Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 10

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June 1, 1812, a petition was presented for a Jacob Bower's, and running thence past Robert road beginning at Jacob Livingood's mill, and Henderson's sawmill, was taken up and read; running in a westerly direction to intersect whereupon there was notice of appeal given. with the eastern Wakatomaka road at a point

September 4, 1811, Matthew Chambers between the lands of John Slack and William petitioned for a review of a road passing McConnell. Robert McConnell, Lewis Carns through his land in Licking township. Mar- and Lemuel Joseph, were appointed viewers, tin Radebaugh, Thomas Thompson, and Chris- and William Craig surveyor of said road, to tian Spangler were appointed viewers, and Mr meet on the first Monday in August at the Kinselaw surveyor, to meet at Chambers' house, house of John Robinson. This petition was on a date specified, and make report on said presented by inhabitants of Zanesville township. road on or before the first Monday in December. June I, 1812, a number of inhabitants of

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Madison township petitioned that a part of $1400.96; likewise by Granger's receipt $280.31, said township be set off to form a new town- to a list of license from the clerk, Stockton, from ship to be named Clayton. Action was deferred November 21, 1811, to June9, 1812; to Abel Lewis' until Monday, August 8. clerk's list from June 6, 1811, until Stockton

June 1, 1812, John Houck was appointed was chosen, $144.87 5; and Mr. Sloan credited collector for Zanesville, Licking, Jefferson, with county orders to the amount of $2231.46 5. Salt Creek and Union townships, and James

Commissioners and treasurer settled; then Vickers for Springfield, Madison, Falls, New- adjourned to meet at court house on Wednes- ton and Hopewell townships. June 3, 1812, day, the 10th instant." "The commissioners the commissioners ordered the road beginning met pursuant to adjournment and proceeded to at David Harvey's, and running thence to assess the tax. Mr. Perry produced the county Reeves' sawmill, opened a proper width, not clerk's bill against the sheriff, Crooks, and he exceeding sixty feet. On the same day Mr. presented his account against the county for Dillon petitioned to have an alteration in a road the last year, and when both accounts were from Springfield by Jonas Smith's to the west- adjusted there was balance allowed to Crook of ern border of the county, said alteration to be- $104.2012. Then adjourned to meet on the gin and end on Dillon's own land, and to be eleventh instant at the court house." On the made at Dillon's expense, he offering to have day last mentioned, the commissioners pro- the road made on as good ground as before. ceeded to assess the tax. The county was, for Joseph and William Sharp and William Ewing purposes of taxation, divided into two districts, were appointed viewers, and William Craig in one of which John Houck was assessor, surveyor, of said proposed alteration, to meet while James Vickers was assessor of the other. at the house of John Dillon, June 8.

The tax in Houck's district amounted to

June 8, 1812, the board ordered that tavern $777.70 5, and in Vicker's district it amounted licenses throughout the county be as follows: to $353.76 5. June 11, 1812, the petition asking On the State road from Wheeling to Chilli- for the incorporation of " the Sixteenth town- cothe $8, except for taverns in Zanesville and ship in the Fifteenth range " (in Madison town- Springfield, in which towns the fee was fixed at ship) as a separate township by the name of $12 and $10 respectively. Other taverns in the Clayton was granted, and the first election in county except in the towns and on the road the new township was ordered to be held Sep- aforesaid, $5. It was ordered that the license tember 3, at the house of James Rusk.

for ferries between Zanesville and Springfield

December 6, 1809, a petition was presented be at the rate of $18; John McIntire, $12; the signed by a number of inhabitants, praying upper ferry from Zanesville to Franklinton, for the appointment of an election in Town- $6; from Licking to Zanesville, including both ship 18 of Range 15 to elect three trustees sides of the creek, $4. The rates of ferriage and one treasurer for the purpose of leasing, throughout the county were fixed as follows: agreeable to law, Section 16 in said town- For a wagon and five or six horses, seventy-five ship; whereupon the clerk was ordered to cents; for a wagon and three or four horses, notify the inhabitants to meet at the house of fifty cents; for a wagon and two horses, thirty- William Hambleton on the first Monday in seven and one-half cents; for a four-wheeled the following February, for the purpose men- carriage and team, thirty-seven and a half tioned. September 3, 1811, a petition of inhabi- cents; for a two-wheeled carriage and one tants of the fractional Township 16 in Range horse, twenty-five cents; for a man and horse, 14 was presented and read, praying that notice twelve and one-half cents; for a mule or ass, of an election be given in said township to six and one-fourth cents; for neat cattle, six the electors to meet on Saturday, the 22nd and one-half cents each; for sheep and hogs, instant, at the house of William Burnham, each three cents; for foot passengers, each to elect three trustees and one treasurer for three cents.

said township. Granted. A similar petition "Tuesday June 9, 1812, the commissioners from inhabitants of Township 14, Range 14, met pursuant to adjournment and procceded to was also granted, the election to be held on assess the tax. Then Jacob Crooks presented the date above mentioned, at the house of his bill from June the Ist, 1811, to this day. Then John Willick. Early in 1812, an election was the treasurer, Benjamin Sloan, and the commis- appointed for the same purpose to be held sioners proceeded to settle for the last year. John in Township 16, Range 15. June 11, 1812, it Houck, collector, settled up with the treasurer, was represented to the commissioners that the leaving a balance unpaid of $13. Benjamin Sloan, inhabitants of the township last mentioned had treasurer, charged to receipts by John Houck, failed to hold an election, as notified to do,

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of three trustees and a treasurer to take into

On the 7th of December, 1812, John C. their care the school land of said township, and Stockton, clerk of the court of Common Pleas, it was ordered that an election be held for said produced an account for his services and was purpose, at the house of James Rusk, Septem- allowed $58.38. December 8, 1812, a petition ber 3. August 3, 1812, Robert Mitchell gave was presented, from inhabitants of Clayton his bond to Benjamin Sloan, treasurer in the township, asking for a view on a road begin- amount of $2,679.38 4 as collector, of the resi- ning at or near the south boundary line of that dent tax.

township, and running thence in a northeast Early in 1812, a petition was presented to direction to an intersection with the "great the board signed by a number of inhabitants of road" leading from Lancaster to Springfield, at the townships of Madison and Falls, praying or near the house of Thomas Dolson. Thomas to have a new township to be known as Hope- Nesbit, William Hamilton and John Colvin well township erected out of the territory of were appointed viewers, and William Craig sur- the two townships mentioned. Although a veyor, of said proposed road. remonstrance was interposed, the commission-

December 15, 1812, the commissioners set- ers granted the petition and ordained that the tled with Robert Mitchell, resident collector, first election for officers of Hopewell town- and there was a balance in favor of the county ship should be held at the house of John Colvin. of $1,175.43 4, which Mr. Mitchell was to pay

September 8, 1812, the board took up the over to the new resident collector and the viewers' report on a road beginning at Jacob commissioners signed duplicate certificates, Livingood's mill and running in a westerly one of which was transmitted to the non-resi- direction to intersect with the Wakatomaka dent collector and the other to the auditor of road between the lands of William McConnell public accounts. Then Jacob Crooks produced and John Slack, and ordered the road to be his accounts to be adjusted and was allowed $45 opened. On the same day the petition of for his services as sheriff ; and the commission- Moses Dillon for the alteration of a road, as ers took into consideration what ought to be ' above stated, was considered. A remonstrance allowed for returning poll books for the differ- was presented by George Jackson, signed by a ent townships, and decided to allow eight cents number of the inhabitants of Falls township, per mile and no more for returning all poll against any such alteration, and the board re- books. fused to grant Dillon's petition, on the ground March 2, 1813, the commissioners ordered that such action would be injurious to the in- the opening of a new road, to begin at the terests of several residents of Smith's town.

Following is a copy of the sheriff's bond, 15, and running thence through the lands of given in 1812: "Know all men by these pres- Moses Godwin, George Shiner and others to an ents, that we, John Raynolds, principal, and intersection with the road from Zanesville to John Hamm and Robert Mitchell, his secur- Lancaster at a blackoak, about forty perches ities, all of Muskingum county and state of west of Thomas Nelson's, upon which viewers Ohio, are held and firmly bound unto John had reported favorably. The order was to be Willey, Benjamin Spry and William H. Moore, presented to the supervisor of Clayton town- commissioners of said county, or their succes- ship, March 17. March 3, 1813, Lemuel Joseph, sors in office, in the sum of five thousand dol- Peter Speck and another were appointed view- lars, to which payment, well and truly to be ers, and William Craig surveyor, of a proposed made and performed, we bind ourselves and alteration, petitioned for by inhabitants of each of our heirs, jointly and severally, by these Zanesville township, in a road beginning at presents. Sealed, with our seals and dated this the end of John Robinson's lane and running thirty-first day of October, 1812. The condi- in a westerly direction to an intersection with tion of this obligation is such that if the above the Wakatomaka road on or near the land of bound John Raynolds shall well and faithfully John Slack, and were directed to meet at the discharge the duties of the office of sheriff of house of John Robinson on the first Monday in said county in all things appertaining there- June. June 8th this alteration was ordered unto, according to the laws of this state, until to be opened a necessary width, not exceed- he from said office be lawfully discharged, then ing thirty feet. June 7, 1813, a petition was this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain presented from a number of inhabitants of in full force and virtue in law." This document Clayton, Madison and Newton townships, ask- was signed, sealed and delivered in the presence ing for a laying out of a road to begin at of William Craig and J. Van Horne, by the William Schofield's mill, and running thence principals and securities above mentioned. in a southwesterly direction, the nearest and

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best way, to an intersection with the Federal Zanesville, in the matter of license for public road at a small beach tree marked with an ax houses, to be at the rate of $12 per year. Sec- in three places, said road traversing Section ond-The town of Springfield to be at the rate 13, Township 16. Thomas Nesbit, John E. of $10 a year. Third-West Zanesville to be Dent and William Heath were appointed view- at the rate of $10 a year. Fourth-All those ers and William Craig surveyor, of said pro- on the State road from Wheeling to Chilli- posed road, to meet at the house of George cothe to be at the rate of $8 a year. Fifth Clems, at Jonathan's creek bridge, August 23. All others throughout the county to be at the On the same day James Sprague, Jacob Painter rate of $5 a year. Sixth-Ferries and rates of and Philip Dreyer were appointed viewers, and ferries the same as last year. William Craig surveyor, of a proposed road, June 15, 1813, the board ordered that the petitioned for by residents of Jefferson town- sheriff have necessary repairs put on the jail. ship, to begin at Alexander Struthers' mill and

September 6, 1813, inhabitants of Newton run then in a northeast direction to intersect township petitioned for the opening of a road the Coshocton county line, near the 6th from John Matthews' mill to an intersection range, and authorized to meet at the house of with the road leading from Springfield to Alexander Struthers, Monday, August 9. Also Athens, at or near the land of Jesse Simeral, on this day, application was presented from and a view was granted, and John Springer, citizens of Jefferson township, for a view on a Samuel Stoner and James Vickers were ap- road to begin at Struthers' mill and run thence pointed viewers, and William Craig surveyor, in a northerly direction near the house of to meet at John Matthews' mill September 15. Henry Freeman, at the county line, to inter- On the same day inhabitants of Licking town- sect a road laid out in Coshocton county. ship petitioned for a view on a road "beginning Robert McConnell, James Adams and James at a run near Leonard Stump's, on the Newark Sprague were appointed viewers, and William road, and running thence northeasterly past Sprague surveyor, to meet at the house Alex- Samuel Gest's, thence to intersect the State ander Struthers, on Wednesday, August II. road leading from Zanesville to Coshocton, at On this day also, a petition of inhabitants of or near John Taylor's, Sr." Viewers were ap- Springfield and Falls townships, praying for pointed, one of whom was John Fleming, to the laying out of a road beginning at the west meet with William Craig, surveyor, at the house end of Main street in Zanesville, and running of Leonard Stump, October 5. On the same thence in a westerly direction to low-water day petitions were presented by inhabitants of mark at the Muskingum river, thence across Madison and Springfield townships for views the river to the island below the mouth of of roads described as follows, respectively: Licking creek; thence southwest and north- "Beginning at the east side of Section No. 33, west across the two mouths of the Licking where Clayton's road crosses said line, thence creek, the one branch "to intersect on Main on direct route to intersect the State road, and street in West Zanesville," the other to inter- thence a direct route to Hendrick's mills." sect the public road on the south side of Lick- "An alteration on a road beginning at Moxa- ing creek. Samuel Sullivan, Arthur Reed and hala mill, thence to intersect the State road at Jacob Means were appointed viewers, and a point between Andrew McBride's and Abra- Charles Roberts surveyor, to meet at Isaac ham Deever's." Of the first road, Andrew VanHorne's office, June 14. June 8, 1813, the Cooks, James Claypool and Moses Plummer road beginning at the end of John Robinson's were appointed viewers, and Lewis Nye was ap- lane and running thence castwardly to an pointed surveyor, to meet at the house of intersection with the Wakatomaka road near Nathan Hall October 15; and of the alteration the land of John Slack, was established.

June 14, 1813, a petition was presented "by the inhabitants of the fourteenth township," praying to be incorporated into a separate township, to be called Harrison. The said

John Goshen, Daniel Stickney and Jesse Smith were appointed viewers, and William Craig was appointed surveyor, to meet at the house of John Mathews, October 15.

September 7, 1813, it was ordered that the township, with the fractions on the river, were road from Scofield's mill to the Federal road so incorporated. June 15, 1813, the road from be legally opened; also the road from Struther's the west end of Main street, Zanesville, above mill to the Coshocton county line. December mentioned, was ordered to be opened a neces- 6, 1813, inhabitants of Hopewell township asked sary width, not exceeding sixty feet. June 15, for a view on a road to begin "where a road 1813, the commissioners regulated tavern and crosses Clayton township line, and running ferry licenses as follows: First-The town of thence toward Nathan Wilson's. Thomas Nes-

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bit, John Springer and Mr. Moore were ap- house, and past Thomas Curry's, until it inter- pointed viewers, and William Craig, surveyor, sects the road leading to the Salt works from to meet at the house of Conrad Emery, Feb- Cambridge." Stephen Reeves, Johnston Brew- ruary 1, 1814. Inhabitants of Zanesville and ster and Levi Reeves were appointed viewers, Jefferson townships petitioned for a view on a and William Craig surveyor, to meet at the road to begin at a point between John Slack's house of John Chandler, April 12. Inhabitants and William McConnell's, from thence running of Hopewell township asked for a view on a past Henry Wilson's, William Denison's, Jacob road to begin at Nathan Wilson's, on the State Snizar's and William Srayer's, thence in a north- road, thence crossing Licking creek, at Sidler's east direction, over the most advantageous ford, thence past Devore's mill, thence to a ground to the county line. William Denison, bridge between Bland's and Woodward's, thence Jacob. Painter and another were appointed to the Stone Coal lick, to an intersection with viewers, and William Craig, surveyor, to meet at the State road from Zanesville to Coshocton, the house of John Slack on the first Monday in between John Taylor's and John Taylor's, Jr. February. It appearing that the road previously John Bland, R. Welch and Edward Tanner were mentioned, beginning at a run near Leonard appointed viewers, and William Craig sur- Stump's, had not been legally advertised in veyor,to meet at the house of John Sidle, April Jefferson township, proceedings concerning it 4. Inhabitants of Licking and Jefferson town- were stopped. The road proposed to begin at ships petitioned for the appointment of viewers John Matthews' mill, and run to an intersection on a proposed road to begin at Leonard with the State road near Abraham Dever's was Stump's, and run thence to Samuel Guest's, set aside by order of the commissioners. De- thence to John Taylor's. Elias Ellis, Solomon cember 7, 1813, inhabitants of Zanesville and Wood and Edmund Hoffman were appointed Salt Creek townships asked for a view on a viewers, and William Craig surveyor, to meet road to begin at old Mr. Alwine's, running at the house of Leonard Stump, April I. thence down the river to the Washington March 7, 1814, " a number of inhabitants

county line; and Thomas Dew, Thomas Moore- of the northeastern division of Muskingum head and Nathaniel Ayers were appointed county," petitioned that "the 5th and 6th viewers, and William Craig surveyor, to meet range, thence south to the line that divides the

at Mr. Alwine's house, December 27. The Ist and 2nd townships, east to the county matter of the road from Matthews' mill, up line, thence north to the place of beginning," Brush creek to the State road, was re-opened, be incorporated with a new township to be and Ebenezer Buckingham, Luke Walpole, called Highland. This petition was granted Samuel Thompson, Daniel Converse and James the following day, and the first township elec- Taylor were appointed viewers, to meet at the tion in Highland was appointed to be held at the house of William Denison, on the first house of John Matthews, December 17.

December 8, 1813, the commissioners sold Monday in April.

the old court-house stove for $16.25. Samuel Goff was the purchaser.

March 8, 1814, a petition was presented by inhabitants of Zanesville and Springfield town- December 8, 1813, Blue Rock township was ships praying for a view on a road to begin "at the west end of Main Street, Zanesville, run-

erected from the territory of Salt creek.

March 7, 1814, inhabitants of Zanesvilletown- ning thence to the island in the mouth of Lick- ship petitioned for a view on a road to begin at ing, thence across both mouths until it inter- Flat run, on the Muskingum river, running sects the out roads on each side of Licking." thence to William Fletcher's lane, thence north- Joseph Thorp, John Springer and Henry Gray east to an intersection with the Reeves Mill were appointed viewers, and Charles Roberts

road. Richard Brookover, William Courtney surveyor, to meet at the house of Thomas and Christopher Myers were appointed viewers, Wickham, April 10. On the same day occurred and William Craig surveyor, to meet at the the second reading of the reports on three of house of Richard Brookover, March 28, 1814. the roads previously mentioned, and they were Inhabitants of Salt creek asked for the laying ordered to be opened a necessary distance, not out of a road, as follows: "Beginning at a exceeding sixty feet. William and Robert smith shop, a few rods east of John Chandler's, McConnell brought in a bill for damages on thence an east direction past John and Thomas account of a road recently cut through their Sarchet's salt furnace, thence taking the point land. This road began at a bridge between of a ridge and keeping said ridge where the lands of John Slack and William McConnell, road is new, cut out past Thomas Elliott's, and and ran thence northeast to the county line to keeping said ridge past the Methodist meeting- intersect the Coshocton county road near the

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mouth of White Eyes creek. Thomas Dew, ciates gave notice of an appeal from the George W. Gibbons, Lewis Burns, Lemuel decision of the court of Common Pleas at its Joseph and John Gardner, were instructed to next session. meet at the house of John Slack to appraise

June 8, 1814, tavern licenses were fixed as the damage and to " run another route," begin- follows: In the town of Zanesville, $12; in the ning at the end of John Robinson's land, and town of Springfield, $10; in the town of West running thence to the two mile tree, near Henry Zanesville, $10; on the road from Wheeling to Wilson's, and establish the same if they should Chillicothe, $8; on all other roads throughout think proper.

the county, $6. The ferry licenses were rated

As the assembly at its last session had left thus: From Zanesville to Springfield, $12; the it optional with the commissioners of the dif- upper ferry from Zanesville to Franklinton, $6; ferent counties to levy a tax on houses, it was all others, $2 per annum. ordered by the commissioners of Muskingum

The ferry charges were regulated thus: For county, that all houses in the different town- a wagon and five or six horses, seventy-five ships throughout the county be made subject cents; a wagon and three or four horses, fifty to taxation for the year 1814.

cents; a wagon and two horses, thirty-seven

June 6, 1814, a number of the inhabitants of and a half cents; a wagon and one horse, Newton, Madison, Harrison and Clayton town- twenty-five cents; a man and horse, twelve and ships petitioned that a road be laid out begin- a half cents; a horse, mule or ass, six and a ning at Isaac Norris's, running thence west to quarter cents; neat cattle, each six and a quar- a point somewhere near William Norris', thence ter cents; sheep and hogs, each three cents; to Andrew Crooks', at the bridge across Jona- foot passengers, each three cents. than's creek. John Gardner, John Spear and June 8, 1814, a petition presented by Porter John Porter were appointed viewers, to meet at Sawyer and John McIntire for an alteration in the house of Isaac Norris on the last Monday a road was set aside. in August.

June 8, 1814, the commissioners fixed the June 7, 1814 the commissioners went down slope of the new dam across the Muskingum to the Muskingum river to fix the most proper river. It was "ordered that the side of the place in the dam to be built by John McIntire slope shall begin one-third of the length of the and associates for the slope to facilitate navi- dam from the abutment on the east side of the gation.

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 10

Author: Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 642

Author:
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 642