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1. JAMES DUNN .- Capt. James Dunn was the first settler of Portland. He was the son of William, and b. in Lycoming county, Pa., 1761. He m. - Alexander, in Mifflin county, same state, in 1791. Mrs. D. was b. in S. Carolina in 1771, and her father, James Alexander, removed to Pa. in 1779. Mr. D. lived upon his father's farm until 1803, when he removed to a purchase of 500 acres of land near Meadville, Pa. Not being pleased with the location, in 1804 lie explored the whole lake region from Erie, Pa., to Canadaway, and although the territory was not yet surveyed into lots, he located a tract to which he removed his family in 1805. His first contract with the Holland Company bears date May 31, 1804, for 1150 acres, as afterward surveyed all of lots 30, 31, 34 and parts of lots 25 and 35, T. 5, at $2.50 per acre. He afterward had "booked" to him by the company lots 19 and 38, T. 5, making in all 2002 acres. He came to P. with the Pa. regulation team of four horses. The roads were almost impassable and would have disheartened and turned back a less determined spirit. He
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first located on a portion of lot 31 near a large spring, near the present residence of E. B. Taylor, and built a shanty of poles for a temporary residence but removed to a more commodious one within the next few months, on the N. p't of lot 30, T. 5, near the present residence of Stephen Weld. Here he cleared an acre of land but remained no longer than the road surveyed by James McMahan in 1805 was located, when he built a log house on or near the ground where now stands the house of John Dudley, p't lot 30, T. 5, and removed to it in the spring of 1806. Hle opened a tavern in 1808, and in 1811 built a large log building for a bar room, which was removed but a few years since. Mr. D. lived here until his death, which occurred Oct. 23, 1838. Mrs. D. d. Oct. 23, 1850. The house of Mr. Dunn was the great rallying point for the settlers for some years. The first public religious services in town were held at his house in 1810, and the first school was taught there the same year. The road passed to the south of the house and was not changed for many years. The nearest reliable point for grinding for the first few years was Erie, Pa., 35 miles, or Black Rock, 55 miles. Mr. D. disposed of his land to actual settlers, reserving only the farm on which he lived. The first deed made and executed in town was by him to Nathan Fay, in 1807, for 46 acres of land now owned in part by S. S. Jones, p't of lot 25, T. 5. Mr. D. was elected road commissioner in 1805, and it was through his influence that the south road, so called, was surveyed through the town of Chautauqua that year. He was a Revolutionary soldier, an excellent citizen, and Mrs. D. was an excellent specimen of a pioneer's wife. The old family Bible brought from Mifflin Co., Pa., is in the possession of Mrs. Lucius Jones, the youngest dau. of Mr. D., now living in Hanover, this county, and has the following record :
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Dunn .- (1.) WILLIAM: b. Feb. 8, 1792 ; . m. Ann Smith ; settled on farm now owned by John Fleming, p't lot 30, T. 5; sold to Anson Driggs and moved west. (2.) ELIZA : b. July 3, 1793; m. Dr. M. Simons ; d. in Buffalo, N. Y.,
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June, 1836 ; buried in Forestville, N. Y. (3.) JAMES : b. Feb. 28, 1796 ; d. from the effects of a fall Jan. 6, 1814. (4.) DAVIS: b. April 14, 1798 ; d. young. (5.) REBECCA : b. Jan. 30, 1800 : m. Richard Gator ; d. in P. in 1828. (6.) DAVID : b. Oct. 14. 1801; m. Harriet Porter ; occupied the old homestead for many years ; now lives in Missouri. (7.) JOHN : b. Oct. 16, 1803 ; m. -- Page ; settled on p't of the old homestead. (8.) GEORGE W .: b. Jan. 15, 1807 ; was the first white child b. in P .; never m .; d. Jan. 23, 1841. (9.) POLLY: b. Jan. 29, 1809; m. Page ; settled in Hanover, this county, and from there removed to Wisconsin. (10.) JANE: b. June 3, 1811 ; m. Lucius Jones ; lives in Hanover, this county. The first six were b. in Mifflin Co., Pa .; one near Meadville, Pa ; three in P.
2. BENJAMIN HUTCHINS-Was b. in the town of Pawlet, Vt., Aug. 21, 1766, and came to P. from Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1805 ; located p't of lot 41, T. 5, farm now owned by the heirs of George W. Arnold. In 1806 he removed his family to his new purchase. His article bears date June 5, 1806. Mr. H. m. Elizabeth Rice, dau. of Peltiah Rice, in Otsego Co., in 1796. Mr. R. afterward removed to Westfield. In 1817 Mr. H. sold his farm to John Druse and removed to Westfield. Mrs. H. d. in 1818, and Mr. H. in Ang., 1855. They were buried in W. & P. U. Cemetery. In religion Mr. H. was Protestant, and in politics a democrat.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Hutchins .- (1.) PELTIAH: m. Mariah Dutcher ; settled in Michigan and still living. (2.) CHARLOTTE : m. Coach Minegar of Westfield ; is still living : Mr. Minegar d. Feb. 19, 1871. (3.) CLARISSA: m. Alanson Gear: Mr. G. d. in Canada ; Mrs. G. m. Stephen Ludlow ; removed to Iowa; d. there in 1868. (4.) JOHN : b. in P. Nov. 17, 1809 : m. Jane Ludlow Jan. 19, 1837 : lives in Westfield. (5.) LUSYLVIA : m. Samuel Covey ; lives in Westfield. (6.) MARY : lived with Mrs. Covey ; d. in 1865.
3. NATHAN FAY-Was the son of Nathan, and b. in South- bury, Mass. He m. Betsey Clemens, who was b. in Hopkinton, same state. In 1805 Mr. Fay and David Eaton passed through
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P. on a prospecting tour, on foot, with their knapsacks on their backs, and on their return passed through the south part of the county. In May, 1806, Mr. Fay removed with his family of a wife and six ch. to P., settling on the farm now owned in part by Lincoln Fay, p't of lot 25, T. 5. His first house was a log hut standing on the S. p't of the lot, nearly in front of the residence of E. Denison. Afterward he built a log house on a ridge of ground north of the house on the farm of Jonas H. Martin. In 1807 he built a log house near a large spring in the rear of the present residence of S. S. Jones, on p't of lot 25, on land he purchased of James Dunn, the deed of which was the first executed in town. The article of his land bears date June 6, 1806. In 1807 Mrs. Fay d .- the first death in town and the first bu. in Evergreen Cemetery. In the fall of 1809 Mr. F. m. Miss Mercy Groves in Oneida Co., this state. He lived but a short time after this marriage, dying in June, 1810. He was bu. by the side of his wife. Mr. F. was a Deist, and in politics a "republican or its equivalent."
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Fay .- (1.) HATTIE: m. Simcon Guyle; settled in Wisconsin ; Mr. G. d. there; Mrs. G. is living with a son in Cleveland, Ohio. (2.) JOHN : m. Nancy McClintock ; settled in Westfield, N. Y., but d. in Fulton, Ill. (3.) NATHAN: went to Michigan ; m. and d. there. (4.) CUTTING: went south ; supposed to be dead. (5.) WILLARD ; left home and was never heard from. (6.) ESTHER : lived in Ripley, this county ; d. there about 1865. (7.) BETSEY : only one b. in P .; m. Samuel Moorhouse in 1829; now lives in Clark county, Missouri.
4. ELISHA FAY-Was the son of Nathaniel Fay and Ruth Rice, his wife, and was b. in Framingham, Mass., June 2, 1783. He came to P. from Westbury, Worcester county, that state, in June, 1806. He was then a young man and came in company with his brother Nathaniel, also a young man, and Nathan Fay and family. Mr. Fay located the E. p't of lot 25, T. 5, and erected his log cabin about ten rods east of the stone house now upon the premises and owned by Geo. Smith. He
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has lived upon this purchase 67 years, though for some years as a boarder with his sons. His article bears date July 30, 1806. In 1807 he returned to Mass. and in Sept. m. Sophia Nichols, who also was b. in Framingham, in 1785. He came to P. a second time in company with James Parker, arriving in Nov. Mrs. F. walked long distances during the tedious trip, and all the way from Buffalo. A new log house was at once built and occupied until 1828 when the stone house was built. Mr. Fay was in the war of 1812 at Black Rock and Buffalo. He is the oldest actual settler in town now living (1873). Mr. and Mrs. F. became converts to the christian faith in 1817, and became members of the M. E. church and after- ward of that division known as Wesleyan, and were zealous and influential members. Mrs. Fay d. in Oct., 1850, and was bu. in Evergreen Cemetery.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Fay .- (1.) LINCOLN : b. Aug. 15, 1808 ; m. Sophronia Peck Dec. 31, 1835, and now lives upon the farm located by Nathan Fay in 1806, p't lot 25, T. 5. (2.) EDDIE : b. April 9, 1811 ; d. March 11, 1834. (3.) CHARLES : b. March 24, 1813 ; m. Laura A. Hall ; lives on a part of the old homestead. (4.) OTIS N .: b. Feb. 5, 1820 ; m. Emeline Van- tassel ; lives in P., S. W. p't of lot 19, T. 5.
5. DAVID EATON-Was the son of Benjamin and Mary Eaton, the oldest son and the fifth of a family of ten ch. He was b. in Framingham, Mass., Feb. 2, 1782. His father was poor, a shoemaker, and David was put upon the bench at nine years of age, and at fourteen made shoes for the market. When eighteen years of age his father d., but he continued the business and supported the family until he was twenty-two. Although troubled with the care and support of a large family, he found time to store his mind with the essentials of a good education. Early in 1805 he visited the "purchase " in company with Nathan Fay and explored the whole lake region from Buffalo to N. East, Pa., returning in August. April 20, 1806, he m. Elizabeth Horne, and the next month, accompanied by his wife, mother and youngest sister, Nathan Fay and family,
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Elisha and Nathaniel Fay, started for the west, " some point on the shore of lake Erie." His conveyance was a span of horses and covered wagon. Mrs. Eaton was in feeble health but hoping for a favorable change; but before reaching Utica. this state, showed signs of a decline, and on arriving at New Hartford was obliged to stop for rest. But that insidious disease whose stealthy approach no hand may stay had marked its victim, and she d. June 10 and was buried there. Mr. Eaton left his mother and sister and proceeded to Canadaway and from there to P., and located at once p't of lot 37, T. 5, the farm upon which he lived until his death-nearly sixty seven years. He returned to Batavia, procured his article, which bears date July 9, 1806, and paid the required ten per cent. The article was filled out by Wm. Peacock, then a clerk in the office, and Mr. E. remembered being asked if he could write his name. He returned to P., built a log house, cleared two acres of land and in October removed his family from New Hartford. The following winter was very severe : there was a heavy fall of snow, the mills at Westfield were frozen and he was obliged to resort to the mortar and pestle to prepare his corn for food. His mother kept house for him until 1811. when he m. Mrs. Mercy Fay, widow of Nathan Fay. [See No. 3.] The sister of Mr. E. taught the first school in town in 1810 and followed teaching until 1815, when she m. and moved to Whitestown, this state. [See Schools.] The mother of Mr. E d. Oct. 14, 1848, aged 95 years and six months. His wife d. May 12 1862. Mr. Eaton d. Oct. 7, 1872, aged 90 years and 8 months. They were all buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Eaton was a man of considerable prominence; was in office of some kind many years, and was an honest, faithful and competent officer ; in fact he was well fitted by nature, educa- tion and habit to become a leading spirit, as he did, in those early years of the settlement of the county. He was clerk of the election in 1807, the first in the county ; was elected assessor of the town of Chautauqua for 1809; was clerk of the board of supervisors from 1820 to '27 and for the years 1831
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and '32 ; was supervisor of the town for six years [ See Town Officers] and was chairman of the board in 1815 when a new member; was a justice of the peace for several years; was appointed superintendent of the poor in 1844 and served in that capacity six years-the last term by election ; was town clerk for fourteen years, and in fact filled some official position until 1850. In common with most men of that day he was an aspirant for military honors. After serving in inferior positions he was commissioned lieutenant of militia by Gov. Tompkins in 1810 or '11, and served in that capacity until 1814 when he was appointed regimental paymaster, which position he held to the close of the war. While lieut. of Capt. Moore's company of Chautauqua militia he was present at the battle of Queens- town, Oct. 3, 1812; was in the battle of Black Rock and Buffalo Dec. 30, 1813. and was with his company on the Niagara frontier in Aug. and Sept., 1814. At the close of the war he resigned the position of regimental paymaster and as he says, " bade adieu to all military affairs." [See War of 1812.] He was appointed brigade inspector May 14, 1816, but declined serving.
Mr. and Mrs. Eaton were members of the first Congrega- tional church formed in P. in 1818. Mrs. E. became a member of the church after its reorganization in 1833, but Mr. Eaton never again became a member of any church. Of his religious belief he says in his letter, " My present belief is that every person will receive according to the deeds done in the body, whether they be good or whether they be evil, without any reference to professions or want of professions, or sectarian names or creeds." Of his political sentiments he writes : "I was a federalist up to the war of 1812, but becoming dissatisfied with the course taken by the party with reference to the war I left it. I afterward became a Clintonian, and voted for J. Q. Adams for president, for Harrison, Taylor, Fremont, Lincoln and Grant. Thus you have my politics in a nut shell." He was a Nestor among the early settlers and little was done and no enterprise prosecuted for the benefit of the town or its citizens
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but that he was a guiding spirit. He lived a conscientious, upright life, and died as he lived. [See various divisions of this work.]
Family of Mr. & Mrs. Eaton .- EDWIN; b. Dec. 19th, 1811 ; m. Caroline P. Baldridge of Fredonia, Mar. 1843; lives in Frewsburg, this county. (2) EMILY, b. Aug. 8th, 1813 : m. Josiah Wheeler of Frewsburg, June 15th, 1847 ; Mr. W. d. Oct. 1868 ; Mrs. W. d. May 27th, 1871. (3) ALFRED, b. Mar. 4th, 1815; m. Hannah C. Clark, May 20th, 1845; settled in Wisconsin ; now lives in this town on the old homestead. (4) OSCAR, b. Aug. 8th, 1820; m. Louisa A. Kennedy of Steuben county this state, Oct. 1st. 1850; lived for some years at Grand Traverse, Mich .; now lives at Forest Grove Oregon. (5) DARWIN G., b. Mar. 6th, 1822 ; m. Ann J. Collins of Delaware county this state, Oct. 2d, 1850; now Professor of Mathematics and Natural Sciences in Parker Collegiate Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y.
6. PETER KANE-Came from some point in the valley of the Mohawk. His father was Irish and his mother Dutch. His wife was also Dutch. He settled on the S. part of House Farm, part of lot 30, T. 4, R. 14, in 1804, and kept a tavern for two years. IIe was a justice of the peace in 1805. In 1806 he purchased of James Dunn the farm owned for many years by the late Mrs. Margaret D. Leech, part of lot 38 T. 5. Upon this he built a log house, on the road surveyed by McMahan in 1805, midway between the north and south roads, where he lived until his death, Jan. 7th, 1818. The well from which they obtained their supply of water is still to be seen. After the death of Mr. K. his wid. lived with her dau. Clara, in Erie, Pa., where she d. a few years later. Mr. K. was a revolutionary soldier, and of the war of 1812. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Kane .- (1) POLLY, m. Absalom Har ris in 1810. Mr. H. soon d. leaving her a widow, the first in the present town of P. She now lives near Union Pa (2) Clara, m. -; settled in Erie, Pa., and is still living, as
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far as known. (3) PHILIP', m. Sophia Anderson ; occupied the farm until 1824 ; sold to Robert Leech ; now lives in Iowa. (4) ANN, m. Luke Drury ; settled in Westfield ; Mr. D. committed suicide by cutting his throat; Mrs. D. is now living at Spartansburg, Pa.
7. JOHN PRICE-Was originally from New England, and settled firstly at Colt's Station, Erie county, Pa. He came from there to P. in 1806 and settled on part of lot 38, T 5, land now owned by Edward MeGarrall. He built his log shanty on the S. E. part, in which he lived until 1815, when he built a log house on the ground now occupied by the house of Mr. McGarrall. In 1828 he exchanged farms with Norman Kibbie of Westfield, taking a farm on the west side of Chautauqua Lake, where he d. a few years later. Mr. and Mrs. P. were members of the Baptist church, Brocton, uniting in Feb. 1820. Mrs. P. removed to Iowa with a m. dau.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Price .- But a part of the family are remembered, as follows: (1) HARVEY; (2) ERASTUS ; (3) JOHN ; (4) OLIVE ; (5) HIRAM; (6) CYRUS ; (7) POLLY ; (8) LUCRETIA ; (9) JANE. Little is remembered of them.
8. NATHANIEL FAY-Came to P. in the spring of 1806, in company with his brother Elisha. He was the son of Nathan- iel, and was b. in Westborough, Mass., Jan. 25th, 1785. He located pt. of lot 12, T. 5, 200 acres, June 10th, 1810. It is now owned by his son Franklin. July 17th, 1816, he m. Lydia Barnes, dau. of Calvin Barnes, of P. Mrs. Fay was b. in Norway, Herkimer county, N. Y., Jan. 17th, 1798. They took possession of their first log house Dec. 23d, 1816. The house now on the farm was built in 1841. Mr. Fay was a man of sterling integrity ; was much in town office, and was once elected. supervisor. He was in the war of 1812, and at the battle of Black Rock and Buffalo. He was a farmer. In religion Mr. Fay was a Universalist : in politics a Republican, though in earlier years a Democrat. He d. May 15th, 1853. Mrs. Fay d. Sept. 4. 1872.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Fay .- (1) MARY ANN, b. Mar. 23d,
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1818 ; m. Orrin Brainard, Mar. 1st, 1841; first settled in Ark- wright, afterward in Pomfret, where she d. Dec. 17th, 1854. (2) FRANKLIN, b. June 4th, 1820 ; m. Catharine Bowdish, Jan. 22d, 1845, now lives on the homestead. (3) NATHANIEL b. July 14th, 1822 ; m. Nancy Bowdish Dec. 17th, 1845 ; settled in Stockton, this county ; is now a clergyman of the M. E. church and stationed at Emlenton, Pa. (4) Lucr, b. Oct. 23d, 1830 ; d. Mar. 6th, 1847; bu. in Evergreen Cemetery.
9. JAMES PARKER-Was a son of Dr. -- Parker, and was b. in the town of Southbury, Mass. in 1782. He m. Charlotte, a sister of David Eaton, in 1807. Mrs. P. was b. in South bury, Aug. 5th, 1786. They came to P. in the fall of the year in which they were m. in company with Elisha Fay and wife. Mr. P. was a tanner, and established the first tannery in the town of P. [See Tammeries.] He lived in P. but one year, removing to the cross roads and engaging in business there. He removed to Carroll in 1821, where he d. in 1838. Mrs. P. d. there in 1843.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Parker .- (1)ANNA MARIA, was b. in P. July 27th, 1808 ; m. Josiah Wheeler of Frewsburgh, Sept. 22d, 1831 ; d. Aug. 17th, 1846. (2) LOUISA, b. June 16th, 1814, at Westfield ; m. Geo. Bartlett, Sept. 22d, 1835; d. May 30th, 1838. (3) JAMES, Jun., b. at Westfield, Dec. 17th, 1818; m. Sabra A. Howard, Sept. 28th, 1838; d. in Carroll, Sept. 2'st 1863. The prominence to which he attained makes it but just that farther note should be made of him. He was a man of warm and generous impulses, active and vigorous in all his conceptions, and fearless in vindicating what his judg- ment approved. In 1849 he was elected a justice of the peace in the town of Carroll, which office he held until his death. He was twice elected supervisor of his town, and the second year was chairman of the board. In 1859 he was appointed a commissioner with Ward Hunt of Utica and Isaac Dayton of N. Y. city, to settle some claims against the state, and discharged the trust with honor. In 1860 he was presidential elector for this district; and in 1861 was
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appointed assistant clerk of the U. S. House of Represen- tatives, which place he held at the time of his death. In 1855 he became editor of the Chautauqua Democrat, and was its principal editor at the time of his death. But he was cut down in early manhood in the midst of his use- fulness.
10. NATHAN CROSBY-Came to P. from Pennsylvania in 1907, locating what is now known as the Bowdish Farm. N. pt. lot 33. T. 5. His article was dated May 15th that year. He sold to Rufus Perry in June 1809 and returned to Pa. Nothing definite is remembered of him.
11. ERASTUS TAYLOR .- See No. 64.
12. JOSIAH HART-Settled on pt. of lot 41, T. 5, in 1808. But little is known of him. He left town after a few years.
13. PETER INGERSOLL-Came to P. in 1809. Of his nativity nothing is remembered. He was the first settler upon the Mc Kenzie Farm, pt. of lot 41, T. 5. His article was dated July 14th, 1809. He built a large double log house on the opposite side of the road from the house now on the farm, in which he kept a tavern until 1816. In this house on the Sabbath religious services were held for some years. [See Cong. church.] In 1811 he built a frame barn, the first frame building of any description built in town. It is still standing on the farm, but newly silled and cov- ered. He sold in 1816. to Joseph Cass, and left town. He had two sons in the war of 1812, John and William.
14. RUFUS PERRY-Came to P. from Pennsylvania in 1808 or 1809, and settled on a farm known as the Bowdish Farm, N. W. pt. lot 33, T. 5, buying a claim of Nathan Crosby. His article is dated June 22d, 1809. He lived upon this claim until 1821, when he sold to Wm. Burnham, and removed to Ohio in 1822.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Perry .- The children's names as far as known were, (1) MARILLA, (2) RUTH, (3) NEWTON, (4) PAULINA, (5) ELIAKIM, (6) SETHI, (7) DAVID, (8) ELIZA (9) JAMES.
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15. DAVID FARLIN-Came to P. from eastern N. Y., bought of James Parker ten acres of land adjoining the farm of D. Eaton, pt. lot 37, T. 5, in 1809. He sold in 1827 and bought part of lot 14, T. 5, near the farm of Wm. Case, north of Brocton. His aged father committed suicide in the woods near his home.
16. MARTIN SMITH -- Came to P. from Schoharie county, N. Y. in 1809, and settled on the farm now owned by J. Mc- Fadden, commonly known as the Goodsell Farm, buying of Capt. James Dunn. This purchase included the Nilcholas Uhl Farm, now occupied by M. S. Noxon, pt. lot 34, T. 5. He kept a tavern for a few years in the frame house built by J. Potter in 1812. [See Taverns.] He left town a few years later, probably in 1820, and for several years kept a tavern at Tonewanda N. Y. Hed. in the Insane Asylum at Buffalo, Some of the family m. in P. as will be seen elsewhere
17. THOMAS KLUMPH-Brother of Augustine, Jacob and Jeremiah came to P. from Springfield, Otsego county, N. Y., in 1808, and located 200 acres of land, pt. of lot 41, T. 5, now owned in part by H. A. Blowers. Mr. Klumph was b. in 1778; m Sally Rice in 1808, who was b. in Otsego county in 1791. In 1810 they removed to their purchase in P. His log house was located near a spring east of the house now on the farm. Two years later his house was burned and he occupied the log school house elsewhere spoken of as the first built in town. He sold to Asa Thornton in 1815, and located pt. of lot 32, T. 4, where he lived for about fifteen years, then removing to Conneaut, Ohio, where he d. in 1858. Mrs. K. is still living. Mr. K. was a Methodist; politically a Federalist.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Klumph .- (1)ALEXIS. (2) LESTER, (3) JACOB, (4) JOHN, (5) LAFAYETTE, (6) ALMA, (7) CHARITY, (8) CHARLOTTE, (9) CORNELIUS. Most if not all of them live near Conneautville, Pa., except the youngest, who was wrecked on Lake Erie, 1861, but succeeded in getting ashore only to perish
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from cold in the woods near the mouth of Cattaraugus creek.
18. PARSONS TAYLOR .- See No. 64.
19. DAVID CARPENTER-Was a brother of the first wife of Parsons Taylor, and came to P. with him from Chenango county, N. Y., in 1809. He bought fifty acres of land of James Dunn, now owned by David Skinner, central p't of lot 34, T. 5. He m. Julia Crane, and d. June 24, 1833.
20. ABSALOM HARRIS-Came to P. about 1808. He articled the E. p't of lot 33, T. 5, Feb. 5, 1810. He m. Polly Kane, dau. of Peter Kane, in 1810, but soon d., leaving her a wid., the first becoming so in the present town of P. He was bu. in Evergreen Cemetery.
21. ALFRED HODGE-Settled on the central p't of lot 41, T. 5, in 1809. Nothing definite is known of him. He remained in town but a few years.
22. DAVID B. GRANGER-Was a native of Vermont, and b. March 7, 1787. He m. Martha Munson, dan. of Samuel Munson, at New Hartford, Oneida county, N. Y. Mrs. G. was b. in Oneida county March 11, 1792. They removed to P. in 1810 and occupied a log house on the Mckenzie farm, on lot 41, T. 5, but soon purchased a claim to p't of lot 63, T. 4, farm now owned by James Kelsey. Ile remained on this claim but a short time, next buying a claim to p't of lot 37, T. 5, where he lived until his death. He occupied a log house until 1831 when the house on the farm was built by him. He was a farmer and brick maker. He d. in Buffalo June 26, 1849, and bu. there, but was subsequently removed to P. Evergreen Cemetery. His widow occupied the homestead until her d., which occurred Oct. 4, 1862. She was bu. by her husband. Mr. G. was in the war of 1812 ; was a " Jackson democrat and a Harrison whig." Mr. and Mrs. G. were true to the command, " Be fruitful and multiply," and had a family of sixteen ch.
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