WAYNE COUNTY OHIO - "Arise Wild Land" by Lindsey Williams [Page 7] *************************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. *************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Beverly bevwayne@gte.net May 1, 1999 *************************************************************************** This information is from a copy of "Arise Wild Land" by Lindsey Williams, as related to Rittman and Sterling. Lindsey Williams was the newspaper editor/owner of the Rittman paper and he was President of the Historical Society there as well. All proceeds from the book went to the Historical Society. The publisher is Atkinson Printing in Wooster Oh. *************************************************************************** First Purchases in Northern Sections of Milton Township 1814 July 1 William Floyd, Jefferson Co., Oh July 7 Thomas Taylor, Canton, Oh July 23 William Doyle, Jefferson Co., Oh John Coleman, Stark Co., Oh. Frederick Albright, Stark Co., Oh July 25 Christopher Lance, Jefferson Co., Oh July 27 George Hallilwill, Jefferson Co., Oh July 28 Frederick Albright Aug 6 Thomas Taylor Aug 23 Matthew Hoffstater, Jefferson Co., Pa. Oct. 17 Thomas & John Rickey, Stark Co., Oh Michael Trump, Fayette Co., Pa Frederick Albright (reverted to U. S. ) Frederick Albright Oct 21 John Trump, Stark Co., Oh Oct 23 James Hammond, Jefferson Co., Oh John Rickey, Jefferson Co., Oh Nov 10 Valentine Alt, Washington Co., Pa Melehan Feister, Washington Co., Pa William Feister, Washington Co., Pa Dec 9 James Lance, Jefferson Co., Oh William Lance, Jefferson Co., Oh 1815 Apr 19 John Kipp, Wayne Co., Oh Apr 20 George Halliwill, Jefferson Co., Oh June 12 Henry Stitzel, Francklin Co. Pa June 22 Henry Lance, Jefferson Co., Oh Oct 12 Thomas Johnston, Stark Co., Oh 1816 July 3 Frederick Galehouse (place of origin unknown) July 8 Martin Fritz, Venango Co., Pa