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Dr. Johnson was an early physician. He was soon followed by Dr. Hood, who, however, attended more to his store than his profession. Dr. Stephen Peck, a well educated physician, and a careful and conscientious practitioner, located on the hill. His practice was a large and useful one. He lived to a ripe old age. Dr. Cornelius Ormes practised here from 1833 to 1863 when he removed to Jamestown.
Edson E. Boyd, M. D., of Ashville, is a native of Carroll, where he was born in December, 1832. He studied medicine, and was graduated from the University of the City of New York in 1854. He commenced practice in Jamestown and removed to Ashville in 1856. At the formation of the 112th
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Regiment, N. Y. Vols., he was commissioned first assistant surgeon, and was honorably discharged November 9, 1863, at Annapolis, Ind., on account of physical disability.
Dr. A. B. Rice, born in Harmony, October 22, 1841, practised here for 20 years and removed to Jamestown.
Dr. John C. Lewis, son of Marshall L. Lewis, was born in Ellery, August 6, 1848. He was educated at Westfield Academy and received his degree of M. D. February 24, 1874, at Buffalo University, and established himself for the practice of his profession at Panama in December, 1874. He is a member of Chautauqua County Medical Society, of which he has been presi- dent, and of N. Y. State Medical Society. He is editor of the Panama Herald.
LAWYERS .- Hon. Walter L. Sessions. (See Jamestown).
Loren B. Sessions, son of Jolm S. and Sally (Green) Sessions, was born in Brandon, Vermont. He read law with his brother, Walter L., at Panama, was admitted to the bar in 1852, and was in practice until ISSI. He has been supervisor of Harmony 23 years, and chairman of the board 18 years. He was a member of the state senate in 1878, 1879, 1880 and ISSI.
The name of John B. Baker, of Panama, appears on the calendar of the Chautauqua County Bar.
CHURCHES .- The First Baptist Church was organized at Blockville (where the first religious services in the town were held by Rev. Simeon Powers), May 15, 1817. The primary meeting for organization met April 5. The constituent members were Rev. Simeon and Polly Powers, Timothy and Ruth Jenner, Orange and Jemima Phelps, Samuel and Susan Hurlbut, Oliver and Betsey Pier, Israel and Hannah Carpenter, Caleb and Phebe Beals, Moses Jenner and Aurilla Groom. The field was divided into east, west and middle sections. The "east " was Blockville ; in the " middle " section services were held for some years at a schoolhouse 112 miles north of Panama ; in the " west " section meetings were held at a school house 12 miles west of Pan- ama. In 1834 and 1835, through the liberality of some Presbyterian people of Panama, a beautiful site for a church edifice was obtained at that place, and a church was built which centralized the religious labors here. In 1828 the new church at Ashville received several members from this chirch, and in 1834 thirty-seven were dismissed, mostly to form the North Harmony church. The first church built was burned December 25, 1859, and one costing $4,000 was built in 1860. The church very early commenced sabbath school work, and has received great strength from it. It ever took strong grounds against all secret, oath-bound societies. When slavery divided churches and brotherhoods, this old church of Harmony ever lifted its voice and recorded its vote in favor of freedom ; in the civil war it offered its sons as warriors, and gave its solemn vows to stand by the "stars and stripes." Its membership for many years has averaged 200. The pastors have been :
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Simeon Powers, Palmer Cross, Peter Freeman, Charles Sanderson, S. S. Ains- worth, Harvey Silliman, J. C. Drake, H. H. Stockton, I. N. Pease, L. L. Rathbun, W. H. Husted, Alfred Wells, A. M. Tennant, A. S. Thompson, C. A. Babcock, A. A. Jones, H. N. Cornish and A. D. Bush, who commenced his labors July 1, 1891.
The Congregational Church at Ashville was organized with nine mem- bers June 10, 1820, by Rev. Jolin Spencer. He was its first pastor. A house of worship was erected in 1834 at a cost of $1,000.
The. Methodist Episcopal Church at Blockville originated in a class formed in ISI8. In January, 1822, it was organized with 6 members by Rev. Mr. Hill, first pastor. Their church edifice was built in 1849 ; cost $1,500.
The Baptist Church at Ashville was organized July, 1828, Rev. Jairus Handy officiating, with these members : Hiram Alden, Chas. D. Slayton, James McClellan, Sr. and Jr., Nathaniel H. Stow, Anson Phelps, Heber Cow- den, Daniel Higley, Albert Partridge, John Wellman, John Rugg, George L. Case, Peter L. Phelps, John Morton, Ephraim Case, and 17 females-in all 32. Ephraim Case was chosen the first deacon ; James McClellan, clerk. Their church edifice was erected in 1836.
The First Congregational Church was organized Nov. 28, 1830, by Rev. Justin Marsh, assisted by Rev. Samuel Leonard and Rev. Isaac Jones, all members of Buffalo presbytery. The church was received under the care of that presbytery. After several years it became the First Presbyterian Church of Panama. Of the early members were Orrin Matthews and wife, Asahel Clark and wife, Margaret Morgan, Mary Nichols, Benj. and Eunice D. Smith, Emeline M. Smith, Dr. Stephen Peck, Dr. Cornelius Ormes, John H. and Esther Pray, Matilda Chase, Samantha Dix, Dea. Josiah Holbrook and wife, Nehemiah Sperry and wife, Mrs. Sarah Dix, Reuben Davis and wife, Noah Harrington and wife. The first pastor was Rev. Alfred W. Gray. Other early pastors were Aaron Van Wormer, Abner D. Olds, O. D. Hibbard, A. Worthington, Charles Merwin. For many years their place of worship was in the tannery, which had been fitted up for that purpose. Their church edifice was erected in 1846. Rev. Chalon Burgess was pastor from February, 1861, until the last of November, 1875. The next pastor was Rev. James Phillips ; he was succeeded by the Rev. I. I. St. John, then for several years this church was supplied occasionally by theological students. In 1886 or 1887 Rev. I. Brodnal commenced a pastorate which continued five years. The church has had no settled minister.
The Free Baptist Church of Harmony was organized at Nathaniel Clark's, King's Corners, December 4, 1830; Elders Harmnon Jenkins and Thomas Grinold, officiating. The members were Timothy Walkley, David Lucas, Nathaniel Clark, David Clark, James Alexander, Asa Wait, Ebenezer Thayer, Samuel Reed, Phineas Chamberlain, and many of their wives ; Isaac Phelps,
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Freeman Williams, Sarah Burnham, Rhoda Keith and Pamelia Baldwin. Asa Wait was chosen clerk. The first deacon was David Lucas, chosen January, 1834, and who held the office till his death, September 4, 1872. The church was subsequently moved south to the town line and took the name of " Clymer and Harmony church."
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CHAPTER LXXI.
T HE town of Chautauqua originally comprised all of this county except its eastern range of townships. It was formed from the town of Batavia, April 11, 1804. When the county was organized, March 11, ISO8, the town was enlarged by the addition of the eastern or roth range of townships. All of the other towns of the county have been formed from the original town, reducing it to its present dimensions. It is irregular in forin, lies west of the center of the county on both sides of the northern extremity of the lake and is one of the largest towns, containing 41, 318 acres. Its sur- face is hilly and forms the watershed between Lake Erie and Chautauqua lake. Chautauqua creek forms part of the western boundary. The other principal streams are the Inlet, which empties into the lake near Hartfield, Prendergast's creek in the southern part, Dewittville and Mud creeks. Although the town is hilly and broken, and by reason of its elevated situa- tion is exposed to deep snows and severe storms in winter, it has fine and striking scenery. From the high hills in its northern and western parts a magnificent view is presented of the grape belt, and the wide and blue expanse of Lake Erie bearing upon its bosom the commerce of the west, and, in the distance, one may see the shores and hills of Canada. The upper por- tion of Chautauqua lake extends into the eastern part of the town. From Mayville a fine view may be had of the pleasant shores of the lake. Dewitt- ville and other beautiful bays, Fair Point and Chautauqua Point are all within the town. Within its limits is the village of Mayville, the capital of the county, with which is associated so much of historical interest ; also the far-famed Chautauqua Assembly grounds, picturesque Point Chautauqua, the villages of Hartfield, Summerdale and Dewittville, and the county alins- house and asylum. The county seat being located here many of the events connected with it belong to the general history, which see.
The first settlement was made by Dr. Alexander. McIntyre of Meadville, in 1804. He built a log dwelling at Mayville, near the steamboat landing,
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where are now the Chautauqua Lake Mills. Around it he erected a stockade " to protect it from the Indians," as he said. He had been captured by and resided with the Indians many years, acquired their habits, and claimed to have learned the healing art from them. Dr. McIntyre's stockade had been built, when, in the fall of 1804, the Holland Land Company sent William Peacock to survey and map out a town at the head of the lake. Mayville then received its name. William Green says: "Supplies had been sent ahead, and left in charge of the doctor (McIntyre), but when the surveyors arrived they found that a party of flat-boatmen from Fort Pitt, now Pitts- burgh, had been up and plundered their storehouse of its provisions. The work was accomplished, however, the party subsisting on potatoes, (it is not known from what source they were obtained), and such game as they could procure. The place was so beautifully located, the natural scenery so charming, that it was suggested that the town be christened after the 'fairest month of all the year,' so it was put down upon the map as Mayville. The territory mapped was two miles wide, from Chautauqua lake to the two Chautauqua creeks, and the work was done with wonderful accuracy, as many subsequent surveys have fully proven."
It appears that boatmen from Pittsburgh had reached the head of the lake at that early date. It is quite likely that it was the beginning of the business of transporting salt over the portage between lakes Erie and Chau- tauqua, and to Pittsburgh by Chautauqua lake, and the Allegany and its tributaries. In 1807 Captain John Scott, who had located at Canadaway in 1804, and had married Brilliant, daughter of Deacon Orsamus Holmes of Sheridan, came and opened among the hemlocks on the present site of May- ville, a public inn. This, the first inn, was made of logs, and stood upon the east side of Main street, between the Episcopal church and the Mayville House, three-quarters of a mile from McIntyre's. Mr. Scott was supervisor of Chautauqua in 1813. He removed from Mayville about 1826 and died in Illinois in 1845. In ISOS George Lowry settled in Mayville, and also opened a primitive inn. He was one of the celebrated family of ten brothers who with their mother, Margaret, emigrated from Ireland in the last century. Their names were Samuel, Hugh, John, Robert, James, Andrew, William, George, Alexander and Morrow. Most of them became early settlers of Erie county, Pa. In George Lowry's old barroom occurred a desperate fight between some settlers and Pennsylvania boatmen, which furnished business for several of the earliest terms of court. His son, James B. Lowry, was county clerk in IS28.
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In 1868 the county of Chautauqua was organized, and that year Jonas Williams, Isaac Sutherland and Asa Ransom, the commissioners appointed to decide upon the county seat, "erected a large hemlock post " at Mayville to designate the spot fixed by them. Although the county was not com-
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pletely organized, measures were immediately taken to prepare the county seat for the public purposes for which it was designed. Darins Dexter had come to Chautauqua from Herkimer county that spring. To him the con- tract was given by Joseph Ellicott to cut and clear a road commencing at the head of Chautauqua lake and extending 12 miles towards Westfield. He cut this road, now Main street, six rods wide, and cleared it to the width . of three rods. He also cleared the land of the public square. Dr. John E. Marshall, a well educated physician, now moved into the woods that covered the site of Mayville. He married Ruth, daughter of Deacon Orsamus Holines of Sheridan in 1810. (See page 257).
The primitive condition of Mayville and its sparse population is described by John Russell who visited it about that time.
Inhabitants were few when I came from the Cross Roads, ( Westfield) to Mayville. John Scott's was the first house in that thick forest of hemlock. I inquired how far it was to the lake. Dr. John Marshall resided there. He answered about one-quarter of a mile. I looked. bat I could not see anything but a thick hemlock forest, and underbrush so thick that I could not see a man ten rods. I went on and soon came to George Lowry's. He lived in a small hut. He said he kept tavern and could accommodate me. The lake hove in sight. I went on, and there was old Mcintyre back of his house, which was picketed. Fronting the lake the pickets were eight feet high out of the ground. I really thought they were put there to defend the town in case of attack.
In 1809 Artemas Hearick, a native of Massachusette, came from Che- naugo to Mayville. He was early appointed one of the associate judges.
The anticipation of a complete organization of the county with Mayville as its county seat, now influenced people to take up residence there. As courts were soon to be held, attorneys were the first to be attracted. Anselm Potter, the first, and Dennis Brackett, the second lawyer of the county, both settled here in 1810, and Casper Rouse a little later. Brackett built an office, which was crushed soon after by a falling tree. The same year the Holland Land Company erected an office for the sale of their lands, and William Peacock, their well-known agent, took up his residence here. Jonathan Thompson, one of the first associate judges of the county came from Saratoga county to Mayville in 1810; four years later he removed to Pennsylvania. William Tinkcom, from Saratoga county, for many years a well-known inn keeper in Mayville, became a resident here that year. In ISI, the county having become fully organized, Captain Scott enlarged his log tavern by a plank frame addition of green lumber for a court house. In it, the June before it was completed, the first court of record was held, and, in October, the board of supervisors here met. There were but two members, Matthew Prendergast, of Chautauqua, and Philo Orton of Pomfret. This year Mor- row Lowry settled in Mayville. His son, Morrow B., born in Mayville in 1813, afterwards was a distinguished citizen of. Western Pennsylvania. Nathaniel A. Lowry, son of Alexander, settled in Jamestown, and Hugh W. Lowry, a merchant of Westfield, was the son of another of the brothers.
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Jediah Prendergast came to Mayville in 1811. He was the first physician. William Prendergast, his nephew, the second physician, soon followed him here. William Prendergast, son of Martin and Phebe (Holines) Prendergast, grandson of William the physician, and great grandson of Matthew, was born in Chautauqua in 1854. Hs was educated at Mayville academy, and was graduated from Jefferson medical college at Philadelphia, Pa., in 1883. He then located at Mayville, where he has been a successful physician. In ISII the first store was established in Mayville by Jediah and Martin Prendergast. William Smith was one of the early settlers of Mayville. He was born in Massachusetts in 1808, emigrated to Oneida county, and a few years later to Mayville, where he opened a law office. He was appointed surrogate in 1821, which office he held for 19 years. He was one of the founders of the May- ville Sentinel. He died in 1860.
While settlement was now being rapidly made in Mayville, and the vil- lage advanced in the short period of seven years from an unbroken wilder- ness, without a single settler, to be the capital of an extensive county, with a clerk's office, land office, inns and many habitations, rude, it is true, and other parts of the town of Chautauqua were being settled also. In 1805 Peter Barnhart, a soldier of the Revolution, located a short distance north of Point Chautauqua. His sons, Jonathan, Peter and Henry, also settled in the town. Jonathan Smith in the same year made the first settlement on the west side near the grounds of the Chautauqua Assembly. The Prendergasts in March, 1806, contracted for a large tract of land near the Chautauqua Assembly grounds, and the same month James and William Prendergast, Jr., erected a log house there. In June the family arrived. (See page 182). Filer Sackett in June, 1805, bought land at Dewittville where John Mason early settled. He married Maria, daughter of Capt. Anson Leet. Darius Scofield settled early at Dewittville. His sons were Seely ; Darius ; Gleni W., a law- yer of Warren, Pa., several terms a representative in Congress ; Benjamin F. ; Timothy Bryant, a lawyer. Nathan and Daniel Cheney early settled a mile north of Dewittville. John Miles with a large family settled on lot 9, near the east line of the town. Dr. Lawton Richmond, the third physician, settled near Dewittville in 1811. He removed to Westfield.
Philo Hopson from Herkimer county, settled a mile north of Hartfield upon land bought in 1809. At an early day he and William Bateman built a sawmill at Hartfield. Zaccheus Hanchett settled on lot 23 *. Dexter Barns, a noted axe-maker, first settled in Stockton where he built its first
*Zaccheus Hanchett was one of the pioneers. He came to Chautauqua from Herkimer in 1812 with his family and settled north of Hartfield where in [Sto he had taken up 350 acres, built a log house and commenced to clear land. His wife was Lucy Cottrell. Mr. Hanchett resided in town until his death. His son, Ambrose, born in Worthington, Mass., November 23, 1799, has been a resident here since 1512. His first wife was a How - ard. He married second Harriet Boutwell. Their daughter Effe married John M. Wood. A son of Mr. Hanchett served in the civil war. David Shearman, son of Silas Shearman, born in Tiverton, R. I., came with his mother in 1920. He married Melinda Hanchett in 1530. She died September 12, 191. Mr. Shearman has been engaged in merchandising and agriculture. He died in September, 1594, in his Syth year.
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blacksmith shop. He removed to Hartfield where he died. He had three sons, Hiram, Perry and Loman.
Darius Dexter, after cutting out Main street and clearing the public square in Mayville in 1808, returned east and came back the flext spring with his wife, and purchased land on lot 20, northeast of Hartfield. John, Wil- liam, Daniel, Winsor, Otis, Samuel, George and Stephen, brothers of Darius, it is believed came with him in 1809. His brother William and John W. Winsor, took up other parts of the lot at the same time. Samuel in 1809 took land on lot 17. John was county clerk 13 years. He and Darius had a store and asliery at Dewittville. In 1830 they removed to East James- town and built mills, and the place took the name of Dexterville.
Notwithstanding the progress that had been made in settling Mayville and other localities, at the close of 18HI but little inroads had really been made upon the dense forests of the town. The winter of 1811 and 1812 was unusually severe. The graphic description by Oliver Cleland of a journey he and his brother Nathan made from Cassadaga to Mayville, will give some idea of the hardships endured by the early settlers.
The winter of ISHI and 1812 was a very hard one and the snow fell five feet deep in the woods. There was but one house from Cassadaga to Mayville, 12 miles, and nothing but marked trees. There came a man there called Captain Leet. ' He came in the spring of isu and built a cabin, cleared off what he could and raised some potatoes. When winter came it shut him in, and he saw no human being all the winter but his own family. When the spring opened, he cleared more land, planted corn and potatoes, and worked through the summer. He said he would not be blocked in there another winter with his'family, and so it proved. About the first of November my brother Nathan and I took our axes and went through the woods to May- ville in quest of work. There were four or five families there. John Scott had built the first courthouse, we found George Lowry there with his family, I believe a native of Ireland, and he kept tavern. He hired us to chop for him 20 cords of 3 foot wood at 25 cents a cord and board. We finished on the 8th of November. On the 9th we started for home after we had eat our breakfast. We had not gone more than half afinile when it began to snow, and I thought, and still think, I never saw it snow so fast. When we got about half way to Mr. Leet's, we met him with his family, two teams and two sleds coming out of the snow which was now midleg deep. He told us we would be obliged to stay at his house that night. Guessed we would find fire there which we did. We did not go more than half a mile before the tracks of the sleds were entirely covered. We wallowed on and before dark reached the house. The snow by this time was knee deep. We were tired and hungry, having eaten nothing since breakfast. What was to be done? I told my brother to go to cutting rails for wood and I would go and hunt the potato hole. I found the fragments of an old basket, took it, went out, kicked and pulled away the snow and got about a peck. When I got in my brother had a good fire and we roasted part of them for supper and slept on the floor. In the morning we roasted the rest of our potatoes for breakfast, filled our pockets with those not eaten and started. It had stopped snowing, but the snow was up to our waists. We went about 20 rods and turned back with very long countenances but not discouraged. In the chamber floor was some pretty wide boards, and
out of them we made board snowshoes. I found some tow that I made up into strings, and we tied the boards on our feet and startedl. They held us up so we wouldn't go into the snow only about ankle deep. The new snow was 3 feet deep and was very heavy. In travelling we took turns in going ahead, the one that went behind having the advantage of the other's tracks. We eat our potatoes for dinner in the woods where is now Delanti. Joseph Sackett had got on to the hill between Cassadaga and Bear Lake, but had made no improvement. When we got
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there he had gone down to Cassadaga with a horse to break the road, so we dismissed our boards and walked on and make out to get home.
The Mr. Leet mentioned was Captain Anson Leet of Connecticut, who came from Herkimer county in 1810, and settled in Stockton. In 1814 he purchased the land at Chautauqua Point, formerly known as Leet's Point, and was the first to settle at Point Chautauqua. He had II children, Jona- than D. ; Simeon ; Timothy ; Lewis; Eliza, who married Nehemiah Her- rick ; Caroline, who married William Vorce formerly sheriff ; Maria, who. married Jolin Mason ; Franklin, who married first Sally Sumner and lives near the old homestead ; William, who resides on the old homestead, and has been county treasurer three terms ; Mary, who married Henry W. Barn- hart ; Julia Ann.
William Hunt, the next year settled lot 29, township 3. His land included the Chautauqua Assembly Grounds. He had 9 children, among them Elvacinda, who married Oliver Hitchcock, father of Corydon Hitch- cock once sheriff, and Elzaide, who married Jolin Scott, father of William H. Scott of Gerry. There were others who settled early. In the southeast part Samuel Porter, Jared Irwin, Ichabod Wing, Ephraim Hammond and Robert Lawson. Richard Whitney, father of Henry, Thomas and Richard, settled upon lot 21. David Morris settled on lot 38. His sons were John B. ; Hon. Lorenzo of Fredonia, an able lawyer, state senator ; Thomas ; Edwin ; Phineas J. In the south part Alfred Paddock, David Adams, Rob- ert Donaldson, Palta Sweatland, Dennis and Ava Hart, Samuel Hustis and William Fowler. In the southwest part Jacob Putnam, and Joseph Davis in the north part. William T. Howell settled a mile northeast of Mayville in 1816.
" Mary Justina Jolinson was the only child of wealthy parents. Music and language were her forte, and when four years old she had lessons upon the piano. She readily learned to read French, Italian and German. Her father died when Mary was thirteen, and soon after the firm of which Mr. Johnson was a partner made a pretence of failure, and Mrs. Johnson, ignorant of busi- ness, gave up her papers and lost her property. Mary became a music teacher. She married John Leonard Baker. Their children were Matilda, Lawrence M., Eliza and Edwin J. L., a well-known clergyman. Mrs. Baker married second Samuel B. Porter, of Harrisburg, Pa., a native of Ballston Springs, N. Y. Mr. Porter had purchased 200 acres of land four miles south of May- ville. After clearing an acre and building a log cabin, he brought his wife and her two youngest children to their new home in the wilderness. Mrs. Porter keenly felt the loneliness, separated from friends and without near neighbors, but her correspondence with her schoolmate and life-long friend, Mrs. Lucretia Mott, was a great comfort to her. At first Mr. Porter was obliged to obtain flour from Erie, Pa., and later from Jamestown. The hard- ships of pioneer life soon undermined his health, consumption developed, and
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