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Neilson [now Nelson], James Neilson, Samuel
Blackmore, Dawson
Nash, Joshua
Caldwell, Joseph, Esq.
(distiller) Patton, David Poe, Andrew (457 acres, 95 cleared)
Craig, James
Potts, Thomas (on David Kerr's land)
Reeves, Manasseh Russell, Wm. (on Charles Simm's land) Reed, William (on Arthur Garner's land) Smith, Thomas Shannon, Robert (on C. Simm's land)
Four Cattle ... . 48
One yoke oxen. 30
Laughlin, Robert (400 acres of land and distillery)
Stanford, John Swaney, - - (widow) Searight, Samuel Shane, Timothy Swearingen, Wm.
Laughlin, Thomas Laughlin, Samuel Laughlin, William
McCollough, John
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Thompson, James Thompson, Archibald Vance, Wm.
Whitaker, Samuel Wilkinson, Enos
(hatter, Georgetown) Wilson, Samuel
(joiner, Georgetown)
SINGLE FREEMEN
Brady, John
McClure, Andrew (Caldwell's mill)
Parks, Samuel
Darragh, Robert
McCoy, Nathaniel
Reed, John
Dawson, George
McKissock, Andrew
Swaney, Thomas
Davidson, James (Georgetown)
McBride, Isaac
Swaney, James
Gray, Andrew
McCoy, John (Georgetown)
Smith, Penny
Imbriel David
Moore, Thomas
Wilson, Henry
This valuation was certified March 17, 1802, by John Bryan, Benoni Dawson and John McCollough, who recommended David Kerr as tax collector. The amount was, $168.55.
BEAVER TOWNSHIP [NORTH AND SOUTH], 1802
Ake, John
Brouster, John
Barclay, George
Adams, David
Beacom, William
Bresbine, Samuel
Adams, John
Beatty, Thomas
Bowl, Daniel
Adams, Alex.
Beatty, Jonathan
Bowl, Thomas
Adams, Samuel, M.D. (Upper Falls)
Beatty, William
Bradshaw, Robert
Aiken, John
Baird, George (North Beaver)
Book, Jacob Beam, Samuel (blacksmith)
Ackles, Arthur
Brittain, Jeremiah
Alford, Martha
Brooks, Matthew
Boyd, Joseph
Applegate, William
Boies, John
Boyd, Robert
Altman, George
Boies, James
Boyd, William
Andrews, Samuel
Butcher, John
Boyd, Andrew
Anderson, William
Beer, Joshua
Beal, George
Anderson, Alexander Alcorn, James Aughaback, Philip
Bell, Ephraim
Baird, Absalom
Andrew, Robert
Bell, John
Allison, Isabella
Blackmore, Mary
Barns, Henry
Alexander, John
Barnett, Robert
Alexander, James
Barns, Peter
Arbuckle, Joseph
Barnett, John
Atchison, David
Barger, George
Ammon, George
Ammon, Jacob Aikin, John
Bowles, Thomas
Aikin, James
Bevington, Henry
Aikin, John, Sr.
Burns, James
Aikin, Samuel
Bruce, John
Blair, Samuel Blair, Joshua Baker, Henry, (farmer)
Beaver, John (sawmill)
Baker, William
Baker, Daniel
Baker, Robert
Burton, Thomas
Bowen, Samuel
Black, John Bowl, James Bradley, John
Bowl, Samuel
Cannon, James
Brochard, Christopher (shoemaker) Bannon, Jeremiah Bell, Simeon Bryan, Nicholas Campbell, John (Ohio twp.) Campbell, David Cross, John (Ohio twp.) Chapman, Joseph Chapman. James Cannon, John
Brouster, Robert
Barr, Stophel
Boies, David
Bell, Isaac
Baird, Moses (Ohio twp.)
Blackmore, Thos. Blackmore, Mary (Ohio township) Bigsby, Benjamin Bevington, Thomas Bevington, John
Barnett, John
Buckmaster, Wilson
Beer, John (innkeeper) Baird, John Byland, Aaron
Brown, Alexander Bevard, Robert Barns, John
Withrow, John
Lyons, Abram (Georgetown)
Patton, Robert
Crail, Edward
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Chapman, Thomas
Crawford, Robert Crawford, James
Crawford, John
Carothers, James (surveyor) Carothers, Samuel (innkeeper)
Cawfield, Arthur
Cochran, Joseph
Cochran, George
Cochran, Alexander
Earl, Edward
Evans, Thomas
Evans, Eli, (nailer)
Elliott, Thomas
Edgar, Robert English, Thomas
English, Andrew
Ewing, Samuel
Clark, Robert
Dillon, Matthew
Cooper, David
Dougherty, Edward
Clark, Thomas
Davison, Mary
Davison, Charles
Davison, James
Davison, John
Cunningham, Archibald Davison, William
Cunningham, Hugh (innkeeper)
Davison, R. William
Fulks, Jacob
Franks, John
Clark, David
Davison, Robert
Davison, Thomas
Fanata, Daniel
Frew, James Fulks, George Fanata, James
Fields, Samuel Fullerton, Alex.
Fowler, James
Fullerton, James
Fowler, Robert
(distillery)
Duff, William
Cunningham, Samuel
Clark, John
Clark, Walter
Clark, Charles
Dawson, William
Findley, David
Fulton, John Fox, Bonham
Dilworth, George
Duff, Alexander
Duncan, William (Ohio twp.) Dunn, William (Ohio twp.)
Deveney, Alexander
Dunlop, Thomas Dickey, Robert
Dickey, John
Guynn, Thomas
Guynn, John
Gayly, John
Dawson, Nicholas
Gayly, William
Groscost, Alex. Greer, George
Goodwin, Samuel
Coon, George (tanner) Caughey, Samuel Cort, Frederick Caughey, William Cunning, Robert Calvin, Stephen Cameron, William Cameron, Mary Chew, Edward Coulson, Jehu Clark, John (Georgetown)
Calhoon, Sarah Calhoon, Samuel Cloud, Thomas Cotton, John
Cotton, James (Ohio twp.) Chrestloe, Michael Campbell, Cornelius
Cairns, William
Dehaven, Abram Driscoll, Daniel Dawson, Thomas
Dawson, Benoni Dawson, Michael David, William (blacksmith) Davis, David Dawson, Thomas (tanner) Earl, John
Creatis, D. Ambrose (Ohio twp.) Chapman, Luke Chapman, Samuel
Coggswell, William
Cabbison, Archibald
Coulter, Jonathan, Esq. (innkeeper) Clarke, David
Drennan, David, Esq. (Ohio twp.) Drennan, James (Ohio twp.)
Elder, John Estep, Nathan (carpenter) Espy, William (sawmill) Falkner, John Firestone, Matthais
Freed, John
(Beaver Dam Run) Copper, Alexander Copper, Nathaniel
Copper, Michael
Carey, Nathan
Dobbins, John
Chatley, Francis
Carey, John (joiner) Carson, William
Dobbins, Leonard (distiller) Dilworth, John
Cunningham, Benjamin Duff, David
Dawson, Benjamin (Ferry opposite Georgetown)
Frew, John Fulks, William Findley, Henry
Findley, Thomas
Dilworth, Joseph
Forbes, William Frew, Alexander (wheelwright) Guffin, Ennion Graham, James (joiner) Gordon, John
Grove, Joseph
Dickey, Alex.
Dunning, John
Dehaven, William (distiller) Donahey, George
Douthard, [Douthitt] Joseph Demell, Benjamin
Davison, Andrew
Cory, Elnathan (distiller) Cory, Levi
Calhoon, David Carnaghan, Mary Caldwell, William Caldwell, Robert Colman, John Cook, William Conner, Jacob
Conner, John
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Guthrie, John (carpenter) Guin, John Grove, Wendell Greer, Guion (distiller) Gaston, Hugh Gillmore, Joseph Groscost, Daniel
Groscost, John
Gibson, James Garvin, Hugh Groscost, Jacob Garrel, James
Green, Charles Gulky, Francis
Graham, Hugh Grant, Jonathan Gibson, Henry Hunt, George Hyatt, Anthony Huffstator, James Hannah. Thomas Holman, Martin Hutson, Isaac Hutson, William Hoge, William Hill, Jonathan Hill, John
Hillis, Thomas Harvey, James Hannah, Allen (carpenter) Hannah, Jean Homes, Samuel (blacksmith) Hunter, John (innkeeper) Hunter, David Hartshorn, Jonathan
Hartshorn, Joshua
Hartshorn, Thomas
Hatfield, Margaret Henning, Conrad Hannah, Alex. (carpenter)
Hampton, Moses Hunter, Robert (farmer) Hudson, Matthew
Hughes, John
Hughes, Thomas
Hines, Jacob
Hooper, John Hughes, Rev. Thomas Halliday, Hezekiah
Harbison, Robert
Harbison, Matthew
Hamilton, Thomas Hampton, Moses
Herron, Robert Hart, Jesse (innkeeper) Hayes, David, Esq. (attorney) Hays, Adam (blacksmith)
Hayes, John Hemphill, Joseph
Henry, William
Harmon, Conrad
Hunt, William
Heath, Richard Hamilton, James Hackathorn, John
Hendrickson, Cornelius
Hynor, Samuel
Hendrickson, Thomas
Henry, James
Hamilton, Thomas (near State line) Hamilton, William
Hoops, Townsend, Wil- son & Co. Hoops, Joseph (sawmill) Hoops, Adam
Hatcher, William
Hoop, James
Hale, Nathan (mill)
Haynes, Daniel
Hyatt [Hight], Thomas Hackathorn, Henry
Kelso, John, Jr.
King, John
King, Patrick (black- smith) King, Thomas Kimberly, Nathaniel (tailor) Kinney, Peter
Kirkendall, Henry
Kirkendall, Christopher
Keel, Peter
Kuhn, George (tanner)
Kuykendall, Benjamin
Kuykendall, Ezekiel
Kirkpatrick, Daniel
Kennedy, James (grist and sawmill)
Kennedy, Thomas (wheelwright)
Kennedy, Dennis
Kunkle, George (house burnt) Kunkle, Lawrence
Kunkle. Michael
Kable, Solomon
Lewis, John (black- smith)
Lewis, Thomas Leslie, George
Johnson, Charles
Johnson, James (Little Beaver)
Johnson, Andrew
Johnson, Abraham
Johnson, James Johnson, Curtis
Johnson, John (store)
James, Benjamin Johnson, Robert (Georgetown road)
Johnson, Samuel (innkeeper) Johnson, Robert, Jr.
Jones, John
Jones, William (shoe- maker) Jones, David
Jackson, Thomas Johnson, James (Georgetown) Johnson, Samuel, Sr.
Jackman, William Justice, Jacob Justice, David
Jamison, Samuel
Killdoo [Caldoo or Kid- doo], George William
Kirk, William (inn-
keeper) Kelso [Kelsey], John (millwright)
Hackathorn, Jacob Hunter, Margaret
Herron, James Hyatt [Hight,] Peter Hook, Daniel Hammill, John Hill, Elizabeth
Hall, Robert
Hagerty, Hugh (store) Houck, John
Harris, Prudence Inman, Henry
Indledo, William
Ingles, Henry
Johnson, Edward
Johnson, David Johnson, Andrew Jones, William
Justice, William Johnson, Robert Jackson, Thomas Johnson, Francis Johnson, William Johnson, James
Johnston, Hance Jackson, Hugh
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Lambright, John
Lowry, William Lutzenhiser, Peter Lutzenhiser, Jacob Laughlin, Alexander Latta, William Latta, Andrew
Mullen, Thomas Mayne, John
Myler, Elias
Mason, George
McKinley, James
McGaffick, Benjamin
McCoy, Catherine
McCaskey, William Mclaughlin, Neal McGehan, Brice McGehan, John Nixon, John Niblock, William
Noble, Thomas
Nixon, William
Nevill, Edward
Nevill, Sarah
Nevill, Thomas Oliver, Allen (distillery) Parks, James
Parks, Samuel
Powers, Abraham
(millwright) Powers, James
Powers, John
Powers, Abraham
Powers, Samuel
Louthan, James
McMinn, Robert
Mercer, William
Plumer, William, Esq.
Pugh, Evan Pugh, John Pounds, Samuel
Parshall, Samuel
Porter, Francis
Morrison, James
Martin, Eleanor
Powell, Eleazer
McKinzie, John
Parsons, Matthias
Porter, Thomas
Patterson, Thomas Partridge, John Phillis, Charles Phillis, Jacob
Quigley, James
Robinson, James
Robinson, William
McNutt [McNitt], Joseph
McCottery, Samuel Moore, Samuel Moore, Joseph
Russell, James
McNitt, William McNitt, Robert (powder maker)
Mosman, John McConnel, James
Means, John
McConnel, James, Sr.
Moore, John
Martin, Edward
Russell, Thomas Rainey. Charles (distillery) Ratcliff, John Reed, John (distillery) Rogers, Thomas Rogers, Jeremiah
Robb, Alexander Robb, Samuel
Ramsey, Margaret Reed, Ruel
Lowry, Michael Lozier, Boston
Moore, Robert
Lozier, Peter
Marcus, Samuel
Marshall, John
Moore, Andrew
McGehan, John
Lusk, Robert Luke, Thomas Leland, Thomas Light, John
Lawrence, John, Esq. (brewery) Lutton, Charles Lyon, James (merchant) Lacock, Abner (inn- keeper) Louther, John
Lyons, Jacob
Louthan, Moses
Martin, William McCoy, Thomas
Phillips, William Pedan, Robert
Leland, James
Leland, William Mozier, Samuel (innkeeper) Mozier, Jacob Matthews, John McCoy, James
McGehan, Brice (innkeeper) McKeag, Mary McCollough, Prudence
Mitchell, Oliver
McCanley, John
Potter, David
McCready, William McGuire, Archibald Marshall, Hugh
Mitchell, George McClure, Denny (innkeeper) McKinzie, Joseph McNairy, David
McClelland, Robert McGittegen, Charles Miller, Joseph Miller, John
McKim, James
McClure, John McClure, Samuel
Rogers, George Rush, Jacob
McCready. John (joiner) Mckean, John
Milligan, John McElroy, Matthew Matthews, William McConaughey, Stephen Matthews, George (distillery) Morrow, Benjamin McIntire, William Mullen, James VOL. 11-39.
McEwen, James
McDowell, James
McCarter, Daniel
Mason, Philip (blacksmith) McCready, Stewart McCready, Hugh
Lutzenhiser, Henry
Lozier, Nicholas
Lindsey, George
Montgomery, Hugh
McKinley, James McKnight, William McKnight, Robert Murphy, William Marshall, Joseph Martin, Christopher Mckibben, James McKean, George (tanner) Martin, Daniel, Sr.
May, Michael Martin, John
Morrison, Francis Mercy, Cæsar Moore, John (Ohio River)
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Ross, Thomas
Realy, Robert
Rowe, James
Reed, Alexander
Reed, William (blacksmith) Rail, Noble
Sharp, John
Shivers, John
Sample, William
Stevens, John
Servers, Jacob
Sample, Caldwell
Welsh, Felix
Sharpless, Benj. (blacksmith) Stevenson, Thomas Stockman, John (sawmill)
Thompson, Joseph (distillery) Thomas, Elam
Wilson, James (State line)
Summerland, John
Thomas, John
Wilson, Thomas
Summerland, William
Thatcher, John
White, John
Sample, Robert
Watson, William
Stevenson, William
Wallace, Patrick
Sutton, Thomas
Wilson, Robert
Sutton, John
Willis, Martin Witherspoon, David
Sprott, Thomas
Walton, Richard
Severs, John
Williams, Thomas
Sheppard, Benjamin
Stephenson, Joseph
Stevenson, James
Taylor, Jean
Wilson, James (merchant)
Sprott, John, Esq. (gristmill) Smith, Joseph Scott, James (wheelwright)
Thompson, William
Wolf, John
Shouse, John
Trover, George
Wiseley, Andrew
Small, Boston (farmer) Tremains, John
Smith, Thomas
Turk, Jacob
Watson, Joseph
Smith, John
Ulry, Henry
Wiley, William
Sprott, Samuel
Vanhorn, Barnet
Walters, David
Smart, James (blind)
Wiley, Samuel (grist and sawmill)
Watson, James
Shough, John
Wiley, Robert
Wilson, John (Mile Run)
Shields. James (distillery) Stough, Jacob
White, Hugh
Williams, Ennion (grist and sawmill)
Simerel, John
Wells, Joseph
Young, Ephraim
Sampson, John
Wellington, Abraham
Young, Peter
Smith, John
Willis, George
Young, James
Shaner, Matthias
Wilson, James
Young, William
Small, John
Welch, James
Young, Phillip 1
Small, Jacob
(blacksmith)
Wilson, William (Little Beaver)
Withrow, David
Stough, Henry
Wilson, William
Woods, Hugh
Wright, Alexander
Snyder, Abraham
White, John
Williams, William
Young, John
Snyder, Michael
Taylor, Thomas
Thompson, Samuel
Watt, John
Todd, Samuel
Walton, Thomas
Sample, James
Townsend, Benjamin (blacksmith) Townsend, Joseph (store) Townsend, Sharpless & Pugh (grist and sawmills) Tedrow, Peter
Watson, David (tanyard) Watson, Robert
Townsend, David (sawmill)
Wilson, Alexander Walker, Andrew Woodruff, Joab White, Joseph
(distillery) White, Joseph, Sr. Whitaker, James (hatter) Warnock, Mary
Sherer, Timothy
Smith, Jesse (sawmill)
Wilson, Joseph
Wilson, John (distillery)
Taylor, John
Starrett, Samuel Shaner, David Small, John (black- smith) Scott, Wm. (tanner) Stevens, Amos
1 The tax duplicate gives the above township as "Beaver Township" and the following is entered in the tax book: " John Sharp, assessor-Samuel Caughey, Jas. Boys, ass'ts-Sam- uel Johnston, collector, of South Beaver Township-Thomas Beaty, collector of Meadow Township-John Reed, collector of Field Township." Here are two instances of the persistence of names in popular usage. There never was a Beaver township in Beaver County. Part of Beaver township, Allegheny County, covered the territory indicated in this list of names, and in 1800 that territory was divided into North and South Beaver
Wilson, David
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BOROUGH OF BEAVER [1802?]
Arbuckle, Samuel
Holdship, George
McDowell, James
Atchison, David Arbuckle, Joseph Boies, David Bail, George
Johnson, Samuel, owned seven and one-half
McKinley, Robert
Pearson, Matthias
Beatty, Benjamin
ferry, and one
Reno, Rev. Francis
Buchanan, John
slave - all valued ... $ 247
Raily, John
Baird, Joseph
A horse and
Rhodes, Joseph Small, John
Beem, Samuel
four cows .. .. 30 Sprott, James
Coulter, Jonathan, Esq.
Occupation ... 50
Shannon, William
Dickey, John
$327
(tanyard) Small, Jacob
Greer, Guion
Irwin, Joseph
Sprott, Samuel
Hannah, John
Light, John
Watson, David, Jr.
Hemphill, Joseph
Lawrence, J., Esq. (brewery)
Watts, John
Hayes, David
Lyon, James
Walton, Gabriel
Hart, Jesse
Lacock, Abner
Wier, Hugh
Hoops, Joseph
Lawrence, Samuel
SEWICKLEY TOWNSHIP1-1802-3
Atkinson, Alexander Allibone, Benjamin
Barclay, Thomas Elliott, William
Boyle, John Foster, John
Altman, Andrew
Custard, John
Frampton, John
Allen, George
Clark, Mark
Flower, James
Allen, Daniel
Clark, Mark
Flower, James (singleman)
Allen, John
Clark, John
French, Wm.
Akins, James
Clark, William
Frazer, Henry
Aikin, John
Carl, Elijah
Flauts, Tobias
Aikin, Alex.
Cross, Noah
Francis, Robert
Aikin, William
Conley, John
Foster, Wm.
Brannon, Michael
Crowl, John
Foster, James
Biers, Ebenezer
Caldwell, James
Freed, James
Black, John
Caldwell, Samuel
Funkhouser, Jacob
Black, William
Carpenter, Robert
Gardner, Wm.
Borlan, John
Conner, William
Gordon, John
Biggs, Benjamin
Cunningham, William Cunningham, Barnett
Grant, Peter Graham, James
Bayard, Thomas Book, Peter
Daugherty, William
Gongaway, Joseph
Boston, Michael
Daugherty, Edward Daugherty, John Dunbar, Samuel
Hart, - (widow)
Bond, Hugh
Doty, Timothy
Hendrickson, Wm.
Bell, Jesse
Dobbs, Charles
Bell, Aaron
Davis, Basil
Haines, Benjamin Hall, Jonathan
Brown, Abraham
Eaton, Samuel
Hazen, Nathaniel
townships, Beaver County. The people and even the Legislature, however, kept in the habit of speaking of Beaver township for some years afterwards. In 1801 sundry citizens of South Beaver petitioned the court for a division of the township by a given line, sug- gesting the names Meadow and Field for the new townships. The court granted the division, but changed the names in the petition to Big and Little Beaver. Nevertheless, as we see here, the people went on speaking of the townships by the names of their own choosing.
1 For territory covered by this township see p. 858.
Caldwell, Robert
Watson, David
Evans, Thomas
Jones, Levi (tailor)
Wilson, James
Henry, William
Allen, Ananias
(singleman)
Bell, James (Ohio)
Gallagher, Louis Hart, Madison
Brandeberry, Jacob
acres, a horse- Porter, Aaron
Bell, James
McClure, Denny
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Hazen, Isaac
Robinson, Joseph
Hanen, Abel
Robinson, John
Hanen, Joseph
Shepherd, Gabriel
Houk, Philip
McGuire, James
Showalter, Christopher
Henry, William
Mitchell, Robert
Simmons, Thomas
Hill, Isaac
Merriman, Earl McCoy, Alexander
Swager, Henry
Hines, John
Hines, Peter
Hunter, Ephraim
Hunter, Wm.
Morton, William
Stewart, Lewis
Jones, James
Morton, John
Sloan, Thomas
Jones, Ezekiel
Jones, Daniel
Jones, Oliver
Miller, Peter (blacksmith)
Stewart, John
Jones, Thomas
Miller, Conrad Main, Philip
Semple, William Sprott, James
Kester, John
McKinley, Robert
Thompson, Moses
Kester, Arnold
McIntosh, Andrew
Tucker, Allen
Kennedy, James
McLean, John
Thomas, William
Kennedy, Matthew
Murray, Matthew
Traver, Leonard
Kester, Paul
Miller, Peter
Vangordon, Jacob
Kirkendall, Henry
Nye, Andrew
Wolf, Adam Woods, Robert
Kirkendall, Daniel
Orr, William
Woods, William
Kelley, Matthew
Oliver, Joseph
Waller, Richard
Kelley, Majimey
Oldham, Edward
Wade, Samuel
Kikendall, Lewis
Pettit, Nathaniel
Will, William
Kester, James
Piersol, Sampson
Wolf, John
Kikendall, John
Piersol, Jacob
Warner, Arnold
Kikendall, Abraham
Power, Richard
Warner, Jacob
Kikendall, Sam'l
Power, Samuel
Wilson, Andrew
Lawrence, Daniel
Peppard, Jonathan
Wilson, Hugh
Lawrence, Isaac
Reno, Rev. Francis
Welch, Valentine
Lawrence, Henry
Reno, Robert
White, Robert
Lawrence, Philip
Runyan, Stephen
White, Samuel
Lawrence, - (widow) Runyan, Abner Lovejoy, - - (widow)
Welch, William
Litton, Sarah
Wilson, John
Leet, Jonathan
Walker, Robert
Lukens, Thomas
Robinson, John (singleman)
William, Enon
Lesley, Samuel
Rough, Jacob
Yoho, Jacob
Ananias Allen, assessor; Jonathan Peppard, Stephen Runyan, assist- ants.
SHENANGO TOWNSHIP, 1805
In 1804 North Beaver township was divided, that part lying east of the Beaver and Shenango creeks being called Shenango township. This township included all that part of the First District of Donation lands lying between the creeks above named and the Butler County line.1 In 1837, it was divided into Shenango and Slippery Rock townships, and in 1849, its territory was cut off and united to the new county of Lawrence.
Aiken, Robert Bell. John
Applegate, William Book, Jacob
Black, Samuel
Butcher, John
Cunningham, Benjamin
Black, John
Chambers, Alexander
Cunningham, William
McQuiston, John Magaw, James Moore, James
McCrary, James
Starr, Noble Starr, John Smith, John
McCollom, Moses
McGregor, Duncan
Smiley, Hugh
Smith, Aaron
Kester, Noah
Kirkendall, Wm.
Noble, Thomas
White, James
Robinson, Joseph Ramsey, Samuel
Cairns, William Cook, Rev. Alexander
1 See History of the Formation of the Townships, Chapter XXV.
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Copper, Joseph
Cubbison, Archibald
Conner, Jacob Conner, John
Kuykendall, Ezekiel Keldoo (Kildoo or Kiddoo) George Lotton, Charles Lewis, Jehu
Stewart, John C. Stewart, Robert Siftin, Edward Stewart, Samuel Springer, Samuel (blacksmith) Sharp, Paul Sample, Robert Squire, James
Clines, Henry Caniday, Miller English, Samuel English, Andrew
McCandless, James
Mackev, John
Frew, James
Moore, William
Stickle, Samuel
Frew, Alexander
Miller, John, Jr.
Scott, William
Fisher, George
Martin, John
Stewart, James
Fulton, John
Moore, John
Scott, John
Frew, John
McClure, Samuel
Templeton, Thomas (wheelwright) Tilton, John
Gastin, Hugh
Morrison, Francis
Heth, Richard M.
McKee, James
Tyndall, William
Houck, John
Matthewson, John
Taylor, Samuel
Harpsh, George
McClelland, Thomas
Townsend, Josh. Vigall, Abraham
Hendrickson, Cornelius Mercer, Cæsar
Johnson, James
Parks, William
Jack, Andrew
Pollock, Samuel
Johnson, David
Pollock, Dr. Joseph (sawmill)
Whann, Samuel Wilson, James
Jackson, William
Pollock, James
Young, Robert
Kuykendall, Benjamin Rigby, Seth
Morrow, Thomas
Copper, Ralph
McComb, William
Miller, John
Squire, William Squire, Nathaniel
Frew, Alexander, Jr.
Morrow, Charles
Vance, James Wilkinson, William
Jackson, Samuel
Martin, William
Caniday, Dennis
Copper, Alexander
History of Beaver County
1 Kuykendall is the name of a family connection frequently met with in the old records of various parts of the county, and is variously spelled, as Kuykendall, Kikendall, Kirkendall, etc.
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DEPRECIATION LANDS-PENNSYLVANIA POPU- LATION COMPANY
BY THOMAS HENRY, EsQ.
THE lands in Beaver County, north of the Ohio River, were dedicated by the State to an honest, noble, and patriotic purpose. They were, with an exception, set aside for the redemption of the Depreciation Certificates, given in payment to the officers and soldiers of the Pennsyl- vania line, for their persistent and meritorious services in the Revolu- tionary War. But beyond this, a large tract of land was assigned to these officers and soldiers, according to rank, as a donation, for their especial benefit, and with a hope that they would settle on the same. Two thirds of the First District of Donation land was in Beaver County; the other third extended into Butler County. The north boundary of the Depreciation land was an east and west line, extending from the Alle- gheny River to the western boundary of the State; and was determined and marked by Alexander McClean in 1785. It crossed Big Beaver Creek about four miles above the mouth of the Conoquenessing, at or near where afterwards Major Andrew Jenkins had a mill, on the west bank of the creek. The Reserve tract of 3000 acres, at the mouth and on both sides of the Beaver, reserved by the State for her own uses, was surveyed and marked by Alexander McClean and Daniel Leet in the summer of 1785. It extended from the mouth of the Two Mile Run, up the Ohio to an Elm tree, thence north by a line passing near the west end of the Planing Mill of William Miller & Sons, in Rochester, to an Oak tree, thence by an east and west line to the mouth of Brady's Run. From this point, a southwest line was extended to the southeast corner of the John Wolf farm; thence west to a meridian that terminated on the Ohio, the place of beginning.
In the summer of 1785, Alexander McClean surveyed a tract of land, west of and adjoining the Reserve tract; it extended down the Ohio to near Industry; thence north until this meridian intersected a west ex- tension of the north line of the Reserve tract. It was known as District No. I. of Depreciation land, or McClean's District, but more familiarly
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in after-years as the "Four Mile Square." In it were 47 tracts of land containing 13,047 acres.
In the same year, Nathaniel Breading made a survey from the Ohio River, along the Butler County line, as far north as the Depreciation line; this District was two miles wide, consisting of 126 tracts, containing 32,034 acres, and was known as "Breading's District."
The western line of the Reserve tract was extended northward to the Depreciation line; this extension was known as "the John Hoge line"; west of this line John Hoge made surveys, but not consecutive, in South Beaver, Darlington, and Little Beaver townships.
In 1785, Daniel Leet surveyed 143 tracts, east and north of the Reserve tract; and in the following year 224 additional tracts, extending to the Depreciation line, and between Breading's District and Beaver Creek. The 143 tracts in Leet's first survey, which began at the Ohio River, contained 32,202 acres; the number of acres in the 224 tracts does not appear. These surveys were known as Depreciation District No. 2. The land east of "Hoge's line," and west of Beaver Creek was surveyed by William Leet, a deputy under, and a brother of Daniel.
The First District of Donation lands, was in part surveyed in the fall of 1785 by Major William Alexander; and the western end (afterwards part of North Beaver township) by Griffith Evans, in the summer of 1786. The whole district consisted of 258 tracts; 20 tracts of 500 acres; 10 of 300; 21 of 250, and 207 of 200 acres, containing in all 59,600 acres. About two thirds of the district was in Beaver County. The north line of the District passed through the town of New Castle.
The next movement was the sale of the Depreciation lands, by the acre, at the Old London Coffee House, in Philadelphia, by public auction. The price of vacant lands, as fixed by law from 1785 to 1789, was 80 cents an acre. The first lands offered for sale were the 143 tracts in Leet's District, November 21 and 23, 1785, containing 32,202 acres, and the average price per acre was $1.12. The bids varied from 50 shillings an acre down to six pence. The next sale was the 126 tracts in Breading's District, November 28 and 29, 1785, 32,034 acres; the average price bid being 33} cents an acre, the bids ranging from 20 shillings six pence down to six pence per acre. The 47 tracts in McLean's District, con- taining 13.047 acres, were offered for sale March 27, 1786, and averaged 20 cents an acre; the bids running from 9 shillings 3 pence to 3 pence per acre. Many of the original purchasers in Breading's District failed to comply with the terms of sale, and 70 tracts, containing 17,874 acres, were offered and brought at the second sale a little more than 6 pence an acre. The last sale of the lands by auction was on March 7, 1787. when 30 tracts, containing 6, 238 acres, sold for $21.09, or about 3} cents an acre. The entire 84,329 acres offered at these sales sold for $45,329, or about 54 cents an acre. The prices realized from sales in the other Depreciation districts, were far below those of the first sales; for 32,153 acres in Alexander's District, the average price per acre was a little more than one shilling; for 71,309 acres in Cunningham's District, the average was one shilling seven pence; this in Pennsylvania currency, in which the
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