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HISTORY OF VENANGO COUNTY.
Alexander McCalmont, November, 1814, to October, 1817; John Wilson, October, 1814, to October, 1818; Abraham Selders, October, 1816, to Octo- ber, 1819; William Kinnear, October, 1817, to October, 1820; Robert Mitchell, October, 1818, to October, 1821; Craft Ghost, October, 1819, to October, 1822; Welden Adams, October, 1820, to October, 1823; James Kinnear, October, 1821, to October, 1824; Barnhart Martin, October, 1822, to October, 1825; John Witherup, October, 1823, to October, 1826; John Broadfoot, October, 1824, to October, 1827; Alexander Holeman, October, 1825, to October, 1828; James Martin, October, 1826, to October, 1829; James Mason, Jr., October, 1827, to October, 1830; Richard Irwin, October, 1828, to October, 1831; William Elliott, October, 1829, to October, 1832; Joshua Davis, October, 1830, to October, 1833; Marvin Perry, October, 1831, to October, 1834; James Hamilton, Jr., October, 1832, to October, 1835; George Kribbs, October, 1833, to October, 1836; James Adams, Oc- tober, 1834, to October, 1837; Lewis T. Reno, October, 1835, to October, 1838; James Hasson, October, 1836, to October, 1839; Robert Bradley, Oc- tober, 1837, to October, 1840; William Perry, October, 1838, to October, 1841; John Shannon, October, 1839, to October, 1842: William Hamilton, October, 1840, to October, 1843; Patrick Davidson, October, 1841, to Oc- tober, 1844; John D. McWilliams, October, 1842, to October, 1845; Na- thaniel Cary, October, 1843, to October, 1846; Patrick Culbertson, Octo- ber, 1844, to October, 1847; David Adams, October, 1845, to October, 1848; R. A. Brashear, October, 1846, to October, 1849; Robert Archer, October, 1847, to October, 1850; J. J. Kilgore, October, 1848, to October, 1851; William Siggins, October, 1849, to March, 1851; M. B. Shannon, Octo- ber, 1850, to October, 1853; Putnam McKissick, appointed, vice William Siggins, resigned, March, 1851, to October, 1852; John Boughner, November, 1851, to November, 1854; Robert Dickson, November, 1852, to November, 1855; William Cowan, November, 1853, to November, 1856; James Mccutcheon, November, 1854, to November, 1857; James Duffield, November, 1855, to October, 1858; John Willings, Novem- ber, 1856, to October, 1859; James Ritchie, Sr., November, 1857, to October, 1860; Isaac Tallman, October, 1858, to November 1861; Joseph A. Allen, October, 1859, to October, 1862; Robert Martin, October, 1860, to October, 1863; William Smith, November, 1861, to November, 1864; R. H. McFate, October, 1862, to October, 1865; Thomas Holmden, October, 1863, to August, 1865; B. F. Mark, November, 1864, to October, 1867; William Smith, appointed, vice Thomas Holmden, resigned, August, 1865, to October, 1865; James Duncan, October, 1865, to October, 1869; D. H. Cassidy, October, 1865, to October, 1868; Wilson Davis, October, 1867, to October, 1870; John Davidson, November, 1868, to October, 1871; James Y. Siggins, October, 1869, to November, 1872; Henry Dubbs, October, 1870, to November, 1873; James P. Riddle, October, 1871, to December,
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1874; A. M. Turner, November, 1872, to January, 1876; C. E. Lytle, November, 1873, to January, 1876; Thomas McKee, December, 1874, to January, 1876; W. L. Armstrong, James Vanderlin, Thomas McKee, Jan -. uary, 1876, to January, 1879; Albert Tyrrell, Hugh Craig, T. R. Homan, January, 1879, to January, 1882; Robert M. Sterritt, Hugh Craig, Thomas J. Eakin, January, 1882, to January, 1885; Thomas J. Eakin, L. C. Heas- ley, January, 1885, to January, 1888; A. W. Cox, January, 1885, to July, 1886; Samuel A. McAlevy, appointed, vice A. W. Cox, deceased, July, 1886, to January, 1888; William A. Maitland, J. D. Patterson, and S H. Mckinney, January, 1888, present incumbents.
County Treasurers were appointed by the commissioners until 1841, when the office became elective. Alexander McDowell was treasurer in 1805-7; Samuel Hays, 1808; John Broadfoot, 1809-10; George McClel- land, 1813-15; John McCalmont, Jr., 1816-18; James Kinnear, 1819; George McClelland, 1820-21; John Lupher, 1822-23; George McClelland, 1824; George Power, 1825; John Evans, 1826; Hugh McClelland, 1827-28; Myron Park, 1829-30; Samuel Huston, 1831-32; William Raymond, 1833- 34; George R. Espy, 1835 and 1836 to November, when he resigned; Ben- jamin A. Plumer, November, 1836, to January, 1839; John Haslet, 1839- 40; William M. Smiley, 1842-43; William Elliott, 1844-45; Thomas H. Martin, 1846-47; Jacob Mays, 1848-49; Jacob G. Keefer, 1850-51; James Bleakley, 1852-53; James Griffin, 1854-55; Miles W. Sage, 1856-57; John P. Mckinley, 1858-59; George W. Brigham, 1860-61; R. J. Canan, 1862- 63; Henry Dubbs, 1864-65; James Allison, 1866-67; Thomas A. Morrison, 1868-69; J. R. Grant, 1870-71; N. B. Riddle, 1872-73; Isaac M. Sowers, 1874-75; James F. Mackey, 1876-78; I. H. Davison, 1879-81; W. C. Cross, 1882-84; I. H. Davison, 1885-87; Charles E. Shoup, 1888, present in- cumbent.
County Auditors .- Three auditors are elected triennially. Prior to. the adoption of the constitution of 1790 the accounts of the commissioners and treasurer were submitted to the grand jury. The first legislation intro- ducing the present system was an act passed March 30, 1791, providing for the appointment of auditors annually by the county court. The office was made elective by the act of March 6, 1809, in which, however, the court of quarter sessions was authorized to fill any vacancies that might occur. On the 7th of February, 1814, an act was passed extending the term of office to three years; the person receiving the largest number of votes at that elec- tion was to serve the maximum period; the person receiving the next highest number, two years; and the person receiving the next highest number, one- year, while one member was to be elected annually thereafter. This arrange- ment continued until the present system was adopted under the constitution of 1873.
Nothing is known concerning the board in 1806 beyond the fact that
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Patrick Jack was one of its members. Samuel Dale, Joseph Allen, and John Snow were appointed for 1807; Alexander McDowell, John Andrews, and Elial Farr, for 1808. Isaac Connely, William Moore, and Alexander Mc- Calmont were elected in 1809; Alexander McCalmont, John McClaran, and John Hamilton, in 1810; Isaac Connely, John McClaran, and John Hamil- ton, in 1811; Robert Mitchell, John Broadfoot, and Samuel Dale, in 1812; John Broadfoot, Andrew Bowman, and Charles Holeman, in 1813. In 1814 Charles Holeman was elected for three years and served from January, 1815, to January, 1818; William Crawford was elected for two years and served from January, 1815, to January, 1817; Ninian Irwin was elected for one year and served from January, 1815, to January, 1816. John Gordon served from January, 1816, to January, 1819; Ninian Irwin, from January, 1817, to January, 1820; Thomas Baird, from January, 1818, to January, 1821; George McClelland, January, 1819, to January, 1821; William Neill, January, 1820, to January, 1823; James Martin, January, 1821, to January, 1824; Ninian Irwin, January, 1821, to January, 1822; Alexander Holeman, January, 1822, to January, 1825; John Martin, Jr., January, 1823, to Jan- uary, 1826; James Mason, January, 1824, to January, 1827; James Hulings, January, 1825, to January, 1828; James Hamilton, January, 1826, to Jan- uary, 1829; William Crary, January, 1827, to January, 1830; John Little, January, 1828, to January, 1831; Thomas Baird, January, 1829, to January, 1832; Samuel Huston, January, 1830, to January, 1831; Robert J. Neill, January, 1831, to January, 1833; Hugh Henry, January, 1831, to Jan- uary, 1834; Alexander Holeman, January, 1832, to January, 1835; Alex- ander McDowell, January, 1833, to January, 1836; John Coulter, Jan- uary, 1834, to January, 1837; Robert Mitchell, January, 1835, to January, 1838; William Parker, January, 1836, to January, 1839; Daniel Delo, Jan- uary, 1837, to January, 1840; William Neill, January, 1838, to January, 1841; Patrick Culbertson, January, 1839, to January, 1842; James Duffield, January, 1840, to January, 1843; Isaac Griffin, January 1841, to January, 1844; Robert Dixon, January, 1842, to January, 1845; Charles H. Heydrick, January, 1843, to January, 1846; William C. Frazier, January, 1844, to Jan- uary, 1847; Jacob G. Keefer, January, 1845, to January, 1848; Philip Ghost, January, 1846, to January, 1849; John G. Bradley, January, 1847, to Jan- uary, 1850; William Allison, January, 1848, to January, 1851; Alexander Culbertson, January, 1849, to January, 1852; J. P. Gilliland, January, 1850, to January, 1852; George W. Parker, January, 1851, to January, 1853; R. H. McFate, January, 1852, to January, 1854; Robert J. Neill, January, 1852, to January, 1855; D. D. Dickey, January, 1854, to January, 1856; Samuel McAlevy, January, 1855, to January, 1858; John Hetzler, January, 1856, to January, 1859; John Guist, January, 1857, to January, 1860; William Fos- ter, January, 1858, to January, 1861; J. A. Dreibelbiss, January, 1859, to January, 1862; William M. Richardson, January, 1860, to January, 1863;
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Samuel Foster, January, 1861, to January, 1864; J. R. Stranford, January, 1862, to January, 1865; Thomas Singleton, January, 1863, to January, 1866; Daniel Persing, January, 1864, to January, 1867; P. L. Pryor, January, 1865, to January, 1868; A. Bowman, January, 1866, to January, 1869; Philo Williams, January, 1867, to January, 1870; James H. McCombs, January, 1868, to January, 1871; James Lee, January, 1869, to January, 1872; Alonzo Poor, January, 1870, to January, 1873; John Glass, January, 1871, to Jan- uary, 1874; William K. Gilliland, January, 1872, to January, 1875; William H. Hughes, January, 1873, to January, 1876; I. B. Myers, January, 1874, to January, 1876; John Ricketts, January, 1875, to January, 1876; W. H. Web- ber, Henry Clulow, January, 1876, to January, 1879; John Kean, January, 1876, to January, 1878; W. M. Epley, January, 1878, to January, 1879; J. D. Zeigler, E. Hughes, A. Gilmer, January, 1879, to January, 1882; George Chambers, January, 1882, to January, 1885; Henry D. Culp, Daniel Shaner, January, 1882, to January, 1884; William K. Gilliland, January, 1884, to January, 1888; C. W. Shaner, January, 1884, to January, 1885; John A. Robinson, E. A. Hughes, January, 1885, to January, 1888; A. S. Mawhinney, H. McClintock, L. J. Bowen, elected in 1887, constitute the present board.
Sheriffs. - John Witherup took the oath of office as sheriff of the county December 4, 1805; Samuel Hays, November 24, 1808; Alexander McCal- mont, December 21, 1811; John Hamilton, November 12, 1814; Andrew Bowman, November 28, 1817, Samuel Hays, November 8, 1820; Arnold Plumer, November 24, 1823; Arthur Robison, December 2, 1826; Samuel Hays, November, 1829; Andrew McCaslin, November 30, 1832; Samuel Hays, December, 1835; John Evans, November 6, 1838; John W. Shugert, November 25, 1841; Samuel Phipps, November 26, 1844; John A. Dale, November 26, 1847; John Adams, November 29, 1850; Thomas H. Martin, December 3, 1853; Putnam McKissick, November 29, 1856; Samuel Mc- Alevy, December 2, 1859; Samuel A. Thomas, November 29, 1862; P. R. Gray, December 2, 1865; Henry H. Herpst, November 27, 1868; Cyrus S. Marks, December 4, 1871; L. T. Lamberton, January 4, 1875; C. M. Hoover, January 7, 1878; Cyrus S. Marks, January 3, 1881; J. S. Shearer, January 7, 1884; William R. Crawford, January 3, 1887; L. L. Ray, Janu- ary 6, 1890, present incumbent.
Coroners. - Marcus Hulings took the oath of office as coroner December 4, 1805; John McDonald, November 23, 1808; Charles Ridgway, December 21, 1811; George Power, November 12, 1814; Samuel Hulings, November 28, 1817; Robert McCalmont, November 9, 1820; Abraham Clark, Novem- ber 9, 1824; Thomas S. McDowell, November 14, 1826; James Foster, November, 1829; William Parker, February 16, 1833; Charles L. Cochran, December, 1835; Aaron McKissick, November 11, 1838; Armstrong Duffield, December 7, 1841; Nathaniel D. Snowden, 1844; James A. Donaldson, November 22, 1847; Robert Crawford, April, 1850; Charles W. Mackey, Jan-
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uary 9, 1853; J. W. Riddle, July 15, 1857; William F. Hunter, January 3, 1861; E. C. Westlake, December 22, 1865; Thomas B. Larue, November, 1868; Joseph Hooton, 1871; S. Gustine Snowden, January 7, 1874; A. W. . Cox, January 17, 1877; E. W. Moore, January 5, 1886; J. B. Reynolds, January 7, 1889, present incumbent.
County Surveyors .- The title of this office was deputy surveyor and its incumbents were appointed by the governor until 1850, when the office be- came elective and the name was changed to its present style. Samuel Dale was the first deputy surveyor, and arrived at Franklin in August, 1800. Alexander McCalmont was commissioned as his successor May 1, 1812, and the subsequent incumbents of the office assumed its duties in the following order: William Connely, February 2, 1817; John Irwin, May, 1818; Rich- ard Irwin, July 7, 1824; Thomas Hamilton, 1839; William Connely, July 4, 1840; Charles H. Heydrick, February 10, 1845; Matthew Riddle, February 27, 1851; Charles H. Heydrick, November 29, 1853; William Hilands, 1862; George M. Bowman, December 16, 1868; William Hilands, 1871, and has filled the office continuously up to the present.
District Attorneys .- From 1800 to 1850 this office was known by the title of deputy attorney general, and the incumbents were appointed by the attorney general of the state. The office was made elective in 1850, and the name changed to its present style. Matthew Riddle was elected in 1850; Thompson Allison, in 1853 and 1856; Charles E. Taylor, in 1859, resigned in 1861; C. W. Gilfillan, appointed in 1861, and elected in 1862; Samuel B. Myers, in 1865 and 1868; James H. Smith, in 1871; W. H. James, in 1874; William Francis, in 1876; Thomas McGough, in 1879, 1882, and 1885, and F. L. Kahle, in 1888.
Jury Commissioners. - This office was created in 1867 and made elective, two persons being chosen for the term of three years. Each voter is entitled to cast a ballot for one candidate only, thus insuring representation to both the leading parties. Robert Moffett and John P. Mckinley, were elected in 1867; Samuel McAlevy and Davidson McElphatrick, in 1870; Walter Braden and James E. Muse, in 1873; F. I. Nolen and Harvey Evans, in 1876; William Hasson and J. R. Neely, in 1879; John Mason and A. J. Keenan, in 1882; James Dille and John Willings, in 1885; George E. Mc- Intire and W. C. Davidson, in 1888.
ROSTER OF EARLY TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.
In the general system of government in this state the township is the unit. The administration of local affairs is usually intrusted to men of some prominence and influence in their respective neighborhoods, and a list of township officers includes therefore the names of many citizens whose con- nection with public life would otherwise be forgotten, and whose services, although circumscribed by narrow limits, are none the less essential to the
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community at large. The following list of early township officers is as complete as existing records permit.
The First Justices were commissioned for their respective districts in the following order:
Irwin, Alexander McDowell, May 11, 1796; Abraham Selders, May 17, 1801; Patrick Jack, July 4, 1806.
Allegheny, Joel Green, January 1, 1808.
Cherry Tree and Plum, Elial Farr, October 24, 1807.
Richland, James Allison, October 24, 1807.
Scrubgrass, John Witherup, November 5, 1808.
Sugar Creek, Andrew Bowman, 1812.
Sandy Creek, William Whann, February 24, 1812.
1801.
Allegheny .- Constable, Median Garwood; supervisors: John McCombs, Samuel Patterson; overseers of the poor: Peter Titus, James Tuthill.
Irwin .- Constable, Richard Sutton; supervisors: Edward Hale, Will- iam Hays; overseers: George Power, Marcus Hulings; fence viewers: James Martin, Sr., James Beaumont.
1802.
Allegheny .- Constable, John Rain; supervisors: James Miller, Samuel Patterson; overseers: Benjamin Huff, Eli Holeman.
Irwin .- Constable, Thomas Carter; supervisors: John Martin, William Logan; overseers: Patrick Davidson, Brice Gilmore; appraisers of dam- ages: James Martin, John McClaran.
Sugar Creek .- Constable, John Sherman; supervisors: James Tuttle, Robert Elliott; overseers: Thomas Hamilton, John Rodgers; appraisers: Henry Preston, Samuel Plumer.
1803.
Allegheny. - Constable, Moses Hicks; supervisors: Samuel Patterson, Samuel Rhoads; overseers: John Ryan, John Anderson.
Irwin. - Constable, Richard Sutton; supervisors: John Witherup, Pat- rick Davidson; overseers: John McClaran, James Martin.
Sugar Creek. - Constable, John Whitman; supervisors: William Crouse, John Stiver; overseeers: Hugh Johnston, Thomas Hamilton; appraisers: George Sutley, Hugh Hamilton.
1804.
Allegheny .- Constable, Andrew Fleming; supervisors: Samuel Rhoads, Moses Hicks, Jr.
Irwin. - Constable, Richard Sutton; supervisors: John Witherup, John Vincicle; overseers: James Martin, John McClaran; appraisers: John Mc- Quiston, George King. 8
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Sugar Creek .- Constable, Elial Farr; supervisors: James Hamilton, Robert Beatty; overseers: John Todd, George Sutley; appraisers: Robert Curry, Hugh Johnston.
1805.
Allegheny .- Constable, Thomas Boyd; supervisors: James McCasland, John Henry; overseers: Benjamin Huff, Eli Holeman; appraisers: David Kinnear, Alexander Thompson.
Irwin .- Constable, Adam Dinsmore; supervisors: John Ray, Edward Hale.
Sugar Creek .- Constable, Richard Sutton; supervisors: Robert Beatty, Ninian Irwin.
1806.
Allegheny .- Constable, Samuel Rhoads; supervisors: John Henry, Ben- jamin Huff; overseer, James Irwin.
Irwin. - Constable, Adam Dinsmore; supervisors: Samuel Hays, James Scott; overseer, James Martin.
Sugar Creek .- Constable, John Stiver; supervisors: Robert Shaw, Sam- uel Irwin; overseer, Patrick Davidson.
1807.
Constables .- Irwin, Jonathan Murray; Scrubgrass, Matthew Riddle; French Creek, James Nicholson; Cherry Tree, Henry Kinnear; Allegheny, Patrick McCrea; Richland, Henry Best.
1808.
Constables. - Irwin, Jonathan Morris; Scrubgrass, Samuel Doty; French Creek, William Irwin; Allegheny, John Watson; Sugar Creek, Francis Hal- yday; Cherry Tree, James Hamilton; Richland, Jacob Harrold.
1809.
Constables .- Irwin, Jonathan Morris; Scrubgrass, James Graham; French Creek, James Martin; Sugar Creek, Francis Halyday; Cherry Tree, George Farr; Allegheny, Thomas H. Prather; Richland, Alexander Ritchey.
1810.
Constables .- Allegheny, James Dawson, Sr .; Cherry Tree, Samuel Proper; French Creek, James Adams; Irwin, Thomas Baird; Richland, Will- iam Downing; Scrubgrass, James Craig; Sugar Creek, Francis Halyday.
1811.
Constables .- Allegheny, James Allender; Cherry Tree, Samuel Proper ;. Irwin, John McClaran; Scrubgrass, John Phipps; Sugar Creek, James McCune; Richland, Henry Neely.
1812.
Constables. - Allegheny, James Alexander; Cherry Tree, William Pas-
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tores; French Creek, John Gordon; Irwin, Craft Ghost; Richland, Nathan Phipps; Scrubgrass, Thomas Jones; Sugar Creek, Alexander Johnston.
1814.
Constables .- Allegheny, James Lamb; Cherry Tree, John Lamberton; Irwin, Isaac Robison; French Creek, John Atkinson; Richland, Jacob Keefer; Scrubgrass, David Say; Sugar Creek, Hamilton Mcclintock.
1815.
Constables .- Allegheny, William Neill; Cherry Tree, Benjamin August; French Creek, Charles Ridgway; Irwin, James McMurdy; Richland, Adam. Sheerer; Scrubgrass, Robert Calvert; Sugar Creek, James Gordon.
1817.
Constables. - Allegheny, William Broadfoot; Cherry Tree, Francis Ham- ilton; French Creek, John Ridgway; Irwin, Patrick Davidson; Scrubgrass, James Leslie; Sugar Creek, Francis Mcclintock.
1818.
Constables. - Allegheny, William Neill; Cherry Tree, William McGinnis; French Creek, William Dewoody; Irwin, Stephen Sutton; Plum, Patrick Gordon; Richland, Henry Schwabb; Rockland, John Jolly; Scrubgrass, James Leslie; Sugar Creek, Henry Herring.
1819.
Allegheny .- Constable, William Neill.
Cherry Tree .- Constable, William McGinnis.
French Creek. - Constable, John P. Houser; auditors: John Broadfoot,. James Martin, James Gilliland, John Hamilton; supervisors: Armstrong Duffield, Jonah Reynolds; fence viewers: Robert Kinnear, Samuel Lind- say; overseers: James Adams, John Dewoody.
Irwin .- Constable, William Davidson.
Plum .- Constable, Patrick Gordon; auditors: John Fetterman, John. Daugherty, Robert Bradley, James Gordon; supervisors: John Bradley,. Jacob Grove; overseers: John Bradley, Jacob Grove; fence viewers, George Franks, Robert Longwell.
Richland. - Constable, James Ritchey.
Scrubgrass .- Constable, James Leslie.
Sugar Creek .- Constable, Henry Herring; auditors: John Kelly, John. Mason, Isaac Walls, Peter Dempsey; supervisors: Francis Carter, Luther- Thomas; overseers: William Hays, John Wilson.
1820.
Allegheny .- Constable, William Neill.
Cherry Tree .- Constable, David Farrell; auditors: John Gordon, G. .
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McClelland, John Hamilton, James Martin; supervisors: R. Hamilton, Robert Curry; overseers: R. Hamilton, Robert Curry; appraisers: M. Stockbarger, Isaac McMurdy.
French Creek .- Constable, John Dewoody; auditors: Robert Mitchell, John McClaran, William Davidson, Adam Dinsmore; supervisors: A. Duf- field, I. Reynolds; overseers: Andrew Bowman, Isaac Smith; appraisers: Jacob Switzer, I. Addleberger.
Irwin .- Constable, John Henderson; auditors: James Ritchey, G. Richardson, Thomas Thompson, Barnhart Martin; supervisors: Alexander Porter, Joseph Allen; overseers: Patrick Davidson, John Hoffman; apprais- ers: G. Snyder, John Shannon.
Plum .- Constable, I. Proper; auditors: John Mason, John Whitman; supervisors: John Carter, John Daugherty; overseers: John Daugherty, John Carter.
Richland .- Constable, R. Armstrong; auditors: John Shannon, John McDonald, John Parker, David Smith; supervisors: C. Hummel, Henry Neely; overseers: Henry Neely, Peter Kister; appraisers: Samuel Small, Lewis Herring.
Rockland. - Constable, John Porterfield; auditors: John Fetterman, William Cooper, Daniel Proper, Daniel Herring; supervisors: James Moor- head, John Watt; overseers: D. Smith, John Evans; appraisers: James Foster, James Shaw.
Scrubgrass .- Constable, William Sloan; auditors: Thomas Jones, Thomas Kerr, James Pollock, William Dickson; supervisors: James Craig, Samuel Eakin; overseers: John Phipps, William Crawford.
Sugar Creek .- Constable, Christian Sutley; auditors: Peter Dempsey, John Keely; supervisors: Francis Carter, John Duffield; overseers: Thomas Carter, I. McFadden.
1821.
Allegheny .- Constable, Robert McFate; auditors: John Dawson, Pat- rick McCrea, Isaac Connely, Alexander Thompson; supervisors: James Dawson, David Henderson; overseers: William Broadfoot, James Dawson; appraiser, James Dawson.
Cherry Tree .- Constable, Lumen Prindle; supervisors: Daniel Flem- ing, Lumen Prindle.
French Creek. - Constable, James Kinnear; auditors: John Galbraith, James Gilliland, John Hamilton, Arthur Robison; supervisors: John De- woody, Jacob Runninger; overseers: Andrew Bowman, William Dewoody; appraisers: George McClelland, John Martin, Jr.
Irwin. - Constable, I. Allen; auditors: Philip Surrenna, Reuben Sut- ton, Thomas Baird, Patrick Davidson; supervisors: Samuel Osborn, Archi- bald Davidson; overseers: William Standley, Reuben Sutton; appraisers: Samuel Barnes, Joseph Osborne.
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Plum. - Constable, John Daugherty; auditors: John Lamberton, Robert Bradley, Jacob Grove, Daniel Proper; supervisors: Benjamin August, Ja- cob Jennings; overseers: Jacob Jennings, Benjamin August; appraisers: Samuel Small, Samuel Proper.
Richland .- Constable, Moses Porter; auditors: Levi Black, B. Martin, Samuel Stewart, Thomas Thompson; supervisors: Jacob Keefer, Joseph Porter; overseers: William Rupert, Henry Neely.
Rockland .- Constable, Daniel Smith; auditors: D. Smith, J. Ford, Jo- seph Young, Thomas Thompson; supervisors: Thomas W. Mays, William Craig; assessors: John Jolly, John Stroup; appraisers: James P. Smith, John Mitchell.
Scrubgrass .- Constable, James Scott; auditors: John Witherup, William Crawford, James Anderson, M. Graham; supervisors: Samuel Eakin, James Craig; overseers: James Hughes, James Say.
Sugar Creek .- Constable, Christian Sutley; auditors: James Foster, Elijah McFadden, Isaac Walls, Robert McCalmont; supervisors: James Mason, John Duffield; overseers: Samuel Rhoads, James Shaw; appraisers: Robert Beatty, John McFadden.
1822.
Allegheny. - Constable, Joseph McCasland; supervisors: William Neill, Patrick McCrea; overseers: Robert Hunter, James Dawson.
Cherry Tree .- Constable, William McGinnis; supervisors: T. Vantas- sel, Richard Ross.
French Creek .- Constable, John Lupher; auditors: James Kinnear, James Gilliland, John Martin, James Martin; supervisors: John Dewoody, Jacob Runninger; overseers: George McClelland, George Sutley; apprais- ers: Thomas Hulings, Charles Holeman.
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