From page 122 of BAY VILLAGE: A WAY OF LIFE, published 1974 ... ......"Dover Twp, No. 7, Range 15 was surveyed in 1806. Cuyahoga County Commissioners orderd "that the following townships be and are hereby incorporated into a separate township by the name of Dover, viz: Townships No.7 in 15th, 16th & 17th ranges and all of No. 7 east of the Black river, in the 18th range".... 'On March 6, 1812, it was further ordered that all that tract of land lying west of the town of Dover and west of Township No 6 in range 16 and east of the east line of the Firelands, and north of Township five in ranges 17, 18, & 19, be & is hereby annexed to said Township of Dover." The 1st Township election was held April 6, 1812 at the house of Philo TAYLOR in Sheffield, at which 18 votes were cast by the following: Philo TAYLLOR, Geroge KELSO, John JORDAN, John BRITTLE. Noah DAVIES, Andrew KELSO, Timothy WALLACE, David SMITH, Joseph CAHOON, Joseph QUIGLEY, Ralph LYON, Joseph ROOT, Jonathan SEELEY, Moses ELDRED, Azariah BEEBE, Lyman ROOT, Asahel PORTER 7 Daniel PERRY. Some of these lived as far west as the Black River, and some lost all identity with Dover because if its contraction to its present limits. ............ Please note that the following townships were in Cuyahoga County and were set off to become part of Lorain County. AVON Township was Range 16 Twp. 7 BLACK RIVER Township was Range 18 Twp. 7 SHEFFIELD Township was Range 17 Twp. 7 RIDGEVILLE Township was Range 16 Twp. 6 COLUMBIA Townhsip was Range 15 Twp. 5 EATON Township was Range 16 Twp. 5 -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH