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connections, 123; General James Slack, Yardleyville, and Edgewood, 124; Stone-quarries, Oak-grove school-house, 125 ; Surface of township, how watered, area, assessments and taxes, population, 126.
MIDDLETOWN .- Original names, 161; Nicholas Walne, Richard Amer, Hen- ry Paxson, Richard Davis, 162; Robert Heaton's mill, John Cutler, settlers with children, 163; Descent of the Buntings, Croasdales, Janneys, Gillams, 164; Commingling of blood, William Huddleston, the Vanhornes, 165 ; The Jenkses, 166 ; Lady Jenks, 167 ; The Carters, 168 ; Marriages, Jeremiah Langhorne, 169 ; The family negroes, Langhorne mansion, 170; Attlebor- ough, Fiddler Bill, 171 ; Joseph Rich- ardson, "Washington square," Bellevue Institute, 172 ; Cost of building, Wil- liam T. Seal, Hulmeville, John Hulme, 173 ; Factories at Hulmeville, bridge across Neshaminy, 174 ; Grace Epis- copal church, post-office established, Oxford Valley, water privileges, 175 ; Early mills, local roads, 176 ; taxables, population, Robert Skirm, 177; Farley, 178.
MILFORD .- First township of last group, early settlers in Montgomery, 441 ; early mills, German immigrants, 442 ; Quality of settlers, petition for natural- ization with names, 443 ; " Pennsylva- nia Dutch," Mum, 444; Change in spelling family names, Germans ag- gressive, 445 ; Present German popu- lation, knowledge of Milford limited, Upper and Lower Milford, 446 ; First land-owners, township allowed, names of petitioners and land-holders, 447 ; Area, the Wonsidlers, Michael Mussel- man, old houses, 448 ; Old turtle, pe- tioners to road in 1749, Ulrich Spin- ner and descendants, 449 ; John Eckel, the Hubers, powder-mills, roads, "Mil- ford rebellion," 450 ; John Fries and his lieutenants, the dog "Whiskey," capture and conviction of Fries, John Simmons, 451 ; Trumbauersville, 452 ; Union church, Schuetz's Lutheran church, Spinnersville, Milford Square, 453; The Mennonite churches, Strick- ler's graveyard, old public houses, 454; population, 455.
MACUNGIE .- Originally Upper and Low- er Macungie, settled by Germans, road opened, Moravian congregation, popu- lation in 1752, first step toward town- ship, surveyed by Scull, arca, names of petitioncrs, 524 ; Petitioners for road ; public houses licensed, John Bradbury, early constable, 525.
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MOUNT BETHEL .- Settled by Alexander Hunter, location of settlements, Mount Bethel church, petitioners for town- ship, its boundaries, 589; David and John Brainard and their labors, 590.
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MOORE .- Settled about 1723, Petersville church, John Egiduis Hecker, new church built, oldest tombstone, 591.
MORRISVILLE .- Falls of Delaware, first settlement, 657 ; John Wood, mills, Colvin's ferry, Robert Morris, his resi- dence, sold out by sheriff, 658 ; George Clymer, Clymer and Fitzsimmons, new mill, General Jean Victor Maria Mo- reau, 659; Residence at Morrisville and death, bridge across Delaware, great freshet, 660 ; Beatty's ferry, act of incorporation, capital of the United States, 661 ; Legislation about fixing the capital, duel fought, 662 ; Situation of Morrisville, industries, iron bridge, population, 663.
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Nassau, fort, 18, 41; New Haven, 21, Colony, 41; Neshaminy, 23, 30; Nich- olls, Robert, 25; Noble, Richard, 26, 38, 41; New Jersey conveyed to Duke of York, 41, Legislature of, 625, Divided, 41, First settlers to arrive, 41; New- town, 102; New surveys, 194; New Britain church, 336; Nockamixon, 537; Narrows, 544; Northampton county organized, 607-08, Population of, 608, How subdivided, 609 ; Negroes, the punishment of, 724; Slavery, 793, Action of Friends in relation to, 795- 96.
NEWTOWN .- Surveyed by Holme, first called Newtown, names of settlers, Wil- liam Bennet, Christopher Taylor, et al., 230; The Martindales, map of the township, 231; James Yates, Town- stead, the common, 232 ; Boundaries of common, its division and sale, 233; Roads opened, John Harris, Washing- ton's headquarters, 234; Descendants of John Harris, Charles Stewart, Dan- iel Boone, 235; John Burrows, mail- carrier, Presbyterian church, old grave- yard, 236; Parsonage, lines on old gravestone, jumped into a well, town- ship bounded, 237; Area, surface and industries, population, borough, how named, 238; Earliest mention of name, first white man, oldest house, county- seat, public buildings, 239; Newtown eighty years ago, streets laid out, tav- erns, 240; Newtown sixty years ago, elections and fairs, leading physicians, library, 241; Masonic lodge, academy, 242; Amos Strickland, Joseph Arch-
ambault, Plummerites, 243; Drowning of Mrs. Kennedy, Phineas and Michael H. Jenks, the Hicks family, 244; Ed- ward Hicks, Francis Murray, 245; Churches, early Episcopal, George W. Ridgely, Friends' meeting, 246; Vol- unteer trainings, Newtown of 1876, in- stitutions and industrial establishments, 247; Population of borough, news- papers, depot in Revolution, 248; County treasury robbed, the Buckmans, map of Newtown, 249; Ancient relic, fiftieth anniversary, 250.
NORTHAMPTON .- First settlers, 354 ; Thomas Walmsly, William Buckman, John Pennington, William Plumly Thomas Atkinson, 355 ; Cuthbert Hay- hurst, Blaker family, 356 ; The Corsons, 357 ; The Wynkoops, Henry Wynkoop, 358; The Dungans, Holland settlers, 359; The Cornells, Vanhornes, Kroe- sens, 360; " Adjacents of Northamp- ton," township organized, names of pe- titioners, 361; Early roads, death of aged people, Fletcher's mill, an old house, early roads, 362 ; Attempt to rob John Thompson, Jacksonville, Addis- ville, Richborough, the two Bears, 363 ; Rocksville, Dutch Reformed church, William Bennet, 364; Population, " Cuckoldstown " bridge, Richborough post-office, 365.
NEW BRITAIN .- Thomas Hudson, Col- onel Mildmay, 380; The Hudson and "Society " lands, Lewis Evans, 381; Settled by Welsh, Simon Butler, 382 ; Simon Mathew, John Mathew, old houses, 383; Thomas Jones, John Ma- thias, Owen Rowland, 384; The Grif- fiths, 385; The James family, 386; Thomas Morgan, John Riale, Patrick Kelly, 387 ; Township organized, arri- val of Germans, the Haldemans, 388; The Brunners, Brinkers, Shutts, Det- weilers, Leidys, Bachmans, and Eck- erts, 389; Welsh settlement, origin of New Britain church, Mennonite set- tlers, Line Lexington church, 390; Early Mennonites, John Geil, 391; Universalist church, David Evans, 392 ; Opening of early roads, 393; Tamany and his death, New Britain village, 394; Chalfont, 395; New Galena, sur- face of township, Prospect hill, Mor- gan's ford, Mitchel's mill, Benjamin Snodgrass, 396 ; Population, 397.
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NOCKAMIXON .- Settlers in township be- fore 1730, Bartholomew Longstreth, settlers in 1742, petition for township and boundaries, area, 538 ; Meaning of the name, the McCartys, William Dix- son, Peter Michael, or Mickley, Casper Kolb, 539; George Hartzell, Peter
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Keyser, first constable, Benjamin Wil- liamson, William Deil, the Stovers, 540; Teamsters of Nockamixon, the Purcels, no descendants of first settlers, the Kintners, 541; Pastors of Noeka- mixon church, new house built, early instruction in music, Charles Fortman, 543; Old graveyard, names of early dead, the Narrows, Seedum Rhodiola, 544; Ringing rocks, Indian doctor, roads, 545 ; Harrow tavern, streams, Boatman's hill, Kintnerville, Bridge- ton, post-offices, 546 ; population, 547.
NAZARETH .- Letitia Penn's manor, pur- chased by William Allen, arrival of Peter Bæhler, a building began, 603; Moravians driven away, tract bought for Moravians, first house finished, German immigrants, Christian Frolick, Ephrata, Christian Spring, first or- chard, English immigrants, Frieden- thal mill, 604; Rose tavern and its history, Nazareth hall, school opened, township organized, 605; Roads laid out, 606 ; Teedyuscung, Moses Tatemy, 607.
NEW HOPE .- Heath's grant, mill built, 676 ; John Wells and the ferry, Joseph Wilkinson, rolling and slitting-mill built, copper medal, 677 ; Coat-of-arms, Emanuel Coryell first settler at Lam- bertville, John Holcomb, 678; George Coryell, title of Presbyterian church, Lambertville in 1795, post-office, bridge across the river, streets opened, etc., Cornelius Coryell, 679; Water privi- leges, first saw-mill, forges and mills built, Joseph Todd, 680; Origin of name New Hope, the Parrys, coat-of- arms, Thomas Parry, 682; Benjamin Parry settles at New Hope, improve- ments, cost of bridge, 682; Freshets, Oliver Parry and family, Major Ed- ward Randolph Parry, 683; Thomas F. Parry, heirs wanted, Lewis S. Cor- yell, 684; Do., William Maris and his improvements, opening of railroad, 685 ; Indian pole, Samuel Stockton, New Hope in 1784, Brick hotel, board- ing-school, Joseph D. Murray, 686; Coryell and Murray, old buildings, in- corporated, 687 ; Shinplasters issued, academy built, mills and factories, churches, population, situation of New Hope, 688.
NEWSPAPERS .- The Farmers' Weekly Ga- zcette, 804; Agricultural Magazine, The Aurora, Bucks County Bec, 805; The Pennsylvania Correspondent, 806; First issue and what it contained, poetical ad- vertisement, 807 ; The Star of Freedom, 808 ; The Correspondent sold to Morris & Kramer, and nanie changed, the paper at A7
that time, 810; Jackson & Kelley, Bucks County Intelligencer, subsequent changes of ownership, 811-12 ; Farmers' Gazette, 812; American Farmers' Guide 813; Verses of William B. Coale, 813-14; David A. Robinson, 814; Doylestown Democrat established, Lewis Deffebach & Co., 815; Bucks County Messenger, first German paper, 816 ; Democrat and Messenger, Cameron and Mifflin, Man- asseh H. Snyder, John S. Bryan buys the Democrat, S. J. Paxson, 818; W. W. H. Davis, 819; Bucks County Ex- press, and proprietors, 820; Examiner and Bucks County Republican, Jackson Courier, 821 ; Der Morgenstern, Public Advocate, 822; Newtown Journal, Olive Branch, 823; Independent Democrat, The Watchtower, 824; Bristol Gazette, Der Religiose Botschafter, The Spy, 825; Star- Spangled Banner, Bucks County Ameri- can, Newtown Gazette, Educator, 826; Democratic Standard, Newtown Enter- prise, 827; Bucks County Mirror, Hulme- ville Beacon, The Luminary, 828; Bris- tol Observer, Bucks County Gazette, The Echo, 829; The Wacht, Our Home Friend, etc., 830.
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Overland communication, 26; Orion, William, 39; Otter, John, 40; Oxford seminary, 335; Ottsville, 511; Orr, James L., 552; Orphans' court, the first, 723.
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Plowden, Sir Edmund, 19; Plantgenet, Beauchamp, 19; Plowden, Lady, 20 ; Printz, John, 21; Philadelphia, 21; Productions on Delaware, 22; Pocock, Philip, 38 ; Penn's manor, 39, 86, 87, 89, 785; Pursloir, John, 45; Penn, William, 51, His character, etc., 52-3-4, Grant of Pennsylvania to, 54, Letter to inhabitants of Pennsylvania, 54, Do. to Germans, 60, Sails for the Delaware and arrival, 64, Visits Philadelphia and New York, 65, Impression of the country and the Swedes, 69, Purchase of 1683, 71, His Great Law, 74, His mansion-house, 90, 91, The furniture, 93-4, His horses, 93, Returns to Eng- land, 96, His second visit to Pennsyl- vania, 179, His life at Pennsbury, 180-81-82-83, etc., He returns to Eng- land, 189, His death, 191, As a slave- holder, 794; Penn, Gulielma Maria, 53; Penn, Admiral, 53; Pennsbury house, 55, 787 ; Philadelphia, site selected for, 56, Population of in 1684, 57; Paxson, Henry, 57; Pownall, George, killed, 58; Penn, Granville John, 72; Population on Penn's arrival, 74; Pastorious, 74 ;
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Palmer, John, 81; Pearson, Ellen, 84 ; Peacock, Ann, 84; Paxson, William and James, 85; Penquite, John, 85 ; Pemberton, Phineas, 85-86; Penns- bury house, 55, Liquor at, 180, Provi- sions at, 181, Expenses at, 183, Dinner at, 189, ; Prices, 97 ; Penn, jr., Wil- liam, 168, 190; Penn, Hannalı, 183; Preston, Paul, 270 ; Pellar, James, 297 ; Pike, Zebulon M., 306; Potts, Joshua, 329; Penn, Thomas, 473; Purchase subsequent to 1682, 485 ; Point Pleas- ant, 510 ; Provost, Paul Mallet, 561; Plainfield township, 591; Phillipsburg, 593; Putnam, General, 624 ; Prepara- tions for Trenton, 628 ; Patterson, Rob- ert, 672 ; Parry, Benjamin, 682; Penn's courts, 723 ; Paxson, Edward M., 729; Poor maintained, 736 ; Pauper, aged, 736 ; Perkasie, manor of, 789 ; Penn- sylvania, University of, 790 ; Priam, 799; Palmer, Volney P., 809 ; Prizer, Enos, 812 ; Paxson, Samuel Johnson, 818, 824 ; Piper, George, 839 ; Purdy, Captain William, 848 ; Plummerites, 860-61 ; Pulpit, the hedge, 862 ; Phi- losophical society, members of, 875 ; Physicians, 875.
PLUMSTEAD .- Location, 398 ; Francis Plumstead, Henry Child, Thomas Brown, 399 ; John Dyer, Dyer's mill, William Mitchel, wild animals, 400; Land-holders in 1724, township or- ganized, the name, 401 ; Colonel C. G. Childs, Israel Doane, the Hinkles, 402 ; McCallas, Friends' meeting, house built, 403 ; Plumstead Presbyterian church, Reverend Alexander Mitchel, 404; Mennonite meeting-liouse, old graveyard, 405 ; Judge Huston, Indians and arrow heads, last wolf, Easton road extended, 407; Roads laid out, Gar- denville, Plow tavern, 408 ; Danbor- ough, Plumsteadville, carriage-factory, oldest house, 409 ; The Doanes, 410 ; "Poor Plumstead," migration to Cana- da, 411 ; Jolin Ellicott Carver, Horse company, 412 ; Population, aged per- sons, Union library company, Morgan Hinchman, 413 ; Post-offices, mills, 414.
POETS AND POETRY .- William Satterth- waite and his verse, 753-54-55-56 ; Doctor Jonathan Ingham, 757 ; Doctor John Watson, 757 ; Paul Preston, 759; Samuel Johnson, 760 ; Mrs. Pickering, 761; Mrs. Paxson, 762 ; Nicholas Bid- dle, 763 ; Samuel Blackfan, 764; Sam- uel Swain, 766 ; Effusions of Lumber- ville Literary society, 767 ; Cyrus Livezey, 769; George Johnson, 769 ; Jerome Buck, 770 ; Thaddeus S. Ken- derdine, 771 ; Isaac Walton Spencer,
774; Allen Livezey, 775 ; Sidney L. Anderson, 776 ; Catherine Mitchel, 777; Lizzie VanDeventer, 778 ; Rebecca Smith, 779 ; Laura W. White, 780; Emily F. Seal, 781 ; Octavia E. Hill, 782 ; Lizzie Lloyd, 783 ; M. A. Hes- ton and Daniel Horne, 784.
Quincy, Josiah, 173; Quarry, Colonel, 192 ; Queen Anne's communion service, 320; Quakertown, 465; Quarters of general officers, 626; Quarter sessions court, 725.
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Restless, the, 18; Rawle, Wm., 20; Ridge- way, Richard, 36; Do., first landlord, 833 ; Religious sects that peopled Bucks county 59, 60; Do., excitement, 321, 861- 62; Do., quarrel, 336; Rowland, John, 60, 326; Radcliff, Wm., 85; Rutter, Thomas, 97; Rodman, Dr. John, 146; Randall, Samuel J., 173; Religion of Indians, 187; Re-surveys, 193; Rush, John, 214; Raguet, James, 241; Robinson, Wil- liam, 325 ; Roan, John, 325; Rogers, Doctor John, 326; Ramsey, Robert, 420; Richland, 456; Ross, Thomas, 473; Red Hill reached in Great Walk, 487 ; Rifle of Marshall, 507; Revolu- tion, American, 621 ; Officers commis- sioned, 623; Rosbrugh, Reverend John, joins the army, 626 ; Riflemen, Bucks county, 636 ; Railroad, Belvidere-Dela- ware, 679; Ross, John, Thomas, and Henry, 702-27-28 ; Roberts, Stokes L., 728; Roads, 738; River road, 747; Railroads, 748-49; Richlands, manor of, 789; Railroad, underground, 800; Redemptioners, 801; Ralston, Isaac, 804; Red lion tavern, 837; Regiments of volunteers, First and Second, 851 ; Rafts, 865.
RICHLAND .- The Great swamp, 456; First peopled by English Friends, Grif- fith Jones, 459; Manor of Richland laid out, Peter Lester, Edward Foulke, 458; Morris Morris, John Moore, Ed- ward Roberts and wife, John Edwards, Joseph Growden takes up land, influx of settlers in 1730, Arnold Heacock, John Edwards, et al., 460; Grace Grow- den, Benjamin Gilbert, his capture by Indians, Randall Iden, earliest mention of Richland, Sucking creek, 461 ; Peti- tioners for road, township petitioned for and allowed, real estate owners, first meeting for worship, meeting-house built, 462 ; meeting granted in Saucon and Springfield, Richland house en- larged, leading Friends disowned, earli- est marriage certificate, the Matts fami-
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ly, 463; John Matts, Andrew Snyder and family, 464; Location and popu- lation, 465 ; Quakertown, McCool's tav- ern, public library incorporated, popu- lation, 466; Industrial establishments, the schools, Reverend A. R. Horne, 467 ; Richland Centre united to Qua- kertown, population, Richlandtown, Saint John's church and pastors, 468 ; Old houses, healthy township, John Heller, "lottery lands," Robert Pen- rose, 469 ; Roads, Richland now a Ger- man township, 470.
ROCKHILL .- Germans earliest settlers, Abraham Wambold, Samuel Sellers, 529; William Mabury a large land- owner, manor of Perkasie, the Stouts, Abraham Stout, early graveyard, John Benner, John Shellenberger, the Groffs, 530 ; Samuel Iden, Mennonite settlers, Gehman's meeting-house, township laid out, 531 ; Original boundaries of Rock- hill, area, population, Derstein's mill, 532; Sellersville, Reverend Peter S. Fisher, 533; Bridgetown, Perkasic, and its settlement, 534; Telford, decease of aged people, Schlichter's store, Indian- field church, 535; Surface broken and well-watered, 536.
ROADS .- Roman maxim, five great high- ways, 738; King's path, roads between plantations, from the Schuylkill to Ne- shaminy, Penn's system of roads, 739; First road in county, 740 ; Turnpike to Morrisville, road from the Falls via Southampton to Philadelphia, turn- piked to the Buck, from Newtown to Gilbert Wheeler's, 741 ; The Durham road, 742; The York and Easton roads, 743 ; Dyer's mill road, from Cen- treville to county line, Street road, 744 ; Bristol road, County line, 745; The two Bethlehem roads, 746; River, and Middle roads, road between Bucking- ham and Solebury, post-routes, 747 ; Turnpikes made, Philadelphia and Trenton railroad, North Pennsylvania do., 748; Delaware and Bound Brook do., flying machines and stage wagons, 749; Stage-lines and steamboats, 750- 51; First stage between Lehigh and Philadelphia, 751; John Feucrabend, Belvidere-Delaware railroad, 752.
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Schuylkill, 18; Susquchannocks, 20; Sus- quehanna, 20; Swedes, 21, Petition for a town, 31; Smith, Ensign Dirk, 26; Stacey, Robert, 33 ; Small-pox, 37, 193; Site of Bristol, 38; Servants of Penn arrive, 40; Shield, the, arrives at Bur- lington, 44; Stacy, Mahlon, 44, 45, 49; Stacy's letter, 46 ; Surveyor-general ap-
pointed, 56; Scotch-Irish, 59; Do., history of, 60, 61; Still, Isaac, 63; Swede's line, 69; Ships to arrive in 1682, Survey of province, 79; Stone, George, 81 ; Stanton, Edward, 83; Scar- borough, John, 84; Salem, now Ben- salem, 102; Southampton, 102; Shang- hai chickens imported, 133; Sickel, Horatio G., 150; Servants at Penns- bury, Henry Gibbs, John Sotcher, Mary Lofty, Hugh Sharp, et al., 181-82; Susquehanna, the, visited by William Penn, 186 ; Sotcher, John, marriage of, 187 ; Schenck, William, 209 ; Scott, Jo- siah, 243; Smith, A. J., General, 274; Sides, old and new, 323; Schools, the question of, 329; Southampton Baptist church constituted, 329; Steel, Jamcs, arranges for Great Walk, 487, Writes to Nicholas Scull, 493; Smith, Timothy, accompanies Walk, 487 ; Scull, Nicho- las, Statement about Great Walk, 494 ; Spruce tree, location of, 495; Smith- town, 505; Smith, Joseph, 506, Case of, 639 ; Solliday, John N., 510; Stovers, 540 ; Strassburger, Jolın Andrew, 560 ; Sun inn, 601; Society of Friends op- pose the Revolution, 622; Smith, Sam- uel, 622; Sterling, Lord, 625-31-39; Sul- livan, General, joins Washington, 626; Swift, Joseph, 638; Sanford, Thomas, 638 ; Shewell, Nathaniel, 665; Shunk, Governor, 700; Smyser, Daniel M., 727 ; Street road, 744-47; Stages, 749-50-51; Scpessin, 785; Slaves liberated, 795, Do., registered, 797, Do., distribution of, 798, Do., decrease of, 799; Slave woman, old, 800; Servants, farm and domestic, 802; Sigfried, Simeon, 809, 816; Sny- der, Manasseh H., 817; Shaw, Francis B., 821; Sellers, Franklin P., 822; Sellersville, tavern at, 842; Societies, Agricultural, 854-57 ; Steamboats, 866 ; Shad and fisheries, 867.
SOUTHAMPTON .- Second group of town- ships, 196 ; Gwin's mill, Southampton first mentioned, recognized by court, separated from Warminster, names of petitioners, 197 ; John Swift, first mar- riage, Friends' meeting, settlers in 1709, the Dungans, John Morris, Thomas Harding, Thomas Callowhill, town płat, Holland settlers, Derrick Krew- son, 199 ; The Vanartsdalens, VanDe- venters, Dirck Hanse Hogeland, 200; The Barcalows, Stevenses, Lefferts, 201 ; Vanhornes, Jolin Purdy, 202; Curious dream, accident and death, the Watts family, Duffields, 203; The Davises, Moravians, 204; Ralph Dracott, Black lead mine, John Perkins, taxables and population, 205; Southampton Baptist church, Davisville do., 206; Low Dutch
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Reformed, Paulus Van Vleck, Samuel Hesselius, 207 ; Michael Schlatter, Jona- than DuBois, 208; Jacob Larzelere, old church, 210; Roads, 211; Old wo- man, 211 ; Villages, 212.
SOLEBURY .- Location, area and surface, 294; George White, Sypke Ankes, Thomas Story, the Hartleys, the Logan tract, 295; William Beaks and his tract, William Croasdale, Henry Pax- son, Thomas Canby and daughter Lydia, 296 ; James Pellar, James Pellar Mal- colm, John Letch, 297; Joseph Pike, Roger Hartley, Pike tract divided, Joseph S. Reeder, John Wells, Heath tracts, 298; Joseph Wilkinson, mills and forges, William Maris, the Black- fans, Edward Blackfan removes to Sole- bury, the Eastburns, 300; The Ing- hams, Jonathan and Samuel D., 301; The Ellicotts, remove to Maryland, John, Joseph, and Andrew, 302; Rich- ard Townsend, old house, Townsend apple, John Schofield, 303; Panther killed, the Elys, Rices, and Riches, 304; Matthias Hutchinson, William Neeley, 305; Zebulon M. Pike, the Kenderdines, 306 ; The Ruckmans, first flour-mill, 307 ; Kugler's mill, roads, 308; State road, Lumberville, George Wall, 309; Bridge across the river, library, Lumberton, Painter's ferry, 310; Valuable quarry, "Hard Times," Centre Bridge, Reading's and Mitchel's ferry, 311; Carversville, post-office es- tablished, Centre Hill, Cottageville, Presbyterian church, Solebury church, 312; Reverend George H. Larison, Coppernose, old grist-mill, 313; Cutta- lossa, the fountain, 314; Taverns, old mine, 315; Physicians of Solebury, school fund, Great spring, population, map of New Hope, 317.
SAUCON .- Now Upper and Lower Sau- con, Lehigh region first comes into no- tice, 517; Sotcher and Farmer sent thither, John Hans Stiehlman, Solomon Jennings, Nathaniel Irish, William Satterthwaite, et al., 518; Isaac Mar- tens Ysselstein, John Frederick Shoef- fer, land conveyed to John Philip Bæhm, John David Behringer, first shoemaker, George Hartman, Mora- vians purchase land, Adam Schaus, 519; First tavern on Lehigh, early slate-quarry, Christian Ludwig, settlers petition for township, names of peti- tioners, 520; Crown inn and equip- ments, bridge across Lehigh, Moravian harvesters, 521; Landlords of the Crown, built on Simpson tract, Mora- vians, purchase two hundred and seven- ty-five acres, visitors at the Crown, 522 ;
Old graveyard, William Tatamy, board- ing-school for boys opened, the Lehiglı, surface, soil, population in 1752, 523; Petitioners to divide township, 524.
SALISBURY .- Its situation, a grant to William Allen, Thomas Græme, James Bingham, Casper Wister, James Ham- ilton, Chief-Justice Allen's tract, 525 ; Settled about 1735, Emaus founded, Sebastian Knaus, Jacob Arenliard, and Andrew Guehring, Schmaltzgass con- gregation organized, 526.
SPRINGFIELD .- German township, set- tlers came up Durham creek, 565; John Hughes earliest purchaser, William Bryan, Stephen Twining, George Bach- man early German settler, Joseph Blair, Moldavia, 566 ; Names of settlers in 1743, Thomas Parwin, "Squook's" creek, Horne homestead, the Ashtons, Reverend A. R. Horne, 568; Township laid out, Shuggenhaus, the territory of Springfield, 569; Lottery lands and map, the Hess family, Nicholas Buck, 570; John Mann, Jacob and Elizabeth Ritter, the Apple family, 571 ; Paul and Andrew Apple, Stephen Twining, his capture by Indians, 572; Abraham Reazer, first grist-mill, Funk's mills burnt, the Houpt mills, 573 ; Spring- field church, its ministers, buildings, etc., the old weather-cock, 574-75 ; Mennonite congregation and its pastors, Zion Hill church, old school-house, roads in Springfield, 576; George Taylor, Springtown, post-office, Bur- sonville, 577 ; The "Three Tons," Jacob E. Buck, Pleasant Valley, Zion Hill, physical features of township, 578; Rocky valley, large barn, population and area, Isaac Burson and red clover, 579.
SMITHFIELD .- Hollanders on upper De- laware, 580 ; Thomas Budd's account of Minisink, when settled, Holland pi- oneers, old wagon road, John Adams travels " Mine road," James Clinton, and Christopher Tappan, Minisink set- tlements, 581 ; Nicholas Scull's visit in 1730, what he saw, Samuel De Pui, visit of John Lukens in 1787, infor- mation obtained, 582; Earliest men- tion of Minisinks, Nicholas De Pui, Abraham Van Campen, Daniel Brod- head, the Dechas, Overfields, Robert D. Morris, Peter LaBar,Smithfield church, first attempt to organize township, 584; Petitioners, doubtful when township . was laid out, Indian graveyard, 585 ; Forks of Delaware, lottery project, Na- thaniel Irish, builds a mill, Indians driven out, the Craigs and William Hunter, 586.
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Trenton, 19, Falls of, 26, 865, Account of, 47-8, Preparations for, 629, Attack on, 630 ; Thomas, Gabriel, 19 ; Torkillus, Reorus, 24; Tom, William, 26 ; Ta- cony, 37 ; Trent, William, 47 ; Tavern, Blue Bell, 49 ; Townsend, Richard, 49; Tamany, 63, Autographs of, 73 ; Tuck- emony, Peg, 63 ; Tavern, Blue Anchor, 65 ; Treaty of 1681, 71; Territory di- vided into counties, 74 ; Taylor, Chris- topher, 83; Trevose, 88; Townships formed in groups, 103; Taylors of Bristol, 136 ; Talbot, Reverend John, 320 ; Tennent, William, 321-22-23-24; Tabernacle, the, 328 ; Turner, D. K., 329, 554; Taylorsville, 481 ; Treaty, Indian, of 1737, Do. of 1686, 490 ; Tee- dyuscung, 491, 606 ; Thomson, Charles, inquiry and map, 491; Tinicum town- ship, 499, Fisheries of, 511; Tories, 634, Thomas, Evan, 638 ; Taylor, George, 643-48, Todd, Doctor Joseph, 680 ; Taylor's, General, platform, 825 ; Taverns in 1730, 834, In 1744, 836, Amount of license from, 842 ; Tax-laws and taxes, 872-73.
TINICUM .- Boundaries and area, 499 ; Indian township, land surveyed to Penn and children, London company, Scotch- Irish immigrants, 500 ; The Marshalls, Matthew Hughes, Michael Heaney, John Van Fossen, John Hart, Frede- rick Wolfinger, Joseph Lear, et al., 501; Petitioners for township and bounda- ries, "Tennicunk," township allowed and boundaries, names of additional settlers, 502 ; The Williamses, Richard Stevens, roads and bridges, George Hillpot, William McIntyre, Michael Worman, et al., John Orr's ford, 503 ; Arthur Erwin, his assassination, Joseph Smith, 504; Smith and others form partnership, Smithtown and its works, hard coal first used in shops, Thomas Atkinson, Charles Smith, 505 ; How to build smith's fire to burn hard coal, certificate of Sinith and Edmund Kin- sey, death and character of Joseph Smith, plow-works carried on by sons, 506 ; Cutbitch, Gondola and Marshall's islands, Edward Marshall's rifle, 507; Tinicum Presbyterian churchi, its foun- dation, ministers, et al., 508-09; Brick churchi, 509, Point Pleasant Baptist church, 510; Point Pleasant, Erwinna, London ferry, Head-Quarters, Ottsville, fisheries, 511; Mills and taverns, rolling surface and soil gravelly, the canal, bridges across Delaware, 512; Popula- tion, 513.
U.
Upland, 64, Assembly convened at, 65;
Upper congregation, 332 ; Upper Make- field, 471; Upper Milford, 514; Union Tabernacle, 862.
UPPER MAKEFIELD .- Last below Bed- minster to be organized, 471 ; Manor of Highlands, Thomas Hudson, Edmund Luff, Thomas Story, Henry Baker, Richard Hough, the London company, Samuel Baker, William Cox, 472; Penn complains of encroachers, Wil- liam Smith a settler, Thomas Ross, John Pidcock, the Makefields joined, inhabitants petition for a township, or- ganized, area, the Tregos, 474; The Reeders, the McNairs, John McNair, 475; The Keiths, Isaac Stockton Keith, Charles Stewart, the Magills, the Me- Konkeys, 476; Doctor Joseplı Fell, Doctor Rush's certificate, 477; First- day meetings, house erected, Oliver H. Smith, Thomas Langley, 478; Bow- man's hill, Doctor John Bowman and traditions, 479; Lurgan and its gradu- ates, Windy bush farm, 480; William H. Ellis, Dolington, Peter Dolin, Tay- lorsville, 481; Brownsburg, Jericho, John Knowles, Mrs. Jemima Howell, 482; Population, surface of township, Continental army, 483.
UPPER MILFORD .- Twin-sister of Mil- ford in Bucks, cut off in 1752, settled by Germans, township petitioned for, names of petitioners, boundaries, names of additional settlers, first constable, 515; Swamp church, new church build- ings, names of pastors, coincidences, 516 ; How the patent for land was ob- tained, 517.
V.
Vurhulst, William, 19; Van DerDonk, Adrian, 22; Van Vleck, Paulus, 207 ; Vanhorne, William, 330; Volunteers in 1755-56, 843, 850, Encampments of, 852; Organized companies of, 844, First inention in Bucks, 845, Companies formed, 846, March to camp, 847-48 ; Vanartsdalen, Captain Christopher,848; Vote of the, 870.
W.
Walloons, 19; Wilmington, 23; Wharton, Walter, 26; Wiccacoa, 27; Williamson, Duncan, 30, descendants of, 31, Peter, 32, Mahlon, 32; Wolves, 32; Wheeler, Gilbert, 35; Wood, John, 36; Warner, William, 39; Wade, Edward, 41 ; West New Jersey, commissioners for, 41, Purchase land, 41 ; Welsh, 59 ; The Welcome enters the Delaware, 64; Welcome passengers, 65; Walmsly, Thomas, 66; Walne, Nicholas, 66 ; Wigglesworth, Thomas, 67; Walking Purchase, 72, 484 ; Worrell, Peter, 83 ;
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Wharley, Abraham, 84; Walton, the brothers, 87 ; Wages, 97 ; Wrightstown, 102; Warminster, 102; Wiccacoa grave- yard, 207; Worth, James, 246; Wat- son family, 277 ; Wilson, Doctor John, 284; Whittier, John G., 313; White- field, George, 321, 322, 324; Wilson, James P., 328; Wynkoop, Henry, 358 ; Wilson, Henry Rowan, 424; Wash- ington's crossing, 482; Walk, prelimi- nary, 485-86; Weiser, C. Z., 516; Wil- liams township, 527; Washington, General, 621-24-25-26-27, Headquar- ters of, 628, Takes supper at Mer- rick's, 629, Message brought to, 629, At Newtown, 631, At Doylestown, 635; Willett, Augustus, 623; Wash- ington, Captain, 625; Willett, jr., Marinus, 625 ; Wilkinson, 630 ; Whar- ton, President, 632; Willett, Walter, 638; Watson, Thomas, case of, 639; Wilson, Bird, 727; Watson, Richard, 728; Williamson, Peter, captured by Indians, 802; White, George, 825; Warminster, tavern at, 842; War of 1812, 846; Washington city burned, 847; Warner, Jacob, 865.
WARMINSTER .- The twin of Southamp- ton, 213; John Rush and John Hart, 214; The Hart family, 215 ; The Long- streths, 216; Henry Comly, Richard Noble, 217 ; The Cravens and Vansants, 218; The Yerkes family, John Fitch, 219; Cobe Scout, 220; Steamboat model made and floated, 221; Scout shoots a Hessian, 222; Vansant grave- yard, Log college, Johnsville, 223; Hartsville Presbyterian church, Wil- liam Hart, 224; Schools about Harts- ville, Ivyland, first public house, horse- racing, 225; Roads, Emlin institute, 226 ; Return of cattle, population, first post-office, death of aged people, Hat- borough, John Dawson, 227; Battle of Crooked-Billet, 228.
WRIGHTSTOWN .- Situation and area, 251; John Chapman first settler, 252, his death and family, 253 ; William Smith, John Penquite, Francis Richardson, Joseph Ambler, et al., 254; James Harrison, Randall Blackshaw, Garret Vansant, Thomas Coleman, 255; Wil- liam Lacey, township laid out, 256; The townstead, survey of township by Doctor Smith, 257; Park dividend, effort to enlarge township, 258 ; Mitch- el's mill, Joseph Hampton, settlers from New England, the Warners, 259; Robert Hall, first Friends' meeting, first graveyard, monthly meeting, 260 ; Ministers among Friends, Zebulon Hes- ton, improvement of, 720; Going to market, pottery, temperance movement,
Charles Smith burns lime with coal, 262; Villages of Wrightstown, taverns, 263; Death of aged men, oldest house in township, 264; Taxables and popu- lation, white settlers encroachers, origin of township's name, 265; Thomas Wright, 266.
WARWICK .- Original limits, 415; James Clayton, names of first settlers, the Snowdens and McCallas, 416; Doctor John Rodman, Rodman tract, the Jamisons, 417; Lottery prize, peti- tioners for township, "Middlebury," township organized, 418 ; Population in 1759, a curious petition, 419; The Ramseys, McMickens, 420; Will of Charles McMicken, Joseph Carr, 421 ; Neshaminy church, graveyard wall, 422; Old gravestones, Robert B. Bel- ville, 423; Henry Wilson Rowan, 424; Nathaniel Irwin, 424; William Dean, William Allen, death of Chris- tiana Mckinstry, roads, 425; Mills, Bridge Valley, Jamison's Corner, schools, 426; Mrs. Phœbe Taylor, pop- ulation, 427.
WARRINGTON .- First land-owners, Rich- ard Ingolo, 428; Grant to William Penn, jr., William Allen, land pur- chased by James Weir, et al., Andrew Hamilton, Samuel, William and Mat- thew Hines, William Simpson, 429; Joseph Kirkbride's tract, Job Goodson, old map of township, 430; Township allowed, Andrew Long and family, 431; The Weisels, 432; The Larzeleres, 433; Township bounded by roads, addition to township, Craig's tavern, 434; Baronial home of Governor Keith, Sir William's arrival, etc., 435 ; The man- sion, Elizabeth Ferguson, 436; Easton road and county line, Pleasantville church, 437; Traces of glaciers, 438; Post-offices, population, Nathaniel Ir- win, 439. .
WHITEHALL .- Settled between 1730-35, Adam Deshler, one of the first to arrive Schreiber, Schaad, Kern, Saeger, Guth, et al., early comers, Guth's mill, tav- erns, "Egypta," Lynford Gardner, . builds a house in 1740, 526; Grouse- hall, Reformed church organized, build- ing erected, Names of pastors, Luther- an congregation organized, the Egypt church, township laid out, 527.
Y.
Yardley, William, 58; Yardleyville, 124; Yeates, James, 487-88; York road, 742; Young, Joseph, 822. Z.
Zinzendorf, Count, 596.
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