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These are numbered in the order of their erection, a review of which may serve the reader :-
1. Willingborough, now Great Bend.
2. Nicholson, being that part of old Nicholson cut off from Luzerne by the county line, since August, 1813, and now called Lenox.
3. Lawsville, embracing Liberty and the greater part of Franklin.
4. Braintrim, being that part of old Braintrim cut off from Luzerne by the county line, and now called Auburn.
5. Rush, then extending eighteen miles north to the State line, by eight miles east and west, embracing besides its present limits, all of Middletown, Choconut, and Apolocon, and the western parts of Jessup and Forest Lake.
6. Clifford, embracing besides its present limits, Gibson, Herrick, and the southern part of Ararat.
7. Bridgewater, then embracing besides its present limits, all of Brooklyn and Lathrop, Springville and Dimock, the eastern parts of Jessup and Forest Lake, all of Silver Lake, and the sonth part of Franklin.
8. New Milford, nearly as it is.
9. Harford-its southern and eastern lines slightly changed-was for many years known as "Nine Partners."
10. Harmony, embracing besides its present limits, Oakland, Jackson, Thomson, and the northern part of Ararat.
In 1811, all moneys in the county district of Susquehanna were by act of Legislature, to be kept separate from those of Luzerne, and within the bounds of that district. February 25, 1812, a meeting was held at the house of Isaac Post, in Bridge- water, to recommend proper persons to the governor to fill the several offices necessary to the organization of Susquehanna county; Davis Dimock, chairman, and J. W. Raynsford, sec- retary. The citizens of each township were recommended to nominate officers at their annual town meeting in March, 1812, and make returns the Monday following at the house of I. Post.
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Proclamation for elections, 1812, were issued from Luzerne to Susquehanna County district; but it had been decreed by act of Legislature that "from and after the 2d Tuesday of October, 1812, Susquehanna shall enjoy and exercise in judicial concerns all powers and privileges;" and the new county was included with Tioga, Wayne, and Bradford in the 11th judicial district.
Bridgewater township, in the year 1810, numbered 1418 in- habitants ; Clifford, 675 ; Harford, 477 ; Willingboro' and Har- mony, 413; New Milford, 174; and Lawsville, 169.
Isaac Post was appointed treasurer of the county in 1812, Edward Fuller, sheriff; Bartlet Hinds, Labon Capron, and Isaac Brownson, commissioners, and Dr. Charles Fraser, prothono- tary, clerk of the courts, register, and recorder.
At the time of the division of Luzerne County, Thomas Parke of Bridgewater was commissioner, but he resigned October, 1812; Hosea Tiffany had previously served as commissioner, and these two were the only ones who had been appointed to that office from the ten townships now set off. The court was organized by the appointment of the Hon. J. B. Gibson, President Judge, with Davis Dimock and William Thomson, Associate Judges -the two latter took their oaths before the Prothonotary of Luzerne.
The county seat was located at Montrose as early as July, 1811, by three commissioners appointed by the governor. They were permitted to locate it at a distance not exceeding seven miles from the centre of the county. Stakes were set at several places proposed ; one in Brooklyn, one in Harford, and one in New Milford. But, in addition to a greater political influence existing, a stronger pecuniary interest was brought to bear for its location in Montrose. Dr. R. H. Rose, whose extensive tracts of land reached this vicinity, made more liberal offers to secure this location than any that could be made elsewhere. Besides, a gift of a public square at this point for the erection of the county buildings, as also of other lots, was made by Bart- let Hinds and Isaac Post.
The land given by Bartlet Hinds had been granted by the commonwealth to Thos. Cadwallader, who by deed conveyed it to Samuel Meredith, who by deed conveyed it to George Clymer, who by deed, October 19, 1804, conveyed it to Bartlet Hinds. Another portion was granted by the commonwealth to Jos. Bullock and Isaac Franks, who by deed conveyed it to Tench Francis, whose widow, by her attorney, conveyed the same to Bartlet Hinds, July 9, 1804. The land given by Isaac Post (consideration $1.00) was first granted to the same parties, as the portion last mentioned ; who by their deeds conveyed it
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
to Tench Francis, who by his last will and testament, April 4, 1800, devised his estate to his widow Anne Francis ; who by deed, February 18, 1809, granted the land to Robert H. Rose ; which sale was confirmed to the said Robert H. Rose, by deed, February 25, 1809, from Richard Penn (her attorney), and on the 5th of October of the same year was conveyed by him to Isaac Post. July 24, 1812, the aforesaid lands were deeded to Susquehanna County, by Isaac and Susannah Post, and Bartlet and Agnes Hinds; and, on the 31st of the same month, the conveyance was acknowledged as a free act and deed, before J. W. Raynsford, Justice of the Peace.
Soon after the organization of the board of commissioners, Isaac Post, the treasurer, was charged with the subscription papers of donations made towards building the court-house, etc. It will be seen by the following list of subscribers, with the sums given by each, that the amounts were graduated somewhat by the nearness of their property to the new county-seat, as well as by the length of their purses. Robert H. Rose, whose lands reached near the village, gave $200; Stephen Wilson, whose farm was a little south of it, gave $100; Abinoam Hinds, Conrad Hinds, and Isaac Peckins, gave each $50; David Harris, Jonathan Wheaton, and James Trane,1 gave each $25; Simeon Tyler, Cyrus Messenger, Samuel Quick, Joseph Hubbard, and Samuel Cogswell, gave each $20; Joseph Chapman, Edward Fuller, Joseph Butterfield, Henry Post, Levi Leonard, John Bard, Zebulon Deans, and Edmond Stone, gave each $10; and Freeman Fishback, Thomas Scott, and Samuel Scott, gave each $5; Bartlet Hinds, and Isaac and David Post, on whose lands the county-seat was located, gave sundry village lots.
The corner stone of the first court-house was laid in 1812, but the building was not erected until June, 1813; Oliver C. Smith was the builder. Though now so diminutive in size and appearance, compared with the new one, it was then con- sidered quite a magnificent edifice-an ornament to this region of the State. Besides the court-room in the second story, the jail and jailor's residence were in the first story, and the cor- ner rooms in front, above, and below, were made to accommo- date all the county offices.
The first assessment of taxes by this county was for 1813. The following is the list of collectors, with the amount of their duplicates :-
1 It may be news to those who recollect poor "Old Trane," who never had a family, and who died some years ago a pauper of this borough, that he was actually one of the Fathers of the town.
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Bridgewater, Clifford,
Jonah Brewster,
$1265 04
Walter Lyon, 442 22
Rush,
Philo Bostwick, 418 37
Harford,
David Aldrich,
273 71
Willingboro' (Gt. Bend),
Silas Buck,
220 61
New Milford,
Benjamin Hayden, 194 99
Lawsville,
Titus Smith, 151 80
Harmony,
Isaac Hale, 71 22
Braintrim (Auburn),
William Cooley,
58 77
Nicholson (Lenox),
Solomon Millard,
57 27
Total,
$3154 00
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS FOR 1813. Sworn April 26th.
TOWNSHIPS.
CONSTABLES.
SUPERVISORS.
POOR MASTERS.
FREE-HOLDERS.
Bridgewater.
Jonah Brewster. Stephen Wilson,
Charles Fraser, Isaac Post.
Willingborough.
Silas Buck.
Thomas Scott, (Edw'd Paine in August.) Silas Buck, Joseph Bowes.
bridge, Simeon
Clifford.
Samuel Miller.
Jonathan Burns. Elias Bell.
Joseph Wash- burn.
New Milford.
Benj. Hayden.
Seth Mitchell, John Stanley. Philo Morehouse Philo Bost-
wick.
Lawsville.
John Pierce.
Titus Smith, Nath'l Ives. Laban Capron, Jas. Chandler.
Jedediah Adams Friend Tuttle.
Harford.
Orlen Capron.
Isaac Hale, John Hillborn
Nath'l Lewis, Marmaduke Salsbury.
John Hillborn, Marmaduke Salsbury, Adam Swagart, Samuel Tread- well.
Braintrim.
Nicholson.
Starlin Bell.
William Cooley, Philip Haverly Solomon Millard Elisha Bell, William Bell.
Michael stead.
Hal-
Petitions were read during the first term of court, January, 1813, praying for the erection of three new townships, viz., Silver Lake, Choconut, and Gibson. The first was confirmed in August following; at which time, also, Nicholson (with a small porton of Harford) received the name of Lenox. Gibson was finally confirmed November, 1813. During the second and third terms of court, petitions were read, praying for the erection of Springville and Waterford, and the division of
3
Noble Trow-
Wylie.
Walter Lyon,
Rush.
James Agard.
Harmony.
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Rush into three townships, viz., Choconut, Middletown, and Rush-a remonstrance being presented against the confirmation of a report making Choconut eight miles square, as proposed in January ; the division was finally effected in January, 1814 ; while Springville and Waterford were not confirmed finally until the April following, or just one year after the petition was first read ; but this was a decided improvement upon former delays, when Wilkes-Barre was the seat of justice for this remote sec- tion. The same month, the name Braintrim was changed to Auburn, and, in November following, Willingborough to Great Bend. Jackson was erected from the southern half of Harmony, December, 1815, having been confirmed "nisi" in the previous spring ; from that time for ten years no proposed new township received the favor of the court.
Fig. 8. (A.D. 1815.)
CHOCONUT
SILVER I' LAKE
3
10
MIDDLETOWNI
8
JACKSON
7
9
GIBSON
5
WATERFORD
T
SPRING
4.
VILLE.
MARTIN'SCREEK
2
6
In the mean time, the name of Waterford had twice been changed, first, in 1823, to Hopbottom, and, in 1825, to Brooklyn, which then covered an area represented by Nos. 16 and 23 on the accompanying diagram.
Montrose, taken from Bridgewater, had been incorporated in 1824, and Dundaff, taken from Clifford, in 1828. Herrick was erected by order of the court, May, 1825, from Gibson and Clifford.
For the next seven years propositions in regard to townships referred to separation rather than annexation; when, late in 1832, a new township was organized from Springville and the southern part of Bridgewater, and named Dimock.
In May, 1833, Thomson was taken from Jackson.
HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. 1127430 Fig. 9. SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, 1872.
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25
13
3
27
10
21
8
17
14
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M
26
24
7
5
9
12
16
18
19
4
15
23
2
D
18. Herrick. 22. Forest Lake.
25. Apolacon.
19. Dimock.
23. Lathrop.
26. Ararat.
20. Thomson.
24. Jessup.
27. Oakland.
21. Franklin.
In December, 1835, Franklin was erected from Lawsville and the northern part of Bridgewater; and in September of the following year the name of Lawsville was changed to Liberty. Thus after nearly forty years' service the old name disappeared from the list of townships, though, happily, it is retained in the central P. O. of Liberty.
In 1836, the township of Forest Lake was taken from parts of Bridgewater, Silver Lake, and Middletown. This year the dispute in reference to a division of the county was renewed, and continued full three years, placing its fair proportions in no small danger of being sadly curtailed.
In 1846, the township of Lathrop was erected from the south- ern half of Brooklyn; that of Jessup from the western part of Bridgewater and the eastern part of Rush ; and, from Choconut, more than half was taken to constitute Apolacon. The borough of Friendsville was incorporated in 1848. Ararat was only a settlement of Harmony and Clifford, and afterwards of Jackson and Gibson, and then of Herrick and Thomson, until 1852, when its various transmigrations were terminated in its pro- motion to a township.
By decree of court, Susquehanna Depot became a borough, August, 1853. Oakland township was erected from the western part of Harmony, in December of the same year.
The borough of New Milford was incorporated, December,
6
20
22
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
1859. Great Bend, November, 1861; and Little Meadows, March, 1862.
It should be observed, that, of the twenty-seven townships, seven received their names in honor of the Judges of the courts of Susquehanna County with the exception of Rush, which, being erected while it was a part of Luzerne, was named after Judge Rush then presiding over the courts at Wilkes-Barre.
RECAPITULATION.
1
1. Willingborough
(changed to Great Bend, 1814), confirmed "finally" April, 1793.
2. Nicholson
(
(
66 Liberty,
Lenox, 1813), 1836),
66
66
Aug. 1795. Jan. 1798.
4. Braintrim
(
66
Auburn,
1814),
66
66
Nov. 1801.
6. Clifford
(
(
·
·
(reduced to present limits 1853),
66
66
Aug. 1813.
12. Gibson
66
66
Nov. 1813.
13. Choconut
(reduced to present limits 1846),
66
Jan. 1814.
15. Springville
(
(changed to Hopbottom, 1823), ( 66
66
April, 1814.
17. Jackson
66
Dec. 1815.
18. Herrick
66
1852),
66
Dec. 1832.
20. Thomson
66
66
May, 1833.
21. Franklin
66
Dec.
1835.
22. Forest Lake
66
May,
1836.
23. Lathrop
66
1846.
24. Jessup
66
1846.
25. Apolacon
1846.
26. Ararat
66
1852.
27. Oakland
.
66
1825),
66
April, 1806.
7. Bridgewater
Nov. 1806.
8. New Milford
Aug. 1807.
9. Harford
66
Jan. 1808. 1809.
10. Harmony
11. Silver Lake
66
66
66
1836),
Jan. 1814.
14. Middletown
(
66
-
1832),
66
April, 1814.
16. Waterford
Brooklyn,
1825),
66
present limits, 1846),
66
66
1836),
May, 1825.
19. Dimock
.
CHAPTER VI.
OFFICERS OF THE COUNTY .- JUDGES OF THE COURTS.
[FOR the following statements and the list of county officers to 1858, the compiler is indebted to Hon. J. W. Chapman.]
Hon. John B. Gibson (since Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania) was the first President Judge of the district to which this county was attached. It embraced Sus- quehanna, Bradford, Tioga, and Wayne Counties. He presided about four years.
Hon. Thomas Burnside succeeded him in September, 1816, presiding two years. He, too, has since been a Judge of the Supreme Court.
1799.
5. Rush
(reduced to present limits 1814),
66
66
1846),
.
.
·
66
Dec. 1853.
66
3. Lawsville
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
Hon. Edward Herrick first presided here in August, 1818, being appointed for a new district embracing Susquehanna, Bradford, and Tioga Counties. He presided for twenty-one years, lacking one term of court, when he was superseded by the adoption of the new constitution limiting the terms of all the Judges, and
Hon. John N. Conyngham1 succeeded him in May, 1839, continuing two years.
Hon. William Jessup, who had previously been appointed for the district embracing Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne Counties, first presided in our county, in April, 1841; Susque- hanna being added to his district, and Luzerne put with Brad- ford and Tioga in Judge Conyngham's district, for the mutual accommodation of both. Judge J. presided for ten and a half years.
Hon. David Wilmot was first elected Judge for Bradford, Susquehanna, and Wyoming in the fall of 1851. He presided nearly six years, and on his resignation in the summer of 1857,
Hon. Darius Bullock2 was appointed to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the year. The district embraced only Bradford and Susquehanna.
Judge Wilmot was appointed to preside again in January, 1858, and was re-elected for ten years, in the following fall.
Hon. Ulysses Mercur was appointed President Judge of this judicial district in March, 1861, and in the October following was elected to the same office for a term of ten years from De- cember, 1861; was elected to the Thirty-ninth Congress, and resigned his judgeship, March 4, 1865; was re-elected to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses, and was re-elected to the Forty-second Congress as a Republican. In the fall of 1872 he was elected a Judge of the Supreme Court.
Hon. Farris B. Streeter was appointed to succeed Judge M. in 1865. He was elected in October of that year for ten years.
Hon. Paul Dudley Morrow was appointed additional law judge of the 13th district, March 1, 1870. He was elected the following October to the same office for ten years from December, 1870.
1 John N. Conyngham was born in Philadelphia, December, 1798 ; graduated at University of Pennsylvania in 1816; studied law with James R. Ingersoll, and was admitted to the bar, in 1820; soon after he came to Wilkes-Barre, where he married a daughter of Lord Butler, Esq. In 1841, after he had served for two years as President Judge of this district, the change referred to above was made with Judge Jessup. " Two more able and upright judges have never presided in these courts."
In 1850 Judge C. was elected to the judgeship he had held by appointment, and was re-elected in 1860. In 1870, he resigned from failing eyesight.
In 1871, he was killed on a railroad at Magnolia, Miss.
2 Dr. Bullock is now nearly 80 years of age. He was for years a practicing physician, studied law, was an able counsellor, President Judge, a Major General of the olden time.
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Davis Dimock and William Thomson were appointed As- sociate Judges for this county at its organization in 1812. The terms of all the Judges were then " during good behavior ;" but the resignation of Judge Thomson, after serving twenty-five years, created a vacancy which was filled by the appointment of
Isaac Post in October, 1837, who served a little over five years. The limitation imposed by the constitution terminated Judge Dimock's services after nearly twenty-eight years, and
Jabez Hyde was appointed in his place, March, 1840. His death, about eighteen months afterward, created a vacancy, and Benjamin Lathrop was appointed in his place, November, 1841. He served five years.
Dr. Calvin Leet succeeded Judge Post, February, 1843, for five years.
Moses C. Tyler succeeded Judge Lathrop, March, 1847, for five years, nearly.
Charles Tingley succeeded Judge Leet in March, 1848. His term lasted only three and one-half years, as the amendment to the constitution for the election of Judges cut him off, and
John Boyle, and Davis D. Warmer, were elected Associate Judges for five years, in the fall of 1851.
Urbane Burrows and Charles F. Read were elected in the fall of 1856.
Charles F. Read (second term) and I. P. Baker were elected in 1861.
Alfred Baldwin and R. T. Ashley were elected in 1866.
James W. Chapman and Judson H. Cook were elected in 1871.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS. (Those in italics are from Susquehanna County.)
1812. Isaac Smith, Jared Irwin, for North'nd, Union, Col., Luzerne and Susque'na.
1814. David Scott, Wm. Wilson, 66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
66
1818. Geo. Denison, 66
66
66
66 66
1820. W. C Ellis, “
66
66
66
66
1822-24-26. Samuel McKean, George Kremer, Espy Van Horn, for Luzerne, Sus- que'na, Bradford, Tioga, North'nd, Col., Union, Lycom., Potter, Mckean. 1828. Philander Stephens, Alem Marr, James Ford. 1830. 66 Lewis Dewatt,
1832-34. John Laporte, for Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga, Potter, Mckean.
66 66 66 1836-38. Sam'l W. Morris,
1840. Davis Dimock, Jr., died January, 1842.
1842. Almon H. Read, elected in March,
1842. 66 66 (died) for Susquehanna, Bradford, Tioga. 66 66
1844. G. Fuller, elected to fill vac., 66
1844. D. Wilmot, for 29th Congress, 66
66 66
1846-48. re-elected, 66
66
66 66 66
1850-52-54-56-58-60. G. A. Grow,
1862-64-66. Charles Denison.
1868. Geo. W. Woodward.
1871. L. D. Shoemaker.
66 66
66
66
1816. 66
1817. J. Murray, (in pl. of Scott, res. )
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
STATE SENATORS.
(Representing Susquehanna after our separation from Luzerne.)
1812, William Ross, for Northumb., Union, Columbia, Luzerne, and Susque.
1814, Thomas Murray, Jr , 66
66
66
1816, Charles Fraser,
1818, Simon Snyder, 66 66
66
66
66
1819, Robert Willet,
66
66
66
1820, Redmond Conyngham, 66
1822, Jonah Brewster, for Susquehanna, Bradford, and Tioga.
1825, John Ryon, 66 66
1829, Samuel Mckean,
66
1830, Reuben Wilder, 66
66
1833, Almon H. Read,
66
66
1837, Elihu Case, for Susquehanna and Bradford.
1841, Asa Dimock, 66 66
1844, Wm. H. Dimmick, for Susquehanna, Wayne, and Wyoming.
1847, F. B. Streeter,
1850, George Sanderson, for Susquehanna, Bradford, and Wyoming. 66 66 1853, William M. Platt,
1856, E. Reed Myer,
66
66
66
1862, William J. Turrell,
1865, George Landon,
1868, P. M. Osterhout, 66
66
1871, L. F. Fitch, 66
66
66
STATE REPRESENTATIVES.
1812, Charles Miner, Benjamin Dorrance, for Luzerne and Susquehanna.
1813, Jabez Hyde, Jr., Joseph Pruner,
1814, Putnam Catlin, Benjamin Dorrance,
1815, Redmond Conyngham, Benj. Dorrance,
66
66
1816, Jonah Brewster, George Denison,
1817, 66 James Reeder,
1818, 66 66
66
66
66
1820, Cornelius Cortright, 66
1821, Jabez Hyde, Jr., Andrew Beaumont, 66 66
1822, Hyde, Beaumont, Jacob Drumheller, ¥
1823,
6 Drumheller, Elijah Shoemaker, 60 66
1824, Philander Stephens, Drumheller, G. M. Hollenback, 66
1825, Stephens, Hollenback, Samuel H. Thomas, " 66
1826, 66 Thomas, Garrick Mallery, 66
66
66
66
66
1829, Almon H. Read, for Susquehanna alone. 1833, Bela Jones,
1834, Joseph Williams,
1835, Bela Jones,
1836-37, Asa Dimock, 66 66
1838-39, Chas. Chandler, Jr., 66 66
1840, Franklin Lusk, 66 66
1841, Dr. Calvin Leet, 66 66
1842, Franklin N. Avery, 66
1843-44, Lewis Brush, Thomas Morley, for Susquehanna and Wyoming.
1845-46, David Thomas, Schuyler Fasset, 66 66
1847-48, Samuel Taggart, R. R Little, 66 66
1849, Sidney B. Wells, E. Mowry, Jr., 66 66
66
66
.
66
66
1819, 66 66 Benjamin Dorrance,
66
66
1827, Almon H. Read, Mallery, George Denison,
1828, Isaac Post, 66 66
66
66
66
66
66
66
1859, George Landon,
66 66 66
66
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
1850, Isaac Reckhow, E. Mowry, Jr., for Susquehanna, Wyoming, and Sullivan.
1851, Isaac Reckhow, Michael Meylert,
66
66
1852, Ezra B. Chase, John W. Denison, 66
66
66
1853, Ezra B. Chase, James Deegan,
66
66
1855, Thomas Ingham, John V. Smith,
66
66
1859-60, George T. Frazier,
66
1863, George H. Wells,
1864, George H. Wells and P. M. Osterhout, for Susquehanna and Wyoming.
1865, J. T. Cameron, P. M. Osterhout,
1866, J. T. Cameron, Jacob Kennedy,
66
1867, Loren Burritt, Ziba Lott,
66
1868, Loren Burritt, A. P. Stephens,
66
1869, A. P. Stephens, Harvey Tyler,
66
66
1870, E. B. Beardslee, A. B. Walker,
66
66
1871, E. B. Beardslee, M. Brunges,
66
66
1872, H. M. Jones,
MEMBERS FROM WESTMORELAND TO CONNECTICUT ASSEMBLY.
April, 1774, Zebulon Butler, Timothy Smith.
Sept. 1774, Christopher Avery, John Jenkins.
April, 1775, Capt. Z. Butler, Joseph Sluman.
Sept. 1775, Capt. Z. Butler, Maj. Ezekiel Pierce.
May, 1775, John Jenkins, Solomon Strong.
Oct. 1776, Col. Z. Butler, Col. Nathan Denison.
May, 1777, John Jenkins, Isaac Tripp.
May, 1778, Nathan Denison, Anderson Dana.
Oct. 1778, Col. N. Denison, Lieut. Asahel Buck.
May, 1779, Col. N. Denison, Dea. John Hurlbut.
May, 1780, John Hurlbut, Jonathan Fitch.
Oct. 1780, Nathan Denison, John Hurlbut.
May, 1781, John Hurlbut, Jonathan Fitch.
Oct. 1781, Obadiah Gore, Capt. John Franklin.
May, 1782, Obadiah Gore, Jonathan Fitch.
Oct. 1783, Obadiah Gore, Jonathan Fitch.
MEMBERS FROM LUZERNE COUNTY TO PENNSYLVANIA ASSEMBLY. COUNCIL.
1787, 1788, and 1789, to the 9th of October, Nathan Denison. 30th of October, 1789, to 20th of December, 1790, Lord Butler.
On the 20th of December, 1790, the Council closed its session. The State was organized under the constitution of 1790, and a senate took the place of a council.
As Susquehanna County was associated with Luzerne in choosing Legislators, previous to 1829, the following table of Senators and Representatives to 1811, the year following the organization of the county, will be profitable for reference :-
SENATE.
1790, (with Northumberland and Huntington), William Montgomery.
1792, William Hepburn.
1794, George Wilson (with Northumberland, Mifflin, and Lycoming).
1796, Samuel Dale (with Northumberland, Mifflin, and Lycoming).
1854, Charles J. Lathrop, John Sturdevant, 66
1856, Simeon B. Chase, Alfred Hine, 1857-58, Simeon B. Chase, for Susquehanna alone. 66
1861-62, D. D. Warner, 66 "
60
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HISTORY OF SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY.
1798, Samuel McClay.
1800, James Harris.
1801, Jonas Hartzell (with Northampton and Wayne).
1803, Thomas Mewhorter.
1805, William Lattimore.
1807, Matthias Gross.
1808, Nathan Palmer (with Northumberland).
1810, James Laird.
HOUSE. Year of Election Given.
1787, John Paul Schott.
1788, 1789, and 1790, Obadiah Gore.
1791 and 1792, Simon Spaulding.
1793, Ebenezer Bowman.
1794, Benjamin Carpenter.
1795 and 1796, John Franklin.
1797 and 1798, Roswell Welles.
1799 and 1800, John Franklin.
1801, John Franklin, Lord Butler.
1802, John Franklin, Roswell Welles.
1803, John Franklin, John Jenkins.
1804, Roswell Welles, Jonas Ingham.
1805, Roswell Welles, Nathan Beach.
1806, Roswell Welles, Moses Coolbaugh.
1807, Charles Miner, Nathan Beach.
1808, Charles Miner, Benjamin Dorrance.
1809 and 1810, B. Dorrance, Thomas Graham.
1811, Thomas Graham, Jonathan Stevens.
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