EARLEY SETTLERS

1936

Included in the settlers in the county in 1836 were Thomas Lake. a native of the parish of Selworthy, in England ; Herman E. Potter, Selden M. Church, Abiram and Mary Morgan, Sampson George. an English gentleman ; Dr. Charles Henry Richings. the second resident physician, who came from England : Bethuel Houghton, Isaac N. Cunningham, Hiram R. Enoch, Jacob and Mar y Posson, Nathaniel Loomis and son Henry W.: Alonzo Corey. Spooner Ruggles, A. G. Spaulding. Homer Denton, Charles P. Brady, Henry Pedington. Jonathan Wilson, Edmund Whittlesey.

1937

The emigration of 1837 was equal to that of the preceding year. John C. Kemble was the first lawyer who practiced in this county. He became insane and in 1840 he was taken to an eastern asylum, where he died a short time afterward. A few of the settlers of 1837 may be mentioned: John Lake. who came from England; Henry Thurston and his son John H.: William P. Dennis. Samuel D. Preston. Eleazer H. Potter, Nathaniel Wilder. George W. Brinckerhoffi Goodyear A. Sanford. Rey. John Morrill, David D. Ailing. John Beattie, John Platt. Benjamin Kilburn. John Miller and sons. Jacob B.. Thomas and George : Isaac Toms. Wm. Twogood, William Peters. Simeon Harmon, Lewis Keith, Joseph Hayes. Seth Palmer.

 

 

 

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