History of Cumberland and Adams counties, Pennsylvania. Containing history of the counties, their townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc.; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; biographies; history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, etc., etc, Part 22

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In truth, could Mr. Craighead now peep at the region he knew for so many years, he would be even more greatly surprised. The "steam wagons " have reached Pittsburgh and gone beyond it to the shores of the distant Pacific Ocean, over mountains beside which the Alleghenies would be but pigmy foot- hills. Side by side is the great telegraph, and even the human voice, by means of the delicate instrument known as the telephone, can be heard almost across the continent. The most wonderful strides toward the perfection of civilization have been taken since Mr. Craighead was laid to rest, and the end is not yet.

*War of 1812. +Pretty tough story. [Ed.]

yours Truly Alphon R Gorges

HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

In a pamphlet history of the United Presbyterian Church of Big Spring, at Nowville, Cumberland County, published in 1878 by James B. Scouller, occur the following passages:

" The first known settlements in Cumberland County were made in 1730. and at no grent distance from the river. But now settlers came in very rapidly and passed up the North Valley, or the Kittochtinny Valley as then called, following the Conodoguinet and Yellow Breeches Crooks, and locating also upon Silver Spring, Letort Spring. Big Spring, Mean's Spring, Middle Spring. Falling Spring, Rocky Spring and the different branches of the Conococheagne, nftil in 1736 a line of settlements extended from the Susquehanna clear through to the western part of the province of Maryland. In 17IS there were $00 taxables in the valley, and in 1751 the number had increased to 1, 100 indicating a population of at least 5,000 inhabitants. These, with the exception of about fifty German families in Franklin County, were immigrants from Ireland and Scotland, and the descendants of those who had taken root in Lancaster County. In 1751 a sudden and large increase in the flow of immi gration commenced. which ministered greatly to the rapid settlement of the conuty. This tidal wave owed its origin to a very unusual and novel cause, In 1730 Secretary Logan* wrote thus: . I must own from my own experience in the land offico that the settlement of five families from Ireland gives me more trouble than fifty of any other people. Before we were broke in upon ancient friends and first settlers lived happily, but now the case is quite altered.' The quick temper and belligerent character of this people, which kept them generally in a kind of chronic broil with their German neigh- bors, did not seem to improve with time, for in 1743 Secretary Peters wrote in very much the same strain as had done his predecessor, and even the Quaker forbearance of the Proprietaries finally became exhausted, so that in or about 1750, the year in which Cumberland County was organized, positive orders were issued to all the agents to sell no more land in either York or Lancaster County to the Irish, and to make very advantageous offers to those of them who would remove from these counties to the North Valley. These offers were so liberal that large numbers accepted. and built their huts among the wig- wains of the native inhabitants, whom they found to be peaceful but by no means non-resistant."

A pamphlet containing an historical sketch of Carlisle, together with the charter of the borough and published in 1541, also says: "In the year 1755 instructions were given by the proprietaries to their agents that they should take especial care to encourage the immigration of Irishmen to Cumberland County. It was their desire to people York with Germans and Cumberland with Irish. The mingling of the two nations in Lancaster County had pro- duced serious riots at elections. t"

In the year 1749 the total revenue from taxation in the county of Cumber- land was only £117 7s. d., and the amount of oxeise collected in the county for the year ending June 1, 1753, was £55. In 1762 the county contained 596 taxables, 37,820 acres of warranted land, 21,500 acres of unwarranted land, 19.304 acres of patented land, 201 town lots, and there was paid £726 in rents and £4,641 10s. in taxes. " The proprietaries were the owners of land estimated at 5. 167 acres in Middleton Township, near Carlisle, and 7,000 in

·Logao was himself an Irishman, but had been so long in the confidence and pay of the proprietaries that be way at this time, probably, somewhat prejudiced even against his own people.

+The same authorities relate, concerning the manner of settling election difficulties, that, "in 1756, when William Allen was returned a member of the Assembly for two counties, Cumberland and Northampton, he was merely requested by the speaker to Dame the county for which he would sit, as he could not serve for both. He chose ('umberland. and a new election was ordered for Northampton." Elections were somewhat irregular because of the sparse population

HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

East Pennsborough, of which 1,000 had been given up to Peter Chartier (and low in the hands of his assigns) and Tobias Hendricks, who took care of the whole manor. They also were the owners of sixty-four lots in Carlisle, eight of which were rated at £100 and the remainder at £15 each. The manor lands were valued for taxes, 3,000 of those in Middleton at £100 per hundred, and those in East Pennsborough at £75 per hundred, on which they paid a tax of 6s. on the pound. Before 1755 the proprietary estates had not been included in any general land-tax bill, but in that year the proprietaries had yielded the point and consented to be taxed on all really taxable property (that is, appropriated lands, all real estate except unsurveyed waste land, lots in town and rents of all kinds), and on equal terms with the other owners. There was, however, so much dispute on various points connected with this matter, that no collections were made on the proprietaries, but in considera- tion of the dangers of the province they had made a donation of £5,000 .* In 1759, therefore, when the tax was levied, it was made retrospective for the five years (1755-59) inclusive, which had been in dispute, allowing them credit for the £5.000 which had been given. ""

Taxables in 1762 .- The following is a list of the taxables in the county in 1762:

East Pennsborough Township, 1762 .- James Armstrong, Andrew Armstrong, Samuel Anderson, James Armstrong, Samuel Adams, Samuel Bell, William Brians, William Beard, John Beard, Walter Buchanan, William Bell, David Bell, John Buchanan, John Biggar, James Carothers, Esq., William Chestnut, Thomas Clark, William Carothers, Thomas Culvert, Samuel Chambers, John Clendening, Adam Calhoon, Samuel Calhoon, Robert Carothers, John Crosier, John Chambers, William Culbertson, William Cronicle, John Carson, Thomas Donallson, Robert Denny, William Duglas, John Dickey, James Dickey, An- drew Ervin, William Ervin, James Ervin, John Ervin, John Edwards, John Ful- ton, James Galbreath, James Gattis, John German, William Gray, Samuel Gaily, Samuel Hustin, Tobias Hendricks, John Hickson, William Harris, Patrick Holmes, John Hamilton, Widow Henderson, Clement Horril, Jonathan Hogg, David Hogg, Joseph Junkin, Robert Jones, James Kerr, James Kile, Widow Keny, Brian Kelly, Matthew Loudon, Alex Laverty, Widow McClure, William Mar- tial, Edward Morton, John Morton, Robert McKinly, James McConall, Sam- nel McCormick, John McCormick, Francis Maguire, James McCormick, Thom- as McCormick, Matthew McCaskie, James McKinstry, William Mateer, Will- iam Millar, Edward Morton, Andrew Milligan, John McTeer, Thomas Mur- ray, Shedrick Muchmore, James McConnell, Jr., Brian McColgan, James Neal- er, Nathaniel Nilson, Nathaniel Nilson (again), William Noble, John Orr, Will- iam Orr, William Oliver, William Parkison, James Purdy, William Plunket, John Quigley, David Rees, William Ross, James Reed, Nathaniel Reaves, Archibald Stnart, Robert Steel, John Semple, Francis Silvers, David Semple, Robert Samuels, John Shaw, Mr. Seely, William Speedy, Thomas Spray, Hen- ry Taylor, Henry Thornton, John Trimble, Benjamin Vernon, John Williams, William Walker, George Wood, John Wood, John Waugh, James Waugh, John Willey, Henry Warton, Samuel Williamson-126.

Carlisle, 1762 .- John Armstrong, Esq., Samuel Allen, Harmanus Alricks, Nicolas Albert, William Armstrong, Thomas Armstrong, John Anderson, John Andrews, Widow Andrews, Mary Buchanan, Widow Buchanan, Thomas Bell, William Blyth, James Bell, William Bennet, William Blair, James Bar- clay, William Brown, Thomas Blair, Joseph Boyd, Charles Boyle, Isaac Burns, James Brandon, John Chapman (wagoner), John Crawford, Henry

*See Indian History.

+Dr. Wing, p. 64.

HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

Creighton, William Crocket, Robert Crunkelton, Roger Connor, William Caldwell. George Crocket, Samuel Coulter, Andrew Colhoon, James Crocket, Simon C'allins, Robert Callender, William Christy, John Chapman, William Clark, John Craig. Thomas Copling, Jacob Cart, Thomas Christy, Widow Col hoon, Michnel Dill, George Davidson, James Duncan, Samuel Davidson (not of age). Thomas Duncan, Ezekiel Dunning, Thomas Donallan, William Devin - port, William Denny. Widow Dunning, Adam Duglas, Stephen Duncan, Denis Dougherty, Rev. George Duffield, James Eckles, James Earl, David Franks, Stephen Foulk. John Fortner. James Ferguson, James Fleming, Thomas Fleming, Mary Gallahan, William Gray, Joseph Galbreath, James Gregg. William German, John Gamble, Daniel Gorman, Robert Gorral, Robert Gib- son, Robert Guthrie, Abraham Holmes, Adam Hoops. Barnabas Hughes, Joseph Hunter, Jacob Hewick, Jacob Houseman, John Hastings, George Hook, John Huston. John Hunter, Joseph Jeffreys, Thomas Jeffreys, John Kennedy, John Kelly, Benjamin Kid, Andrew Kinkaid, John Kerr, John Kin- kaid, John Kearsley, Robert Little, Agnes Leeth, William Lyon, William MeCurdy, William Main, David MeCurdy, John MeCurdy, Widow McIntyre, Robert Miller, James MeCurdy, John Montgomery, Esq., Hugh MeCormick. William McCoskry, James McGill, John Mordough, Widow Miller, John McKnight, Esq., Hans Morrison, Patrick Mc Wade, William Murphy, John Mather, Widow Miller, John MeCay, Hugh MeCurd, William Miller, Robert Me Whiney, Andrew Murphy, Philip Nutart, Joseph Nilson, Culbert Nickelson. John Orr, Thomas Parker, William Parker, Philip Pendergrass, John Patti son, Charles Pattison, William Plunket, William Patterson, James Taylor Pol- lock, James Parker, James Pollock, Thomas Patton, John Pollock, William Reaney, William Roseberry, William Rusk, Mary Rogers, John Robison, Rob- ert Robb, James Robb, William Rodeman, Widow Ross, Henry Smith, Ezekiel Smith, John Scott, Robert Smith, William Sharp, Widow Steveson, Charles Smith, Widow Sulavan, James Stakepole, John Starret, John Steel, John Smith, William Spear, Timothy Shaw, Peter Smith, Rev. John Steel, Joseph Smith, Rowland Smith, William Spear, for court house, James Thompson, Samuel Thompson, Wilson Thompson, James Thomas, James Templeton, William White, William Ward, Roger Walton, Samuel -, William Watson, William Wadle, Edward Ward, Francis West, William Whiteside, Widow Welch, Thomas Walker, Abraham Wood, William Wallace, John Welch, James Woods, Nathaniel Wallace, Widow Vahan, John Van Lear, James Young-190.

Allen Township, 1762 .- John Anderson, James Atkison, George Arm- strong. Alex Armstrong, William Abernathy, George Armstrong, James Brown, William Boyls, James Beatty, Robert Bryson, William Boyd, William Crocket, George Crocket, John Clark, Roger Cook, James Crawford, Rowland Chambers, Samuel Cunningham, Philip Cuff, James Crocket, William Crosby, Thomas Davis, William Dickey, John Dunlap, William Elliott. Widow Frazer, Henry Free, John Glass, Walter Gregory, John Grindle, Richard Gilson, John Gilkison, James Gregory, John Gibson, John Giles, William Hamersly, Robert Hannah, Thomas Hamersly, Isaac Hendricks, Charles Inhuff, Nicholas King, James Long. Henry Longstaff, Hugh Laird, James McTeer, John McTeer, William McCormick, William Martin, John McMain, Rowland McDonald, Widow McCurdy, Anthony McCue. Hugh McHool, Andrew Miller, John Mc- Nail, Samuel Martin, Thomas McGee, John Nailer, Richard Peters, Richard I'eters, Esq., Henry Quigley, Richard Rankin, Thomas Rankin, John Rutlidge, Robert Rosebary, Isaac Rutledge, John Sands, Widow Steel, Thomas Stewart, James Semple, Charles Shoaltz, Moses Starr, Peter Tittle, William Trindle,

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Alex Trindle, David Willson, John Willson (weaver), John Willson, Alex Work, Ralph Whiteside, George Wingler-81.

West Pennsborough Township, 1762 .- John Armstrong, Esq., Jacob Arthur, Peter Ancle, Laurence Allport, John Byers, Robert Bevard, George Brown, Thomas Butler, James Brown, Widow Bratton, William Blackstock, James Bevard, William Bevard, John Buras, William Carothers, James Carothers, William Clark, John Campbell, Widow Crutchlow, David Cronister, Matthew Cralley, John Denny, Ezekiel Dunning, William Dunbar, William Dunlap, John Dunlap, John Dunbar, James Dunning, John Dunning, George Davidson, John Dunning, William Dillwood, Robert Erwin, William Eakin, Thomas Eakin, Thomas Evans, William Ervin, John Ervin, Alex Erwin, William Ewing (at Three Springs), Thomas Ewing, William Ewing, Andrew Forbes, Alex Fullerton, Andrew Giffin, James Graham, Rob Guthrie, James Gordon, William Gattis, Thomas Gray, Samuel Henry, John Hodge, Adam Hays, William Harkness, James Hunter, Joseph Hasteen, Thomas Holmes, Barney Hanley, David Hall, Henry Hanwart, Joseph Kilgore, John Kerr, Matthew Kerr, Charles Kilgore, Samuel Kilgore, John Kenner, William Lem- mon, William Laughlin, Allen Leeper, William Leviston, William Logan, George Little, George Leavelan, William Little, Samuel Lindsay. John Lusk, William Leich, John McClung, Robert Meek, James McFarlane, William Mc- Farlane, Robert McFarlane, John McFarlane, Andrew McFarlane, David Mc- Nair, John McClure, Edward McMurray, John McGeary, Patrick McClure, Robert McClure, John McCune, Robert McQuiston, James McQuiston, James McCay, Thomas McKay, Daniel McAllister, Archibald McAllister, James Mc- Naught, Alex McBride, Samuel Mccullough, David McAllister, John Miller, Robert Mccullough, John McIntyre, John McNair, David McNair, Alex Mc- Cormick, William McMahan, Daniel Morrison, Matthew McCleares, James McAllister, Francis Newell, John Newell, Herman Newman, Alex Officer, Richard Peters, Esq., William Parsons, Proprietaries' Manor (700 acres patented), William Dutton, Paul Pears, Richard Parker, William Parker, Widow Parker, Joseph Peoples, Jacob Peoples, Michael Pears, John Patton, Thomas Parker, William Quiry, David Ralston, Matthew Russell, Robert Rogers, William Robison, Archibald Robison, John Robison, Samuel Reagh, Patrick Robison. Singleton's Place, Robert Stuart, John Scroggs, Allen Scroggs, John Smily, James Sea, Robert Swaney, John Swaney, David Stevenson, Thomas Stewart, Robert Stewart, William Scarlet, William Stewart, James Smith (attorney), Anthony White, Widow Willson, Samuel Willson, Samuel Wilson, James Weakley, Robert Walker, William Woods, James White, Robert Welsh, Alex Young-164.

Middleton Township, 1762 .- Nathan Andrew, William Armstrong, James Alcorn, Adam Armwick, John Beatty, John Bigham, William Beatty, William Brown, John Beard, William Buchanan, John Brownlee, James Blair, Richard Coulter, Widow Clark, William Campbell, John Crennar, Robert Caldwell, Charles Caldwell. John Craighead, James Chambers. John Davis, George Douglass, John Dinsmore, David Drennan, William Dunbar, John Dickey, Walter Denny, David Dunbar, James Dunlap, Widow Davies, William Davison, Jr., James Eliot, Robert Eliot, Jr., John Elder ("Disputed Land," 150 acres), James Eliot, Jr., Andrew Eliot, William Forgison, William Fleming, Joseph Fleming, Ann Fleming, Arthur Foster, John Forgy, Thomas Freeman, John Gregg, Samuel Guay, Widow Guliford, Andrew Gregg. Robert Gibson, Lod- wick Ginger, Joseph Gaily, Joseph Goudin, Thomas Gibson, Nicholas Hughs, Samuel Harper, William Henderson, Thomas Holt, William Hood, Jonathan Holmes, Humphrey's land, Hamilton's land, Patrick Hason, Andrew Holmes,

HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

Thomas Johnston. John Johnston, Archibald Kenedy, James Keny, Matthew Kenny, John Kincaid, George Kinkaid. James Kinkaid, Richard Kilpatrick. William Leer, Robert Little, John Little, George Leslie, Samuel Lamb, David MeChre. William MeKnitt, Andrew MeBath, William McClellan, Hugh Me- Bride, John McCrea, David Me Bride. "Meeting-house land, " Hugh McCor miek. James MeC'ullongh, Matthew Miller, James Matthews, James McAllister, Francis MeNiekle, John McKnight, Esq .. James Moore, William Moore. James MeManus, Guain MeHlaffy, John McHaffy, Thomas MeHaffy, Samuel MeCrackin, John Mitchell, Widow Melntyre, John Neely, Matthew Noely. John Patton, William Parkison, James Pollock, Robert Patterson, William Pat terson, Richard Peters' land. John Patterson. William Riddle, Archibald Ross, James Robison, John Reed, Robert Reed, William Reed, John Reed, Jr., John Robb. Adam Ritchy, David Reed, James Reed, William Riggs. George Riggs, Jacob Stanford, Abraham Stanford, John Stuart (weaver), James Stuart, William Smith. John Stinson, George Sanderson, Sr., Robert Sanderson, Jean Sanderson. George Sanderson. Jr., James Sharon, John Smith, Alex Sanderson, Andrew Simison, Randles Slack, William Shaw, James Smith, William Stewart, Robert Stinson, Ezekiel Smith, John Stewart, James Smith, Widow Templeton. Robert Urie, Patrick Vanco, Solomon Walker, Daniel Williams, Samuel Will- son, John Waddell, Widow Williamson, Francis West. John Welsh, Thomas Wilson. Esq., Samuel White, Thomas Woods, James Woods= 159.

Hopewell Township. 1762 .- Thomas Alexander, John Anderson, Widow Andrews, Hugh Brady, Samuel Brown, Benjamin Blyth, William Bricer, Joseph Brady, John Brady. Samuel Bratin, Hugh Brady, Jr., William Crunkelton. John Coff. James Chambers, George Clark, James Chambers, William Car- naban. James Carnahan. George Cunningham, Robert Chambers, Francis Campble, Robert Campble. William Duncan. Thomas Duncan, Daniel Duncan, Jolin Daizert, James Daizert, Moses Donally, Widow Donally, Philip Dusky. Henry Davies, John Eager, John Egnew, Joseph Eager, John Eliot, James Eliot. Robert Fryer, Clement Finley, Thomas Finley, William Gibson, Ann Gibson, Andrew Gibson, Samnel Gibson, Widow Gibbs, Robert Gibbs, William Gamble, Samuel Gamble, John Hanah, Josiah Hanah. Samuel Hindman, John Hunter, William Hodg. James Hamilton, George Hamilton, John W. Hamil- ton, John Taylor Hamilton, David Herrin. John Hannah, William Hunter. John Jack, Joseph Irvin, James Jack, James Kilgore. Thomas Lyon, James Long. Edward Leasy, John Laughlin, James Laughlin, James Little, Andrew Lucky, John Laughlin, Widow Leasin. Josiah Martin. Daniel McDowel, James McFarlan, John MeFarlan. John MeClintock. James MeGatfog, Andrew Man- kelwain, Samuel Morrow, Patrick McGee, Robert MeComb, Samuel Montgom- ery, Thomas Montgomery. James Mahan, John Moorhead, James MeCormick. George MeCormick, John Montgomery, James Montgomery, John MeCune. Jr., John MeCune. Robert MeCune, John McClean, Daniel Mickey, Robert Mickey, John S. Miller, Samuel Montgomery, David MeGaw, Philip Millar, Isaac Miller, James MeAnay. John Millar, James McCall, John Meason, Nail McClean, George McCully, John MeIntire, Samuel Moor, Andrew Mankel wain. John Morris, William McGaffog, Widow Myers, William Moorhead, Samuel Mitchel. Samuel Mackelhing, John Montgomery, David McCurdy, Patrick McFarlan, James MeDowel, Robert McDowel, Thomas McKiny, James Mankelwain, Samuel McGready, Samuel Noaves, John Nisbet, Richard Nick- elson. William Nickelson, James Neshit, John Nisbet, William Plumstead, Richard Peters, William Piper, Samuel Perry, Nathaniel Peoples, James Pollock. William Powell, John Porter, Thomas Pordon, John Portertield, James Quigly, John Quigly, John Robison, William Reynolds, John Redman,

HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

James Reynolds, Samuel Smith, George Sheets, Samnel Stewart, David Simi- ral, William Stitt, Robert Simonton, Edward Shipper, Alex Scroggs, John Stinston, Samuel Sellars, Nathaniel Scruchfield, Samuel Sorre, Hugh Torrins, John Thompson, William Thompson, John Trimble, Widow Trimble, Joseph Thompson, David Thompson, Widow Thompson, John Thompson, Joseph Woods, John Wodden, William Walker, Robert Walker, Samuel Walker, James Williamson, Samuel Wier, Samuel Williamson, James Work, William Walker, James Walker, James Wallas, James Jocky Williamson, West & Smith, James Young.

More Early Settlers .- Dr. Wing, at pages 24 and 25 of his History of Cumberland County, mentions the following early settlers:

George Croghan, five miles from the Susquehanna River, on the north side of the Conodoguinet, also owned lands in various parts of the county, and in 1748 was the owner of 800 acres, which extended nearly to the mouth of Sil- vers' Run, on the Conodoguinet. Part of it had been taken up by Rob- ert Buchanan, in 1743, and part 'by William Walker, who sold to William Trent. Mr. Croghan also owned a large tract in Hopewell, north of Shippens- burg. He was a trader with the Indians, did not cultivate his land, and changed his residence frequently to suit the convenience of trade. He was originally from Dublin, and lived afterward at Aughwick, in what is now Huntingdon County. He was greatly trusted by Sir William Johnson as an agent among the Indians.

Robert Buchanan, above mentioned, sold his first claim and removed farther up the creek with his brother Walter, living in East Pennsborough. William Buchanan kept an inn at Carlisle in 1753, and another Buchanan was a resi: dent of Hopewell Township in 1748, adjoining the Kilpatrick settlement. James Laws lived next to Croghan, opposite to the mouth of Silvers' Run. At a spring adjoining on the south was James Silvers, from whom the stream and spring were named. He had settled there with his wife, Hannah, before 1733, and owned 500 acres of land or more; was public-spirited and honor- able: has no descendants bearing his name. Within ten or fifteen years from the time he settled there located around him James Pollock, who built a grist- mill at or near the confluence of the Conodoguinet and the stream which issues from Silvers' Spring, John Scott, Robert and James Robb, Samuel Thomp- son, Thomas Fisher, Henry Quigley and William Berryhill. Andrew and John Galbreath owned land adjoining them on the east, and William Walker on the west.

John Hoge settled very early on the site of Hogestown, and had numerous distinguished descendauts. Two brothers, named Orr, coming from Ireland before 1738, settled near him. William Trindle. John Walt, Robert Redock, John Swanzey, John McCracken, Thomas Fisher, Joseph Green and John Rankin owned land in Pennsborough, and were at different times tax collect- ors before 1747. John Oliver, Thomas McCormick and William Douglas had farms in Hoge's vicinity, John Carothers at the mouth of Hoge's Run, and William Douglas west of and opposite him up the Conodoguinet. In the same neighborhood were John and Abraham Mitchell, John Armstrong, Samuel Anderson, Samuel Calhoun, Hugh Parker, Robert Dunning, John Hunter (near Dirty Spring), Samuel Chambers, James Shannon, William Crawford, Edward Morton, Robert Fulton, Thomas Spray. John Callen, John Watts, Michael Kilpatrick, Joseph Thompson, Francis Maguire and James Mateer. James Armstrong lived farther west, and on the ridge back of the present site of Kingston was the residence of Joseph Junkin, who early settled upon a large tract. Robert Bell lived near Stony Ridge, and south of him were

HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

Samuel Lamb, "a stone mason and an ardent patriot," John Trindle, near Trindle's Spring, James Irvine, Mathew Miller, John Forney and David Denny. At Boiling Spring there settled early Dr. Robert Thompson, for- merly of Lancaster, Joseph Graley, Patrick Hassen, Andrew, William, James and George Crocket, David Reed and Jolin Dickey. Charles Pippin settled on "Pippin's Tract," on Yellow Breeches, in or before 1742. West of him, ou the same stream, were John Campbell, who had a mill, Roger Cook, David Wilson, John Collins, James McPherson, Andrew Campbell, Andrew and John Miller, Robert Patrick, J. Crawford, William Fear, John Gronow, Charles McConnel, Alexander Frazier, Poter Title (or Tittle, as sometimes given), Ar- thmur Stewart. Thomas Brandon, Abraham Endless, John Craighead, the last earlier than 1746 on lands extending along the creek eastward from the Balti- more Turnpike. Adjoining him on the southwest was James Moore, who had a mill which is still in existence. On the Letort, near Middlesex, James Davi- son lived in 1736, a little south of the fording place where the road from Harris' Ferry crossed the run. The land in this vicinity is said to have been thickly settled before Carlisle was laid out. Patrick and William Davison, William Gillingham, James Gillgore (or Kilgore), Joseph Clark, Peter Wilkie and John McCluire owned land neur the proposed site of Carlisle, part of which the proprietaries bought back for the purpose of laying out the town upon it. Richard lived two miles southwest. ". William Armstrong's settlement" was on the Conodoguinet just below Meeting-house Springs. " David Williams, a wealthy land-holder and the earliest known elder in the congregation of Upper Pennsborough, James Young and Robert Sanderson were probably included in this settlement." Thomas Wilson was farther east, near the present Hen- dersou mill; next east was James Smith, and south, Jonathan Holmes, "an- other elder and an eminently good man," who lived near the Spring on land more recently owned by Mrs. Parker, just northeast of Carlisle. Rowland Chambers lived near the month of the Lotort on the State road, and below or back of him on Conodogninet was a settlement where the first mill in the county was claimed to have been erected. North and on the north side of the creek were Joseph Clark and Robert Elliott, who came from Ireland about 1737. Abraham Lamberton came soon after, also Thomas Kenny. East of them were John Semple. Patrick Maguire, Christopher Huston and Josiah Me Means. "On the glebe belonging to the congregation of Upper Pennsborough, about two miles northwest from Carlisle, was the Rev. Samuel Thompson (1735), near which were lands belonging to Jolin Davis, Esq. ; and farther up the creek were Will- iam Dunbar and Andrew Forbes, near whom a mill was afterward erected by William Thompson." About four miles west of Carlisle Archibald McCallis- ter had an extensive purchase, the upper part of which was sold to John Byers, Esq .. as early as 1742. Samuel Alexander was on Mount Pleasant. and east of him on and near the road to Carlisle were David Line, Andrew Me Beath, James Given, John Roads, M. Gibbons, Jacob Medill, Stephen Colis and Samuel Blyth. Farther south, near the present Walnut Bottom road, were John Huston and two brothers, from Donegal, Lancaster County, Samuel and William Woods. Between them and the South Mountain. as early as 1749, were James McKnight, William Dunlap, Robert Walker and James Weakley, and in the same vicinity were James L. Fuller, John Mc- Knight, Esq .. William Campbell, John Galbreath, Hugh Craner, John Wilson, James Peoples, Robert Queston, Thomas Armstrong, William Parkinson and John Elder.

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