Many thanks, Kelly! Ruth Thompson -------------- Original message -------------- > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Cosgrove, Cochrane, Wisner, Farnsworth, Parsons, Ellsworth, Spear, > Forsythe, Burgess, Dickson, Adams, Loomis, Ellsworth, Prendergast, Baird, > Brockway, Goodrich, Stetson, Hayden, Robinson, Crosgrove, Harrison, Atwater, > McMahan, Dorchester, Montgomery, Bell > Classification: Lookup > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11889 > > Message Board Post: > > ALL OF THE BELOW INFORMATION CAME FROM > ”EARLY HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY” BY RIPLEY LITERARY SOCIETY 1947. > > This information was compiled for a lookup request. We are not related (that we > know)! > Kelly > http://kindredroots.com > > William Cosgrove came in 1806, and his farm, with Mr. Cochrane, have the early > settler markers and are situated nearly side by side, on West Main Road. > > > Early settler in Portland. > “Names as inscribed on the monument at old cross roads, Westfield.” > “Westfield & Ripley” > “Alex Cochrane” > “Wm Crosgrove” > > > A partial list of the earliest settlers in original purchases, other than the > McMahan Tract. 1803 Alexander Cochran, 1806 William Crosgrove > > > Early locations as listed in the order of Early Settlers according to memories > of George Bennett, Ollie Jones, Louie Shortman, Ralph McCutcheon, & others. > > Alexander Cochran, 1804: First settler locating on West Main Rd, on property > still in the possession (as of late 1940’s) of Martha and Margaretta Cochrane, > residents, and Andrew Cochran. It has a State marker, to designate the first > settler. > > William Crosgrove, 1806: Located on farm West of Cochrane farm, and until > recently, still occupied by direct descendents of Mr. Crosgrove. It has a state > marker to designate the farm. > > > THE GRANGE (Grange No. 65) > The following names appear on the Roll Book under date of September 23, 1898 as > new members: Robert E. Crosgrove, William A. Crosgrove. > > > “TAKEN FROM "DOWNS HISTORY OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY." > In 1805, William Crosgrove settled near Mr. Cochrane. He married Rachel > Cochrane, and they reared a large family. William Wisner bought a tract of land > on the south side of the main road where is the present village of Ripley. > Josiah Farnsworth and Jonathan Parsons were the first purchasers of land on the > north side of the road here, and others who came early were Perry Ellsworth, Asa > Spear, William and Andrew Spear. Charles Forsythe, from Connecticut, settled on > the McMahan tract in 1808. He established saw mills and made cider and cider > brandy. He lived in the village until 1860, and built the first brick house > there. In 1809, Basil Burgess, came from Maryland, bought lands which he sold to > Robert Dickson from Cherry Valley, and Moses Adams from Duchess county. Mr. > Burgess settled on land adjoining. Jonathan Adams settled near him. Oliver > Loomis settled on land which he bought of Perry Ellsworth, and Bold to Thomas > Prendergast soon after, west of Quincy. In 1809, Silas B! > aird settled on the western part of the McMahan tract, and the next year sold > to John Dickson, who, in 1811, was killed by a falling tree. Burban Brockway, > from Ontario County, bought the farm in 1814. Robert and Hugh Cochran settled on > the main and lake roads near the Westfield line. Gideon Goodrich, from Saratoga > County settled on the Lake road at an early day, and his sons, Anson and George > bought on the main road, near the village, and built a tannery, and engaged in > making shoes. Oliver Stetson who served in the War of 1812, and Elijah Hayden, > were early settlers. > > The first settler in the present town of Ripley was Alexander Cochrane, who came > from Ireland and settled about 2 miles west of the present village of Ripley. He > came in October 1804, and it is claimed that he is the first person who paid for > and received a deed to his property. Claim has been made that net only was it > the first deed in the town, but also in the County, to be fully paid for. His > nearest neighbor was a John Robinson, who lived across the Pennsylvania Line, in > the town of North East. In 1806, a Mr. William Crosgrove, also a native of > Ireland, came to Ripley and purchased a tract of land adjoining Mr. Cochrane' s > an the West, and at the present time, a direct lineal descendent of the two > early settlers awns and lives en a part of the original purchase. In 1805, > Nathan Wisner, Thomas Prendergast and Samuel Harrison came in and settled in the > town and from that time on, until the information of the town in 1816, > settlements were made more or less rapidly every ye! > ar, and we find that at the time of the first. General Election, which was held > on the 30th day of April, and the 1st and 2nd days of May, 1817, there were 78 > votes cast far the office of Member of Congress. > > The first town meeting was held in the spring of 1816, and Amos Atwater was > elected Supervisor. He settled on the West side of Chautauqua Creek above > Westfield, in 1813, where he carried on a wool-cording and cloth dressing > business and subsequently established an oil-mill. He was a volunteer in the > militia on the Niagara Frontier, in 1813. He removed to Beardstown, IL in 1836. > There is no complete list of town officers as one or two pages of the records > were lost, but on the 1st day of April 1817, a complete list of Town Officers > were elected as follows: Supervisor, Thomas Prendergast; Town Clerk, Moses > Adams; Assessors, Amos Atwater, Stephen Prendergast, Alexander Cochrane; > Commissioners of Highways, James McMahan, Francis Dorchester, Charles Forsythe; > Constable and Collector, Moses E. Stetson; Commissioners of common schools, > Gideon Goodrich, James Montgomery, Wm. Bell; Overseers of Poor, Burban Brockway, > Alexander Cochrane; Fence Viewers, Oliver Stetson, Jr., Samuel Tink! > er; Pound Masters, Samuel Taylor, James Montgomery; Sealers of Weights and > measures, Moses Adams. > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. 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You are very welcome. As you can see there was a good amount of information, much of which I had to re-type (the original is of poor quality). It took me a few hours to accomplish it. This is why I can only do a few at a time! You are welcome to ask for more names, a couple at a time, every now and then. Since I am the only one who works on our lookup requests it is hard to help everyone and still have a life ;-) I believe I did at least one lookup on those surnames in the past. Be sure to search the Roots Web message board for Chautauqua County. That is where I post most of those lookups. You may find it fruitful! Mrs. Kelly Miller Family Historian http://kindredroots.com -----Original Message----- From: rmtnwgt@comcast.net [mailto:rmtnwgt@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:21 PM To: NYCHAUTA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NYCHAUTA] Crosgrove or Cosgrove, Cochran: Rachel, William, & Robert Many thanks, Kelly! Ruth Thompson -------------- Original message -------------- > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Cosgrove, Cochrane, Wisner, Farnsworth, Parsons, Ellsworth, Spear, > Forsythe, Burgess, Dickson, Adams, Loomis, Ellsworth, Prendergast, Baird, > Brockway, Goodrich, Stetson, Hayden, Robinson, Crosgrove, Harrison, Atwater, > McMahan, Dorchester, Montgomery, Bell > Classification: Lookup > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/11889 > > Message Board Post: > > ALL OF THE BELOW INFORMATION CAME FROM > ”EARLY HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY” BY RIPLEY LITERARY SOCIETY 1947. > > This information was compiled for a lookup request. We are not related (that we > know)! > Kelly > http://kindredroots.com > > William Cosgrove came in 1806, and his farm, with Mr. Cochrane, have the early > settler markers and are situated nearly side by side, on West Main Road. > > > Early settler in Portland. > “Names as inscribed on the monument at old cross roads, Westfield.” > “Westfield & Ripley” > “Alex Cochrane” > “Wm Crosgrove” > > > A partial list of the earliest settlers in original purchases, other than the > McMahan Tract. 1803 Alexander Cochran, 1806 William Crosgrove > > > Early locations as listed in the order of Early Settlers according to memories > of George Bennett, Ollie Jones, Louie Shortman, Ralph McCutcheon, & others. > > Alexander Cochran, 1804: First settler locating on West Main Rd, on property > still in the possession (as of late 1940’s) of Martha and Margaretta Cochrane, > residents, and Andrew Cochran. It has a State marker, to designate the first > settler. > > William Crosgrove, 1806: Located on farm West of Cochrane farm, and until > recently, still occupied by direct descendents of Mr. Crosgrove. It has a state > marker to designate the farm. > > > THE GRANGE (Grange No. 65) > The following names appear on the Roll Book under date of September 23, 1898 as > new members: Robert E. Crosgrove, William A. Crosgrove. > > > “TAKEN FROM "DOWNS HISTORY OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY." > In 1805, William Crosgrove settled near Mr. Cochrane. He married Rachel > Cochrane, and they reared a large family. William Wisner bought a tract of land > on the south side of the main road where is the present village of Ripley. > Josiah Farnsworth and Jonathan Parsons were the first purchasers of land on the > north side of the road here, and others who came early were Perry Ellsworth, Asa > Spear, William and Andrew Spear. Charles Forsythe, from Connecticut, settled on > the McMahan tract in 1808. He established saw mills and made cider and cider > brandy. He lived in the village until 1860, and built the first brick house > there. In 1809, Basil Burgess, came from Maryland, bought lands which he sold to > Robert Dickson from Cherry Valley, and Moses Adams from Duchess county. Mr. > Burgess settled on land adjoining. Jonathan Adams settled near him. Oliver > Loomis settled on land which he bought of Perry Ellsworth, and Bold to Thomas > Prendergast soon after, west of Quincy. In 1809, Silas B! > aird settled on the western part of the McMahan tract, and the next year sold > to John Dickson, who, in 1811, was killed by a falling tree. Burban Brockway, > from Ontario County, bought the farm in 1814. Robert and Hugh Cochran settled on > the main and lake roads near the Westfield line. Gideon Goodrich, from Saratoga > County settled on the Lake road at an early day, and his sons, Anson and George > bought on the main road, near the village, and built a tannery, and engaged in > making shoes. Oliver Stetson who served in the War of 1812, and Elijah Hayden, > were early settlers. > > The first settler in the present town of Ripley was Alexander Cochrane, who came > from Ireland and settled about 2 miles west of the present village of Ripley. He > came in October 1804, and it is claimed that he is the first person who paid for > and received a deed to his property. Claim has been made that net only was it > the first deed in the town, but also in the County, to be fully paid for. His > nearest neighbor was a John Robinson, who lived across the Pennsylvania Line, in > the town of North East. In 1806, a Mr. William Crosgrove, also a native of > Ireland, came to Ripley and purchased a tract of land adjoining Mr. Cochrane' s > an the West, and at the present time, a direct lineal descendent of the two > early settlers awns and lives en a part of the original purchase. In 1805, > Nathan Wisner, Thomas Prendergast and Samuel Harrison came in and settled in the > town and from that time on, until the information of the town in 1816, > settlements were made more or less rapidly every ye! > ar, and we find that at the time of the first. General Election, which was held > on the 30th day of April, and the 1st and 2nd days of May, 1817, there were 78 > votes cast far the office of Member of Congress. > > The first town meeting was held in the spring of 1816, and Amos Atwater was > elected Supervisor. He settled on the West side of Chautauqua Creek above > Westfield, in 1813, where he carried on a wool-cording and cloth dressing > business and subsequently established an oil-mill. He was a volunteer in the > militia on the Niagara Frontier, in 1813. He removed to Beardstown, IL in 1836. > There is no complete list of town officers as one or two pages of the records > were lost, but on the 1st day of April 1817, a complete list of Town Officers > were elected as follows: Supervisor, Thomas Prendergast; Town Clerk, Moses > Adams; Assessors, Amos Atwater, Stephen Prendergast, Alexander Cochrane; > Commissioners of Highways, James McMahan, Francis Dorchester, Charles Forsythe; > Constable and Collector, Moses E. Stetson; Commissioners of common schools, > Gideon Goodrich, James Montgomery, Wm. Bell; Overseers of Poor, Burban Brockway, > Alexander Cochrane; Fence Viewers, Oliver Stetson, Jr., Samuel Tink! > er; Pound Masters, Samuel Taylor, James Montgomery; Sealers of Weights and > measures, Moses Adams. > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. 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