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LAKE COUNTY EARLY SETTLERS NOTE: Be sure to keep scrolling. Below this first list is another list of early settlers who signed the Constitution of The Squatter's Union. Second list provided by Jack Childers who is a direct descendent of some of those first settlers to our fine County. From "Northwestern Indiana from 1800-1900" by T.H. Ball in 1900. "The settlers in 1834- In October- Thomas Childers. In November- Solon Robinson, Lumm A. Fowler and Robert Wilkinson on Deep River. In December- Jesse Pierce and David Pierce, on Deep River and Turkey Creek, says the Claim Register Settlers in 1835- January- Lyman Wells John Driscoll. February- J. W. Holton, W. A. W. Holton, William Clark and family, from Jennings County. March- Richard Fancher and Robert Wilkinson, the latter on West Creek from Attica "Spring," Elias Bryant, E.W. Bryant, Nancy Agnew, widow, and J. Wiggins. May- Elias Myrick, William Myrick--Descendants and now More Myrick descendants Thomas Reid, S.P. Stringham, Vermillion, Ills., and Aaron Cox. June- Peter Stainbrook November- David Hornor, Thomas Hornor, Jacob L. Brown, Thomas Wiles, Jesse Bond, and Milo Robinson. December- John Wood, Henry Wells William S. Thornburg, R. Dunham, R. Hamilton, and John G. Forbes. Settlers in 1836- William A. Purdy, New York. Elisha Chapman, Michigan City. S. Havilance, Canada. William N. Sykes. David Campbell. W. Williams, La Porte. Benjamin Joslen. John Ball. Richard Church, Michigan. Darling Church, Michigan. Leonard Cutler, Michigan. Charles Cutler, Michigan. B. Rhodes, La Porte. J. Rhodes, La Porte. Jacob Van Valkenburg, New York. James S. Castle, Michigan City. Hiram Nordyke, sen., Tippecanoe. Charles H. Paine, Ohio. Hiram Nordyke, Jr., Tippecanoe County. Joseph C. Batton, Boone County. James Knickerbocker, New York. John T. Knickerbocker. G. C. Woodbridge. H. Bones. John J. Van Valkenburg. Horace Taylor. S. D. Bryant. Daniel E. Bryant. Peter Bernard. Jonathan Brown. E.J. Robinson. David Fowler. Cyrus Danforth. M. Pierce, State of New York Sprague Lee, Pennsylvania. John A. Bothwell, Vermont. Peleg S. Mason. Adonijah Taylor, "Timber and Outlet." The last according to Claim Register, "May 15th." John Cole, New York. F.A. Halbrook, New York. Stephen Mix, New York. Silas Clough, New York. Rufus Norton, Canada. Elijah Morton, Vermont. Francis Barney-- Hiram Holmes. Samuel Halstead, "Timber and Millseat." "Nov 29th transferred to James M. Whitney and Mark Burroughs for $212." Calvin Lilley, South Bend. Samuel Hutchins, La Porte. Jacob Nordyke, Tippecanoe. Hiram S. Pelton, New York. Ithamar Cobb. J.P. Smith, New York, -settled July 5th. Twelve-Dressler. G. Zuver, Bartholomew County H. McGee. Henry Farmer, Bartholomew County. William S. Hunt, "blacksmith," Wayne County. George Parkinson S. Wilson James Farewell, Abel Farewell, Carlos Farewell, M.C. Farewell Henry Hornor Ruth Barney, Widow J. V. Johns James Anderson E. W. Centre Simeon Beedle Isaac M. Beedle-See Simeon Beedle William Wells, S. D. Wells, W. W. Centre T.M. Dustin, E. Dustin Jr C. L. Greenman, Charles Marvin Mercy Perry, widow, Peter Selpry Jacob Mendenhall H.M. Beedle-See Simeon Beedle B. Rich, D. Y. Bond, S. L. Hodgeman John Kitchel, Henry A. Palmer Paul Palmer, H. Edgarton D. Barney, William Hodson George Earle, Jackson Cady A. Hitchcock, E.H. Hitchcock, O. Hitchcock Russell Eddy, C. Carpenter William Brown, R.S. Witherel Charles Walton, William Farmer Jonathan Gray, Nathan D. Hall Edward Greene, S. T. Greene Elisha Greene, W. Page R. Wilder, John McLean, Solomon Russell Daniel May A. Albee Settlers in 1837- James Westbrook, Samuel Sigler John Bothwell, John Brown Henry Torrey, S. Hodgeman Joseph Batton, John Kitchell N. Hayden H.R. Nichols, N. Cochrane A. Baldwin, Lewis Warriner Josiah Chase, E.T. Fish Charles R. Ball, John Fish Hervey Ball, George Flint Lewis Manning, Benjamin Farley Ephriam Cleveland, D.R. Stewart William Sherman, H. Galespie J.H. Martin, John Hack T. Sprague, G.L. Zabriska J. Hutchinson, E.L. Palmer Lewis Swaney, N. Reynolds Francis Swaney, B. Demon O.V. Servis, Joel Benton Thomas O'Brien, John L. Ennis Orrin Smith, Dennis Donovan D.B. Collings, Patrick Donovan Z. Collings, Thomas Donovan Timothy Rockwell, Daniel Donovan Jesse Cross, Oliver Fuller E. Cross, Thomas Tindal R. Cross, Orrin Dorwin A.L. Ball, H. Severns Daniel Bryant, Hiram Barnes Wid. Elizabeth Owens, Bartlett Woods E.D. Owens, Charles Woods Dudley Merrill, William Vangorder J.F. Follett, G.W. Hammond A.D. Foster, J. Rhodes Adam Sanford, Joseph Jackson Charles Mathews, O. Higbee James Carpenter, Z. Woodford Jacob Ross, William Hobson Patrick Doyle, P. Anson W.J. Richards" "Many Pioneer families came to Lake County in the years 1838 and 1839, but their names were not found on the Claim Register as its entries did not extend over those years, and it would be quite impracticable to collect many of these names now." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Settlers List Number 2 Thought I would provide some of the early Settlers from the Solon Robinson book that was put trogether by Herbert A. Kellar in 1936. There are two vol. I have the first vol. I will do look-ups if needed. This is the list of settlers that signed the Constitution of the Squatters Union. Richard Fansher Peter Stainbrook Lewis Herlitz Thomas Clark Ranson Williams Wm Clark Calivin Lilley Samuel Hutchins Sprague Lee Adonijah Taylor Wm Mirick James Knickerbocker Aaron Cox George Hornor Amos Horner Lewis Dille William S. Hunt Solon Robinson Henry Wells Robert Wilkinson Elias Myrick John Keller W.W. Payne J. W. Holton S.P. Stringham E.J. Robinson John Foley Henry Myrick Wm. A. W. Holton Joseph Kinder David Hornor John Knickerbocker Hiram Nordyke Rusel Eddy Alxr Clark Ambros Eddy Wm. A Purdy J.B.Curtis Sam'l. D. Bryant Jesse Bond Thomas Childers Thomas Wiles Elias Bryant Second list provided byJack Childers who is a direct descendent of some of those first settlers to our fine County.
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