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    1. Re: [ohjeffer] will do lookups
    2. Jerry, your Enoch Harris was mentioned three times, on page 530, 531 and 535. I will quote from page 530 for you, "Elisha Harris came from North Carolina and located in Mt Pleasant July 6, 1804. He settled at the west side of the village. His son, Enoch, then a young man, came with him. THey soon became prominently identified with the early business interests of the place. Enoch brought with him apple seeds from North Carolina, which he planted, and therefrom grew the trees that made the first orchard in the township. This orchard was immediately south of the residence of William Humphreyville. The land on which it grew now belongs to Joseph Walker. THe orchard is now cut down and cleared away." (THis book was published in 1880) the second reference to Enoch Harris is in reference to Mount Pleasant Village which was laid out in 1804. "For the first few years its growth was slow, only a few log cabins being built, but during the war of 1812 it began to advance rapidly. There have been three additions made to the village since it was laid out in 1804. First by Caleb Dilworth; second by Enoch Harris; third by Israel French." the last reference concerns the Society of Friends of Mt. Pleasant. You might want to borrow this book and made a copy of the couple of pages that discusses this, if you have an interest. Your Enoch Harris is mentioned thusly: "...So prosperous was the society that in 1806 ten acres of land was bought. The deed was executed by Horton Howard, September 25, 1806 and made to Nathan Updegraff, Aaron Brown, Enoch Harris and Jonathan Taylor, as trustees of the Society of Friends or Quakers, on behalf of themselves and jointly with the whole Short Creek monthly meeting of the Society." Beryl

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