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RIDGEWAY.
Organized in 1826, and was taken from Pine Creek. Ridgeway township was bounded on the east by Mckean County line, on the north by the Warren County line, on the south by the Clearfield County line, and on the west by Pine Creek township.
PIONEERS IN RIDGEWAY TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1827. SEATED LIST.
Names of Taxables .- Aylesworth & Gillis Co., one grist- and saw- mill ; James Brockway, Collins Brooks (single man), Naphtalia Burns, Nehemiah Bryant, Sampson Crooker, Clark Eggleston, Henry Francis (single man), Enos Gillis, James Gallagher, Joseph P. King, George March (single man), William Maxwell (single man), Harvey B. Moor- house (single man), James McDougal, Lorenzo Preaket (single man), Jacob Shaffer, John Stratton, William Taylor, Jacob Taylor (single man), Alanson Vial, Henry Walborn.
ROSE.
Organized in 1827, and was taken from Pine Creek. Rose township was bounded with Pine Creek on the east, Young and Perry on the south.
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PIONEERS IN ROSE TOWNSHIP, AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1827.
Names of Taxables .- Robert Andrews, Johns Avery & Caleb Howard, one saw-mill, trade; Christopher Barr, Joseph Barnett, one saw-mill ; John Barnett, David Butler, one- half of a saw-mill ; Nathaniel Butler, Alonzo Baldwin, Lorenzo Brooks (single man), Euphrastus Carrier (single man), Christian Conrad, John Coon, one half of a saw- mill ; John Christy, James E. Corbett, William Cooper, James Crow (single man), Samuel Kennedy, Joseph Clements, W. B. Clements, George Crispen, James Divin, trade ; Samuel Davidson, Robert Dixon, John Dixon, William Douglass (colored), George Eckler, Henry Feye, Sr., Henry Feye, Jr., Samuel Feye, William Guthrie, John Fuller, trade ; Elijah M. Graham, William Graham, - Himes, one-half of a saw- mill : Frederick Heterick, one saw-mill ; James Hall (single man), John Horam, Moses Knapp, Samuel Knapp, one saw- and grist-mill ; Robert Knox, John Kelso, John Kennedy, Joseph Keys, Matthew Keys (single man), Henry Keys (single man), William Long (single man), John Lucas, William Love, Sr., William Love, Jr. (single man), John Love (single man), Thomas Lucas, one-half of a saw-mill, land ; John Latti- mer, one-half of a sawmill; John Long, Alex. Lyons, Henry Lot, one saw-mill ; Peter Lot, Daniel Long, William Lattimer, Isaac Matson, John McGiffin (single man), William Morrison, Samuel Magill, Isaac McElvaine, Abraham Milliron, Jacob Mason, Benjamin Mason (single man, Joseph Mccullough, John Matson, John McIntosh, John McGhee, trade ; Timothy Nightingale, P. B. Ostrander, Alexander Osburn, James Parks, grist mill ; Alexander Powers, Isaac Packer, William Rodgers, Hance Robinson, one-half of a saw-mill ; David Roll, one saw-mill ; Joshua Rhea, Thomas Robinson, Robert Smith, James Shields, trade ; John Shields, Peter Slogerbuck, Samuel Stiles, Michael Shadle, Heulet Smith, Andrew Shippen, Charles Sutherland (colored), Robert K. Scott, Joseph Sharp, Walter Templeton, Joshua Vandevort, Jesse Vandevort, Jacob Vastbinder, Adam Vastbinder, William Vastbinder, Henry Vast- binder, Andrew Vastbinder, Hugh Williamson, John Welsh, house and lot in Troy; John Walters, Beach Wayland, Patience Wheeler, John Webster (single man), Peter Walters, Robert Weir, Daniel Yeomans, William McDonald, Nathan Carrier, William Mendenhall, Alexander Scott, Benjamin Sies, Joseph Hastings, Robert Tweedy, James Sharp, Nicholas Sharp, Joseph Butler, Jeremiah McCallester, Samuel Rhodes, John Hayes, John Scott (single man), Samuel Johns, Robert Maxwell.
BARNETT.
Organized in 1835, and was taken from Rose. Barnett originally contained Jenks and Tionesta townships and all that part of Jefferson County lying north of the Clarion River. In 1838 the two above-men- tioned townships were organized out of it.
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PIONEER HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNA.
PIONEERS IN BARNETT TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN IS33.
Names of Taxables .- William Armstrong & Co., one saw-mill ; Luther Barns & Co., Israel Ball, Warren Barns (single man), John Cook, one saw-mill ; Job Carr, Nathan & Elijah Tipps, David Meads, Thaddeus Meads, Erastus Gibson, William Manross, one saw-mill ; David Reynolds, John Wyncoop, two saw-mills ; John Mays, James W. Mays, Smith heirs, one saw-mill ; Alexander Murray, Thomas B. Mays, Thomas Fords, John A. Kramer, John Fitzgerald, Smith N. Myers, James Orwin, William Beer, William Thomas, George & Samuel Armstrong, Ebenezer Kingly, William Gordon, William Forsythe.
SNYDER.
Organized in 1835, and was taken from Ridgeway and Pine Creek. Snyder township was bounded on the east by Clearfield County line, on the north by Ridgeway township, on the south and west by Pine Creek township.
PIONEERS IN SNYDER TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN IS36.
Names of Taxables. - Dillis Allen, Hugh Anderson, George Addison, James & Alonzo Brockway, one saw-mill ; Elihu Clark, David Carr, Joel Clark, Sr., Joel Clark, Jr. (single man), David Dennison, John Dougherty (single man), Thomas Dougherty (single man), Miron Gibbs, Francis Goodar, Benjamin Hulet, Frederick Heterick, Joseph Houston (single man), William Houston (single man), Milton Johnston, Joseph McAfee (single man), Robert McCurdy (single man), Joseph McCurdy (single man), John Mclaughlin, Thomas McCormick, Hamilton Moody, Thomas Moody, Andrew McCormick, James Moorhead (single man), James W. Moorhead (single man), John Moorhead, David Moorhead (single man), John Pearsall, Arad Pearsall, James Ross, David M. Riddle, Henry Shaffer (single man), Jacob Shaffer, Ami Sibbley, Wil- liam Shaw, Stephen Tibbetts, Isaac Temple, Andrew Vastbinder, Paul Vandevort, Joseph Whitehill.
ELDRED.
Organized in 1836, and was taken from Rose and Barnett. Eldred township was bounded on the north by Barnett, on the east by Ridgeway township, on the south by Rose, and on the west by the Armstrong County line.
PIONEERS IN ELDRED TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1837.
Names of Taxables .- Thomas Arthurs, George Armstrong, William Anderson, Henry Boyles, David Barr, Thomas Barr, Samuel Barr, Abra- ham Bickler, Smith Benedict, Richard Burns, William Booth, Jacob Beer, Thomas Callen, Jacob Craft, Moses H. Carly, Peter Coonsman, John D. Kahle, George Catz, Henry Clark, Job Carly, William Douglass (colored), Daniel Elgin, Alexander Fredericks, Elijah M. Graham, Jo-
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PIONEER HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNA.
seph Graham, Elias Gearhart, Dolly George, Isaiah Guthrie, William Gordon, Israel Hughes, Thomas Hughes, Thomas Hall, William Hop- per, Malachi Hopper (single man), William M. Hindman, William Hughes, Richard Hague, Richard Hague, Jr., William & John Hutchi- son, William B. Kennedy, Frederick Kahle, William Kennedy, David Aikens, James Cochran, David McKee, John W. Monks, Isaac Matson, Sr., mill seat ; James McManigle, James McNeal, John McCracken, David Miller, Robert McFarland, Stewart Ross, Jacob Riddleburger, Chris- tian Ruffner, George Royer, Andrew Steel, James Stewart, Jr., Paul Stewart, Alexander Scott, Hiram Sampson, John Summerville, William Summerville, James Summerville, David Silvis, Jacob Trautman, James L. Thompson, James Templeton, Michael Traper, George Wilson, Jr. (single man), Robert Wilson, John Wilson, Jr., William Wallace, John Wilson, Esq., George Walford, Abram Yokey, Christy Yokey.
TIONESTA.
Organized in 1838, and was taken from Barnett.
PIONEERS IN TIONESTA TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1838.
Names of Taxables .- James Adams, George Bests, Samuel Cupins, Erastus Gibson, Ebenezer Kingsley, Perry Kingsley, Ephraim Kingsley (single man), Edward Kingsley, Count Kingsley, John Lukins (single man), George Leadlie, one saw-mill with two saws; David W. Mead, sawyer ; John Nolf.
JENKS.
Organized in 1838, and was taken from Barnett.
PIONEERS IN JENKS TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1838.
Names of Taxables .- James Anderson, Cyrus Blood, Benjamin L. Baley, Aaron Brockway, Sr., Aaron Brockway, Jr., Amos Fitch, Isaac Fitch, John Hunt, Phelps Hunt, Jessie Jackson, Josiah Leary, John Lewis, Robert McLatchlie, Oran Newton, Samuel Reyner, Andrew J. Reyner.
WASHINGTON.
Organized in 1839, and was taken from Pine Creek and Snyder. Washington township was bounded on the east by Clearfield County line, on the north by Snyder township, and on the south and west by Pine Creek township.
PIONEERS IN WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1838.
Names of Taxables .- Dillis Allen, one saw-mill ; Frederick Alexan- der, Hugh Alexander, John Atwell, James Alexander and father, James Bond, Samuel Beman, Samuel Crawford, John Clendennen, John Craw- ford, William Cooper, John P. Clark, Aaron Clark, Robert Douthard. one grist-mill ; Thomas Dougherty, James Dougherty, James Downs,
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PIONEER HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNA.
Robert Dickson, Michael Elliott, William Feely, John Fuller, Alexander B. Fowler, George Feely, George Hughes, Andrew Hunter, George Horam, Jacob & William Horam, John Horam, Sr., John Horam, Jr., Matthew Keys, Henry Keys, Joseph Keys, James Kyle, Samuel Kyle, Samuel Miles, John McGhee, Oliver McClelland, Andrew Moore, Robert Morrison, William McConnell, James McConnell, Joseph McConnell (single man), John McClelland, William McCullough, William Mc- Donald, Robert McIntosh, occupation ; Henry McIntosh, John McIntosh, William McIntosh, Jr., William McIntosh, Sr., Rebecca McIntosh, George Ogden, Joseph Potter, tavern : Ramsey Potter, Jacob Peters, Tilton Rey- nolds, William Reynolds, Thomas Reynolds (single man), David Rey- nolds, Joshua Rhea, Samuel Rhea, James Rany, James Smith, Andrew Smith, Matthew Smith, B. Sprague, Ephraim Stephen, Peter Sharp, John Sprague, Thomas Tedlie, Henry Vastbinder, James Waite, John Wilson, Oliver Welsh, Daniel Yeomans, Henry Yeomans.
PORTER.
Organized in 1840, and was taken from Perry. Porter township was bounded on the west by Armstrong County line, on the south by Indiana County line, on the north by Rose township.
PIONEERS IN PORTER TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN IS4I.
Names of Taxables .- John Alcorn, William Alcorn, Samuel Albert, Thomas Adams, Alexander Adams, George Barickhouse, Lawrence Bair, Ludwick Byerly, Gideon Bush, Powel Baughman, Robert Brice, Arm- strong Bartley, Rev. Elisha Coleman, $30 on interest ; John Coleman, William Callen, Benjamin Campbell, Henry Cherry, David Callen, Peter Callen, Andrew Callen, John Cherry (single man), Elisha Camp- bell, Frederick Coonrod, James Chambers, John Chambers, Harrison Coon, Jacob Dinger, Benjamin Dimick, Michael Tumas, Henry Dorn- hime, John Thomas, Edward Enty (colored), John Flisher, Jr., John Flisher, Henry Flisher, William Ferguson, Sr .. William Ferguson, Jr., John Ferguson, Ebenezer Ferguson, Henry Faringer, William Foster, David Fairman, Francis Fairman, Henry Freece, Thomas Gaghagen, James Gaghagen, Gearhart & Spangler, Henry Glontz, Daniel Gag- hagen, Peter Graver, Daniel Geist, one saw-mill; Solomon Geist, Sam- uel Geist, Jesse Geist, John Geist, Sr., John Geist, Jr., Pollie Gilbreth (widow), William Gillespie, occupation ; Daniel Hinderlighter, Michael Hinderlighter, Daniel Hass, William Himes, James Hamilton, Elias Hulwick, David Hamilton, Michael Heterick, Peter Heterick, Samuel Hice, Michael Holloback, E. E. Hannager, Joseph Hannah. Adam Hane, Harry Heckendorn, John Hice, office : Isaac Hamilton, Jacob Huffman, Daniel Huffman, Andrew Hazlet (single man), John James, Robert Kennedy, John Conklin, Joseph Kinnear, George Knarr, Michael
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PIONEER HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNA.
Lantz, John Lantz, Frederick Lantz, George Letich, Samuel Lerch David Langard, John Miller, John Mohney. John Motter, Henry Mill- iron (single man), William McAninch, Jr., William McAninch, Sr., Hugh McGuier, occupation ; John McAninch, John McClelland, John Mower, Jr., John Mower, Sr., William Montier, William McNutt, Robert Mc- Nutt, Martin Miller, Peter Minich, George Milliron, David Milliron, Philip Milliron, William Milliron, Peter Milliron, Daniel Motter, Sam- uel Motter, Jacob Motter, George McGregor, M. McGregor, John Martz, Gillmore Montgomery, Daniel McGregor, Matthew McDavid, John Miller, Andrew McDaniel, Jacob Minich, David McDaniel, John McMillen, Thomas McMillen, Henry Minich, occupation ; Samuel Mickle, Coonrod Nulf, N. J. Nesbit, occupation ; Thomas Nice, Wil- liam Niel, John Potts, George Potts, John Postlethwait, David Postle- thwait, Elias Powel, Moses Powel, Peter Procius, Daniel Procius, Henry Peter, James Robinson, David Richard, George Reitz, John Robinson, Esq., one saw-mill ; William Robinson, Irwin Robinson, Samuel Richard, Carl Randolf, Philip Reed, Joshua B. Farr, George Rinehart, Henry Ross, occupation ; George Reitz (single man), John Silvas, occupation ; Michael Shaffer, Simon Stahlman, Henry Spare, Sr., Isaac Shaffer, Frederick Steer, Jacob Snyder (single man), Abraham Shipe, Henry Shipe, one tan-yard ; Philip Smith, Andrew Shaffer, Abraham Shaffer, Benjamin Shaffer, Valentine Shaffer, money on interest ; Francis Shraw- ber, office ; John Shrawber, Martin Shannon, occupation ; Peter Spang- ler, Absalom Smith, John Shadle, John Steel, Jacob Startzel, John Shofner, Henry Spare, John Startzel, Coonrod Snyder, Walter Snyder, Daniel Snyder, Moses Shoffstall, Stephen Travis, Broce Taylor, Edward Chamberlin, Henry Truckmiller, Henry Chamberlain, George Chamber- lain, George Travis, James Travis, Samuel Trayor, John Wilson, occupa- tion ; Edward Uptagraff, George Wise, Amos Weaver, Moses Weaver, James Watts, James Wilson, Esq., office ; Benjamin Weary, Abraham Walker, Robert Wilson, Jacob Wise, George Young, Jr., George Young, Sr., Lawrence Yeager.
CLOVER.
Organized in 1841, and was taken from Rose. Clover township was bounded on the east and north by Rose, on the west by the Clarion County line, and on the south by Perry.
PIONEERS IN CLOVER TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN IS43.
Names of Taxables .- Daniel Baldwin, Wallace Bratton, John H. Bish, Hudson Bridge, Samuel Bratton, Michael Brocius, John Brocius, Peter Brocius, Jacob Brocius, George Burns, Alonzo & Fred. Baldwin, one saw-mill, one yoke of oxen, one cow, and two horses ; Adam Brocius, John Baughman, John Bruner, occupation as sawyer ; John Campbell, Hiram Carrier, one saw-mill ; Nathan Carrier, one fourth of a saw-mill ;
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PIONEER HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNA.
Darius Carrier, Lorenzo Campbell, Sanford Campbell, George and Na- than Carrier, George Cain (single man), Michael Crawford, George Car- rier, one-fourth of a saw-mill ; Darius Carrier, one-half of a saw-mill ; Euphrastus Carrier, Darius & Hiram Carrier, one grist-mill ; Isaac Covert, George Campbell, Matthew Dickey, Dr. James Dowling, James S. Dean, Andrew Doyle (single man), James Defords, George Eckler, William Edmond, Thomas Edmond, one saw-mill ; David Edmond, John Fuller (single man), John H. Flemming, Solomon Fuller, Jr., Chris- topher Fogle, one tan-yard ; David Farriweather, C. Jacox, house and lot ; Ira Fuller, one saw-mill; William Fitzsimmons, transferred to Baldwin, James Ferguson, Abraham Funk, Hiram Fuller, Thomas Guthrie, Aaron Fuller, one saw-mill; George Gray, occupation ; Wil- liam Guthrie, James Guthrie (single man), Carder Gilmore, James B. Guthrie, James Guthrie, Sr., Alexander Guthrie, Jacob Grame, James Gardner, Elijah Heath, one grist-mill and one saw mill; Jacob Heck- man, James Hildebrand, Peter Himes, Joseph Hall, Sr., Joel & Porter Haskill, one saw mill ; Gideon Haskill, Simon Hays, one house and lot ; Abram Hidelman, occupation as miller ; John Johnston, William Jack, Samuel Johns, Hazard Jaycock, Charles Jaycock, Matson J. Knapp, Samuel Knapp, Moses Knapp, Jr., one grist-mill and one saw mill ; Jo- seph Knapp, one yoke of oxen and three cows ; John Knapp, John Kelso. Jr., one dog ; George Keck, James Kelso, William Kelly, Wil- liam Lucas (single man), James S. Lucas, occupation ; Peter Lucas, John Lucas, Jr., Daniel Leech. John Lucas, Sr., Samuel Lucas, Sr., John Lucas (of Samuel), Samuel Lucas, Jr., tradesman ; John T. Love, John Love (Yankee), William Lucas (single man), Lucas & Knapp, guardians of Buttle's estate ; James Long, trade ; Rev. John McCauley, Samuel Magill, William Magill, Hugh McGiffin (Yankee), Daniel Milliron, Sam- uel Milliron, John McGiffin, Robert Morrison, David Moore, Isaac Mot- ter, Andrew McElwaine, estate ; Eli McDowel (single man), Abraham Milliron, Hugh McGiffin, Solomon Milliron, tradesman ; Elijah McAn- inch, estate ; George McAninch, William McAninch (of Samuel), Henry Milliron, Jonathan Milliron, William Miller, one house and lot ; Samuel Newcomb, one saw-mill ; Coonrad & Frank Nolf, William B. Newcomb, Joseph Osborne, William Rhoney, Levi Reed, William Rodgers, James Ross, one saw-mill ; Hance Robinson, one grist-mill and saw-mill ; Joseph Ross, William Robinson (single man), Richards Richard, George Richard, one house and lot ; John Reitz, Isaac Reitz (single man), David Smith, William Simpson, Alexander Smith, Hulet Smith, John Shields, Sr., James Shields, Peter Swab, tradesman ; Robert Shields, one yoke oxen and cow; Daniel and James Shields, one cow and yoke of oxen ; James Shields, Jr., George Simpson, Benjamin Sowers, Abraham Stine, one house and lot ; Henry Scott, Henry Sowers, John B. Shields, James Sowers, Jr., David Shields, James Sowers, Sr., Gideon Trumbull,
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PIONEER HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNA.
Joseph M. Thompson, Samuel B. Taylor, one lot and store ; Jesse Van- devort, occupation ; Paul Vandevort, one house and lot : David Van- devort, Stephen Webster, five lots ; Beech Wayland, Patience Wheeler, John R. Welsh, Jackson Welsh (single man), Monroe Webster, Ezekiel White.
BROOKVILLE BOROUGH.
The pioneer borough, and taken from Rose, bounded on the east by Pine Creek.
BROOKVILLE BOROUGH AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1844.
Names of Taxables .- Richard Arthurs (single man), house and lot, profession ; Caleb Alexander, one patent lever watch, $35; Charles Anderson (colored), one outlot and house ; James Acheson (single man), Isaac Allen, two lots improved, one-half lot and house, and blacksmith- shop ; John Arthurs, James H. Ames, occupation ; John Alexander, Rev. Garey Bishop, profession ; Cyrus Butler, house and lot ; Samuel B. Bishop, house and stable, profession, one gold watch, $50; Thompson Barr (single man), office : Robert P. Barr, house and lot, one grist-mill, mill lot and house, saw-mill ; Hugh Brady, one lot improved, profession ; Thomas Barr, house and lot, outlot, lot improved ; John Brownlee, house and lot, printing-office ; Samuel M. Bell, David Bittenbenner (single man), Wakefield Corbett (minor), one patent-lever watch ; Bar- clay & Hastings, printing-office ; Jesse G. Clark, house and lot, brick, tavern stand, lot improved, outlots improved, profession, one gold watch, $50; James Corbett, one lot, office, justice of peace ; Levi G. Clover, house and lot, lots, outlots, office judgeship; Solomon Chambers, house and lot ; Joseph Clements, house and lot, lots improved ; Samuel Craig, house and lot, lot improved ; James Craig, house and lot ; Andrew Craig (single man), Corbett & Barr, house and lot, inlot and smith-shop; James C. Coleman, William F. Clark (single man), inlot, one lever watch, $35 ; George Darr, Joseph Deering (single man), Hugh Dowling (single man), George Darling, house and lot ; Lewis B. Dunham, house and lot, outlot, profession, one pleasure carriage, $30 ; Daniel Dunkle- burg (single man), David Deering (single man), profession, one lever watch, $35 ; John Dougherty, house and lots (tavern), house and lots (brick), house and lots, inlot improved, inlots, one gold watch, $45 ; James Dowling, profession ; Jared B. Evans, four lots and houses and stables, eight lots ; Samuel Espy, house and lot ; Charles Evans, house and lot, brick, main street ; Evan Evans, John Gallagher, lot improved, office justice of peace, outlot ; Enoch Hall, house and lot ; William Fleming (single man), John Hutchison, house, lot, and shop: Joseph Henderson, house and one and two thirds lots ; John Hastings, occupa- tion, one lever watch. $35; Jamison Hendricks, occupation ; James Hall estate, house and lot, outlot ; Joseph Hughes, house and lot ;
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PIONEER HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNA.
George Irwin, David B. Jenks, house and two lots, profession ; William Jack, house and one-half lot, house and lot, inlots, inlots improved, outlots ; William P. Jenks, Sr., Samuel H. Lucas, house and lot, one gold watch, $40 ; Thomas Lucas, house and lot, inlot improved, pro- fession ; John Matson, Jr., house and lot ; Uriah Matson, house and lot, James C. Matson, Joseph McAfee, inlot improved, outlots improved ; Benjamin McCreight, house and lot, brick, partly finished, house and lot, four lots ; Geo. McLaughlin (single man), house and lots, lot im- proved ; William McCandless (single man), Robert Matson (single man), John McCrea, office prothonotary ; George Porter, house and two lots ; John Richards, occupation, one gold watch, $75; John Ramsey, house and lot ; William Rogers, occupation ; Alexander Scott, Jr. (single man), Philip Schrader, house and two lots ; John Smith, house and one-half lot, tavern, outlot ; Daniel Smith, house and lot ; Gabriel Vastbinder, inlot improved ; George Wilson (single man), William Wilkins (single man), one pleasure carriage ; Thomas Wilkins, James C. Wilson (single man), watch, value of $25 ; Wilkins & Irwin, one and one-half lots and house, tan-yard and house ; Michael Woods, Adam Goodman, T. B. McClellan, house and lot, lot improved ; Ephraim Washburn, occupation ; Alexander Scott, Sr., lot improved ; George Scott (single man), Wm. A. Sloan, house and lot, lot improved ; Samuel Truby, house and lot, lot im- proved ; John Templeton, house and lot ; James Humphrey (single man).
GASKILL.
Organized in 1842, and was taken from Young. Gaskill township was bounded on the east by the Clearfield County line, on the south by the Indiana County line, and on the west and north by Young township.
PIONEERS IN GASKILL TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1842.
Names of Taxables .- Levi Anthony, unimproved land judgments, $38 ; Henry Bowman, Philip Bowers, Andrew Bowers, John Bowers, Eli Bow- ers, Henry & Samuel Beam, Calvin Brooks, William Brooks, Peter Bu- chite, George Culp, John Cary, Daniel Coffman, John Coffman, Oliver Cathers, Joseph Cofflett, Abraham Cofflett, Jacob Cofflett (single man), Josiah Covert, John Douthett estate, Francis Doros, John Deamer, James Dickey, Alexander Dickey, Thomas Davis, Josiah Davis, George Gregg, David Henry, John Hoover, Joseph Hoover, Sally Hess, Rufus Jorley, Frederick Kuhuley, Thomas Kerr, one promissory note, $20 : George Keller, occupation ; Joseph Keller, Abraham Keller, Alexander Lyons, Henry Lot, Francis Leech, George Leech, occupation ; Abraham Lud- wick, George Ludwick, Elizabeth Ludwick, John Long, Andrew Mc- Creight, Sharp McCreight, James McCreight (single man), Henry Miller, mason ; John Miller, George Miller, Henry Miller, farmer : William Mc- Elheny, George Pifer (single man), John Pifer, Jonas Pifer, Henry & John
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PIONEER HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNA.
D. Philipi, Samuel Pershing, Adam Quigley, John Rider, George Rhodes, Jacob Smith, Sr., Jacob Smith, Jr., Jonathan Stouse, James Solesley, Samuel Smith, Adam States, Henry Sprague, Ashel Sprague, Milton Sprague, carpenter ; Thomas Thompson, Adam Wise, Jacob Weaver ; Joseph Wilson, Richard Wainwright, George Wainwright, William Wil- liams, James Williams, Adam Yohey, Henry Yohey, Samuel Yohey (single man), Samuel Zufall, one saw-mill.
WARSAW.
Organized in 1842, and was taken from Pine Creek. Warsaw was bounded by Snyder and Washington on the east, by Ridgeway on the north, Eldred on the west, and Pine Creek on the south.
PIONEERS IN WARSAW TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESSMENT IN 1843.
Names of Taxables .- William Anderson, John Alexander, Gilbert Burrows, Ira Bronson, John Bell, John W. Baum, Joseph Buell, Na- thaniel Butler, Philo Bowdish, David Butler, Bartholomew Cavinore, -
- Chapman, one cow and trade ; Peter Chamberlin, Elihu Clark, David
Carlton, Sarah Dixon, John Dill, Thomas Dixon, Jared A. Evans, Thomas Ewing, John Fleming. George Frederick, Aaron Fuller, Milton Gibbs, William Gray, Francis Goodar, Miron Gibbs, William Humphrey, Matthew Humphrey, Philip Heterick, Samuel Howe, Joel Howe, Elijah Heath, James K. Huffman, George Hunter, John Heterick, Joseph E. Hannah, Joseph Hoey, Davis Ingraham, Eli I. Irvin, William Jack, Milton Johnson, Henry Keys, William Long, Michael Long, Sarah Ann Lithgow, Josiah Loomis, Sarah McCormick, Thomas McCormick, David McCormick, Jr., one silver watch ; James & John Moorhead, David Moorhead, Joseph McConnell, Matthew Metcalf, one silver watch ; Wil- liam and James McElvain, Asa Morey, Jacob Moore, Mundale Metcalf, Ozias P. Mather, Robert Montgomery, Andrew McCormick, Samuel P. McCormick, Findley McCormick, one silver watch ; David McCormick, Sr., Thomas McWilliams, Elnathan Marsh, Charles Munger, Nathan Perrin, John M. Phelps, Arad Pearsall, trade, John Pearsall, Solomon Riggs, George Russell, William R. Richards, two saw-mills, one silver watch ; Peter Richards, Sr., Peter Richards, Jr., Abraham Rufsnyder, William Russell, John N. Riggs, Davis E. Riggs, James L. L. Riggs, Daniel Snyder, Eli Snyder, Abraham Snyder, Nathan Snyder, Samuel Shul, one saw-mill and house ; Moses B. St. John, Gideon Trumbull, Isaac Temple, Jacob Vastbinder, Sr., Joshua Vandevort, Sr., Jacob Vast- binder, Jr. (single man), John Vastbinder, Andrew Vastbinder, Abram Vandevort, Levi Vandevort, Joshua Vandevort, Jr., Peter Vastbinder, James A. Wilkins, John J. Wilson, Isaac Walker, John Wakefield, John Walker, Solomon Wales, William Weeks, John R. Wilkins, Galbraith Wilson, Jeremiah Wilson, one tannery ; Hiram Wilson.
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