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From: Ms. S. Doré [mailto:amuckdjp@sympatico.ca]

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Source:   GC-Sullivan Co. Pa Queries Forum
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Subject:  Some names from "History of Sullivan County"


Surname: ACKLEY, BAHR, BARTLEY, BENNETT, BIRD, COLLEY, COOPER, CRONIN,
DEEGAN, DIEFFENBACH, DUPETIT THOUARS, ELDRED, ELLIS, FAIRCHILD, GANSEL,
HARRINGTON, HEACOCK, HEADLY, HEADLEY, HEISZ, HOFFA, HUFFMAN, HUFFMASTER,
HUGHES, HUNSINGER, JACKSON, LAWRENCE, LITTLE, LITZLESWOPE, McDOWELL, McNEAL,
MEYLART, MOLYNEUX, MOSIER, PARDOE, PENN, PHINNEY, PLUNKETT, PRIESTLY,
RICHARD,
ROBISON, SHAFFER, SHINER, STILES, STOWERS, WARREN, WELLES, WILCOX
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This information is from: "Pennsylvania County Histories", No. 245 to 247,
Sullivan Co. reel #105; found at the Erie Public Library, Erie, PA. It
can probably be oredered through any local library, but cannot say if the
reel nos. would be the same. Penn State University library probably has
a copy, as well. I am missing a couple of pages, specifically, the author's
name;(I do not believe the tiltle page was on the reel.) but he make
reference to having published a series of articles about the earliest settlers to
Sullivan Co., in 2 papers: the Press and Standard, prior to 1876.

As I only have a few photo copies of pages relevent to my family, I cannot
possibly do any look ups.

Some of the names I have found are listed below with relevant text. Use
your "find" key (CTRL F) to find a name.

(Please ignore spelling/typing errors...I do not have full use of my hands,
and without "spell check", my typing can be pretty bad! I did; however,
make sure names were correct. I hope someone can use this information.

"One of the earliest settlements of the West Branch above Northumberland
was made at the mouth of the Muncy creek in 1768, by Connecticut settlers
from Wyoming Valley, but their settlement was entirely broken up by Colonel
PLUNKETT, under orders of John PENN, governor of Pennsylvania, and the
settlers imprisoned, or driven off."

"An address on the MOLYNEUX, BIRD and WARREN families, which had been
prepared with great research by George M. PARDOE, Esq., was read at the
same fair ((1894- Forksville Fair) and published in newspaper and pamphlet
form. About this time Mr. William MEYLERT was emplyed by the State librarian
to write a series of articles on the history of Sullivan County...."

"The first house within the limits of Dushore, was built by Theodore
PHINNEY, near the site of HEADLY's Mills. It was built with logs, with only one
room, a big fireplace and stone chimney. PHINNEY was originally from
Connecticut, but never lived in the house, and it was first occupied as a residence
by John STOWERS, before 1819....STOWERS came from the vicinity of Towanda
Creek. Soon after STOWERS went there, PHINNEY built a sawmill near the
falls (HEADLY's Mill site) and put the first dam in the stream at that
place."

"In 1806 an act was passed incorporating a company to be called the
'President, Managers and Company of Susquehana and Tioga Turnpike Road.'
...Supplements to the act of 1806 were passed in 1812 and 1815. A new route
was surveyed and Andrew SHINER took the job of building the road, and got it opened
as far as Birch creek in 1818. In that year, Amos ELLIS built a shanty
on the Loyalsock, and boarded men who worked on the turnpike."

"In 1794, the same year that MOLYNEUX, WARREN and BIRD made the first
clearing for PRIESTLY at the FORKS, a lone Frenchman, with one arm, made
aclearing and built a cabin in the present limits of Dushore. His name
was Aristide Aubert DUPETIT THOUARS." (prononced: Due Pet-tee Twor) (his
biography is in the CRAFT's History of Bradford county.)

"Mr. LAWRENCE was one of the first commissioners of the County, and
prominent in all its affairs until he left this county and moved to Bradford county
in 1854. His wife died in 1847, leaving one son, John H. LAWRENCE, who
was afterward sheriff. His grandson, William J. LAWRENCE, was prothonotary
and recorder.

Cornelius HARRINGTON took up lands in the northwestern part of the township
about 1828. He was from Ireland, and was afterward, joined by a large number
of his countrymen. (The neighbourhood was known as the Harrington District.
So far as is known, he was the first Irish Catholic who settled in Cherry
Township.)

Joseph LITZLESWOPE (father-in-law of Cornelius HARRINGTON)
settled in Cherry Twp. in 1823, and was the first German Catholic. Cornelius
Harrington's son - Cornelius, owns the homestead and James was a prominent
business man in Dushore.

Isaih BARTLEY, one of the most active managers for the county seat at Cherry
Hill, arrived in the country about 1835. He kept a store and was single,
and boarded at the Fairchild hotel. He was of Protestant Irish descent
and had an excellent education, and was a man of fine talents. He moved
to Harrisburg, where he later died."

"In December, 1825, John MOSIER purchased seventy-five acres of land,
including Du-Thours Spring and clearing, and a large part of what is now
Dushore. He afterward purchased thirty-five acres more. He moved there
in the spring of 1826. He was a blacksmith by trade. Mr. MOSIER was supposed
to have been a German, but his certificate of naturalization says he
renounced his allegiance to the government of SWITZERLAND. Mosier's dwelling house
qas on the other side of the street where the George D. JACKSON dwelling
stood. He was a man of low stature, being about 5 feet, 4 ins. He died
January 17, 1859.

In 1829, Mathew McDOWELL erected a building for the first store within
the lines of what is now Dushore. He had a clerk named Henry W. COOPER.
McDOWELL later sold the business to COOPER. Later the buildings were on
the land owned by George H. WELLES, where a store and bank building were
erected. COOPER sold the property to Samuel JACKSON, who moved his family
and store goods there. He expanded the property and added a tavern. The
palce in Dushore where the dwellings once stood was called "JACKSON Hollow",
until Charles F. WELLES, of Wyalusing, being a guest of JACKSON, and
remembering that the residence of the celebrated French captain, Du Thours, had been
nearby, suggested to JACKSON that he should put the name "DuTHOURS" on
his sign. The sugestion was promptly acted upon, but altered to Dushore,
becuase it was easier spoken. Samuel JACKSON died in January, 1840.
After his death, the store was continued in the same building, by William
COLLEY, until it was disposed of by Edward HUGHES. He remained one or two
years, when Dr. Josiah JACKSON moved his family into the Samuel JACKSON
house. Prior to this, and whilst HUGHES was still in business, Dr. JACKSON
had a store up the creek, near the falls, in a house recently occupied
by the late Judge FAIRCHILD.

In 1847, John MOSIER sold his black-smith shop lot to Cornelius CRONIN,
and his dwelling house to Josiah Jackson. Cornelius CRONIN immediately
erected a building and established a store. Soon afterward, Dr. Jackson
built a store-house and dwelling-house on the opposite side of the street.
Prior to this John DIEFFENBACH had acquired the old PHINNEY mill-site at
the Falls and had erected a sawmill and gristmill, which were destoyed
by flood in 1850. Dr. JACKSON practised as a physician, and his son George
D., was the leading man in the store.

About 1847 Dr. John M. HEACOCK came and practised as a physician. He had
his home and office at Mrs. FAIRCHILD's."

"-Soon after the passage of the free-school law, an election was held at
the house of John BAHR for the election of school directors. The following
are the names of the first directors:

H.W. COOPER, F. HUFFMASTER

, *****Peter HUNSINGER*****,

Samuel McNEAL, Jacob HOFFA, and William COLLEY. At a meeting March 29, 1836,
it was resolved that Cherry Twp. be divided into 2 school districts: inhabitants north
of the Loyalsock were to have one school, and the inhabitants south, to have two."
"-Shrewsbury Twp. was originally erected by decree of court of Lycoming
Co., in 1803. At that time it embraced the whole of what is now Sullivan
Co. The name is attributed to Theophilus LITTLE, as the namer, and as the
LITTLE and BENNETT families came from Shrewsbury Twp, Monmouth Co., New
Jersey, the name was appropriate.

Elkland Twp was established in 1804."

"Hon. S.F. HEADLEY purchased from John DIEFFENBACH the mill privilege
at the falls, and erected a new dam. A thriving business was conducted
at Dushore for many years, by J. JACKSON and Sons. Prior to 1851, Henry
HUFFMAN had a tannery and tanned upper leather. He was the father of
Christian HUFFMAN. E.D. RICHARD had a tailor shop. Morris HEISZ had a liquor store.
John W. STILES had a store for a short time. Arthur ROBISON and Joseph
GANSEL operated the store owned by S. F. HEADLY (sic). In January 1852,
it was bought by James DEEGAN, who continued business for some time, and
was succeeded by a Mr. SHAFFER and afterward, by John M. HEACOCK. About
1852, George H. WELLES and F.N. WILCOX moved their store from New Albany
to Dushore and erected the buiding occupied as the corner drugstore. In
1856, Nelson ACKLEY was admitted as a partner. In 1858, the business became
known as WELLES, ACKLEY and Co.. In 1869 Nelson ACKLEY died, his brother
Perrin ACKLEY assumed his brother's business interest. Mr. WELLES moved
to Dushore in 1859, and resided there until 1864, when he returned to
Wyalusing.

Dushore was incorporated by the Court of quarter sessions of Sullivan Co.
in 1859.

Other names I have seen linked to Sullivan, on the reel, are:

John HIDDLESON, SPEARY, ROBBINS, Hon. C.D. ELDRED, INGHAM of LaPorte,
BEDFORD, of Forks, TAYLOR of Davidson.




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