
It will be seen from this list that the first land taken up in this town was that entered by Grovener Vinton on the 2d day of January, 1835. Mr. Vinton was also the first settler. He was a native of the State of New York, and lived in Avon, Livingston Co., when, in January, 1830, he determined on coming to Michigan to fouud a home. At. that time he was a young man in the prime of life, and well fitted by his powers of physical endurance, as well as by his high courage and indomitable spirit, for the life of the pioneer in this then new and densely-timbered country. He first settled in the Saginaw Valley, and engaged in farming. In the month of August, 1831, he was married to Miss Harriet Whitney, formerly of Nelson, Madison Co., N. Y. This wedding is believed to have been the first that took place among the settlers of the valley. From this time till he came to Thetford (then Vienna) he remained on his Saginaw farm. Soon after purchasing his land here he began the work of removal, which was performed with an ox-team and sled. They had to make four or five trips to get all their household goods and effects to their new loca- tion, and they commenced living in this town in February, 1835. At this time they had one child, a daughter, named Sarah M., who came with them. She subsequently mar- ried Samuel J. Dickinson, and is now living at East Sag- inaw.
Mr. Vinton had taken up 109 aeres on section 31 in this town, and SO acres adjoining it on section 36 in the present town of Vienna. Ile built his first house on the east side of the Saginaw turupike, and about three-quarters of a mile north of the town's south line. It was a log house, some 20 by 24 feet, and 12 feet high at the eaves. The lumber used for floors, doors, window-frames, gables, ete., was brought from Benjamin Pearson's mill, on Kearsley Creek. With the help of one hired man ten aeres of ground were cleared, and in the spring planted and sown to potatoes, corn, and oats, and in the fall two acres were sown to wheat.
In the month of May following their second ehild was born. It was also a daughter, and received the name of Roxy Ann. She was the first child born in this town. She grew to womanhood here, attending the common schools, and finished her education at the high-school at East Saginaw. In December, 1855, she married William S. Johnson, formerly of Geauga Co., Ohio, and has sinee resided in Thetford. At present they occupy a part of the old Vinton homestead.
Mr. Vinton continued to improve his land, and found it to be one of the best in the fertile region in which it was located. Ile made it an exemplifieation of his thrift and industry, and brought it to a high state of cultivation. About the year 1851 he went largely into the dairy busi- ness, and manufactured large numbers of cheeses. This business he continued until about 1864. In 1855 he built a new residence on the opposite side of the Saginaw road, and by moving into that became a resident of the town of Vienna.
Mrs. Vinton died June 24, 1874, and in the spring of the next year Mr. Vinton divided his large farm among his children, purchased a small place in the village of Mount Morris, and removed there, where he is now living with his second wife, formerly Mrs. Orilla Newberry, of Tuscola County. His children, besides the two already mentioned, were Jennie L., Sylphinia, and Whitney G. The latter died when twenty-two years old. The others are married and still living, Mrs. Jennie L. Tyler at East Saginaw, and Mrs. Sylphinia Wellman in Flint.
Mr. Vinton has always occupied a prominent and influ- ential position among his fellows, and has enjoyed their un- limited confidence and esteem. Having come here into a wilderness and lived to see the country develop into one of the loveliest agricultural regions of the State, he takes great interest and pride in recalling the many scenes of trial and hardship he has passed through, and the many interesting incidents and the great changes he has wit- nessed. To the historian he has been a willing and invalu- able assistance in the line of reminiscenees connected with this vicinity. Still hale and hearty, he bids fair to live yet many years, and witness still many changes and much im- provement in the region with whose history his name is so intimately eonneeted and interwoven.
Mr. Vinton's was the only family in town until the fall of 1836, when Isaac and Nelson S. Van Tuyl came from Oakland County, and settled here. They were formerly from Sencca Co., N. Y. Isaac brought a wife and two daughters with him and settled on section 29, building his log house near the middle of the south line of the section. Nelson S., who was Isaae's son, had a wife and one or two small children. His house was a few rods west of the southeast corner of section 29. A year or two later another son, William L., came and settled on the west half of the southeast quarter of seetion 32. Of the Van Tuyls, none are now living in Thetford. They were good citizens, fairly successful farmers, and rather prominent in the polit- ical affairs of the town. They were members of the Whig party, and all at some time held some of the town offices. About the time of the breaking out of the Rebellion they removed, Isaac and Nelson going to Shiawassee County aud
2.38
William Rice ..
...
.
FARM & RESIDENCE OF J. W. WHITE , THETFORD, MICH .
383
THETFORD TOWNSHIP.
William L. to the town of Burton, in this county. Isaac died a few years later, in his new home, and the other two are now living in Shiawassee County, William having re- moved there at a later date.
The next settler was Corydon E. Fay, who was for several years one of the town's most prominent citizens. He came from Avon, Livingston Co., N. Y., and in the fall of 1837 settled on the west half of the southwest quarter of section 30 in Thetford. His house was about a quarter of a mile north of Vinton's. lle was a young man when he first came West, and worked on a farm three miles north of Flint, for Benjamin Pearson, until he had saved up suffi- cient money to enable him to purchase this land. After purchasing his land he went to Toledo and lived a while before coming to settle on it. About this time he was married. He was a blacksmith by trade, and built a small log shop on the section corner, where he began working at his trade and taking pay for the work he did for his neigh- bors in clearing and breaking up his land. In this way he succeeded in getting about sixty acres of his land cleared and brought under cultivation. He was the first black- smith iu this town, and at the time the only one in the region, and the settlers came from great distances to get their blacksmithing done at his shop. In 1850 travel on Saginaw turnpike began to assume proportions that called for houses of entertainment for travelers along its course, and Mr. Fay built a large frame house and opened the first inn kept in the town. It was called the Fay House, and was well known and held in good repute by the travelers then thronging the roads leading to the pineries of Michi- gan. Mr. Fay continued to keep this hotel until the fall of 1855, when he traded it and his farmi with William Green for his farm in the town of Bloomfield, Oakland Co., and removed to that place. He afterwards removed to and kept hotel iu the village of Royal Oak, where he died some four or five years ago. Mr. Fay was a man of more than ordinary business ability, and might have risen to positions of trust and honor had it not been for his unfortunately being a victim to the habit of intemperance, which impaired his usefulness. As it was, he was one of the foremost citi- zens in conducting the business of the town, and held several towu offices.
During this same fall or the year following, Benoni Clapp, with a large family of boys, came from the town of Clar- ence, Eric Co., N. Y., and settled on the east half of the northeast quarter of section 34. Coming to this town with but a small store of worldly goods, he was indebted to the good-will of his neighbors in Genesce for a cow, which they generously presented him. By his untiring energy, industry, thrift, and good management he has succeeded in accumulating a handsome property, and in bringing up a family of children, who resemble him in point of energy and ability. He is emphatically one of the pioneers of the town, and well exemplifies the sturdy virtues of that class of our citizens who have developed this Western country. Ile has served many years as commissioner of highways, and has proved himself' a very efficient officer. Ile is still living on his farm with his son, Benoni, Jr.
Quartus W. Clapp, now a resident of the town of Forest, is a nephew of Benoni, and accompanied his uncle when he
came to this town. Ile commenced for himself on section 24, about 1812-43. lle married Miss Nancy Begel, daugh- ter of Stephen Begel, of Forest.
In May, 1837, Crawford Barkley married Sarah C. Ilaynes and settled on the east half of the southwest quar- ter of section 33. This first settlement in the State was in 1825, when he came with his parents from Montgomery, Orange Co., N. Y., and settled in Oakland County, near Pontiac. For a while just previous to coming here he worked on the Territorial road through the Bean Creek Valley, in Hillsdale County, in the south part of this State. A sketch of his life is given in the chapter of biography appended to this sketch.
Charles M. Bouttell came here from Monroe Co., N. Y., among the earlier settlers, and located on section 19, where he built his first house, a few rods west of the quarter-post, on the east line of the section. His farm was one mile long and a quarter of a mile wide, lying on the east line of the section. His biography will be found elsewhere. ITis brother, Uzial Boutwell,* settled here at a later date, and is still a resident of the town.
Richard Buell, about the years 1839-40, settled on sec- tion 23, on the east half of the northwest quarter, which land he purchased of Henry and Van Rensselaer Hawkins. Ile was at that time living with his second wife, and brought six sons and three daughters with him. His land was largely covered with pine timber, of which he cut and burned sev- eral acres, and commenced farming operations. The balance of the pine was cut and made into shingles by Jacob Smith & Co., who afterwards established a shingle-mill on section 14. Mr. Buell lived to a good old age, and died while still a resident of the town, four or five years ago.
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