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ri-burg or the Juniata Valley, her daughter- intermarrying with John Kem, James Alricks, Moses MeClean, Jacob Spangler and Dr. Thom- as Whiteside. Her son, Jolm Hamilton, Jr., lived as a farmer in " Fermanagh" until his death, in 1851 ; Hugh Hamilton was editor, first of the Harrisburg Times in 1808, and, in 1812, of the Chronicle; he died in that city in 1836. John Alexander, the son of Hugh, was born in 1756, and spent his youth on the old farm in Madison. In 1776 he was in the Con- tinental army, and was a participant in the cap- ture of the Hessians at Trenton in that year. About 1780 he married Margaret, a daughter of' Thomas Clark, and a neighbor living on the Robert A. Clark firm of to-day. In 1787 he moved with his wife and three children to a tract of a thousand acres, in Little Valley, Mit- ilin County. He died there in 1816, and his wife in 1831. Their descendants are yet in that valley.
Mary Alexander, third child of Hugh, was born in 1762, and married Robert Clark, who came to Sherman's Valley from Carlisle as a volunteer to defend the settlers from the In- dians, and seeing the " fine water, timber and soil of the valley," he settled on land taken up by his father, Thomas Clark, in 1766, which land- still remain in the possession of his de- seendants. Robert Clark died August 21, 1849, and his wife, Mary Alexander Clark, on the 18th of October, 1838. Ile was the grand father of Robert A. Clark, who lives on the old home- stead. David, the son of Hugh Alexander, was born on the old homestead about 1760, and moved to Tioga County, where he married Mar- garet Miller, and in 1810 removed to Illinois. Hugh, probably the youngest son of Hugh .Al- exander by his first wife, was born in Madison on the 6th of August, 1765, and died in Juni- ata Conuty on the 5th of January, 1835. lu 1788 he married Jemima Patterson, of Perry County, and then moved to Tuscarora Valley, where he established himself as a prosperous farmer. He was one of the founders of Tuscan. cora Academy.
James Alexander was born in Madison in 177 1, and went with his mother to Mckeesport. In 1799 he married Jaue Sauders, of Sherman's
Valley, and had eight children. He died in March, 1826. William Alexander and his twin sister, Emily, were born in Madison on the 25th of December, 1777. Early in life he moved to Centre Comty, where he married Elizabeth Hutchinson. He was sheriff of Centre County in 1818. Ile died in Clearfield on the 25th of September, 1867, aged eighty-nine years. Jacob Bixler tore down the old AAlexander house in 1810. It was a two-story log house, with three apartments on the first floor and the same num- ber above. The " corner-stone " of the old house, now lying as a relic in the " mill-room," hi- the initials "H. M. A." neatly carved upon it, and between the " HI " and " M," which are on a line, is the date 1766, and just above the figures is placed the letter " 1," which, of course, means that the house was erected by " Hugh and Martha Alexander in the year 1766." This proves that his first wife, Martha Edmiston, was vet living in that year. On the 20th of October, 1801, this land was transferred to Hugh Ham- ilton, a son of John Hamilton and Margaret Alexander, but the tract was now augmented by the addition of the John Hamilton survey of four hundred acres, which adjoined ; con-e- quently Hugh Hamilton had now an estate of over six hundred aeres, which he called " Ham- iltonia." On the 7th of March, 1812, Zalmou and Azariah Tousey, brothers, bought this large fraet, and at once began the erection of the mill, but did not complete it until 1814. In 1807 Hugh Hamilton had the tract surveyed, and it then contained six hundred and fifty-two Heres.
The Tonscy brothers built the falling-mill some time before 1820, and they are said to have brought the first "carding-machines " into the county. Azariah Tousey died in 1816, and Valmon about 1822. On November 17, 1825, "the Tousey grist and fulling-mill, carding- machine house, with thice carding machines," were for rent. On April 3, 1826, " the Touseys' mills, first-rate stone merchant mill, two water- wheels and three pairs of stones, a saw-mill, stone still-honse, fulling-mill and carding-mill, and never-failing stream " were advertised for sale.
On January 5, 1836, Jacob Bixler and John
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Flickinger bought from Alexander MeClure, sulministrator of Azariah Tousey, and Jacob, Eviuger, administrator of Zahnou Tousey, this property, and in a few years they divided it, Jacob Bixlor taking the mill and about ninety arres of land, and John Flickinger the remain- der, three hundred and fifty aeres of which his beirs own to-day. In 1816 Jacob Bixler re- built the eastern end of the mill from the foun- dation, and in 1870 remodeled the interior and put into it two "turbine" water-wheels, the first in the county. He also built the present large woolen-factory in 1853. It contains modern machinery, having an engine and "tur- bine" wheel as its motive-power.
John Hamilton took up, June 3, 1762, the land now owned by Dr. S. M. Tudor and Henry Kepner's heirs. Also May 7, 1787, one hundred acres.
The Mary Kennedy survey, December 4, 1766, is included in the land now owned by William IT. Culbertson, William Saylor and Alfred Kuhn.
The John Mitchell traet was warranted January 28, 1763. James Dixon first located on it, but being driven out by the Indians, be never re- turned, but took up instead the William Neil- sou tract in Centre township. It is now owned by Noble Meredith, but was owned for many years by Robert Hackett, father of James B. Hackett, Esq., of New Bloomfield, whoseaccurate knowledge of these early traets has enabled the writer to give these facts. The Mitchell tract is celebrated for its Indian traditions; one being that three Indians are buried on it, their graves even yet being pointed out; another, that an Indian squaw, to whose care money had been committed by her red brethren-gold that had been paid them by the French for English scalps-had buried it in a kettle on some part of this farin, not being able to carry it with her when leaving the country.
The " Barrens" tract was taken up February 6, 1804, by Robert Laughlin, John Urie, Ross Cunningham and Robert Hackett; now owned by Conrad Hench, Jacob Burd and John aud Fannie Minich. Esane Wyun warranted, Octo- ber 16, 1773, two hundred and twenty-five acres, wow owned by Andrew Loy and William II.
Culbertson. It was long owned by Colonel Jolm Urie, who was the grandfather of William Culbertson. In Colonel Urie's time the large spring on the farm was dammed up and need as a trout spring, and the large and tame trout it contained were the wonder of the neighbor- hood.
Abraham Lachta, on June 21, 1773, located one hundred and ninety-two acres, which James Woods, Esq., says is now owned by David Kist- ler, Esq., John Martin and others. He also patented, on May 6, 1775, the tract now owned by John Bixler. This patent quaintly states that it was granted "in the 15th year of the reign of King George the Third." This land was owned for many years by Samuel Ickes, who left it to his daughter Mary, intermarried with Samuel Milligan. Directly north of the last-mentioned traet, and on the farm now owned by George MeMilleu, stands the cele- brated Logan house, which was the residence of Alexander Logan, one of the historie figures of Sherman's Valley. His survey was made on February 3, 1755, and was for five hundred and forty-nine aeres. Adjoining this traet, on February 23, 1763, "John Logan, son of Alex- ander Logan," took up one hundred and fifty acres. These tracts are now owned by the Me- Millens, Michael Ickes and John Milligan's heirs. The old Logan house is standing to the rear of Geo. MeMillen's attractive and comfort- able farm-house. It is built somewhat after the plan of a block-house, for which purpose it was several times used. The logs are large and hewed on both sides, some of them being twenty-two inches in width, and are dovetailed at the ends, making it very strong. This is the house to which Robert Robison says, in his nar- rative, that Captain Dunning and his party came, when they were seeking the Indians after the fight a few miles below on Buffalo Creek, and which was referred to in the Robison sketch. He says : "Then a party of men came with Captain Dunning; but before they came to Alexander Logan's, his son John, Charles Coyle, William Hamilton, with Bartholomew Davis, followed the Indians to George McCord's, where they were in the barn; Logan and those with him were all killed, except Davis, who made
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hi- escape. The Indian- then returned to Lo- by Robert Milligan's heirs and Henry Shu- gan's house again, where Captain Dunning and bis party came on them, and they fired some time at each other; Danning had one man wounded." This was during the memorable harvest of 1763.
After the death of John Logan the three surviving con- of Mexander Logan-George, Anthony and William-divided the land into three farm- of one hundred and fifty-five acres. They owned this land until 1785, when the middle farm was bought by George MeMillen, who came to Perry from Paxton township, Lan- caster (now Dauphin) County, but was origin- ally from Ireland. Ile was the grandfather of the present owners of the land, for which he paid four hundred and ninety pounds. His wife was Susan Crane, also of Scotch or Irish origin. Their children were James, Hugh, William, George, Susan, Nancy and Jennie.
All the sous went West, except James, who bought the farm. George and Alexander, who now own this farm, are sons of James MeMil- len, whose daughters, Mary, JJane and Susan, married a Mr. Read, William Irvine and Par- kinson Hench, respectively. Mrs. Read lives in Rock Island, Ill .; Mrs. William Irvine in Saville township; and Mrs. Parkinson Hench in Landisburg. Alexander McMillen is un- married, and lives with his brother George.
The three daughters of George MeMillen, Sr .- Susan, Nancy and Jennie-have been dead for many years. Susan married a Mr. Irvine; Nancy, a Mr. Robinson ; and Jennie married George Black, of Jackson. They all lived in the county.
The MeMillen family now own most of the Logan land, and it is highly cultivated and im- proved. A portion of the farm owned by Michael lekes belonged to the Logan tracts. This productive farm, with its large and com- fortable farm buildings, Michael Lekes bought. from his father, Samuel lekes, a brother of Dr. Jonas lekes, formerly of New Bloomfield. Drs. Samuel and William Tekes, of Millerstown and York, respectively, are sons of Michael lekes.
Adjoining Alex. Logan's tract on the west, Wim. Townsley warranted, on the 8th of Sep- tember, 1755, " one hundred acres," now owned
maker, and lies along the south base of the Con- ccocheague Mountain. Robert Milligan was a brother of Captain John Milligan, and was born on the old Milligan farm, now owned by the heirs of his brother John. Henry Shumaker was a county commissioner for three years, and is an esteemed citizen of the township. Roger Clark, whose land joined the Town-ley tract, took up, on the 26th of August, 1766, two hun- dred and fifty-one acres, now owned by Jacob Metz and Robert Trego.
Northeast of the Logan tract, John MeEl- heny surveyed seventy-three acres on the 31st of August, 1767; now owned by John Milli- gan's heirs and Samuel Rice. The property on which John Milligan's heirs live is the old homestead of the Milligan family. The pater- nal ancestor of this family settled on this farm about 1770. Ile was of Irish ancestry and had a family. His son Joli owned, for a time, the Samuel Rice farm ; then sold it to Samuel Shu- maker, who afterwards sold it to Rice. Jolm Milligan afterwards bought the George Ickes farm, near the Mountain Home school-house, in Saville, where he died. He left three chil- dren-two sons and a daughter. Hisson Will- iam, after living a few years in Saville, first moved to Centre County, then to Illinois. His son Samuel went West, and his daughter Sarah married William Irvine, of Saville, who was the mother of James Irvine.
Thomas Milligan, another son of the founder of the family, married AAnn Irvine. He was born in 1781, lived on the old place, in Madi- son, where he died on the 27th of December, 1837. His children were Samuel, James, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, Ann, Robert, Martha, Jane and Caroline.
Samne! married Mary, a daughter of Samuel Ickes, and started a store at Sandy Hill, where he died in 1858. His children are all dead except John, who lives in Harrisburg.
James married Eleanor, daughter of John Linn, of Saville. He kept store in lekesburg for many years, where he died about sixteen years ago. Thomas IL. Milligan, of Newport, and Rey. J. Linn, of Allegheny, are his sons. The latter was appointed by President Arthur
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to represent our government at the Interna- tional Prison Congress in Stockholm.
John married Mary Buttorf. He died in 1883. Elizabeth died unmarried in Ickesburg. Sarah married James McCord, of Carroll, and moved to Missonri, where she is yet living. Ann is the wife af Samuel Liggett, of Saville.
Robert first married Sarah Buttorf, and, after her death, Beckie Hench. He died in 1882, a citizen of the township of his birth. Martha was the wife of Wilson MeKce, of New Bloomfield, where she died about ten years ago. Jane married Samuel MeCord, of Car- roll, where she died. Caroline is the wife of Win. Rice, of New Bloomfield, and the mother of Rev. Harris G. Rice, of Jefferson, Iowa, and T. Ward Rice, of Pueblo, Col.
A near neighbor of the Milligan family was David Coyle, who lived on the Benja- min Rice farm, and brought up a family of twelve children. This family, except Ann, who married James Clark, have no descendants in the county. The Coyles of Philadelphia, Carlisle and Newville are of this family.
George Welch, on November 28, 1768, took up one hundred and twenty-four acres, now owned by Joseph, Elizabeth and Sarah Briner, and H. Shumaker, and is on the south side of the Conecocheague, and where the " Traders' Path" and the present road cross the mountain into Liberty Valley.
Crossing the Couccocheague into Liberty Valley and following the westward path of the varly settlers, we reach the old Theodore Mem- inger farm.1
! This tract is historic, for the reason that it is meu- tioned by John Harris in 1754, when giving the distances trotn his ferry ( Harrisburg) to Logstown, ou the Ohio. It was then known as " Thomas Mitchell's Sleeping Place." The evidence for locating it on this tract is conclusive, notwithstanding the tradition that it was at a place called " Mitchell's Cabins," in Juniata County. Harris, in giving bis distances westward from Harrisburg, says it is five miles from his ferry to George Crogan's, and from theace to the Kittatinny Mountains uine miles; from that point to George Cowen's house six miles; from there to Andrew Montom's, five miles, and from Andrew Montour's to the Tusenrora Hill nine miles, and from the hill to " Thomas Mitchell's Sleeping Place," three miles. Andrew Mott- tour lived on the Waggoner tract, a half mile west of Lau- di-burg, and from that point to the Coucrocheagne the Istater would be about nine miles. The only disputed
Other warrants and orders of survey, taken ont for land in this valley, were by Robert Potts for three hundred acres, on September 28, 1767; John Potts, for three hundred and eight aeres, on June 15, 1767; James Toy (of Phila- delphia County), three hundred acres, on No- vember 22, 1771. This land is now owned by George F. Mohler and sous, Andrew Hartman and Daniel Sower's heirs. Hugh Smith now owns the Robert Dunbar tract of sixty-five acres located on February 2, 1767; William Kulin, the Archibald Kincaid tract, and An- drew Hartman the William Hamilton tract.
In 1774 Lancelot Harrison warranted three hundred acres at the " foot of the Tuscarora." Other settlers in the valley were Jno. Kennedy, Robert Sample, Samuel Davis and Thomas Ker- scadden, but most of these were in 1794.
Joseph Kell, G. W. Hlench and Samnel Hench own the James and Alexander Watt's tracts, both taken up on the 27th of August, 1766, and together containing six hundred acres. The Samuel Hench mills are on this land.
In this valley, on the James Toy tract, is the large steam tannery of George F. Mohkr & Son, built in 1847 by William L. Beale and Samuel Milligan. It was burned on the 17th of May, 1849, but rebuilt in July of the same year.
In 1858 Beale & Van Swearingen bought the property and owned it until 1865, when they sold to Hollenbaugh & Lutz, which firm ad- mitted Samuel Brickley as a partner in the fall
point is the inference that the Conccocheague was known as the Tuscarora Ilill. The evidence, however, for locating " Mitchell's" on the Meminger tract is a matter of record, and can be found in a " Deed Poll " made by Theodore Meminger to Theodore Meminger, Jr., his adopted son, und recorded in Vol. 1., Deed Book A, in the register's office at. New Bloomfield. This deed was executed in 1811. In addition to this direct testimony, on the 20th of April, 1791, William Martin warranted " tifty neres bounded ou the south by the Conecocheagne Hill, on the north by u run thar empties into Buffalo creek on the road leading to ' Mitchell's Sleeping Place,' in Toboyue township." This last tract is now owned by Samuel llench, and is east of the Meminger fract. The origin of the name, " Mitchell's Sleeping Place, "' is shrouded in mystery, the usual expla- nation Jeing that a certain Thomas Mitchell, who was an Indian trader in 1765, had a cabin for the entertainment and lodging of traders.
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of 1867. Teu months later, in 1868, the prop- orty was sold by the sheriff to Beale & Swearin- gen, which firm owned it until January, 1870, when George Cook bought it and formed a part- nership soou afterwards with George Mohler and James Emory. On the 3d of February, 1875, George Mohler & Son bought the prop-, erty and own it to-day.
Returning to the south side of the Conceo- cheagne and bordering the Logan tract on the southwest, Jacob Grove warranted, on the 10th of June, 1762. two hundred and sixty-six acres, which land is now owned by David Kistler, Erq., George 1. Rice and Henry Kopner's heirs. The old Grove homestead was near the present residence of George I. Rice, and as early as 1778 he had erected upon this land a grist-mill and twostills. This was the second oldest mill in the upper townships and is found in all the assessments up until 1820, when it was likely abandoned. In 1814 it was assessed in the name of Abram Grove, whose wife was a sister of Casper Lupfer, of New Bloomfield. He had two sons-Jacob and David-the latter owning the farm recently purchased by L. R. McMillen from Henry Kepner's heirs. It was a part of the Logan tract and was owned for many years by the Father of Hon. Martin and Rey. Daniel Motzer, who were born here.
In 1831 Daniel Motzer advertised "a tract of one hundred and forty-two acres in Saville, about thirty-five cleared, a log dwelling-house, log baru and a still-house. This property is situated in a good settlement and in the vicinity of Touscey's merchant mill. Peter Otto lives on the premises and it joins Henry Kline and others."
West of the above tract James Vardell lo- cated on the 31st of March, 1767, one hundred and eighty-seven acres. This land is probably included in the land now owned by Jerry Ba- ker, Andrew Adair's heirs and Daniel Ernest's heirs.
In 1778 William McCord was assessed with a tan-yard. In 181 1 Sammel MeCord was as- sessed with a tan-yard. The Mefords' war- rauts are 17th of May, 1785, one hundred neres ; 5th of September, 1786, fifty acres ; 1792, fifty acres; 1791, one laundred arre. These
tracts are now owned by A. B. Grosh, Thomas Martin, Martin Motzer, John Ernest and others.
George MeCord is mentioned as living in the neighborhood of Logan's in 1763, by Robert Robison, who says that " John Logan, Charles Coyle, William Hamilton, with Bartholomew Davis, followed the Indians to George MeCord's, where they were in the barn ; Logan and those with him were all killed except Davis, who made his escape." George McCord probably lived over the ridge from William McCord's and in the neighborhood of Daniel Ernest's.
John Brubaker located near MeCord's one hundred and sixty-six acres, November 25, 1789, some of which land is in the Delancey tract.
The land on which the Pine Grove Saw-Mill stands was taken up by Henry Lewis in 1774.
Benjamin Cheeseman and Philip Reisinger own a tract of one hundred and twenty-two acres, taken up by Jacob Graff' on the 23d of November, 1773.
Samuel Lyons, Jr., warranted, on the 29th of January, 1774, one hundred and sixty acres, which is divided among William Hess, William Hollenbangh, Emanuel Garber and Samuel Hollenbaugh.
One of earliest settlers and most extensive land-owners in the township was William An- derson, whose descendants are yet living on the well-known Anderson farm at Andersonburg. This family has always been prominent in the history of the county, each generation having its representative among its civil officers. Wil- liam Anderson came from Scotland and took np the land now owned by A. K. Dobbs, Jonathan Seager, Philip Reisinger and others. The first warrant found was for fifty acres, and dated 12th of September, 1766, and on the 6th of May, 1767, " one hundred acres, which inclu- ded his improvements, adjoining the Limestone Ridge on the south, and Couecocheague Mountain on the north, and a place called Crosses' Cabins on the west ;" also fifty acres May 6, 1793, and in 1791 thirty acres. His wife was Margaret McCord, possibly a neighbor. He lived ou this land a few years, then crossed to the south side of the Limestone Ridge, and bought a large tract lying north aud west of Andersou-
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burg, the farm on which the heirs of Hon. A. B. Anderson reside, being the homestead. He died here on the 25th of December, 1802. His children were Ruth, who died unmarried ; Alexander A., born in 1765, but was killed by a fall from a horse when twelve years old ; Margaret, born 1768, married James Johnston, of Toboyne, by whom she had eight children ; her son John represented Perry County in the Legislature many years ago. William Ander- son, the fourth child of Wm. Anderson, Sr., was born in 1771, married Isabella Blaine, and was a member of the Legislature from Cumber- land before the creation of Perry County, and after 1820, when this county was organized, he became one of the associate judges, which post of honor he held at the time of his death in 1832. Andersonburg was named after him. In the assessment of Toboyne for 1820, he had the highest valnation in the township, and was the only one assessed with a " negro slave." Ilis children were William B., Matilda, Mar- garet, Mary and Hou. Alexander B., all of whom are dead. William B. was a member of the Legislature for three years and a State Sena- tor for three years. Matikla married Rev. Lindley Rutter, of Lancaster 'County ; Mar- garet married Start Turbett, of' JJuniata County; and Mary, Dr. B. F. Grosh, for many years one of the leading physicians of the comty. A. B. Grosh, the efficient prothonotary of Perry County for six years, is their only living child. A. B. Anderson, Esq., married Mary Am Lackey, daughter of Win. and Elizabeth Lack- ey, of New Bloomfield, in 1853. He was an able member of the New Bloomfield bar, and was an associate judge of the county. He lived on the old homestead, where he died about fifteen years ago. His widow, with her family, is liv- ing on the farm to-day. Ann, another daughter of William Anderson, Sr., married William Douglass, and moved to Ohio. James moved to Ohio. Mary, who married a Mr. Russell, also moved to Ohio. George married Mattie Donglass and died in 1831. Alexander Angus- tus, educated at Washington College, married Jane Patton, who was a lawyer in Huntingdon. Samuel married Mary Linn.
John Garber, whose land lies west of the
original Anderson land, owns a portion of the Alexander Blain survey of one hundred and thirty-one acres, made on the 8th of October, 1766.
With this glimpse at the carly settlers on the north side of the Limestone Ridge, we cross over to near Andersonburg, on the New Bloom- field and Germantown Road. Here is some of the best land in the county. On both sides of this road, from the Anderson farm to and in- cluding a portion of Samuel MeKce's farm, on the hill to the west, the land was located by Alexander Murray, whose first warrant was for three hundred and twenty-six acres on the 14th of Angust, 1766, and his second for one hundred aeres in 1767. This land is now in- cluded in the highly cultivated farins of Ander- son's heirs, -A. B. Grosh and Samuel MeKee. David MeKce, whose farm joins Samuel's ou the west, is a brother, and his farm at one time was a part of the same tract. These bro- thers purchased their farms from their father, who bought this farm from the McCord heirs before 1835. John McKee, of Newport, is also a brother.
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