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1845. H. L. Swift.
James II. Pierson.
1846. Luther White.
Henry J. Hoyt.
David Orser.
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1848. H. J. Hyatt.
Il. 11. Brownell.
James 11. Pierson.
1849. John Miles.
D. H. Hinds.
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Henry .J. Hoyt.
James S. Reynolds. Daniel Barber.
1852. William N. Smith.
James E. Jones.
Samuel Edwards.
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James Lawrence.
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1854. Peter Chase.
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1855. John Mitchell.
1856. W. N. Smith.
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1865. Lnther White.
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William Ordway.
1868. Jesse Santee.
1869. A. J. Lawrence.
Daniel Z. Sanford.
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Robert Brady.
1871. Charles A. Bateman.
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1872. Lucius C. Pierson.
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1875. 6. Robert E. Misner.
1876. S. A. Gardner. Jesse Santee.
1877. Charles A. Bateman. "
Robert Brady.
George Eaton.
Nathan Osborn.
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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
1839. Joseph Laughry. 1863. Michael H. McClane.
1840. John S. Depue. 1864. Lewis Crass.
Ilarlow Smith.
1865. Jesse Santee.
1847. E. D. Swartwood. Elias D. Chase.
1848. Wm. N. Smith. 1866. Charles N. Mason.
E. D. Swartwood. George W. Byron.
1867. Wiekbam R. Crocker.
1856. John M. Rowley. J. B. Finch. 1868. S. C. Williamson.
1857. L. C. Pierson. 1869. Richard Smith.
C. W. Mason. 1870. Uriah A. Carpenter.
185S. Lucius C. Rohinson. 1871. Gratton II. Wheeler.
James Santee. Samuel D. Selliek.
1859. James A. Smith.
1872. Miram M. Carr.
Abram D. Sutton.
1873. Richard Smith.
1860. William Santec. David L. Williamson.
1861. Charles W. Mason. 1874. U. A. Carpenter.
Peter W. Drake. 1875. Thomas Campbell.
.Joel Eggleston. 1876. L. C. Pierson.
1862. Michael Mclane. 1877. Charles Jones.
Nathan M. Beebe.
1878. O. J. Mason.
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John H. Pierson. James A. Smith.
1860. Samuel D. Sellick."
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Byron French. William Ordway. Robert Brady. 66
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Nathan Fluent.
1851. H. J. Hyatt.
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TOWN OF CAMERON.
CHURCHES.
BAPTIST CHURCHI OF CAMERON.
A meeting was held in the school-honse, near the present church, June 12, 1844, for the purpose of forming a sepa- rate organization in the town of Cameron. Rev. Moses Rowley, who had been an early missionary preacher, was moderator, and David French clerk. A committee was appointed to obtain the names of those who wished to form a separate organization. Previously the Baptist residents of Cameron belonged to the church in Bath. Meetings were held in the school-house, and at the residence of David French; Rev. John B Chase preaching there as early as 1832. Occasional meetings were held, but no regular preach- ing was had previous to about 1842, when Rev. Mr. Ray- mond supplied them. July 11, 1844, under the pastorate of the Rev. Moses Rowley, a council of the neighboring churches of the Canisteo River Baptist Association met in the French school-house, and Rev. D. M. Root was chosen moderator. Thirty-six persons presented themselves and were organized into the Second Baptist Church of Cameron, the first being the church of Bath. Among the first mem- bers were Moses Dudley, Elias Mason and wife, John L., John, and David French, Isaac C. Forgus and wife, Wil- liam Johnson, Orange W. Hines, Peter Chase, Samuel Watrous and wife, Barnabas Robinson and wife, Elder J. D. Carr, and Elisha Thayer, who was licensed to preach the same year. David French was made clerk, and Isaac C. Forgus, David French, and Barnabas Robinson were the first deacons. On the dissolution of the Canisteo River Association in 1848, the name was changed to the Cameron Baptist Church. During the pastorate of Revs. Rowley and Carr, in 1844-45, a great revival added over 100 converts to the church, including nearly all the population within reach of the French school-house, where the meetings were held. During the pastorate of Rev. T. R. Clark, the old Presbyterian church was purchased and moved from the river to its present site near the old school-house, where the early meetings were held, and rededicated by Rev. Mr. Todd, Oct. 18, 1871, The trustees rebuilding this church were Elmer French, John French, George Wolverton, Samuel Watrous, Clark Ellis, and Benjamin Swartz.
The following pastors have been assigned to this charge : 1832, John B. Chase ; 1842, - Raymond ; 1843-44, Moses Rowley ; 1845, J. D. Carr; 1846, Jesse G. Williams ; 1847, J. D. Carr; 1848, J. S. Chapman ; 1849, John C. Mallory ; 1850, Allen B. Chase; 1851, Benjamin Balcam ; 1852, Wmn. H. Prentiss; 1853, J. Scutt; 1854-55, A. B. Chase ; 1856-57, Jesse G. Williams ; 1858, W. II. Pren- tiss ; 1859, J. G. Williams ; 1860, Francis Sherer; 1861, Thomas B. Clark ; 1862, S. B. Peck ; 1863-64, T. B. Clark ; 1865-67, C. C. Park ; 1870, Ira Thomas; 1871, T. B. Clark ; 1872, 1I. Chase; 1873, Rev. Mr. Bron- dage ; 1874-75, Comfort Beebe ; 1877-78, I. M. Taylor. John C. Mallory was ordained here in 1849, and Francis Sherer in 1860. I. C. Ferguson, David French, B. Robin- son, Thomas Morton, Samuel Watrous, Henry Rising, Jas. N. Jack, Ilarvey Halliday, and John French have been deacons ; the last three still serving. Byron French is the
present clerk, and John French, Spencer Merrill, and Ben- jamin Swartz are trustees.
There is also in the south part of the town of Cameron the East Cameron Baptist Church, whose organization con- sists mainly of residents of Woodhull. This society is de- scribed in the history of that town. The church, which was erected at an expense of $2000, was dedicated by Rev. Alanson Tilden, June 3, 1861. The trustees were G. Northrup, William Allen, and P. Northrup. The present trustees are William Allen, D. Northrup, and S. Newell.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CIIURCH,
The first religious meetings in the town of Cameron were held by Rev. Abner Chase, a preacher who was admitted to the New York Methodist Episcopal Conference in 1812, and preached at the house of Phones Green, in the Canisteo Valley, the same year. Rev. Mr. Chase, at that time, made his circuit of four hundred miles on foot, preaching several days in a place, and doing much to awaken an interest in religion among the pioneers of Cameron. Ile followed this cirenit for a number of years, and was afterwards assisted by Revs. Ebenezer White and Charles Giles. The first regular organization was effected in 1834, during the pas- torate of Rev. Ira Bronson. Early meetings were held also at the house of Isaac Santee, who was the first class-leader, and afterwards at the school-house near. Luther White was the first steward. Isaac Santee and wife, Phones Green and wife, and Luther White were early members.
The first church building was made from the store of Merriman & Co., at West Cameron, which was purchased by Luther White, and converted into a church at his own expense. This church was dedicated in June, 1842, by Rev. Mr. Babcock, presiding elder; Rev. John Bowman was the pastor in charge. This church was private property until 1865, when it was deeded by Mr. White to the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, on condition that they make the necessary repairs.
The present officers of this church are Rev. J. H. Blades, Pastor ; Charles Bateman, Recording Steward ; Jesse San- tee, Erastus Dickey, Stewards; William Santee, Class-Leader. The following have been pastors of this church : 1812-20, Abner Chase, Ebenezer White, Charles Giles, I. J. B. Mckinney, - Dubois; 1834, Ira Bronson ; 1835, Thomas Wheat; 1838, Chandler Wheeler; 1840, Philo P. Tower; 1841, R. T. Hancock ; 1842-43, Johu Bow- man ; 1844, Carlos Gould ; 1845, Samuel Nichols ; 1847, E. Colson ; 1848, J. Ashworth ; 1850, Daniel Clark; 1851-52, Wm. Petter; 1853-54, Henry Wisner; 1855- 56, R. D. Brooks; 1857, C. Goal; 1858, Joseph Chap- man ; 1859, Jared Copeland; 1860, H. C. Brown, Elisha Sweet ; 1861, J. Thompson ; 1864, Wm. Sharp; 1865-66, Charles Bush ; 1867-69, M. D. Jackson; 1870, D. D. Van Allen ; 1871-72, Carlton G. Lowell; 1873-74, F. M. Smith ; 1875-76, Harris Peck ; 1877-78, J. H. Blades.
The late pastors of the Cameron village church were : 1856, Carlos Gould, J. L. S. Granden ; 1857, C. Gould ; 1858, J. Chapman ; 1859, 11. C. Brown ; 1860, J. Thom- son, Jr. ; 1863-65, C. Bush ; 1866-68, M. D. Jackson.
In February, IS51, a class was formed at Cameron vil- lage, with 13 members, of which Samuel M. Reynolds was
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made leader. Edward Walton and wife, Rosetta Chase, James Lawrence, Wyman D. Ogden, Heman S. Swift and wife, and Amelia Schermerhorn were among the first mem- bers. A fine edifice was erected in the village at a cost of $3000, under the pastorate of Rev. William Potter, and dedicated by Rev. Nathaniel Fellows, in 1852. The first trustees were Heman S. Swift, James Reynolds, Isaac MeDurfey, and William N. Smith. The first stewards were Imther Severance, Dr. John Mitchell, H. S. Swift, John Toles, John Santee.
In 1857 a revival under the administration of Ralph D. Brooks increased the membership to 55, and Heman S. Swift was made class-leader. In 1856, Robert Morey was licensed to exhort. Ira Martin, Edward Peckham, Wil- liam Santee, and E. D. Chase are Class-Leaders; Charles Bateman, Clerk ; E. E. Chase, Steward; James B. Wheeler and Andrew Lawrence, Trustees. The pastors are enumer- ated in the list previously given.
A branch Methodist Episcopal church was built on South Ilill, during the pastorate of C. G. Lowell, by Charles Bate- man, Thomas Bateman, John I. Countryman, and John Quick, trustees, at an expense of $2500, and dedicated in 1872 by Rev. J. E. B. Huntington. There is a society of 30 members at this place, under the leadership of Charles Bateman, who is also recording steward. The other officers are Johu Quick, Steward; John Quick, Wesley Sherwood, and Thomas Bateman, Trustees.
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCHI.
The first meetings of this chnreh, in the town of Cam- eron, were held in the old log school-house, a mile north of the church, on the Rowe farm, by Rev. John Stocking, who held revival-meetings there in the winter of 1831-32, and was assisted by Rev. Gideon Hendricks. Among the first members were James Rice, Eli Northrup, George Cameron and wife, Henry Lott and wife, Harley Sears and wife, James Riee, John D. Yost, and Joseph Plaisted and wife. Eli Northrup was made elerk, and John D. Yost, deacon.
In 1854 a neat little church edifice was erected near the east line of the town, at an expense of $700, by John D. Yost, Timothy Carpenter, and Stephen Aldrich, trustees ; and was dedicated by Rev. Oliver P. Alderman on Christmas- night of the same year. The present trustees are Uriah D. Carpenter, Peter Rumsey, Benjamin Osborn. Uriah D. Car- peuter is clerk, and Asher Northrup is deacon. The society has 37 members. The following is the list of pastors : 1831, JJohn Stocking; 1832, William Hendricks; 1833- 43, Amos Chapman; 1844, Abuer J. Wetton ; 1848, Ches- ter D. Kinney ; 1852-56, Oliver P. Aklerman ; 1857, - Burlingame, William D. Rutherford ; 1861, C. D. Kinney ; 1862-63, J. N. Priee; 1868, C. D. Kinney ; 1869-70, Henry Wilber; 1873, John H. Carr, O. P. Alderman ; 1874, Lewis Palmeter; 1875, A. J. Hammond.
A Presbyterian society was formed, and a church was built in the south end of the village of Cameron, in 1853. This organization received the Pulteney donation of 100 acres of land to the first church organized in the town under legal charter. Several years after the society de- clined, and the building was sold to the Baptists, who moved it on to the hill three miles north.
MILITARY RECORD OF CAMERON.
John F. French, Co. G, 23d N. Y. Inf.
John D. Ackerman, Co. F, 78th N. Y. Inf .; re-enl. vet., same co. and regt .; con- solidated with 102d N. Y. Inf.
Cornelius McGregor, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf. Wickham J. Barry, cook, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf.
David Morandeville, 107th N. Y. Vols.
Moses II. Morse, Co F, 107th N. Y. Inf.
James B. Cherry, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf.
William Crane, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf. Jolin Crane, Co. B; died io hospital.
Martin Hallett, 1G1st N. Y. Inf .; killed.
Martin L. White, 23d N. Y. Inf .; re-enl. in 107th N. Y. Inf.
Isaac White, died at Elmira, N. Y.
Joseph WInte, 23d N. Y. Inf.
Alexis Crane, Co. 11, 141st N. Y. Inf.
David Farrand, Co. A, 23d N. Y. Inf .; killed at Antietam
A. O. Anderson, died in hospital.
James Longhry, died in Washington.
Phineas Baker, Cornelius Babcock.
Solomon Brownell, Co. G, Ist N. Y. Inf ; re-enlisted.
Daniel Borley, Arthur Henderson, Richard B. Smith, Ceylon Smith, James A. Smith, James B. Wheeler, Jr., John D. Wheeler.
Charles E. Baker, Co. K, 107th N. Y. Inf.
George W. Richmond, Co. H1, 85th N. Y. Inf.
l'arker Kulopson.
Iliram Goff, Co. K, 107th N. Y. Inf .; re-enI. Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf.
Peter Farrand, Co. G, Ist N. Y. Inf.
Monroe Snyder, Co. D, 1G1st Regt .; killed on the Miss. River by an explosion. Elijah Monroe, John Glover.
Asa Cross, Co. K, 8Gth N. Y. Vols.
Daniel Sanford, disch. for wound.
George Smith, sergt., Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf .; wounded at Antietam and disch. John Armstrong, Wm. Knapp. Wm. Stuart, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf.
Ransom II. Sabin, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf.
Nehemiah Winship, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf.
Joseph Ilowland, James Crowell, Joseph Reynolds, Henry Scutt, George Sentt, Horace Dickey, Charles Wood, Allen Kinner, Decatur Kinner.
Samnel Punches, Co. G, 141st Inf.
John Colbath, Co. G, 141st Inf.
Erastus Dickey, Co. II, 141st Inf.
Charles Slater, Frank Angel.
John D. Aker, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 6, 1864.
Daniel F. Burley, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Daniel Brownell, Co, A, 189th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Sidney Church, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; en] Sept. 12, 1864.
Charles E. Hacket, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; en]. Sept. 12, 1864. James A. Jackson, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Chas. P. Knap, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Wilson Loughrey, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Moses H. Morse, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Norman Stewart, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12. 1864. Charles E. Stewart, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Wesley Travis, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Jarvis Talbot, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. Wm. II. Winship, Co. A, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 12, 1864. William Austin, Co. H1, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 14, 1864. William Withey, Co. 11, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 14, 1864. James A. Smith, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 28, 1864. Ilorace Dicker, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf. ; eul. Sept. 28, 1864. l'eter Farrand, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 28, 1864. Theodore Wood, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 28, 1864. Abram P. Gould, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 28, 1864. James N. Brady, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 28, 1864. Delos Withey, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 28, 1864. George Wilder, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 28, 1864. Heury S. Waggoner, Co. F, 189th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 28, 1864. Gilbert Ackley, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf .; enl. July 29, 1862. George W. Drake, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Ang. 5, 1862. Wm. W. Gere, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 5, 1862. Harvey S. Marshall, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Ang. 5, 1862. Ira R. Smith, Co. F, 107th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 6, 1862. Samnel Ackley, Co. G, 141st N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 11, 1862. Burrows Cole, Co. G, 141st N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 11, 1862. George Stewart, Co. 1, 141st N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 11, 1862. Edsou J. Ripley, Co. B, 86th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Oct. 14, 1861, Daniel E. Bailey, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Ang. 30, 1861. Daniel Brownell, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Aug. 30, 1861. James R. Brownell, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Sept. 5, 1861. Thomas Ferrand, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Sept. 5, 1861. llyman Hazleton, “o. K, 86th N. Y. Inf. ; enl. Aug. 30, 1861. Elias 0. Owens, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf ; enl. Aug. 30, 18Gl. Henry S. Swartwood, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Ang. 30, 1861. John C. Sabin, Co. K, 86th N. Y. Inf .; enl. Ang. 30, 1861.
RESIDENCE OF J. D. HAMILTON. CAMPBELL, STEUBEN CO., N. Y.
CAMPBELL.
GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION.
This is an interior town, lying southeast of the centre of the county. It is bounded on the north by Bath and Bradford, east by Hornby, south by Erwin and a part of Addison, and west by Thurston.
PHYSICAL FEATURES.
The surface of the town consists chiefly of high, broken ridges, separated by the rich valleys of the streams. The declivities of the hills are generally steep, and their sum- mits from three to five hundred feet above the valleys. The streams are the Conhocton River, which flows south- east through the west part of the town, and its tributaries, Wolf Run, McNutt's Run, Mead's Creek, Dry Run, and Stevens and Michigan Creeks. The valley of the Conlioc- ton River is about one mile in width, and affords a beauti- ful scope of rich farming country. A similar valley lies along Mead's Creek, in the northeast part of the town. The soil of these valleys is a rich alluvium, while that of the hills is clayey and gravelly loam.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
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Among the early and prominent settlers of the town were the Campbell family, from whom its name is derived. Before them, however, came a few others, who had built their cabins on the fertile banks of the river, and at Mead's Creek, before the beginning of this century. These pio- neers were Joseph Wolcott, Elias Williams, Samuel Cal- kins, and David MeNutt, who gave his name to MeNutt's Run. Mr. Wolcott, with his family, occupied a cabin near Wolf Run, on a part of the present residence lot of J. D. Hamilton ; Mr. Williams was a blacksmith, and lived at Mead's Creek ; Mr. Calkins built his cabin on the bank of the river below where Curtisville now is, and Mr. MeNutt lived with his family in a little log cabin on McNutt's Run. These were all the persons or families re- siding within the six miles square when Mrs. Lucy Teeple, daughter of Rev. Robert Campbell, still residing in the town, came here with her parents, in 1803. Abram and Isaac Thomas, hunters, had built a cabin on Mead's Creek, but they probably were not occupying it at the time referred to. It was unoccupied and apparently abandoned when the settlers came into that seetion.
The first conveyance of this town (number three in the second range) was made by Oliver Phelps to Prince Bry- ant, of Pennsylvania, in a deed bearing date Sept. 5, 1789. Mr. Phelps then resided in Massachusetts, although he had established a land-office at Canandaigua. This deed, conveying the whole township for a consideration of £1000, New York currency, was conditional upon the acceptance of the terms by Nathaniel Gorham. Prinee
Bryant conveyed the township to Elijah Babeock, Oct. 2, 1789. Elijah Babevek sold 7680 acres to Roger Clark, Nov. 22, 1798, and various parcels at other times to Sam- uel Tooker, David Holmes, and William Babcock. The title to a large portion of the township afterwards reverted to Oliver Phelps, who sold to Joshua Hathaway, Zalmon Tousey, Robert Campbell, and Gideon Granger. Joshua Hathaway's deed for 2037 acres bears date Oct. 2, 1801. He bought of Oliver Phelps for $5092.52. Robert Camp- bell purchased half of the township, Nov. 21, 1801, and the deed of Mr. P'helps to Zalmon Tousey for 1132 acres is dated Dec. 2, 1801.
Most of these later purchasers became prominent in the early affairs of the town,
In the year 1803, Rev. Robert Campbell and Capt. Sol- omon Campbell, his nephew, who had served as an officer in the Revolutionary war, emigrated from Stillwater. Sara- toga Co., and settled in this town. Robert Campbell brought with him four sous, viz., Robert, Jr., Miner Campbell, father of Rev. Dr. S. M. Campbell, of Rochester, N. Y .; Bradford, who died the second year after their arrival, and was the first person buried in the Campbell burying-ground ; Philo, who resided at Painted Post until his death ; and his daughters, Rebecca, Rachel, Tamar, and Lucy. Rebecca married Daniel Curtis, one of the old settlers at Mead's Creek, and father of Daniel B. Curtis, proprietor of Curtis' Mills ; Rachel married Asa Milliken, and their marriage was probably the first in the town ; Tamar married her cousin, Capt. Solomon Campbell, who came from Saratoga when a young man. They moved to the West many years ago.
Lucy, widow of the late George Teeple, still resides in town, and is the only one living of the large family. She was eighty-seven years old on the 5th day of May, 1878, and still retains a distinct recollection of the incidents of their settlement here in the wilderness when she was but a little girl. When her father came with his family they rented a house near Bath until he could erect a house to live in near where the grave-yard now is. He built a frame house which stood until 1877, when it was burned down. Mrs. Teeple has still living with her an old colored servant, .Jen, who is the daughter of' a slave woman, and was born in Robert Campbell's house in Saratoga County. She came here with the family when a child ten years old, and is eighty-five, and almost entirely blind. She had a brother, Jehu, who was drowned while running rafts down the river.
Joseph Stevens was one of the first settlers of Campbell. He eamie to this town from Sangerfield, Oneida Co., in 1805, and bought land and became a prominent and influ- ential citizen. He had sons Joseph and John, who settled and reared families in Campbell. Joseph Stevens, Jr., had
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the following-named children : Jared, Amnos, Jonas, Ben- jamin, Joseph, Ralph, Marcus, Almond, and John, and daughters Permelia ( Mrs. Aden J. Pratt, deceased ) and Haddassah, who married Daniel Horton, father of Charles Horton, Esq., of Campbell.
All the sons except Jonas and Benjamin removed to Michigan many years ago. Marcus and John are among the leading merchants and manufacturers of Detroit. Mr. Jonas Stevens, of Campbell, has hanging in his parlors the likenesses of the nine brothers taken in a group, with their mother-then eighty-five years old-and their sister, the late Mrs. Horton. This group was taken at Canton, Mich., on the occasion of a family reunion, in 1861. Mrs. Ste- vens had five of her grandsons then in the army. Since then Mrs. Stevens, her daughter, Mrs. Horton, and three of the brothers have died. Mrs. Stevens died in her eighty- eighth year.
REMINISCENCES OF JONAS STEVENS.
A short sketch of the carly settlement of the town of Campbell, with something of a description of the manners and customs of the first inhabitants, interspersed with some items of experience by the author, may not be without interest.
" The town of Campbell is a part of the large town of Painted Post, and derives its name from the numerous family of Campbells living in it. The Campbells, I think, emigrated from Stillwater, in this State, about the year 1803. Robert and Solomon, with their sons and danghters, made quite a colony. Then the Stevens from Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1804 and 1805,-almost as numerous as the Campbells. These, with a few others, and here and there a hut of Indians, composed the first inhabitants of this town. They were scattered along the Conhocton Valley, and here and there a little spot cleared and a log house built, with a rough stone chimney and large fireplace, and a crane or some other contrivance to hang the kettle over the fire. With these arrangements the pioneers expected to produce a support for their whole families by their own labor. They raised flax and dressed it, and their wives spun and wove it, to make their summer clothing, and for winter the fleeces of their sheep went through the process of pieking and carding by hand, and mixed with black to make a gray or colored with butternut-bark to save expense; and as to buying anything out of the store, that was almost out of the question. They made their own sugar. There was one store, which was kept by William Bonham, at Knoxville, between Bath and Big Flats, a log school-house, and only two frame houses in town. Their cattle, sheep, and hogs had the wide range of the big pasture and to go as they would. At night they must go and hunt them up. One of them would wear a bell, and it was not strange to see a deer with them. I was informed of one man who, while hunting his cows, shot and killed two large bears, and next morning he took his oxen and cart and brought them home.
" Their sheep had to be driven up and yarded to keep them from being torn and devoured by wolves. One night I unavoidably failed to yard my father's sheep, and I went out next morning and found them within about twenty
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rods of the house, with eight of their number killed, or wounded so that they died. Wolves especially were very plenty, and often committed depredations upon the farmer's flocks, and in the fall of the year, late in the evening, their howlings could often be heard in the woods all around, which was extremely frightful. It was rare that the most skillful hunter could get a shot at one of these. But the deer-the most beautiful and harmless of wild animals- were quite plenty, although pursued by wild beasts as well as men. It was a very pleasing sight to see them start up in the forest, sometimes as many as four or five together, and hoist their white flag and bound off most gracefully among the trees. I have seen as many as seven at one time come in the depth of winter within fifteen rods of my father's door, and stand by a stack of cornstalks and eat as long as they would.
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