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Lands now owned by John King, David F. Herr, John Fisher, and a small portion of Jacob F. Eby's land were all included in a tract of one hundred and ninety-nine and one-quarter acres, located hy warrant issued to John Lyon in 1741, and afterwards divided between his two sons, John and Thomas, and were then patented. John Vernor about the same year purchased a tract of three hundred acres from Thomas Penn, Esq., a'son of William Penn, the founder of the State. Mr. Vernor settled upon -aid tract, and it afterwards was inherited by two of his sons, Ben- jamin and John. Mr. George Beiler now occupies a portion of this tract, and the Leacock meeting-house lot was a part of it. William Hamilton, Sr., long ago owned a very large tract; the farms of Elias and Tobias Leaman, David Smucker, a farm now owned by Jacob Leaman (formerly by Benjamin Leaman), and lands of Elias K. Stoltztus, all, it is said, were included in this tract. Farms now belonging to Jacob Kreider, Jr., Isaac Kreider, Daniel MeKillips, a farm of Jacob Leaman, lands of Jonathan Kauffman, and Miss Eliza Eshleman were taken up, some of them by William McCausland, Sr., who died in 1771, and some of them by his son, Maj. William MeCausland, the grandfather of the present Dr. Sanntel R. Sample. Daniel, Thomas, and John MeCausland also took up lands. One of them took up the lands now owned by William K. Bender, Michael Smucker, and llenry
Esbenshade, and another took up Jonas Wenger's land and the farm lately purchased by Leopold Ulrich of Jacob Kreider, Sr. The lands of John C. Beiler, Jonas Yoder's estate, Christian King, Milton B. Eshleman, and others were taken up or owned by some one of the Eckert family. Nathaniel Ellmaker took up or owned a property afterwards held by Ben- jamin Hershey, late deceased. Nathaniel F. Lightner owned lands now of Levi L. Landis and of Henry Hershey (son of Peter E. Hershey ). Land of Wil- liam Bair, deceased, now of John Denlinger, and Christian Yost's and Samuel Groff's land had be- longed to Daniel Besore.
John Sharp, it is said, owned land belonging to the estate of Joseph Shuavely, deceased; John Hershey, however, owned it before Shnavely. James Cooper took up and owned lands on and near Pequea Creek, now owned by John N. Woods and by N. Milton Woods. Farms now owned by John B. Caldwell and Andrew M. Caldwell have been in the name of the Caldwell family for a long time, and Samuel Buck- walter's land has been for a long time in the Buck- walter name. John Hurst had four hundred and thirty aeres, which is now owned by Jonathan B. Rutter, Matthias S. Hurst, David F. Glick, and others ; a small part of it belongs to Jacob S. Hershey. Jo- seph Hershey's land has long been in the Hershey family, and Moses Sharp's land belonged a long time to the Sharp family. Joseph Rutter's grandfather, Joseph Rutter, had two hundred aeres; Joseph now owns about one hundred and fifty acres of it and A. R. Kurtz owns the rest. Adam Miller, grandfather of Joseph Miller, Esq., who recently died, aged about ninety years, probably took up a large tract near Mill Creek, which descended to his sons John, George, and Adam. This land is now owned by Christian Mussel- man, Robert Hoar, George F. Dosch, and a number of others. Isaac Eby, grandfather of Maj. Christian Eby, who lately died, aged ninety years, either took up or owned a large tract or tracts of land which em- braced the late Maj. Eby's farm and lands now owned by Adam Diller, Daniel M. Thomas, and other persons.
The following is a list of the landholders of the township in 1782, taken from an old list of taxables, etc., and returned for that year :
James Clemson.
Willimin Clunik.
Balaur Besure.
Brice Clark (1 negro).
John Bair (2 stills, 1 servant).
Wilham Craighton.
David Batr.
Abrais Cuitz.
Henry Bait.
John Cartz.
Philip Baund (1 still).
Guyige Ecker (1 mill).
Francis Buck waller.
Peter Echer (2 mill»). John Eby.
Peter Baker.
Abant Chy quill, 1 hemp-mail,
Moses Brintou.
lemy Bigait.
Martin Bair.
Peter Eby, fr. (2 stillst.
Jacob Eby.
Jacob Bair.
Benjamin Erwin.
Lunes Crawford. Andrew Caldwell (1 negro). Jamies Cooper ( 1 servant).
Isac Fice (- negrues).
Jacob Free (3 negroes, I servant).
Matthias Alt. Andrew Buer (I negro).
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Eman Free (1 servant). Widow Fullerton. Jacob Gerber. Michael Gerber. Peter Gerber. John Gerber.
William Porter (2 negrues). Thomas Pinkerton. Jolin Painter
The following is a list of the present owners of farms in the township :
RESIDENT OWNERS.
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Samuel Buck walter.
John Kauffuian.
Abner Buch walter.
Jonathan Kauffman.
David Z. Beiler.
Jacob Kauffman.
Samuel Beiler.
Michael Kauffman.
Michael Iless. Elias Hillar.
John Rowland (I still)
Julin C. Beiler.
Abraham Kurtz.
John Henry.
John Rush.
Julin W. Beiler.
Jacob Kreider, Sr.
John Hillar.
Catharine Rutter.
Christian Beiler.
William Hu-ton.
Juhu Sensinich.
Benjamin G. Beiler.
David King.
William Hamilton, Sr. Daniel Herbert.
George Seldemich. Jacob Snibly.
George Beiler.
Levi King
Jacob Hillar.
Jacob Shearer.
Jacob Beiler, Sr.
Christian King.
Peter Hildebrand.
Daniel Swobe.
Jacob Z. Beiler.
Jubi hing, Sr.
James Hiunilton (constable).
Adun Swobe.
Christian Z. Beiler.
John King, Jr.
Henry Hartman.
lienry Swobe.
Samuel L. Beiler.
Stephen Keeuer.
Henry Martin.
Jacob Swobe (I still).
David S. Beiler.
Christian N. Lapp
James Hamilton.
Samuel Sunth.
Damel Berber.
Christian S. Lapp.
Abraus Jons.
Michael Shellebarger.
I N. Bitzer.
Michael K. Lapp
Jacob Jons.
Henry Shively (1 mill).
Henry Barr.
Gıdeun Lapp.
John Jons.
Peter Sharp.
Wayne Bare.
Atnos Lapp.
James Knox (1 negro, 2 stills).
Robert Stewart.
John R. Late.
Jobu K. Lapp.
John Kilheffer.
George Stewart.
Cyrus C. Bair.
John Z. Lapp.
Heury Line.
James Scott.
W. W Busser.
Jacob Lapp.
Thomas Lyon.
Jacob Stoner.
John B. Burkey.
Isaac Lapp.
Julın Lyon.
Thomas Skiles.
Samuel Bryan.
Levi L. Laudis.
Samuel Lisle.
Harman Shiles.
John B. Caldwell.
John L. Leaman.
Grorge Luirue.
William Skiles, Sr.
Andrew M Caldwell.
Benjamin Leaman.
David Line.
William Shiles, Jr.
George F. Dosch.
Jacob Lenman.
Adam Leitner.
Jolın Turbet (1 negro).
Henry Denlinger,
Jacob B. Leamau.
Jolın Leitner.
Leonard Tiller.
Abraham R. Denlinger.
Elami W. Leaman. Elins Leaman.
Abram Myers.
Catharine Vaukenun.
Emanuel Denlinger.
Jacob Myers.
Benjamin Vernor.
Samuel Denlinger.
Tolnas Leaman.
Christian Myers.
Michael Widler.
Daniel Denlinger.
George A. Leber.
Adam Miller.
William Whitehill.
Lewis Duller.
James Lindsay.
Audrew Maxwell.
William Wallace
George Iller, Jr.
Daniel M.Killips.
Martin Maxwell, Sr.
Stophel Wenvor, Sr.
Jacob F. Eby.
Christian Musselman.
John Maxwell.
stophol Weaver, Jr.
Johu II. Eby.
Martin Maxwell, Ji
Henry Wenger.
Autos Eby.
Jonathan R. Rutter.
Henry Musser.
Adam Woods (1 negro).
Felty Myers.
Thonis Woods.
Henry E-benshade.
Benjamin Esbenishade.
E. M Hinck.
Christian Esh.
Jobn Royer.
Henry Eckert.
John L'. Ellsworth.
Ilemy B. Resh.
John B. Fisher.
Noah Fishet.
Jeremiah Seldomtidge.
John Fisher.
Ehas MI Fisher.
Frederick Penninget.
Andrew J. Futel.
Michael Smucker.
Anios Futer.
David Sujeker.
Samuel Groff.
Christian Smucker.
C. L. Glick. David F. Glick.
John Smucker. John Smucker.
Gotleib Grilborizer.
Joseph Hershey.
Henry H. Hershey.
Frederick Schnupp. Jobu Shnavely, ,tul.
Moses llershey .
Henty Hershey.
Tobias K. Hershey.
Benjamin M. Hershey.
Jacob S. Hershey. Matthias S, Horst.
Jacob Heir. John R. llerr.
Martin llerr.
David F. Herr.
Robert Doar.
Jonathan K. Stoltzfus.
John loiser, Davnl C. Honek.
Eli L. Kanilman.
Sammel I. Stoltzfus, John Shremer.
Abram Gibbous.
Henry lutter.
Martin Miller.
Jacob Pecher (2 tills). Isaac Rife.
David Rife.
William Rutter. Joseph Rutter.
Isaac Kreider.
Jonas F. Boiler.
Abraham King.
Samuel Petersheim. Joseph Ruttet.
James Mellomry.
David Whatson (3 negroes).
Benjamin Eby.
Jogoph Eby.
Jacob R Rutter.
George Mackrell.
John Wilson (2 negroes).
William McCausland.
John Walker.
Matthew McChung, Sr.
Jones Yoper (l still).
Matthew MeC'Inng.
Robert Young
Ester Mcl'ausland.
Paul Zautzinger.
David Painter, 7
Industries .- Agriculture is the chief industry of the township. Many cattle are fattened by the farmers and sold to butchers or to dealers in stock. In late years a very considerable quantity of tobacco has been cultivated and prepared for market, this being a new industry, and one that gives employment to many persons.
There are two grist-mills in the township, both of which are on Mill Creek, and at present are owned by Mr. William Flickinger. It is said that the upper one on the stream was erected many years ago by Mr. John Miller, who at that time owned a large property ' in the neighborhood, and the other was erected long since by Mr. Peter Eckert, and was afterwards owned by his son, Levi Eckert, who died some years ago.
Benjamin K. Smoker carries on a blacksmith-shop and a coach- and wagon-maker-shop in the township, and Eli Beiler carries on the blacksmith and wagon- 1 making business. Both of these establishments have a good run of custom.
Jonathan B. Rutter.
Jacob Rauch.
Daniel Esh
Abraham Ruch.
Elias Renno.
Joshua Smucker. Noah Smucker. Jonathan Smucker.
Saumel Smucker.
Benj min K Smucker.
John B Senger. Dr. Saumel R Sample. llenry Stultzfils.
Samuel B. Stoltzfns. Elias K. Stullafus. Gideon Stoltzfus. Alnum S. Stoltzfus. Steplien stoltztus. Jacob Stoltzins, Sr. Jacoli Stoltzfns, Jr.
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Moses Sharp. George D. Smith.
John N. Woods.
Isanc Weaver.
Thomas Smith.
Jonas Wenger.
Christian Yost.
Thomas E, Siglo, Martin Sweigart.
Levi S. Zook.
Daniel M. Thomas.
Simeon Zook.
Leopold Ulrich.
Joel Zook.
The chief part of the foregoing-named owners of farms occupy and cultivate them.
Non-Resident Owners .- The non-resident owners of farms are Cyrus Bair, Joel Bair, Thompson Bruba- ker, Jaeob MI. Denlinger, Adam Diller, John Denlin- ger, Sr., John D. Denlinger, David M. Hostetter, Robert J. Knox, Jacob Mn-selman, Dr. John Steele, N. Milton Woods, Jacob Wanner, William K. Ben- der, and the estate of Christian E. Resh, Jate deceased. The farms owned by the above non-residents are oecu- pied and worked by tenant farmers.
Thoroughfares .- The old Provincial road, now commonly called the "Philadelphia and Lancaster Old Road," running from Lancaster in an easterly direction towards Philadelphia, passes through Lea- cock township near its eentre. This road was laid out at an early day. It is said that its width was originally sixty-six feet. It always was, and it still is, much traveled, and before the construction of turn- . pike roads, such as the Philadelphia and Lancaster turnpike, very large quantities of the productions of the country and much merchandise were trans- ported in heavy wagons over this road.
store, and from thence extending through Upper Lea- eock township to Sheively's mill on Conestoga Creek. This road is much traveled, and before cattle and other stock were transported on the railroads, a great part of the stock brought from the West was driven over this road, and over the old road before men- tioned.
Besides these two main roads there are quite a num- ber of other public highways which traverse the town- ship, chiefly running in a northerly and sontherly direction.
That great thoroughfare, the Pennsylvania Rail- road, crosses the southwest portion of the township, running through the village of Gordonville.
Intercourse is a pleasant and thriving village, situated on the Philadelphia and Lancaster oll road, ten and a half miles east froms Lanea-ter. Within the bounds of the present village.two or three houses were built at an early day, none of which are now standing as originally constructed ; the last one, in- . became one tract.
tended, when built, to be used as a farm-house, having been recently torn down by Mr. Edmund M. Ranck, the present owner of the farm upon which it stood. One of the first houses erected was the old "Cross- Keys Tavern," built, it is said, in 1754. It- was originally constructed of logs, and as far back as 1796 it was kept a- a public-house by William Craw- ford. About 1814, Nathaniel Lightuer, who then kept the house, built an attachment of brick, two stories high, to the cast end of the building. At length Mr. John Seldomridge became the proprietor, and was the keeper of the house for many years. It was afterwards owned and kept by Henry Hess, Sam- uel M. Knox, and various other persons up to the year 1873, when Jacob R. Rutter, the present pro- prietor and keeper of the house, had the old part of the building (the western end) taken down and a commodious new brick building erected in its place. It has always been a good stand for a hotel.
Up to the year 1814 this locality was known as the " Cross-Keys." In that year a gentleman named George Brungard, who, it is said, resided in Mari- etta, Lancaster Co., having purchased a quantity of land (about forty-eight acres) all lying on the north side of the Philadelphia and Lancaster old road, and on the north side of the Newport road, Jaid the same out in small lots, with the expectation that a village would soon spring up. One hundred and fifty-one lots were laid out, and were distributed by way of lottery, which was drawn Nov. 14, 1814, at the house of Hugh Urban, in the city of Lancaster. A plot of these lots is filed in the recorder's office at Lancaster, and according to this plot there were at that time but five houses standing on the ground em- braced in the lottery land ; one of thein was the old "Cross-Keys" tavern, and there stood east from it two other houses, one of which, an old house, stood near the place at which Isaac Murr's dwelling-house now
The Newport road passes through the township. That portion of this road leading from Christian Hess' mill (now Hunsecker's), on Pennea Creek, to Conestoga Creek, at Sheively's mill, was laid out in 1796. Its route when laid was from ILess' mill, pass- ing through Leacock township to Intercourse, where it intersected the before-mentioned old Provincial road, thence running on the bed of said oldl road for a very short distance, then turning northwestward and passing through the township to Mill Creek, at Groff's " stands, and the other, also an old house, stood on the ground upon which the present stone house stands. There also stood another okl house a little northward from the Cross-Keys. An ohl smith-shop also stood on the point of land lying between the oldl road and the Newport road, near the ground on which Isaac Murr's brick smith-shop now stands. Streets were laid out and named, and the name " Intercourse" was given to the village.
On the south side of the old road there was only an old farm-house which had stood for a long time, and which was afterwards owned and occupied by differ- ent persons, among whom were Jacob Stauffer, Daniel Zook, Charles Sweigart, and others. The old house was torn down in the month of April, 1883.
It appears that from some cause the land that had been distributed by lottery was not much built upon until after a considerable number of buildings had been erected on the south side of the okl road, but the chief part of the lottery land was consolidated and
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About 1827, however, another tavern-house was inet-store, three carpenter-shops, one buteher-shop, two churches, two school-houses, three physicians, one dentist, and a large tobacco warehouse, at which | the parking of tobacco is carried on by the Messrs. erected in the village on certain of the lottery-land lots. It was built by Mr. Lemuel Sappington, who for a time kept the house himself. It was afterwards owned and kept by Jacob Rutter, the father of the | Rutters & Diller, giving employment to a number of late Eli Rutter, deceased. Various other persons hands. A number of dealers in stock reside in the village, and much of different kinds of stock, such as horses, cattle, hogs, and sheep, are bought and sold in the place. have since owned and kept the house. In 1882 the building was well repaired, alterations were made, and it was refinished in good style by the present owner, Mr. Jacob S. Shirk, of Bird-in-Hand.
Joseph and Jacob Wenger became the owners of | in the township is Gordonville, situated on the Penn- lands lying on the south side of the Philadelphia and Lancaster old road. They built several houses upon this land. The first one erected by them was a brick store-house, built about the year 1833, in which a store was carried on for some time by Jacob. This building afterwards eame into the hands of Mr. Moses Eby, who enlarged the same and conducted the mer- cantile business in it for a long time. It was de- stroyed by fire on the Ist day of October, 1881. Im- mediately another larger brick building was built on a more convenient plan upon the same site. Mr. Eby's son, Jason K. Eby, now owns the premises, and earries on the mercantile business. It is a good business stand. He is the present postmaster.
About thirty-five acres of the land owned by the Wengers was sold by them to Mr. Daniel Zook. The land so sold consisted of a farm fronting partly on the aforesaid old road, and extending back south- ward a considerable distance from it; the old dwelling- house, before mentioned as being recently torn down, stood on this farm, and a new brick house was erected some years ago by Mr. David Ranek upon the front part of the farm. Hlouses were built from time to time upon the rest of the Wenger land, that is, upon sueb portions of it as were situated immediately on the south side of the old road. Houses were also built upon the west side of the south street which runs in a syutherly direction from the village. Those built along the old road were erected by Daniel Trout, Charles Sweigart, William Lytle, and others, and one was built fronting on the Newport road by Thomas Hines. Among the first house's built on the west side of the south street were those of Samuel O'Dare and David Trout, Sr.
The rest of the land lying upon the north side of the old road began to be further built upon about 1855. Ilouses were erected on this land from time to time by John Curley, Isaiah Miller, Christian Beam and others, and several houses had been erected before that time by Mr. John Seldomridge on the land lying between the old road and the Newport road.
The present number of dwelling-houses in the vil- lage is fifty-four, and the estimated number of inhab- itants, two hundred and ciglity.
The village has two stores, two hotels, one feed- store, one blacksmith-shop, one wheelwright-shop, two harness manufactories, one shoe-store, one cab-
Gordonville .-- The only other important village sylvania Railroad. The public road leading from the Philadelphia and Lancaster old road, at Leacock meeting-house, to the old Philadelphia turnpike, at Paradise, passes through the village.
Before the railroad was constructed the land which is now situated on the west side of that railroad was owned by Mr. Christian Hershey, grandfather of the present Amos Hershey and brothers. The first dwell- ing-house erected was built by Daniel Gordon about 1832, the same house now owned and occupied by Mr. Henry Eckert. When the railroad was com- pleted, Mr. Gordon had an old warehouse standing on the west side of the railroad, in which business was carried on by himself. In 1836 he built a store- house upon the same side of the railroad, in which store-house a store has been kept up to the present time. The first person who carried on the store in this new house was Mr. William Manahan. He com- menced the business in 1836, and conducted the store up to 1839. Ile also at the same time carried on the warehouse business in Mr. Gordon's warehouse. He was succeeded by Hathorn Freeland, who also ear- ried on the store and warehouse business. After he quit the store it was carried on by John Seldomridge for a time, and afterwards by John Smoker until the year 1864, when Mr. Amos Hershey became the pro- prietor of the store.
About 1857, Mr. Samuel M. Brua ereeted and ear- ried on machine-shops, doing a good business. He also built the present warehouse, the old warehouse which had belonged to Mr. Gordon being torn down or out of use. In 1868 he sold the property to Mr. Amos L. Witmer. Mr. Witmer & Son carried on the machine-shops until 1870, when they were destroyed by fire.
In 1871, after the machine-shops had been burned, the Messrs. Hersheys became the proprietors of the whole property lying on the western side of the railroad, consisting of the store-house, warehouse, and other buildings, and lumber- and coal-yards, to- gether with about four and one-half acres of land upon which the said buildings, lumber- and coal- yards stood. They have ever since, under the firm- name of A. Hershey & Bros., carried on the store and warehouse business, besides dealing largely in lumber and coal, and have done a very large and ex- tensive business. They recently erected, in eounec- tion with the lumber-yard, a sawing-, planing-, and
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moulding-mill. Additions were made by this firm at different times to the old store-house, and they have just torn down the old part of it, which was built by Mr. Gordon in 1836, and design erecting a much larger and more convenient structure upon the same site.
Mr. Manahan left the store in 1839. Previous to or about that time he purchased land lying on the ! eastern side of the railroad and erected a number of buildings upon it. Ile also erected a store- house and a stone warehouse upon this land, and carried on business there. This store and warehouse were afterwards conducted by different persons. The warehouse was at length destroyed by fire. Hle laid out some of his land in lots and sold them to others, who from time to time erected buildings upon them. That portion of the village lying on the eastern side of the railroad was for a time called Concord, but the post-office which had been established at the village was named Gordonville. The name Concord was by degrees dropped, and the whole village is now known as Gordonville.
Mr. Manahan had built a house, which for some time was occupied by two families, but in or about 1843 it became a hotel, and has been used for that purpose ever since, having been kept by various per- sons, among whom were Martin Rhoads and Christian HI. Hershey. The property is now owned and the hotel kept by Martin K. Mylin, who, in 1876, re- modeled, greatly enlarged, and repaired the building, raising the same to the height of three stories. Another building, yet standing in the village, had been used for some time as a hotel, but after the opening of the present public-house it was discontinued, and it is now occupied only as a dwelling-house.
Gordonville is a regular station on the Pennsyl- vania Railroad, having a ticket-, freight-, and express- office. Cigars are manufactured at several places in the village. Amos Hershey is the present post- master. The town has forty-one dwelling-hou-es, a number of them being occupied by more than one family. The estimated number of inhabitants is two hundred and twenty.
The Gordonville Cornet Band, recently organized, consisting of young men desirous of cultivating their musical talents, was incorporated on May 12, 1883. The incorporators were Martin K. Mylin, Henry Bow- man, and James B. Miller. The present officers are Samuel Johnson, president ; M. K. Mylin, secretary ; Emanuel Hershey, treasurer ; Trustees, M. K. Mylin, John B. Weaver, David Taggert.
Besides these two villages there is Weavertown, in the western part of the township, consisting of a number of dwelling houses, on the Philadelphia old road and on the Weavertown road, which runs north- ward from the former. It has a blacksmith-shop and a public school-house. There are also several other hamlets in the township, which in course of time will, no doubt, become flourishing villages.
Schools .- Leneock township did not aeeept the school system until 1844. At an election held on the 15th day of March in that year the following persons were elected director -: Thomas S. Woods, John L. Lightner, Christian Eby, Andrew Dunlap, Christian Beiler, and William P. Michael. At the first meet- ing of this board it was resolved that the amount of school tax to be assessed for the year should be -ix hundred and fifty dollars.
The township's share of the State appropriation for common schools had been withheld from the year 1834, the time of the passage of the school law, up to the time of the acceptance of the system. The town- ship then received its share, which amounted to a large sum of money.
After its organization the board proceeded immedi- ately to provide school-houses, It contracted for the building of seven new frame houses, four at two hun- dred and seventy-five dollars each, and three at two hundred and fifty dollars each. Besides these, the board procured the use of two other houses, which were held at that time by trustees, but which were afterwards conveyed to the school district.
The first teachers employed were at Hollow, Chiron T. Whipple; Hatville, Donald Sutherland; Inter- course, John Seldomridge, Jr .; Eckert's, Thomas Coulter ; Concord, R. M. Creamer ; Weavertown, John MeKillips; Stoltzfus', Henry D. Metzler ; Zuck's, Daniel Lefevre ; Rutter's, Thomas Allen.
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