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Lothrop Beebe came to Springville in 1816. As early as 1823 he was liable to jury duty in this town, having land at that time on lot 14, known as the " Beebe Lot," where West Valley now is, being the first to locate land in that part of the town. But did not settle on it, being then a bachelor in search of a wife,-a search which occupied six years, but which, as he says, proved to have been time well spent, in view of the excellence of the help- meet he found. He finally settled, in 1837, in the north- east corner of the town, on lot 41.
Alden Hyde, John W. Crosby, and Chauncy Pond were all located on or near the creek at that time. Abel Holman and Lewis Tracy were below on the creck.
Johnson, Truman, and David Bensley were in the town in 1822, and settled on lot 74. Johnson Bensley was the first supervisor of the town. Truman Bensley was one of the first assessors.
Truman Crummell, about 1826, settled on the same lot with Jacob Hufstater.
William Wait, of Washington County, in 1810, came to Genesee with his wife and three children, settled there until 1830, when he went to Ellicottville and took up 120 acres on lot 21, and 120 acres on lot 22,-the east side of both lots,-they being situated in what is now West Val- ley. There was no house or even shanty. Three miles north, at Riceville, a little settlement had been started.
Lorenzo and Esek Wait, sons of William, with a team of horses, a yoke of oxen, and their household goods, drove the first team through from Riceville to that place. By chopping trees, rolling logs, and bridging streams with brush, they finally arrived and took possession, and imme- diately commenced building a shanty first, on lot 22, by rolling logs 12 feet high on one side and 8 feet on the other, roofing it with elm-bark cut 4 feet long, lapping the edges. In the corner a pile of hemlock-brush was laid, on which their beds were placed. After getting a habitation, they commenced chopping, and soon made a good garden. The family, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Wait, and Fanny, a daughter, came in, arriving at the home the 3d day of May, 1830. The shanty was 12 by 18 feet, and cooking
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for a time was done on the ground in a corner of the cabin, a piece of bark having been taken out at the top to let the smoke out. After the garden was made and the family settled in the new home, Esek went out in the ravines and drew in flat stones, and Lorenzo and his father laid up a large chimney, 8 fect square at the bottom, having one fireplace in the cabin, a hole having been cut through, and another fireplace outside. In 1832 a log house was built, 18 feet by 20 feet and 16 feet high, adjoining the shanty and inclosing the other fireplace.
The next fainily that came in was Samuel Hanan, from the west part of Ashford, where he had been for several years. He settled, in June, 1832, on a part of lot 13, lo- cating 50 acres on the creek, where he built the first saw- mill in that part of the town.
Riley Garfield, in the fall of 1832, located 120 acres on the south part of lot 14, and sold out in a few years. The property belongs mostly to John Link. John, Ormill, and Royal Murphy, three brothers, located in 1830, and moved in November, 1831. They took up about 200 acres on lots 15 and 16. John stayed a few years, and moved to Penn- sylvania. Ormill lived here until about 1868, when he moved to Machias. His son John remained at West Val- ley, where he is justice of the peace. Eli K. Pickett, from Genesee County, in the fall of 1834, came in and took up 150 acres on the south side of lot 13.
Lorenzo Wait took the 120 acres on lot 21, afterwards sold to William Gibson in 1838. Joseph West and Wm. Gibson, both from Genesee County, came in about 1838. West purchased 120 acres of Apollos Lincoln, who was a son-in-law of William Wait, and had put up a cabin on lot 37. Joseph West has two sons, George N. and James, who are both living at West Valley. George N. West has represented the county in the Assembly and the town as supervisor.
The first post-office established here was called West Valley, in honor of Mr. West. The first school-house erected here was in the summer of 1839, about 100 rods from the hotel. The first teacher was Juliet Gibson. The jury list of Ellicottville for 1823 shows the names of those liable to jury duty who were residents within the portion of the town above referred to as part of the present town of Ashford, namely :
ship 6, range 7, and Asahel Nyc had taken lands in lot 54 of the same township; these locations being within the northwest corner of Ashford, then a part of Otto.
And there were living in the same portion of the town in the year 1824 the following persons, whose names are found on the assessment-roll of Otto for that year, viz. :
Lot. Township. Range.
Frederick Frank
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Jacob Hufstater.
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George Oyer.
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Elijah Harvey Hiram Goo
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Henry Nye.
42
6
7
Austin Pratt
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7
Elins Bower ..
45
6
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Tristam Dodge.
53
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Elijah Parmenter.
53
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7
John Holdridge.
53
7
Davis Nye.
54
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Elijah Parmenter
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6
The following names, taken from the assessment-roll of Ellicottville for 1822, are those of persons then occupying lands in that part of the town which is now included in Ashford :
Lot. Township. Range.
George Arnold.
74
6
6
Johnson Bensley.
74
6
6
Eaton Bensley
74
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Jacob II. Frank
71
6
John Goodemote.
65
6
6
Michael Ilufstater
75
6
6
Alanson Loveless
74
6
6
David Oyer
66
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Nathan Saunders
70
6
6
James Saunders
60
6
6
Geo. Schism
57
6
Amos L. Thomas.
59
6
6
Daniel Thomas.
58
6
6
David Wildey
58
6
6
Griffin Wildey.
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6
Jabesh Weeden
41
6
6
Amasa Wheelock
74
6
Benjamin Rhodes,
54
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Moses White.
71
6
G
Marsena Brooks.
53
5
6
5
6
Norman B. Carter.
45
6
Andrew Frank
5
John Frank
64
5
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Jacob Frank
48
5
6
Hiram Goo.
62
5
6
John Quackenbush.
55
5
6
Peter Quackenbush.
55
5
Augustus Van Slyke.
47
5
6
David Oyer. =
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John Oyer.
55
5
6
Anderson Rowland =
55
5
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Isaac Woodruff
54
5
62
5
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Lothrop Beebe.
14
5
6
Sanford I. Sampson.
29
5
6
Joseph F. Carter
45
5
6
Charles Boss,
Anderson Rowland, "
Philip Bonesteel, "
James Saunders,
Henry Bonesteel, "
Sanford J. Sampson,
Johnson Bensley, tailor.
Peter Sampson,
Lothrop Beebe, farmer.
Nathan Saunders,
John Frank, Jr., "
Ebenezer C. Sherman, "
Andrew Frank, "
Amos L. Thomas, joiner.
Jacob Frank, blacksmith.
Augustus Van Slyke, farmer.
Jacob H. Frank, farmer.
Isaac Woodruff,
Samuel Flagg,
David Wildey,
Baltus Goodemote, farmor.
Griffin Wildey,
Philip Goodemote, .
John Pratt,
Michael Hufstater,
Nathan Pratt,
Francis Newkirk,
David Oyer, farmer.
George Arnold, farmer.
John Oyer, "
Marsena Brooks, "
Peter Quackenbush, farmer.
From a map of the town of Ashford, made in 1843, the following occupants were on the several lots. In the south- cast corner lots 4, 5, 6, 12, 20, 28, 30 were marked non- resident. Of lot 29, 148 acres were on the north side, marked N. R., and the remainder was taken by B. B. Clover, Jonathan West, and Geo. and Joseph West.
About 120 acres on the cast side of lot 21 was taken by Wm. Gibson. About the same amount on the east side of lot 22 by Wm. Wait and P. Barlow.
Lot 14 was taken by Hiram Chamberlain, Joel Bailey, and John Lockrow ; lot 13 by S. R. Hanan, R. Hanan, W. Mason, Wm. Gibson, S. Picket, and Eli K. Picket; lot 7, on the cast line of the town, 100 acres on the east was
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Seth Allen, tanner.
In the year 1819, John Holdridge, Elijah Parmenter, and Tristam Dodge were living upou farms on lot 53, town-
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JOHN QUACKENBUSH.
MRS. JOHN QUACKENBUSH.
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taken by S. Cox, 106 acres by B. Hadley, 68 acres, N. R., and 50 acres by H. Davis; lot 8, directly north, " marked N. R .; " lot 15 is marked to O. Murphy, Ezra Cooper, and H. Willis; lot 16 to Charles Bond and B. Murphy, except 80 acres, marked N. R. ; lot 23 is marked to E. Willson and Wm. Nehemiah, except 128 acres on the north side, marked N. R .; lot 24 is 262 acres, marked N. R., and 25 acres to Wm. M. Rice; lot 31 is 314 acres N. R., and 50 acres to Roswell Hill; lot 32, Conrad Widrig had 100 acres on south side, the remainder N. R .; lot 36 to George Hughey, Thomas Hicks, Cornelius Hesson, and Wm. Hesson ; lot 37, 107 acres N. R., Charles Facet, B. B. Chamberlin, and N. Hew- son the remainder; lot 38 and 40 N. R .; lot 39 N. R., except 50 acres to J. P. Bargy ; lot 44, Gospel Lot, 50 acres, Daniel B. Jewett and Isaac Woodruff; lot 45, Wm. Hicks, J. P. Bargy, R. A. Carter, P. Quackenbush, D. B. Jewett, and Catharine Staning; lot 46, J. P. Bargy and John Bellows; lot 47, J. P. Bargy, J. H. Frank, John Colf, and John Panaps; lot 48, A. Allen, J. Ketch, D. Oyer, and 145 acres N. R .; lot 52, D. B. Jewett and others; lot 53, D. B. Jewett, Isaac Woodruff, and Paran Fox ; lot 54, Andrew Frank, John D. Quackenbush, I. Woodruff, and A. J. Storring ; lot 55, J. Rowland, J. Bellows, Widow Oyer, Asa Rowland, David Oyer, and D. Hufstater; lot 56, David Hufstater, Wm. Mimmick, H. Franks, and John Rowland ; lot 60, Arnold Holden 150 acres, and 140 acres N. R. ; lot 61, Hiram Foltz, John Van Slyke, M. Hiller, and J. War- ner; lot 62, Joseph Foltz, C. Boss, D. Oyer, and A. Frank ; lot 63, D. Oyer, J. Anderson, C. Turner, J. Multer, and J. Frank ; lot 64, J. Multer, Geo. Breedenbecker, Jeremiah Frank, and Warren Frank.
Township 6, Runge 6 .- Lots 55 and 67 are N. R .; lot 35, A. Williams, D. Day, J. Flagg, 116 acres, N. R .; lot 36, Orrin French, S. Lawton, S. M. Day, and G. Leonard ; lot 37, Sands Moon, E. Palmer, Robert Holden, S. Vaug- han, and 39 acres N. R .; lot 38, Ebenezer Pool, B. Joslyn, W. Moon, J. Joslyn, and 129 acres N. R .; lot 39, Am- brose Upson, E. Pool, D. K. Upson, Peter Peck, and 71 acres N. R. ; lot 40, Abel Holman, 100 acres, and 270 acres N. R. ; lot 41, Jonathan Studley, Wm. Bell, Lothrop Beebe, John W. Crowley, Geo. Richmond, and M. Hyde; lot 42, Wm. M. Rice, S. Bond, F. IIammond, and 33 acres N. R .; lot 43, S. Remington, Russel French, and A. Rice; lot 44, Peter P. Wiltse, Chester Wilder, H. F. Wil- der, and Samuel Fairbanks; lot 45, Abel Dennison, Ed- mund Dennison, Cornelius Bigelow, and 100 acres N. R. ; lot 46, C. C. Bigelow, Job Bigelow, Ezra Bigelow, C. Stowel, 49 acres N. R. ; lot 47, Job Bigelow, Almon Fuller, and 75 acres N. R .; lot 48, L. Tracy, O. Tracy, Elias Brewer, Laban Gates, and 100 acres N. R .; lot 49, N. Holland, Wm. M. Rice, and 157 acres N. R .; lot 50, A. Rice, A. Hadley, and 53 acres N. R .; lot 51, Timothy Stevens, Thomas Stevens, J. Remington, J. D. Searl, and 72 acres N. R. ; lot 52, J. Saunders, O. Morton, B. Weast, Wm. Holman, James Kingsley, 64 acres N. R .; lot 53, Daniel M. Cole, Wm. Shultze, Wm. Goodemote, II. Hitch- cock ; lot 54, Almon Fuller, Richmond Fuller, J. S. Doug- lass, J. Kingsley, A. M. D. Fuller, A. B. Fuller, J. G. Fuller, and 40 acres N. R .; lot 56, A. Hadley, 25 acres, R. Tyler, 100 acres, and 229 acres N. R .; lot 57, E. C.
Sherman, C. Sherman, Wm. L. Emerson, and 142 acres N. R. ; lot 58, George Wasson, Conrad Weast, E. Fay, and J. Wilcox ; lot 59, J. C. Jackson, Amos L. Thomas ; lot 60, James Saunders, N. Hitchcock, Truman Bensley, H. House, and 124 acres N. R .; lot 61, John Lambinan, 100 acres, and 270 acres N. R .; lot 62, John Frank, 100 acres, and 260 acres N. R. ; lot 63, Jacob White, Joseph Saunders, 198 acres N. R .; lot 64, James Saunders, J. P. Bond, and 262 acres N. R .; lot 65, C. C. Bigelow, S. Fritts, G. Wad- dell, Baltus Goodemote, Philip Goodemote, James D. Searl; lot 66, John Johnston, 100 acres, and 263 acres N. R .; lot 68, Peter Widrig, Seth Allen, and 186 acres N. R .; lot 69, Seth Allen and J. P. Bond; lot 70, Jeremiah Wil- cox, Bond Cook, and Widow Otis; lot 71, W. Frank, W. Dedrick, Francis Newkirk, Uriah Wightman, and Lee Wightman ; lot 72, Timothy Folts, 50 acres, and 340 acres N. R .; lot 73, Seth Allen, J. Hufstater, and Peter Widrig ; lot 74, Seth Allen, George Widrig, Elbert W. Cook, S. Smith; lot 75, John P. Oyer, Daniel Frank, Frederick Frank ; lot 76, Frederick Frank, Henry Folts, H. Miller ; lot 77, John Pratt, Nathan Pratt, and - Dow ; lot 78, J. Hufstater, Truman Crummell.
Township 5, Range 7 .- Lot 8, Henry Frank, F. Frank.
Township 6, Range 7 .- Lot 1, John D. Oyer, Fred- erick Frank, 100 acres N. R .; lot 10, A. Woodruff, John Miller, J. P. Oyer, 121 acres N. R. ; lot 11, N. R. ; lot 25, George Oyer, John Dow, Daniel Dow, L. Weber; lot 26, John Lowe, J. J. Frank, H. Widrig, G. G. Widrig, 47 acres N. R .; lot 27, G. G. Widrig, and 119 acres N. R .; lot 39, I. J. Weber, B. Warner, Widow Pierce; lot 40, L. and M. Weber and C. Crawford; lot 53, A. Scobey, F. Smith, O. Parmenter, M. C. Hufstater ; lot 54, Wm. Oyer, L. Weber ; lot 55, Matthew Weber, B. B. Weber, L. Pierce, J. B. Robbins, and S. Pierce ; lot 41, T. Pierce, Robert Dygert ; lot 42, Willard Hakes and Jacob Helmstreet; lot 43, J. Dodge, Jesse Frye, and 61 acres N. R .; lot 44, 59 acres N. R .; lot 45, J. S. Fryc.
ORGANIZATION OF TOWN.
Ashford was erected from Ellicottville, Feb. 16, 1824. A part of Otto was annexed April 13, 1835.
The first town-meeting was held at the house of Amos L. Thomas the first Tuesday in March, 1824, and organi- zation was perfected.
The following officers were elected : Johnson Bensley, Supervisor; Seth Allen, Town Clerk ; Ebenezer C. Sher- man, Truman Bensley, and Isaac Woodruff, Assessors ; Avery Smith, David Oyer, and Peter Sampson, Commis- sioners of Highways; Nathan Saunders and David Oyer, Overseers of Poor; Norman B. Carter, George Arnold, and Daniel Thomas, Commissioners of Schools.
The following is a list of supervisors, town clerks, and justices of the peace :
SUPERVISORS.
1825-29. Peter Sampson. 1830-31. David Oyer. 1832-33. Peter Sampson. 1834-36. Jeremiah Wilcox. 1837. David Rupson.
1838. Jeremiah Wilcox.
1839-40. David B. Jewett.
1841. David Pierce.
1842. Thomas Pierce, Jr.
1843-45. David B. Jewett.
1846-47. J. J. Frank.
1848. Alexander Scobey.
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1849. Alanson King.
1850-53. Alex. Scobey. 1854-55. A. B. Willson. 1856. Joseph Hammond. 1858-60. Boutelle A. Lowe. 1861-62. Francis P. Rice. 1863. Boutelle A. Lowe. 1864-65. Francis P. Rice. 1866. A. B. Willson.
1867-68. Geo. N. West. 1869. Andrew B. Neff. 1870. John Quackenbush. 1871. Andrew B. Neff.
1872-73. F. P. Rice. 1874. Geo. W. Oyer. 1875-76. Andrew B. Neff.
1877. Geo. N. West.
1878. A. C. Porter.
TOWN CLERKS.
1825-27. Charles Boss.
1856. John Multer.
1828. George Arnold.
1857. James J. Barger.
1829-30. Ebenezer C. Sherman.
1858. Francis J. Kine.
1831. James D. Searl.
1859. F. P. Rice.
1832. Abel French.
1860. Alonzo Wiltze. 1861. John Ellis.
1833. John W. Clarke. 1834-37. Charles Boss.
1862. Seward Robbins.
1838. Harry House. 1839. James D. Scarl.
1864-65. Frederick A. Clark.
1840-41. Charles Boss.
1866. J. B. Larabee.
1867-68. Charles N. Sherman.
1869-70. George W. Oyer.
1847. Jeremiah Frank.
1871-72. F. P. Rice.
1849-51. David Ward. 1852. Francis P. Rice.
1874. Clark K. Day.
1853. John Reed. 1854. Francis P. Rice.
1875-76. Charles Holden.
1877-78. William Kruse.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
1830. Jacob P. Barga.
1831. David Rupson.
Arnold Holden.
1857. John L. Murphy.
1832. Seth Allen.
1858. Jacob Multer.
1833. William M. Ricc.
1859. Ambrose Upson.
1834. Norman B. Carter.
1860. Geo. C. Mckay.
1835. David Rupson.
1861. John I .. Murphy. 1862. Jacob Multer.
1837. William M. Rice. Arnold Holden.
1863. A. R. Upson.
1839. John W. Crosby.
1840. Thomas Pierce.
1841. Joseph Remington.
1842. Arnold Holden.
1843. Sylvester Fitch.
1865. Bela Remington. Chester J. Lowe.
1844. Alexander Scobey.
Charles C. Bigelow.
1845. Joseph Remington.
1869. John L. Murphy. 1870. Jacob Multer. J. B. Weber. 1871. Wm. Pierce.
1846. Arnold Holden. Andrew Stevens.
1847. Charles C. Bigelow. 1848. J. J. Frank.
1872. P. S. Aldrich.
1849. Andrew Stevens.
1874. L. C. Robbins.
1850. Arnold Holden.
1875. Jacob Multer. William Pierce.
1851. Charles C. Bigelow.
1852. Jacob J. Frank.
1876. J. S. Aldrich.
1853. Albert Holland. 1854. Arnold Holden.
1877. J. L. Humphrey.
1878. Jacob Guntler.
SCHOOLS.
The first school-house was erected at Thomas' Corners, and one about the same time in the southwest part of the town, in the fall of 1822. Daniel Thomas and Nelson B. Carter being the first teachers. They were appointed the first commissioners in 1824, together with George Arnold.
The town was divided by them into districts. They re- ported that year as received from the State treasurer $8.30, and from the collector of the town, the same amount.
Below is given their report upon the division of the towns into districts, with their bounds :
SCHOOL RECORDS OF ASHFORD, 1824.
School districts and their bounds in the town of Ashford as di- vided by the undersigned, being school commissioners of said town for the year 1824. School district No. 1, beginning on the northwest corner of lot 70, thence castwardly to the town line of Yorkshire; thence south to the south line of township 6, range 6; thence running west parallel with the first mentioned bounds; thence north to the first mentioned bounds of lot No. 70.
School district No. 2, beginning at northeast corner of lot 74; thence wost to the transit line; thence south to the line of Ellicottville ; thence east to the town line of Yorkshire; thence north to the 6th township, 6th range; thence west parallel with the lot 70 on the Cattaraugus Creek, on the 6th range; thence north to the first mention bounds; also lot 1, in the town of Otto, on which Jacob Hufstater now lives.
Dated at Ashford, this 18th day of September, 1824.
GEORGE ARNOLD, DANIEL. THOMAS, PETER SAMPSON,
Commissioners of Common Schools.
There are at present in the town, as by statistics of 1878, 13 school districts, containing 13 school buildings valued, with sites, at 84705; volumes in library, 635, valued' at $250; number of weeks taught in year ending Sept. 30, 1878, 374; number of teachers employed for 28 weeks or more, 13; amount of money paid for teachers' wages, $1872.63; number of children of school age, 604; aver- age daily attendance, 251156 ; amount of public money received from State, $1493; amount of money received from tax, $454.66.
FREE-WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.
A young man by the name of Richard M. Cary, who had been preaching in Boston, Erie Co., started south on foot to find some place to preach the gospel. After getting within about three miles of what is now Ashford Hollow, he came to forks in the road, and not knowing which way to go, he decided to leave it to the Lord in prayer, and accordingly knelt by the roadside. Some boys heard him, and ran home and told their father there was a man up the road down on the ground talking to somebody. The man went out and invited him into his house, and Mr. Augustus Van Slyke, for it was he, sent out for the neighbors, and a religious meeting was held. From this small beginning the First Free-Will Baptist Society of Ashford was organized. A meeting was called at the house of Henry Frank, Oct. 27, 1821, signed by Alanson Loveless, Thomas Johnson, Ander- son Rowland, Jacob Hufstater, and Augustus Van Slyke. An election of trustees was held, and David Oyer, Jacob Frank, and Isaac Woodruff were chosen.
Meetings were held in private houses and school-houses until 1852, when a church edifice was erected, 38 by 50 feet, having a steeple, and at a cost of about $1400. A lot of 50 acres was deeded to the society by the Holland Land Company, Sept. 1, 1828, as the first society organized in the town. This lot was exchanged, Feb. 20, 1857, to fur- nish means to complete the church and parsonage. The pastors have been the Revs. R. M. Cary, Chester Chaffee, Enoch Jenkins, - Tanner, - Webb, - Kellogg, A. W. Ensign, Joseph Parkyn, W. H. Flynn, W. J. Dur- fee, O. J. Moon, Rufus Cornell, Alonzo P. Cook, Daniel McCoon, - Howe, - Haslan, H. Clancey, and Geo. Donaker.
The church has become disorganized, but the property is
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1855. Orange Hammond.
1863. Alonzo Wiltze.
1842-45. Seth Allen. 1846. Warner Frank.
1873. Charles F. Ballou.
1836. Seth Allen.
1855. Charles C. Bigelow. 1856. Thomas Pierce.
1864. G. C. Parmenter. 1865. John L. Murphy.
1866. Jacob Multer. Thomas Pierce. 1867. Paul HI. Wiedrig.
1873. J. L. Murphy.
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MRS. CORNELIUS M. HADLEY.
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held by the trustees, and is used by the Church of the United Brethren.
THE CHURCH OF THE UNITED BRETHREN OF ASHFORD HOLLOW
was organized in the fall of 1872, with 23 members, un- der the charge of the Rev. John Smith, and E. M. Hull as leader. They hold their services in the Free-Will Baptist church, and now number 23, under the leadership of Rev. J. J. Andrews.
A union Sunday-school is held in the church, and con- tains about 40 pupils ; Jacob Multer, superintendent.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH
was organized about 1843. Asa Rowland and wife, Anderson Rowland and wife, Owen Maybe and wife, and Elder O. Tayntor and wife were the first members. Rev. Orasmus Tayntor was a pastor of the Frec-Will Baptist Church in Ashford, but disaffection in regard to church beliefs resulted, and this church was built up. A church edifice was built in 1851 on lot 62, and dedicated Jan. 6, 1852; and Rev. O. Tayntor was the first and only regular pastor for several years. In February, 1865, the church was destroyed by fire, but for several years previous the society had been on the decline, and is now disbanded or merged in the other denominations at this place.
About 1844 an anti-slavery church was formed in the Weber neighborhood in New Ashford, composed of the families of Weber, Norton, Goo, Lowe, and others. Serv- ices were held in the school-house. That church has become disorganized.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF EAST ASHFORD.
As early as 1832 the inhabitants of this neighborhood whose views were in accordance with the Methodist Church, gathered together at the school-house and organized a class. Ebenezer C. Sherman and the Rev. Mr. Proper were among the first members, and Mr. Proper was the first preacher. In 1855 a society was organized with 60 members, under the care of the Rev. C. B. Clark, who became their first pastor. A church edifice was erected the next year at a cost of $1000. The pastors who succeeded Mr. Clark were Geo. W. Terry, - Curry, H. Butler, Henry Latham, S. Y. Hammond, J. K. Torrey, Roswell Canfield, Charles Eddy, Wm. Rogers, John Reed, L. L. Rogers, Wm. Jennings, L. Weber, S. W. Merrivale, Delbert Par- cell, who is the present pastor. They number at present 44 members, and have a Sunday-school of 20 pupils, of which H. Day is superintendent.
In about 1845, owing to difference of opinion on slavery and masonry, a portion of the Methodists disconnected them- selves from the Methodist Church of East Ashford, and or- ganized a Wesleyan Methodist Church. They had no regu- lar preaching, and in 1855 united with the Congregational and Baptist Churches in building an edifice for worship, and union services are held therein.
A BAPTIST CHURCHI
was organized June 12, 1833, as a branch of the Springville Baptist Church, with 40 members; the Rev. Mr. Loomis
conducting the services. Cyrus Belknap and wife, John Wilson and wife, Rufus Tyler and wife, and - Moore were among the first members. Revs. O. Tayntor and F. Langmade have ministered to this church. These are not numerous, and hold services in union with the Congrega- tional and Wesleyan Methodists.
THE GERMAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF WEST VALLEY.
As early as 1862 a number of Germans met together on the town line, between Ellicottville and Ashford, and organ- ized a class, under the charge of Elder F. Houck, of the Erie Circuit. The first members were John Schroeder, Leader ; Mr. and Mrs. G. Nerdich, Mrs. J. Koehler, Mrs. Pollow, and John Link. Services were usually held in the school-house. In 1869 the church was organized with 21 members, and in 1870 a church edifice was erected at a cost of about $2000. The pastors who have labored with this church are the Revs. F. Houck, C. F. Schoepflin, J. Schauff, C. F. Schoepflin, A. Unhole, I. Harr, N. Gels- leighter, C. F. Witt, J. H. Damin, and J. G. Sechrist, who is the present pastor. They number at present 48 mem- bers, with a Sunday-school containing 30 pupils, Christian Ehman acting as superintendent. The services are con- ducted in German, and the church is called the Cattaraugus Mission.
THE GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH.
This society was organized in 1866, with 30 members, by the Rev. John Bernreuther, who was the first pastor. A church edifice was erected the same season at a cost of $2000. The pastors that have succeeded the Rev. Mr. Bernreuther are E. Leemheris, M. Hyer, and G. Rade- macher, who is at present the pastor. They number about 70 members.
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